Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-04-18

the late Congress, they reciRded the re.
trenchment part Of the agreement and
paid these new printers the OLD prices,
making a difference 10 Messrs. Gales &
Seaton and Allen which amounted to the
trifng sum OF 900! A notable
exhibition Of whig retrenchment and hon
esty.
They also alleged that the mileage and
pay Of members of Congress were too
high and ought to be reduced.
Did they reduce either? No, not
cent. They drew, on the contrary, for
their valuable services, larger amount
of money from the "bleeding Treasury"
for which they felt so much patriotic
campasson, than any other Congress that
ever assembled at the Capitol. Out of
pure love for the Bankrupt Treasury
and by way of watching it-as the wolf
would guard his prey-they continued
longer in session, at the expense of one
thousand dollars per hour, than any of
their predecessors. The expense of this
economical Congress, was something
more than two millions and thirty thou.
sand dollars. A striking illustration of
whig retrenchment!!
They alleged that the diplomatic a.
gents Of the government were too nu-
merous, and ought TO be reduced.
How many were abolished? Not one,
but two were added at heavy expense
one TO China, and another TO the Sand.
wich Islands.
[FIow many more foreign Consuls,
Charged Affairs, Commissions &c. would
have been establishedto reward partlzans,
ifthere had been no divisions in the
whig party?l
They alleged tito be the duty of the
Government to abolish all useless Offices,
and they affirmed that a large number Of
the Offices of the General government
were useless-sinecureS and ought to
be dispensed with, without delay.
Well, how many Offices did they abol.
ish' One they dismissed "John the holst'
er." To fill the vacuum thds occasion
ed by carrying ou. their principles so
extensively, they appointed host OF
new-naval and other officers, and addition
al diplomatic agents, as we have stated &.
They also dismissed some messenger
boys and clerks, but aoon restored them
again. That's the way the wings reduce
the patronage and officers of the general
government. 1t is mode Of reduction
peculiar 10 the whigs.
They complained that the government
was striving to get up standing army tC
crush the Liberties of the people, but
when in power they counseIled the Pres
ident 10 send troops to Rhode Island Il
enforce obedience TO an unconstitutiona
British Charter, which deprived a ma.
iority Of the citizens Of that State of theil
inallenable rights.
They denounced the issuing of Treas.
ury notes, and to render them more odi-
GUS, called them shinplasieis. When in
power they more than doubled the guam
iity of these Treasury shinplasters.' =
How consistent!
They complained that theipatronage oI
the government was So great, that it had
become dangerous TO the liberties of the
people-that there were too many Gus
tom House Officers and other agents oI
the government. Did they reduce the
numberf Not a! all, although the bust
ness of The Custom Houses was greatly
reduced in quantity, and a less nun
Der Of officers was required to perform
| It.
Thus, we see that every promise made
by the wings before their accession to
power, has been most shamelessly and
inexcuseably violated. SO far as the full
fiment of the pledges we have noticed
is concerned, they had full power in
their own hands. Neither John Tyler
nor his "guard' was in their way. They
had clear majority over both the demo
cratic and Tyler party. Have we moi
shown then, that that portion of the whig
press which differs with the "Journal, ,'on
this subject of "pledges," is just about
right?
We think that every candid whig will
say that we have shown this cOnclu.
sively.