Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-03-17

this Nhat should he tho OF the annual cxpend
lures Of th. Government Now. on thus point, / shall
not aemp what is impossible. 10 DO and precise
In stating what lha, may be- We can only make an APP
pnNlmation, No man. IN his private affairs, cnn say
OF preends To say, nj the beginning OF the year precise
~ what shall be the amount Of his expense during The
year that must depend many unforeseen contingent
elea. which cannot with any precision be calculated be
orchnnd all that can be done IN to make al npproxna
ton 10 what ought 10 be or what may 10 the amount
Before | consider that question, allow me 10 correct
here an assertion madc fint BY the Senator from South
Carolina Mr.. Calhoun and subsequent, by the Sem
tor from Missouri nenr me. (Ar iinn.) and | believe
by one OF Two other gentlemen. VIZ; that the Wing pAr
~ when out OF power. asserted that If trusted with the
hclu, they wond administer this Government nj an a
mount oil expenditure not exceeding l3,uOO.UUo. |
hope, II such all assertion actually made By either
or all Of these gentlemen, that ii will be repeated
again without rcsorting To pooi 10 sustain il. | know
Of no such position taken by the Wing party or
by any promlncn, member of the Wing party. Sure /
am thai The party generally pledged itself such
ducuon oil the public eNpcnscs--nono.
And again say that trust. before such Insertion
Is repeated. the proofs will be aodnccJ For in this
M III others, that which is asserted and re tcraed
comes n, last to be believed The Wing party did pro
misc economy and rctenehment. and trust Will perform
their promise deny On offensive sense) tia, the
Wing party promised 10 reduce the expenditures Of
tins Government 10 thirteen millions Of dollars. No
but this what they said during the four years Of the
Administration OF Nj Adams the average amount Of the
P"olic expenditure was but thirteen millions, aud ynu
charged that Administration with outrageous cNtray,-
gancc. and came yourselves power IN promises 10
reduce the annual expenditure; hut. having obtained pow
er. instead of reducing the public expenses you carried
them up 10 the astonishing amount OF near forty millions
but. while the Wings never asserted that they would
administer The Government with thirteen millions, cur
opPonena. our respected opponents after having been
three years IN power instead Of bringing the expenses be-
low the standard Of Mr.. Adanss Administrator dt ear.
cd that fifteen millions the amount nj which tho oN-
penditlrcs should be fixed. This was the ground taken
by MIR. Mclane, when he nj the head Of tho Iroa-
sury. have his report before me, but the iact
presume. will not be denied orbenr to read from it
lie suggests, AZ the III amount 10 be raised hv the
tam he lad proposed, the ol fifteen millions q dol
lars an sufficient 10 meet the wants Of the Government.
hope now have shown that the Wing party, before
they obtained power never pledged 10 bring down
the public expenses either thirteen or fourteen millions
They were pledged. admit, 10 rcrrnch unnecessary ex
pcnditus, aud 10 make reasonable dedueion whoney-
er it could properly be made consistently with III, public
services that process AS understand, is going II
both House, and trust the fruits Will be seen Lcuto the
end Of the present sosson
tnplcdgcd. therefore as the Wing party Naa, Il
any SPECIFIC amount, tho question fccurl nj What sun
can the expenses OF the Government be now fNcdi
repa, that the exact amount is difficult 10 be
tanned. have stated II in the resolution now oler
tiecafy tlco millions. and shall soon show how lay,
arrived at that amount. But. before do that, allow III
IT, call tie attention tf the Sonae expcndt lures
thr preceding Administration; g - attempting 10 ia
sum for The future know Of no course lu look lasl
upon ie experience OF the asl, and then IL ouGCGvn Il
dcduce from IT the probable amount Of future expenditure
hat, then. were the expenditures Of the four year
tho past Administrator
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