The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-07-21

= "D'"l'S" power the government owed
about S2l,7I9,00s. Much of ,hi, dsht
was due TO public officers who had per.
formed services and were dependant ON
their salaries for support. Many of these
claims, left unpaid by Mr.. Van Buren,,
have been pressing upon the Wings, and
many Of them have been discharged. II
IS by This process, that the I.ocofoco lead.
crs have been endeayoring 10 deceive the
people. They have put many Of these
Items or payments made on old scores,
which were due under Van Burens Ad-
minstration, amongst WuG ExpENpI
rUREs The appropriations were made
during Mr.. Van Buren's term of Office
the services were dercd then and the
Wings were left 10 pay the money. TO
Illustrate the low device which has been
fesoried TO, in order to cheat the Wings.
and mask the extravaganza Of the Locolo.
cos, we ask your attention 10 another ex.
tract from the speech before referred 10 /:
To regain lost confidence, the policy was
dopled OF throwing beyond the period Of the Pres.
dental election every expenditure possible; 50
lhat while appropriations were made for the pub.
lic service, under an acknowledgements of their
absolute necessity for the year ia which they
were made, still the public interest was neglect
cd and inJuied by refusing 10 apply them ia that
year, that show of pretended economy might
DO made, IN view OF accomplishing political Oh.
Iec,s. There Is an illustration Of THIS policy in
the fertilization bill of $50. By that act the
sum oil SS7o,l was appropriated for the con
siEuction and repair os Notifications for 1910;
but the President was authorized TO postpone the
expenditure beyond the fih OF March, 1871, if he 4
thought 81 aud he did so Nov, fit was ueeos.
slry 10 make thore preparations at all, to secure
tho public iniercs, Of 1910, why postpone their
expenditure until after another Congress should /
have met and adjourned. unless there was SIMS /
ter motive and party trick N the ma,,cfl
but II 50 turned out, that the Government was
forced 10 cxpcnd part OF this sum, more than I
s9OO,O0o. daring the year lsi0 but, instead Of
paying The money, as ought 10 have done. the
sxpeudiinrc was made on a credit until after the
Pecsidental election was oyrr the Government,
"a consequences thereof paying an increased price
of given quantity OF labor and materials be-.
;ause Of that credit, when the money had been
10 meet tue expenditure.
This is tho manner in which the late
STAYED oil their debts up.
IN the Wings. II WAS the case in almost
very branch Of the public service.
How then could il be expected, that the
Wing Party would DO able without Dor.
owing money 10 pay not only IT'S own
.urlent expenses, but also those Of MIR.
Van Buren which were eft Overt The
treasury was almost empty when they
anne into power. The revenue had been
egularly decreasing under the Comprom.
Sc act. And TO what could they look for
relief bu, loan Had Mr..
ian Buren's Administration kept It's ex.
'endInres within IT, receipts, had 1t been
ui Of debt when II ceased, instead Of ow-
NJ millions for which there was mn i'm.
Mediate and constant call, then indeed
you'd the Wings b. n,riy chargeuble
With contracting National debt Ga
he An Of March lsll, there was lutle
yer halt million 10 the Treasury. The
preparations outstanding AT the same
inc including Treasury notes, were up.
wards Of thirty millions, aud the receipts !
rom customs and lands, during 1911, to
meet these appropriations, were about SIX.
cen millions. What then could be done
nat what was done Was tho crel, of
he Government to be tarnishcd Her
reltors would wait no logger for their
money and LoAS or National DIS /
RACE were the alternatives Then let
he blame rest upon those who created
his necessity by their reckless eytrava-
,ance. Let the Administration Of Mar.
in Van Burcn be held fesponsibe-an
administration which came into power
With an oyerilowing Treasiry-expcuded
hat and all the accruiug revenue for the
our years Of It's term, and went out of
over leaving the Treasury bankrupt
he revenue leSsening mouth after month
IA heavy National debt, and thousands of !
he public Officers and creditors unpaid
FELTON, Cth.sas, the Wings of Congress
ave done their duty. They have passed
MEASURE after measure for the relief of
he Country. 4, the Extra Session they {
made two efforts to establish such an inst- !,
ltion as would have given US a National
Tbuttb AuAttlutlii1 ilithlhAAi
'ithout which no country can be prospe. |
ous, but they were unsuccessful. The '
cto power was called IN 10 defeat these :
xertcns. At the present Session Of Con. -,
ress, they passed another bill TO protect
ne credit Of the Government and provide [
revenue, and it likewise fell beneath the h
eto. They have nevertheless done much
, redeem the promises which they madc
heir constan; desire aud unrcmittcd ex-
rtions, have been to abolish all unnccessa. I
7 Offices curtail eNiravagant salaries, t
nd lessen the expenditures wherever this {
ould be done consistently with the public
llerest, We entreat YOU Folow.Clu
ems, TO give these matters calm and I'M J
examination. To the Wings I
North Carolina, we would earnestly APP !,
cal. The election which is near at hand
an important one. 1t may fix the po-
teal complexion Of the State for years 10 '
ome. The Congressional and State Scna- o
rial districts are to be readlusted-a {
cnator in Congress is TO be elected Are
ou w;lIing 10 he defeated Arc YOU U