Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-27

money in such enormous sumsf" Good ialhtr,
says the youth, "be no, in a passion; you are Alto
| eether mistaken, you do not understand lhese
/ things. Here are my accounts, from which you
will see that my ordinary and perma sni expenses
are very moderate. My board is quite cheap; my
/ coat Is out at the elbows; my washerwoman gets
but two dollars a month" "lndeed." eNclaims the
father, this Is over eeonomical-n is almost mean
| hut what have you done with the money! "Oh'
replies the ingenious youth. with the eSuting con-
sciousneSs OF capital device, "oh, SIR that mas oeen
expended on temporary and extraordinary subjects;
that has gone Tor champagne and pate lie oiS gtas
/ at Boulanger's-for trnkets and love tokens 10
mistresses, and fines paid for street brawlS'
| did not say, Mr. President, that the whole OF
these extraordinary disbursements are OF this char
acter. That the Secretary may have the dement, OF
| his own showing, read the resolution which he
has appended TO his rep'r;
| "'Such rs the public debt. trust funds, indemni-
ties, claims Of States for war debts, or three per
| cents lands sold; occasional donations IN money
to objects in the District Of Columbia, or otherwise;
survey OF the coast; taking the census duties re-
funded exploring expedition, and materials collect
cd for the gradual Improvement OF the Navy, I'm
Guiding improve nts at navy yards;l durable pub
lie buildings Of all kinds; bridges and iorlhcatiC ms;
all roads; einals, breakwaters, and Improvements
in rivers and harbors; arming militia AID forts; all
pensions except those invalids, and the purchss-
CO OF titles to lands from Indians ndsn Department.
the removal OF Indians and the war;; with slch other
payments as may have been made IN those years
for property lost injuries committed during any
hoSiihties. None oi these years or columns include
any thing on account Of the Post Once Depart
mtnt.r
Il is obvious that many Of these lens nei
iher temporary nor extraordinary, but belong to
the ordinary and permanent administration OF the
Government. Such donations 10 the District of
Columbia, survey Of the co,s', duties refunded,
aiming militia, and forts. pensions, SC. All these
have run through many past years, and will run
through many vet 20 ome; and as to o;her aceden-
tai expenditures every yeO', land every Admins
trajion Is sui TO their occurrence the casualties
I Of politics demand, from time 10 tune, unforeseen
appropriations; but IL IS the part of prudence and
wisdom 20 avoid nr obvaie. far IS possible. such
I contingencies Even II II we're all tue, as sUppos
90 by the Sensior f,om Pa. (Mr Buchanan,) that
! no one item Of expenditure could be pointed out
useless or urcallcd for by the nec~sS les Of Govern
nlent still that would I've very insufficient mode o
vindicatine his friends unless he could a'so vindi
cate them from the charge which make, that heir
inTrovide1ce. 'nt'scre'ion and imnOlicy produced
tr perml'trd he occurrence o. such emergency -
a m n may be comprli~d 10y law To pay the peuai
ties Of drunken hraw but the verdict uf Jury
would not prove his economy. Frusslity srd
thrift consist IN avoiding occasion OF EXPENSE no; in
paving dsh's alre tcv incurred.
But, Nr Presdcn', there is not one OF these tenn.
porary causes OF eNp'ri TUE OF a mag ni,ude worth
noticing that the late Administration has not trans
mttcd TO US Unj mnishod. have sdver.ed 10
those which are petmanon; and belong to the Incl
dental expenditures al all Administrations. or
/ those objects IN their nature temporary. such as
/ public buildings, the war in Florida, bridge over
/ the Potomac SC, the late Administration finished
4 noihlns-every thing was left incomplete. The
/ Potomac bridge was left on our hard.. the Florida
war was len on our hands; the Psten, Gfice, IL e
| Post Office. the Treasury buildings which were
| burn, under their Administration, and the recon
struc,ion Of which was begun 10y them on a scale
| OF praiseworthv mngn fcence, are lett TO lie com
! pletCd bv us. They accomplished nothirg but the
ruin Of The finances. and thank Gcd. their own.
