The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-19

peilence OF the past, and then To endeavO
: to deduce from it the probable amour
"I lulule expenditure VI hal. then, wer,
The expenditures Of the four Yeas Of thu
= past Administration?
In 1857 The amount was fb37,2G5,037 ]!
In 1888 il was 39,455,l5S 81
In 1888 37bI4.939 ];
In lS40 2S,22G,533 81
Making ar aggregate of Sl42,5Gl,945 Al
Winch gives us an aver
age per ear of S35,640,4S6 IS
The sum ! have proposed is onIy
twenty-five millions, which, dcducle,
from lhirly-fye as above, leaves reduc.
uon Of 5 l3.64O,UU0- being IA sum great,
er Than Tie whole average expenditure OF
The eXlravaganl and prolligale admin,tra-
uon Of Mr.. Adams, which they told H.
was so enormous that il must be reduced
by great "reuenchment and reiolm."
am not here gong To inquire intc the
items which composed the laigc rNpcndl-
tues Of Ihe four years of MI. Van Blu
icn's administration. | know v bat has
been sad, and will again be said, on that
subj ct-lhal there were many items oI
eNha expenditure which may never oc-
cur again. BE il so; bun do we not know
that every Admini,lrali has its extras.
and that these may be expected 10 arise
and viii and must arise under every Adj
mlnIsllallun beneath The suu? But take
this "a 50 into view in looking at The en-
pemses OF that Administration: that less
was expended on the national deicnccs-
less IN the construction or repair of
turlIiicaiun- less for the navv-
aud less for other means of rcpeIng
foreign attack, Than. perhaps
ought To have been expended At pre-
SEM we are all animated with Common
zeal and determination on the subject OF
defence. al Icci the necessity of some adj
equate Ian OF defence, a. we'll II. on the
oc All as the land aud especially ofpuuing
our navy and our iorllicall"lIS in IA hrr-
ter state to defend the honor and prplccl
the rights Of the nation. We feel this
necessity, although we all trust that the
caam!ly oi war may be avertcd. Tins
calls Tor or ater amount of money lul
these purposes than was appropriated I'M
der Mr.. Van Buren's administration; be-
side which. IN ,hc progrrSs 81 a1:,,rs' nm
."reSeen cNlgenclcs NAY arise, and Go con-
slanlly occur, calling for other dpprumi-
atoms needed, winch 40 man can anlcl-
pale. Every Ministry in every Go,ein
u,.n,--.va,i, Ad,,,ni,,r,,i,., II ,,,..,,..,.
Govp,nn,nJ hy. II. nx,r,,r.I,,,,;e, ,nt
II j.. M on,Inrv f,r Mr. Van R,re,,,. ,J-
II, n,>rraiiou ~ sov ,I,aI the cirr,,,.,a,rc,
which urco,iuuri il, eynrnduures ucr,
eylraordiu,,.v and ncc,LInr Al.k,no all
the inflow aurr, , I'm, i,s u,.,,,., trend.
can ask for ,l,e .>nen,cs ,r ,h. rnInr,n,.
a, in FI,rila--, c,r,o., ,h,ch 1,,-,,,,,.
lusplv va>,,d mn, oul, ,he ,..n,,cI. -,
the T,a,>,,,. I'm, ,L. Lo., II,.,,J ,.r,l,,,
r,,,,, ,I.;,,r ,lo ,,I,. H.
,ha sun n,,anL.L lac ,l,o I's, ,,ln,i",.,r.
NO., .,;,, ,a,,,,,,,,s - H., ~. f.. ,,,.,','i
wha, is ,r,noesd in ,be.e ra.nI,;,,n. ~.
sufficient for IN. ,,e,rn, and for ,,ars r.
como /, INNS, !, c,r,,,,r H.. c!,cndol
,ha, This ;s =, vary pre,r L;mi,u,;.,, ~ mo
national pxnpndIIurp. and sI,ch If unihiur
ol.a vere dn,e v,nuIJ ra,I, o,n DO ,L,',I,oo
of The Vino par,v
I'm, H., ~ rn,, c,rs;,or tho srI;oc, i,
,nutte, ,;,b, ,rI;r,oo, ,,;,I;,r ,I,,
aver,ye nnnuaI au,un nr ey,onJ;,nr.
undar w. ,n,ys,s AJ.,,,'.,ra,;,,,
which ,ermina,rd thirteen vaars arn
should he au,hn,i1pL, ,herefnra ~ ,.La
tho co@nnncnmen,n ~ III. aLn,,,i,,,,,;',,
IN ,c.,5 -, ,,,,,
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s,ve ;ncrsa.a nr,ne n,,,;nral avno,,I;,HH.ns.
or. al au evenIs, ndJ;n, nne-hslt ~, A.
Aiam..s term. ~ ,nEo i've NO ;nJ as r,n
nng fifteen years bnck Inn, Shall "",
nvaI mlse,i nl his rc,c,Iy G,;r cayc''a nv,
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