Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-03-14

IL was time that these outrageous expenditures
should he reduced, aud he understood HAT the
House Committee had already cut them down
Sl00,OOO. He hoped regular allowance of mon
ey FOR stationery in the consumption of which The
greatest abuses had been perpelrated, would soon
be made TO each member, instead of leaving the
mailer IN such an uncertain way.
Very great abuses had occurred in the Judicia-
ny department, IN the why of allowances in the
District Courts to Marslas, Clerks, md other Off
GERS some cases, he ienred, by the connivance
of the District Judges.
There were great number of missions abroad.
too, of no earthly utility, which should be dscon-
tiIued AT once.
He trusted that something would soon be done
to equaize proportonabIy aud reduce the mileage
of members.
The irankDg privilege had been most wonder
fully abused. Blank envelopes were ranked here
and sent in packages to all parts OF the country,
for the use of private individuals. % per cent. q
OF the letters and packages transmitted 10y mail
went tree OF duty, and the whole expenses OF the
department were paid by the remaining per cent.
the letters of merchants and men OF business
Some measure ought at once 10 be adopted to reg.
ulale this matter, and the business of the country
ought 10 he facilitated as much as possible by lhe
just and convenient regulation OF the Post Office.
He hoped the officers at the head of the various
departments would cordially cooperate with Con-
gfess in endeavorng to place the Treasury in
sound and efficient condition. He adverted TO the
useless Mnts, which had been established at great
expense, Ithe one at New Orleans had cost $500
OO0 Tor Tho purpose Of coming money from bull
lion that had never appeared above the surface of
the EARTH, and hoped they might be discontinued
lie did not wish 10 revive any party almost
tics, but to call upon every one 10 come forw ard
aud do every thing that could be done to revive
the dropping prosperity of the country. The prox-
imnte cause of the present distress The would not
advert TO the remote ones, for the reason above
given,) was the withdrawal OF The coin OF the
country 10 pay debts abroad If all the hanks in
the country could be abolished, aud gold aud sill
yer substituted al once for their bills, two years
would not eapse, with such Tariff as now exist
ed before il would be- necessary to resort 10 pa
per medium again, owing to tho eternal drain
which was always going on What WIS to be done
10 checK Tins drain? We had tried free trade up
on more ihah moiety of articles Of import, for
me last nine years lie well remembered the
dreadiul picture drawn, some len years ago, by
glled son OF South Carolina, (now no nlore,) of
the disastrous condition OF his own Common weallh
at the end of The high Tariff times-bu he doubt
ed not that any son OF that State would now les-
lily that the condition of things had not improved
there during the nine years OF the descending
Tariff la fact lhe price Of the great staple OF
the South had been higher from "a to '33, than
from '33 TO AZ, and IL was now lower than il had
ever been during the existence of the high Tariff
Would they say, in view of the great increase Of
CoIton-growing in India or would uny gentleman
rise in his place and deny any ground, The right
OF this country to protect her own domestic indus
try? The bilierest aud most persevering oppo-
nent Of the Tariff had never maintained, to his