Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1841-10-12
From The .fugusta (lfame) Age
HOW TO MAKE \ DEFICIr {!
NODE TIE FIRsr

By report from the Land Bureau. just made it
appears that there now ,l69 567 acres Of the
public domain, surveyed and prepared for market.
but none advertised for sale. And they are not
liable 10 entry until they have been exposed 10 auc-
ton sale. all this vast amount at land withheld
from purchase.
II further appears, that since the ith of March
last. only 5~i.:69 acres have been advertised for
sale while IN the months of March. Aprd, May
June July, and August. of the three preceding
years, the following amounts were advertised
In IS3S 9,l3j 773 acres.
l~39 97395I2
1910 6.I1l.9-3
The time for advertising is in tic spring and sum
mcr and the time tor selling is IN the fall. Thus,
during the last three years of Mr.. Van Buren's ad-
rnnstrstion the annual average of acres advertised
from March - August nearly twelve mil iOns.
Now during the part of the present year, it il
but little more than halt million, while the admin
istration keeps back upwards of eight millions which
which surveyed and ready for sac.
The ign IS. first, to diminish the Land revenue
tor the present year make pre,cxt for loans
aud tares. aud for charging the late Admns-
traton with leaving a debt; and second. to hol on
u the eight millions Of acres, TO be sold year.
when the proceeds are to 90 to the British holders
OF State Stocks.
MODE THE SECOND
Nv statement from the Treasury Department,
bearing the date of July 10 ISL 1t appears that on
that day, there Of moneys transferred To dis
bursting officers since the lth OF March last. and
not accounted for at the date of the statement the
enormous amount of upwards Of sen IN MIL
LIONS OF DOLLARS
The wIlful. lneXcusable. and papabic atrocity OF
these two operations, - Pill NDER and To DE
CEN l. the people. Ought every where to be held
~. shown up, aud denounced.
10 work up prctcNt for an extra session OF Con-
grcSs. the funds 81 the Treasury improvidental-
Is. pcrmaurely, and IN unprecedented masses scat
tered broad cast among the dlsburslng officers The
resulting deficit l. llst what any Secretary of the
Treasury may create at any time when 80 q sposed
IL voluntary deficit. brought about OF purpose
and brought about for the bad purpose OF lstifyjng
an extra session OF Congress. And tie people ar
now To be humbGggel with The idea that tins extra
session necessary and unavoidable.
The land revenue = iuvoIuntarily diminished by
the new Secretary ofthe rreasury--diminsAeJ wti
malice prepense-some three or four millions ofdol
!ars. AMI the people told that the rreasu.
" : empty iaat Mr Woodbury. Numbered IN hi:
estimates That his receipts are less than eX
gcctcd that taxes are necessary that loans AT,
necessary and more especially are told. tea
fk' iaceire million dot icSaey efttc Deaccrafi
.listaisiTdf0R'
Next year when the CHIT millions of acres now
held lack, are thrown into market. the land reveuu,
viii be enormously increased, baf erery dJHlr of
isf0 90 10 The British
Then the Secretary Of the Treasury VIII urg,
on hurry and prccipitatc, the land sales 50 as Z,
feed The Sfockj0bttrs
Now he holds back, DELAYS and postpones IN,
land sales. as 70 iay foundation for great deb
aud high lures!
INTo WHAT HANDS HAVE WE FALL
In.