Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-01
10 HONEST WHITES


And may add 10 the people generally. Do you
remember the Uhg Promises Of 1889 and 1910 ,
Where are they How have they been fulfilled
ii on retro-pection of the past. you fud them
empty and vain false and delusiye lfyou find that
n your over generous confidence. you have been de-
ceyed, grossly deceived, will you put further faith
10 them l. not the sad lesson you are now bitter
Iy experiencing, enough VIII you rush into the
,me flames winch have scorched you to the bone ;
We trust not.
How constant was the cry Of" Retrenchmen and
Reform. How was every disaster which occurred
attributed 70 the Democratic Administration If
crops failed # prices fell # a bank broke if a
Swartwout stole the public money it the mails
rliled 10 arrive in short, # any untoward .ng
happened, II was the fault Of Martin Van Buren, aud
the Democrats OF the thousands Of charges tcrated
and reiterated We shold be wanting IN charity to
suppose you did not believe some Of them to be
true.
What were You promised change which was
10 make all git! There was to be no scarcity Of
money credit to be good any and every where ;
dishonesty IN the public servants to be no more
prices of all kinds of produce were to be high the
la5orer was to have increased wages; bank paper
because there was be no more war upon banks -
the expenses Of the government were to be reduced
in great degree and hundreds of similar promises
were made and inducements held out TO get YOU
to vote to put these disinieresied patriots in the
Ugh places Of Government. You did so and what
Is the result Has one single hope been realized
10 your expectations Is money more plenty Are
prices higher Are the banks bettcrl In short,
are the times better
You must answer these questions to your own
cOnsciences.
Our present purpose is to place before you a few
remarks on the expenditures Of the Government, as
this was one of the themes more loudly harped upon
than any other, and probably had greater tenden-
cy to deceive the people than any other. In doing
So We take facts and figures from the documents
OF the government itself, diyest them of verbiare
and obscurity, and place them before you for your
consideration.
From the first annual report Of the Treasury De-
pariment, under the present administration, we
have the fact stated, that there lcas balance IN me
Treasury Of The u. S. on The Isl Of January, lsiI
(EACLUSWE Of he amount deposncd ruth he
States, 1.-THE Surplus Revenuel trust funds and me
amount due from The suspended banks IF 1872 OF
OF 9S7 .345 Oh.
Remember that one of the charges made against
the administration Of Mr.. Van Buren, was, that he
had left the Government $4,000 600 in debt
Though that lie was contradicted at the time, it
weighed not. Ii is now nailed to the counter BY
its promugators who in official facts and figures
cannot lie conveniently. This shows that inde
pendent Of trust and other funds, and the surplus
revenue deposited with the States, Mr. Van Buren,
leit IN the Treasury very near MILLION OF DOL
LARS IN cash.
From the same document, we learn that the first
years expenses of this administration amount to
hiry-foo millions, ft0enty fire thousand and serenity
dollars and serenity cents.
The last year of Mr.. Van Buren's administration
cost twenty seven millions, eight hundred and sixty
three thousand four hundred and seventv-ive dol
lars and fortyone cents. Let US place this in fig
ures:
Wing administration, first year, 2.O25, O7O 20
Democratic last year, % ,S63,475 Al
Difference against the wings s4,l6I, 595 20
So the first year of the whig administration has
cost you more than Mr.. Van Buren's by four mil
lions hundred and sirfy-one thousand, fue hun
ired and niaetyfUe dollars and hoenf, -nine cents
So much for retrenchment
The expenditures Of next year are
estimated by the Secretary of the
Treasury at S32, 7qI .OIO Isl
he available revenue at 1872 440 To-
Expenditure over and above the rev.
enue, SI4 2IS $40 IS
Further. The Secretary estimates the expenses
IF the next year, to amount to s32 79I ,OIO IS
which Is undoubtedly below what they will prove
20 be. Surprising 1t correct. however this will ex-
iced the expenses Of Mr. Van Buren's last wear.
by S4.~27 POO 81 /
Add excess of first year 4 .l6l SO %
Md we have excess Of the wing
over the democratic administra-
tion, IN two years only IS. 9SS, $50 &C
Here is nearly NINE MILLIONS of dollars to
'e expended by whig administration in two years.
'ver wnt they called the extravagant and profit
-ate administration OF Mr.. Van Buren,. If this suits
ur honest wing friends views of economy and re-
renchment, it does not ours.
In an article published last week derived from the
anne source, the consequence of this increased ex-
endture was set forth. We again insert it that