The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-14

Deducting the sums for the years 1886 AMI lS4l,
leaves Sl5,44774 to be deducted from the ePendi-
lures of Mr.. Van Buren's Administration.
On the Treasury building, the Patent and lost Of
fee buildings, were expended, during Mr. Van Blu
rens Administration, 81, 1913 al.
Deducting these sums from the whole Expenditures
of four years, for Mr.. Van Buren's Administration,
will leave an average for each year of $50, 55,742.
have not brought into the calculation theremoval
Of the Indians West, and many other itemi of una
voidabe necessity, of which the Administration
not be made accountable Large sums, during Van
Buren's Administration, were appropriated for the
improvement of the Western rivers, the lake har-
bors, and the National Road. The average amount
for each year would be little above $4,000 900.
Does thl, look like extravaganza prodigality,
compared with the estimates of the present Wing
Administration President Tyler, by his Secretary,
estimates the sum necessary for the Government for
the present year, to be 500 258 95 and the Com
mitiee of Ways and Means of the House of Repre-
sentatives, S27 ,500,000.
Might | not with propriety say, this is ex-
travagance and Prodigalty, at time when
the People are depressed in all their money
business and money operations and when but
small importation OF fore gn goods be expected
for the Government 10 attempt raise revenue TO
this amount Is utterly inconsistent with common
sense, with common economy and will be condemned
as extIavagant and podiga in the extreme. Where
are the wing promises Tor economy During the
canvass OF lS4O the stump orators and all concerned
In the hard cider reveIy of that day, promised the
people to carry on the Government for Sl3 900 O00
twenty millions OF dollars the difference betw ee
Wing pledges and Wing realities.
We the recklessness and prodigality Of the
party in power in every step they take. Old claims
are coming up, am informed, amounting to hundr reds
of millions of dollars Five millions of dollars for
French spolations, before 1900 presented to the
House in bill The payment of the troops of Mas
sachusetts whose Governor refused t. let them % out
Of the State to fight the enemy, demanded andeven
the representatives of Hull, who surrendered The
American army to the British a, Detroit in the late
war, have come before Congress for relief Is this
the reform, retrenchment and economy which were
promised in 1910
Mr.. Chairman: In the canvass of 1910, we had
the case OF Lieutenant Hooe presented the pc teal
arena with great flourish of trumpets The hari CT
der Wings made serious charge against the Presi-
dent for permit ny colored man to give evidence in
Navy court against a white man. La Wing estma-
ton this was great outrage in lS40 but In 1912,
when the Wings have large majorilies in both Houses
OF Congress, they consider il hardship at all (; as
they have made efforts to it, Congress or
elsewhere. What will the people say to such incon-
sls,ences and absurdities According to Wing mo-
raIty and Wing law, case is crime in 1910, and
IN 1912 the same is nothing No notice is taken oft
and no corrective is ad Dinistered.
his case is one amongst thousands {, show to
what means the Wings resorted to obtain power
1t Is not strange that party coming into power on
such devices and such tricks the above could not
retain II, as they acted on No fixed firm principles
which alone can sustain a party, or nation in
power
Mi Chairman | will conclude hese desul,ory re-
marks by taking notice of the only two arguments in
favor of protection that coaside red as having
any weight at alone was, that the manu- facurl
interest would create more ample home market for
the products of the armer-and The other was TO pro-
tect the country against the importation OF goods
made by the paupers of Europe.
10 the first argument 1 will say that, by cacula-
ton, 1t viii be seen that few counties alone in the
West will feed all the manufacturers in the Union
This home market will not be known 10 the farmers
IN the United States 1t will be like the gnat on the
Bulls horn.
The farmers will not perceive in the sale of their
labor whether more less manufacturers exist ia New
England They must loJk to foreign markets TO dis
pose of their products.
To the other argument would state that as the prn
cpies OF Repubcansn are TO promote the greatest good
" the greatest number, and the farmers and mechan
lcs ale ten times numerous than the manufactu
rers the cheaper foreign goods which are necessary
and proper oI the People, imported into the coun
try, so much the better for the greatest number in
the country. IL is ssIfevdent 10 my mind that the
cheaper the goods from Europe be imported and
sold 10 the mass of the People much better is il for
the country-thcrefore | am not disposed to protect
against cheap goods, but 10 encourage and protect
their Importation.