Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-04-28
vol. IL.-.yO. IS.


pendpe OF 900 Of the regular annual appropria-
TONS II Is easy 10 sec how the expenditures rrJu-
eed II was BY the most extraordinary oxpedient that
ever was esorted to- aud such the records of other
6oSornmont ON earth can shOw-an expcdient which
hope will never be resoriod again. The appropria
tug power entrusted TO Congress by the Constitutes
Ind been regularly exerted; the annual appropriations
III conformity 10 estimates from the Executive depart
ment. had been discussed and agreed upon; and then a
power new aud unknown. dispensing power was put
no thu bands OF the President be aside at his dis
erellon the action oI the laws. Here Mr.. Clay READ
i"m the aels ri olOthc extraordinary authority vested
IN The President ot the United States To postpone large
appropriations Just made for the military service and
iafeatiens II the eSgcuees of the Treasury required
IT, Thus II Is that the boas'od reduction Of tho
expenditure to twenty two and halt millions el-
leeed not by any real rorenchmcnt, Lut ly postpone
meo ii objects oihigh national Importance postpone
mont which deyolscd the Administration tho
retl7rmsass 81 public duties which had been slanei,y
hfseetsdby licr predecessors. And this very lufd.n
81 ess upon the present Administrator is the pretpst
af eiafse elan extraordinary amount ofappropra.1ns
i1r The YEAR ISL
The colorado cause for The posp1ncmcnt amcng other
ngs, Vas asagned 10 be apprehension that tie In-
ted States hank Of Pennsylvania might not uay its debt
10 Governments hui there had been aud WIS in fact no
future the part Of that institution ell her en-
gageaenis 10 Government (Jr, with al the Sins that
UPON her head and Heaven knows there are enougs
ei heni, she owes tins Government nothing. unless It
b the amount 81 damages tho protested bills. which
eatn Is SILL III dapnto) yot the President is aulhor
Aed 10 suspend all the appropriations Tor the erection II
barracks tpr the manufacture Of arms, for The compile
and ,n,i5,, .1rs, I,hnt o,nn,,,t ,,,s ac,',all,
p7ned am ot able to say, but rs the total amount is
ted Al 10000 suppose he Wcnt to the fail extent
u hEs authority.
Nh. Woodbury.. Tho State banks have not r,.G all
icy uNe the Government 10 This day.
Mr. lay Ay. aud how much Is il they owe
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combined to make show to the Pc6plc Of decent
ead 10 uaaiv. brought the vublic cXrorditutc devn
euy Hlt twenty four millions, including tnr nst
runed appropriations
And What l. The present comtlaint That VIC. Wv
have had hardly mr 10 turn ar und and who lad eva 5
~ thing 10 repair and REFORM have not actually hronot
q
WHEN lley had the charge Of tie Government 0li IF
power tley are the or,al,st economists in the world
nane can vie with them in saving the money Of /! q
People In power prousc expenditure ard wastoul ,x-
lrayananee Il aIarterzc tEor Administrations The late
Administration enur in n. an ccDnumcnl refrn;nr re
trncnp Administrations and durinu its last four yeprs
IN The prosecution Of lis schemes Of economy and retro
carried the pubic eNpondurr dozen only from thirteen
h thirty five njIluIrs ucr annuni E,storc thcm la
power In MORROW and we should see revived tho sano
exact Continuity OF mrcopt with practice And now il,
trends old and new come here and rcrracl Us because
Whilst tie work of reformation has been commenced
and Il, tins moment is in actual rrcurcss we have not
suddenly nj ono DASH reduced the public cXrenditnte
bclow twenty two millions Is not what is proposed in
the series OF resolutions less by six millons than the ad
mied aeanoW ledoed nconestahlc average amount Of
her own Is II not less by two millions dian What
would hive iecn expended by that Administrator in
lis hstrd year oIugality h, for the postponcment ct
Vba should have been applied the public service p
Such reduction, made. under circumstances ct
such great embarrassment if effected must be allowed
II be very large and highly encouraging. | should
think that II would give 4 pledge for future economy
that might lie sufficient to satisfy every reasonable
mind.
trbe e,s.s.,r from Nv, Ior,ns,irc J.;oc,eJ IN our
course IN t}se resolutions bca e lo work If rctrench-
ment did mai procc,c The >aon and pr,yIsou of nm Yd
,ouate ,c,,fne Dut how could more have leon nov
done llan Is ropsed Give the Senator carrie lancle
male him dictaior- how would doit? liectnid
not We must take the Government as We frd it, es.~
tulaie The probable amount Of expenditure To keep tie
machine in far and full moton-and go on with tie