Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-02-14

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EXpENDrTUREs-R ETRENCH,lENT


recent, assembled in Richmond complains tina, while
Mr. Van Burens Administration assailed for its ex-
uayagance there have teen indications given ty It's
successor that these expenditures to be rednce and
it points 10 the expenditures of 1911 to establish the
truth Of this assertion. To tbs have very brief
aud emphatic reply and that is tha, the expenditures Of
ISL with the exception Of the comparatively lusishf
cant amount consequent upn the extra session. gTec ont
Of TIE appropriations eflSiO, trLen fptm Ian Buren,
rms in The Presidential etair, and ,rhtn majority #
Ian Buren, wee IN both branches # Congress
The present administration in expanding s32 ,O00,0Ou
only dschargng the obligations deyoyed upon ii By
its .'iIlustrous predecessor" The Democ,iic Address.
therefore. censuring the extravaganza expenditures Of
ISL pronouuces the strongest condemnation upon the
Van Buren, Administrations and vindcacs tie wisd,m Of
the people in cxpcling him from power. In assuming
this ground but follow the example set by ourop
ponents, who in their written ceeoneering paper, and
in their speeches to the people during the last Presdn
tia canvass uniformly claimed that the expenditures Of
the first year of Gen. Jackson's administrator worc
properly chargeabc Mr.. Adams, and the fist year Of
Mr. Van Buren's administration to Gen. Jsckson---a
claim which being unquescnaby Just, was never ques
toned.
So far. therefore there has been actual test of the
disposition of the presen, administration TO reduce
the expenditures of the government, we admit
that it stands pledged 10 do,-a pledge. which, the
superstition that the country continue III state Of peace
fail to redeem, it will deserve to be abandoned by
the people, and be forever thereafter dsrustcd The
Jackson administration. (of which regard Van Blu
ren merely continuation went into office solennly
pledged to retrcnrhmeht of the expenditures of the
!, ia
900 per annum 1--WE speak from memory during Mr.
ldamss time. 1t not only failed to redeem this pledge
but it sweed the expenditures double that
Now, that same party, without giving tine TO their
cessors to indicate their purposes, begin again rail
bout 'e>travagance," and to promise again, il the peo
pie will replace them in power, to retIeneh and
mise the expenditures Evenifthe present adminstra
ton should prove iahloss to its promises and swell the
annual appropriations instead of diminishing them what
reliance could the peop repose in the promises OF the
Jackson party, (under nancy which formally so
sgnaly fasifcd their solemn and reiterated pledge?
None whatever. Their only conclusion would be this
that all parties alike; when of power, ccQno
mists; when in, wastelu and protgate.
But we take this occasion to say, that regarding
the present Administration in any sense Uhig, the
Wing party is in manner responsible for lis mlsdccds,
it be guilty of any II MIR Tylcrs Secretary Of the
Treasury thinks proper TO fs'inc the expenses Of the
next year at Si2,7On.n), we hope the Wing party IN
Congress will cut them down very far below that
We hold that they are bound to do unless indeed these
estimates be prcdcaled upon the probability Of and
ii shall be manifest that the amounts asked for
al to the national defence In that event, American
olany party will cumplan-sincc no one can expect
that the estimates based upon The prospect Of hostIcs
with great Britain, ought to lie down to the
peace standard
The Democratic Address with an air Of well assumed
artlessncss and simplicity, contrasts the asked
for by the Secretary of the Treasury. with the estimates
madeby Mr. Secretary Woodbury. Just he was about to
leave the Treasury Department. of the sum which would
be necessary for the purposes government, during the
year le4l. Mr.. Uoodhny's estimates Why, it is
well known that his estimates for his o,cn rants pere al
rays rastly by his expenditures the man
ner in which it effected was as little credi,able to
his candor, as. had his estimate been fairly stated
they would have been his financial sagarlty. The
fact well authenticated. years ago on the floor OF
Congress- that, after his estimates Of the wants of the
government, sent in it the custom of the other
departments to make the committee secret applications
tor additional appropriations, and to press them with all
inc edThtSttSS OI men Starving lof the want of them
And then when complaints Were made of the extrava
gance of the Administrator the newspapers devoted 10
lis defence would mphanty point 10 Mr.. Hoodbos
estimates, 10 show that Congress was blame for ma
king such large appropriations, and that the President
and his Cabinet wholly faultless in the matter
since the money was forced upon them, to an amount
greater than they had asked for In other words
Mr. Woodbury. estimates intentionally deceptive
because they made with full knowl ledge that they
were inadequate to the wants Of the public service and
plieaons. pressed ty the other Departments upon tho
committees and 10y the committees upon Congresses
that the Erecmire night alwaysbe enabled to throw it
sell behind the Secretary fraudulent estimates whcrcv
er the seemingly eN,avagant appropriations of Congress
were complained Of. This fraud Was exposed and de
nounced, more than once upon the floor of Congress
And yet, this same Mr. Woodbury's ,sti
mate referred the proper maximum of an economical
expenditure under succeeding Administration which ii
was his interest To PREJUDICE and condemn. True-Mr
Woodbury. after expanding average oupwards of thir
ty millions per annum himself. did say after he knew he
was about to be expelled from Office that about A24 n
900 would be amply sufficient for the service of ISL
but did he specify any office which might be abolished
any salary that might be diminished or any drain
upon the treasury. which might bccut o1 Not one And
own expenditures always exceeded his own estimates hy
millions OF dollars, is altogether competent to set I'D his
Judgment as guide for Others whose overthrow lie nat