| IL is curious ana mourniul TO sec what an amaz-
! ing extent Of wide spread and mu'tilarious embar-
rassment they Transmitted TO us-a general sressure
and bankruptcy, dopioraLl. relaxation Of mora IS
a rotten navy, an army exhausted by Intellectual
tolls, and Ihinned by indignant disc Uses; Treasu-
Z ~ empty and discIedted; 4 system Of haance ox-
ploded; miserable, ing 'orous, and most eNper ve
with savages, and all around the horz OF our
| foreign relations angry and darkenirg elements.-
Yes sir, in respect to our foreign relations every
difficulty has been inherited from our predecessors
! every one. The Senator mir Buchanan) whis-
pers the Creole case. Even that is not new Here
are the n. f. & \. w. boundary, questions OF m =
ny years standing, and with difficulties which
necessarily ausmen, by Time and neg ect. Here
is the Caroline case, IN regard 10 which, the pa
triotc wrath and fury OF the gentleman, after hay
ing been securely bottled up tor three years. has
lately burst out with 50 much foam and spuiter-
| You saw your vessel in limes-you saw the smok-
| ing blood OF your murdered ctzen-you looked
down upon his mutlated body, vhrcd about in the
eddies of Niagara, and calmly referred for redress
| 10 distant and equlvocal negotiation; and when
yeats had passed by, and ind snAtion cooled. and
sorrow subsidized, and you were no longer response
ble, your wangs broke forth, your Indignation
burst into spontaneous combustion, and Won were
ready 80 weep, 10 fight, TO tear myself, to drink
up Eisel, CROCODILE As 10 the Creole Won
left US that too for precisely the sam, cues ions
and principles were involved IN the Bermuda cases
Of the Comet and the Enterprise, the negotiations
upon which tably conducted, no doubt, ly a dis
linguished and amenied Secretary terminated IN
! a ~ he ofa
to permit our vessels, under certain circumstances
to lie IN the roadsiead under the guns Of British
forts because such service would be dshonorable
| TO British officers.
| Thus, MIR President, did the late Administration
possess the Government, like a wasteiul and de.
structive tenant, breaking down the fences uproo,.
ing the orchards, diIapida:ng the homestead, and
tossing about the furniture to render the place
un'enaoe Tor the successor, and requiring costly
repairs by the landlord. More than this. MIR Pre-
sldent; for when we have at length elected him. md
It was seen that the house taking fre-that
combusii5e materials were left in every part of IL
he not only opposes eur efforts preserve IT, but
cries Out, with a bitter taunt and half supprss ii,
satisfaction, "See whatihe Wings have done; see The
ruin they have wrought; they have but lust entered
and 10 The awful ruin; hut thirteen months IN DOW.
er, but one session Of Congress (says the Senator
from PennsY vania,) and all this has happened"
| and then, with merry se.fcomp laccncy, he puts
the question IN the rule OF three; Il all this be don,
/ IN one year, how much will lie done in four7 IL
seems to me, SIR, that il would have heen a cues
ton IN a broader spirit Of statesman kc patriotism
I to have asked, how long will il require Of wise nd
prudent policy, OF outstanding our resources and
developing our energies, 10 right this vast destruc
ton.
have said that the late Administration under all
the OF the august and avengng scene of $40
m naged 10 reduce their expenditures 10 twenty
eight millions, from an average Of the preceding
years OF 3 millions. IL was too late-their doom
was pronounced; hey lay upon dying bed-tbs
time for repentance and reformation had passed
they promised largely and loudly; they said, "Yot
see we have turned over new leaf indeed IN
deed, we will he economical, very economical; W,
have begun the work; give US lust another Coui
years" But we know The efficacy Of a death-bed
repentance, Mr. President The country knew nd
said TO the honorable Secretary now the Senator
from New Hampshire
When The devil was sick, thssdeyi monk would
. be;
r When the devil was well, the devil monk wa,
, he"
u 'e"y mo.Oed spirt OF economy was the ruling
}, passion, strong IN death No, oniy did he dvinr
Administration, " every srecies Of fetch and sniff.
. and poSPonement ard suspension Of debt. suceeee
a IN reducing their last yeatsexpenditure 10 tvyentv
n eight millions, Celvng an acknowledged deli q
2 > milions) but, with pOsihumous economy. de-
vised and recommended 10 their successors = r. n,
OF expenditure Of still further rcdueuor down o.,
= twenty-five millions. Kind, and generou. m,
i patriotic! u they he'd continued in power. tho Sc
majors assure US they would have been conent ,i
y twenty one millions. H. ~ When they made hi
calculation. there vas lOurpr II IN the race