Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-07-02
No. l.--VOLUME AXNIiii.

treat o It's extraordinary items debt, or d"ic
evidence of extravaganza But he should have done
IT. were they either If the former. lie knew better,
ana ne dad better. He too shows the judgment aud
geod seise 10 extract nothing about this four millions
surplus from 'thc report Of The Sccrsfaru If The Trta.
sary 10 which he expressly refers page 81 lav.
ing EN-, and as urnshnu the data ot h,s own tsc.le,
iih,ts.
But gentlemen may argue that, IN another portion
OF the report It shown that thirty three m!-\
Mons 81 appropriations were outstanding the ih Of
March, and that this prt,aG facie evidence either OF
.IfW d,h - near that amount, Of great afrearges
such sage arguments have heretofore been used L.
reach similar conclusions ty opponents and they
are likely 10 be again. Even The report L. eve
some countenance I" such an Impression, by swelling
'e aggregate OF appropriations by the addition II al
me treasury notes, and giving no explanations how
snort tine the great mass Of these outstanding ap
preparations had been passed !, is therefore
~ 10 scfut'n'ze them single moment FIRST, then,
including only the appropriations ir ordinary eApend:.
lures, exclusive OF any debt Treasury notes which
- The customary mode Of stating outstanding appro-
priatians, ana the aggregate only about twenty.
ri.hf millions, instead ui th;rty.three millions
Again. II j. a recorded fact EXHIBIT published
~ an officer o! ths body, and whch hold my hand,
that near eighteen millions and third ol those twenty
rght had been appropriated bcomc cIargcaJr dur.
'ns The recent session. al The heel Of Il aud o. them
within even three days Of the ith II March
let without any snch eNp,lnatinn they sent ont
70 the world BY Nlr. Ewing in form calculated 10
/ lhre. ,n,ous ,..,o iii 49, 49,, -, XIX,
demo. Of one Of ,hrn ~, ~ - -.
iliat only IRON nne - ten millions oil The whole thirty
three then remained old appropriations cxcus,yr IL
treasury notes which IL larger a sum than the Sc
cre,,r, nrono.as ~ l.,r. !, ,,.-oi 80 49,,
:, .ea'e y Gnu - m present year
81 large sum, Il has been customary for long time
10 have outstanding A the end Of The year Nor Il
evidence Of dollar OF debt arrearaye
i''"9 t'o'"c' y t'e "'e''''d ''o''s iof ~
rAs'"e "eo ~ affcdfasc - laFty''hf'e o. ioF'y MT
''"s i'uFe" ''p ou,s'''','@ aPPipp''"''"is u ti'
~ = ~ nav - '''s o,r' - NJ" ~ I''h ~
- "''i'1" usa; '"',,,'s ",'S '",'s
49, r..a - - ~, - 49, IN. - ~
~ 30, "Ptc ieencfu 10 aoodt 'h!'eeh mili'!S ahi
-, year, d, we rst u - "efr h"' mr. rom '"''c
'''''' a' y W ie''"o 'o'' h's o'rh a"" 'l"s'"
" carrying some 81 tieh 70 te surplus uhd: ana one
year run TWO 20 'hfcc nilohs. bu', independent "
that The Secretary now,Sy ms e't"a'rs would reduce
e" d. once "I'e % ""f mi''ioha Independent ~ me
surplus inhi, ana " large eAPeha''h''S toh'' u'hs
tnnS Nearly 'h'e or on' millions NOR" 'hau aa- oteh
usinl 10 reduce them ~ thai way
!s u without any explanations. ana hence lnScfH
Table on any common principle. But one other aila
cons position on tins topic N the report, aud har"
done wan thS supposed Geat u mas been ana mly ="
again argued that At least the sixteen millions and
irac"n' estimated a deiic ." me Secretary q; ~"
close OF the year, must ana should oe, regarded w
inay as deht d NE pasi Administrations Ahc '''he''
u the dent was not iorsy n'iiios or 'r'y-ohc "r thr
ty'three-handtd over, III tleiF language A. ia' r.
sacy OF Van Bnrenism 10 the present Administrators
Oh The lth Of March--it was at least sixteen millions
But will gentlemen use their eyes anu 'ommon
sense moment on tbs po'nt l-e; Us examine no
items Of this Sl6,0--,2lo i, which the Secretary
computes To be an ''e'mited dehci, WITH such appa.
rent eXac'hess, IL !" give GOWN even !" cehlS-to
eighteen cents N mere estimate, and that one 'ns"iv-
'ng The sum OF sixteen millions. % not object !"
great "Sac'"css ~ past winch o. course
are known ana can ana perhaps enough
~ lica exhibits, NC stated ~ cents "h'h 'hry exist
Bn this pret'nson to snch minute acruFac: ~ an -
f'"ated deac IS 't'e '9o o'1' ana more tspr'iaiy
III document 20 abon"d'ng III large errors ana hu't
rons discrepancies N - eslna'es ana statements even
to the extent Of several millions hnt t"t Secretary
may De eht'''e" = some h.'@e"cc o ins s'o'' -
using cents N his estimates, ~ account q the evan
pie probably set HIM by the estimates tor ci: j"r''g
intercourse, &c some Of them coming from bs snpc-
rpr officer in lhr Safe Department; and for nnght |
know, the consequence d! Tie well known vigilance
aud in money matters, which distinguish the -
crrarlrS, whether "nd,f or "Pp'r 10 ihil Department
Of The items which constitute this sixteen millions,
The last Of our millions has never yet been rsen
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