Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-19

..s-... 10 I..y.,. sa,,ts.,.s.; .r5!a,s:t@'- =;
p...cSz 81 s94:. ..ci - .i-' !."s' 49, s''V:'.
L. Sa - :'s' 81 49, ~--i.''} $500
cout,oye,t he sgyTos5d n.9n "oi.c c'es'ioi' '1
.res nj the pcncigle a. applied 10 lndiTidu-'s,
ia, every tc.n should .,ys :yt Il his means ana YET
how alum Jali vas lie evidence, Al ms ui', III .'S
country al least, Ma :ls, mass nave 'r's
the!r PRACTICE - Is the principle equal
tine MI, ,rra!1 10 Governments, "iHin uie .''i's
proposed by the resolution, iaA aFe a' 'o'!o"S ..
Tina. +: !, ttr duty Of TIE General Ga'rtaneh' 10Y
conduen. a4aai-;.a;i'a !, p'o's m , ar and
g,t,.n the ytaf meet me '-fis"' ~ -. oriv
taa, An, sy4dn r,ct - !5au o ~ rel-ui! .rS 20 UP:
10 tine Of p; acc, GtosLo! 81 t'.Auc' .!-'! 80
c.sve yes.- !. uawi-e, AID must lead 70 p'c'''S
And vet saws tie honorable mover, the last AtHii-
n,,-,,,, ID no., i've ,in lis income, but carried rs
..i,,-as "a, he,ouG ,ae cu.fen, revenues o: the
ct; ,.,. Of - term. THIS was TUG III Tact. ana
ye, Mr. " G.d ~; FOR Z moment suppose that ''e'.
vas rnerabe! of that Administration. or if'ehd ana
supporter O.: H. who could nave hesitaieo mo.!e"' -
The rat.on upon II, or 10 proclaim Inc
the d,,v i owed 10 the country, 10 lave within rs nean
and IN. fac: was farther and melancholy proof taat
Governments rs well as individuals, too frequently
y;o,,e mis- which they admit TO be sonnd, and d'sre
gard IN practice the principles which they fully aoop'
IN theory. ,r,,..,r III, ,.,,
70 eva,nine soInew!at n,nutey The expenses Of the
lac, ADMINISTRATION as his justification for the inlrodnc-
,;, c bs resolution Mir. W did complain OF has
course He was right, so far as the fact OF departure
be- The Government from the principle asserted was
ns,i6c.,,ou for ~ reassertion The almost constant
dan,r,u,nof Governments from this sound rule might
ipstfv II, frequent assertions and yet he did suppose
a statesman would be found any where, not even Dt''
fish statesman. who wond deny the soundness OF the
rule Of action asserted in the resolution lie had no
cause therefore, complaint agarsi The honoraoie Sc
n.,or for ,lacinr his resolution upon this ground nor
had he far the manner IN winch he had presented The
facts IN relation ,e expenditures OF the las, adm''
nIs,ration wha simple exception which ne would pro-
coed 10 poiGt out.
The honorable gentleman spoke ot the expenses o.
the four wears OF The last Administrator, ana gave,
as M. ". believed certain sums as the gross uoo"'s
eypended in each year. but he did not catch the sums
He did however he thought, distinctly understand
that the figures presented made the average expenses
per wear. Of the four years exceed The sum Oh t''l
ge millions of dollars lie referred TO tins average
statement rot so much for any other purpose as ~
show hos easy II was for members Of TINS hgh oocy 10
make mistakes as 10 the true figures IN these mat
,rrs and how extensively and InjuFiously they mgh'
mslead others By the simple repehiIons oil lieir
mistake. and errors. The honorable Senator haa sao,
when giving these gross sums he would not stop 10 m
que what portion Of these expenses were trust iunds
o, others as enough for his purpose TO present
the general result Mr.. w. did not know that he had
,ilht 10 complain OF this Of the figures, when he
did hot doubt had been taken from some public docu'
meni but happening 10 recoect that IN anoihef aoe
speech o the learned Senator made al the late extra
upon the same points he had found himself compelled
to make persona! examinations that he might present
the truth with the proper deductions for trust and other
funds and for all other payments from the !easnry
which we're not III fact public expenditures.
In tins examination he had been io:lunate Tor ne
had found document from the late Secretary OF the
Treasury, Mr. Ewing. the authority which upon this
point tie honorable Senator Mr. Clay and MS trends
would no; surely question. the table 10 which he re-
fsr.ed was headed follows
.Sa'etnent appropriations and expenditure each year
from l-0 inclusive, for le e' s; i"'cisn intercourse
.io, Il ricaou- internal Indian Department
and the ESTABLISHING exhibiting also the excess o. apro
pratua, cNpcDtilTe>' -.
And upon page twenty five, the actual expenses for
the !our wears Of Nj Van Bnrens Administration, ex'
elusive OF trust funds public debts, ard the like pay
men,s from tie Treasury, which did not belong 10 the
expenses of the year, are gwen as follows:
For the year l-31 3l,oio,oo" W.
ia 1873 b! ia 800 -
-, 1899 21.4i3,7i 6 "a
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