Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-04-25


which are pad exclusively on, of The revenues Of hs,
Department, and therefore are no charge on lhe tea
sury, amount to 81 ,5i3 900
This paper is official, and was sent 10 me in my
official character by the Clerk OF The last House OF
Representatives, and have right 10 presume that
it is correct. From this abstract it appears ,a, The
total amount OF expenditures extraordinary Ms well az
ordinarily was 1899 255, instead of 500 2l4 lo5, H.
as you stale it.
Now, by very simple nrithmetical process. j, s
found, that II the appropriations for the support Of the
Government during year and half, amour, 10
S27 499,2oo, the proportion for year is G332-
S3o, or "a little over sixteen millions of dollars"
II thus appears, that my statements are correct to
the very letter, and submit it TO your sense Of JUS.
cP whether you not bound TO correct the nsfep.
reseniatons which you have "broadcas through
out The land.
have not time TO enter into examination Of other
portions oil your comments my circular You speak
of The debt due from the Government as having been
81 c0,6o3 is, when the Wings came INTO power
That in sense but untrue i'm another Tie
debit technically caited, amounted TO tina, sum Ba.
did you not know when you wrote your article that
the outstanding appropriations and other liabilities,
swelled the actual Obligations Of the Government to an
amount considerably over toenty millions of dollars,
on the 4lh March, 1911,
So much for your review of my address A you
have done me injustice, ask you to repair II ly
giving this reply On insertion in your paper
AS TO the result OF the election, that remlns 10 be
seen. Whatever may be the judgment oi tie people,
have doubt It Will be rendered from honest mo-
tves, aud shall be prepared 10 submit to it without
mnrmnr. If adverse 10 me, shall be- content with
the knoaledge, that possess the respect and good
will OF my political adyersares, well as supporters.
II, on the other hand, 1t shall be favorable, vail has,
The proud consciousness, that victory has been acheY
ed in fair and manly contes, with honorable
petltor. The only value which seat in Congress ho
in my eyes, evidence Of the confidence and at
tachment of an enlightened constituency. | would
scorn to hold it, if ts possession to he secured by
msre pre- ntaton conceament, or sacrifice of prr
cple by any act inconsistent with the honor of
gentleman. Your ob't serv't,
ALEX'R II. H. STUART
| Steunon, 10Th April, l343.
| I'VE can assure Mr.. Stuart that we were far from
wishing TO mIsrepresent his Address to the People Of
the Tenth Legion District. We discovered errors IN
some of the statements, and, as public scntinels
| thought II our duty 10 warn the Democrats against
them. Since reading. Mr.. SIS Card We still
oil OPINION that there exist in his original ad-
dress, though, at the same time, We frankly confess
that uc erred, inadvertently, stating the appro2r-
lions tor the current year. We published them 81
60 a Tor the half calendar year, ending gun
June, ls43, and the fiscal year, ending 30.l June,
lo4i-iorgetting to deduct the appropriations for the
Post Office Department., Upwards of four mIIlIon'J
which paid exclusively Of The revenues Of that
Department and therefore, no charge on The re'-
i sury Bot Inc gentleman from Augusta is not more
fortunate IN his statements for he has also forgotten "
deduct from the expenditures of Sir. Van Bu'en
Administration for 1897, 1888, 1889, and l,io, The
sums appropriated for he Post Office Department.
Qrom four TO five IN lions per year, which make Up
an aggregate of from eighteen 10 twenty millions 70 se
deducted from his grand aggregate Of Sl42, 3Olsi'
40-beng The sum of from lo2 TO 1874 millions The
fourth OF this is from thirty to thr,y-one millions, ac
cording TO Mr. SIS statement of the expenses Q,
the four years. This is from four to FIVE millions less
than Mr. s. makes out the average annual expenditures
OF Inc four years We have before The Official Is
oes OF the four years We obtained facts from the L.
bies published, official by MIR. Lynn Boyd nemOs'
: oil Congress from Kentucky. MIR. BIS letter m'Ses
out over twentyseven millions the annua! average