Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-03-03
From the Ohio State Journal.
RETRENCHMENT AND REFORM -
WHIG PROMISES REDEEMED

| hE l. hENtt1MEN AMI lREFOkM -
WHIG PROMISES REDEEMED.
The late Van Buren, Administration
vas Justly charged with an extravagant
and wonton waste Of the public money.
1t was squandered upon political favor
ties by millions, and the Treasury, which
contained souc twenty or twenty FIVE
millions Of dollars, when Van Bure n
was inauguraled, was left by him bank.
rupt, and indebted some fifteen millions
besidee. The expenditures of the Gov.
eminent during his term, ran up to thirty
nine mtLlionS, and averaged Thirty four
millions for the whole time.
A general feeling Of Indignation seiz
ed Ion tho American people, and Van
Buren aud his myrmidons were hurled
from the power which they go much
abused. The Wings, as party, were
entrusted with the management of pub
lie affairs, having pledged themselves to
introduce all necessary reforms and 10
bring back the government to the repuh.
licen simplicity which had distinguish
ed The early and better days Of the Re
public. The President Of their choice,
the destined instrument ol the contem =
plated reformation, being withdrawn
from the service OF his country by an
affecting dlspensation OF Providence,
and his constitutional successor denying
the faith in which he had beenuecaived
into the communion of the triumphant
party, the Wings have been deprived Of
the means Of fulfilling all their ATTENDED
reforms aud improvements. They have
not been able to extricate the country
from the embarrassments flowing from a
disordered currency. Congress, acting
in the spirit which had revoIulionized
The Union, passed the necessary bills for
restoring the currency, but it was
'hea1ed' and defeated inits endcavors by
u corrupt and imbecle chief magistrate.
beguiIed from his duty by an ambition
aud infatuation that set all ordinary bu.
man calculations at defiance. So far
the people have been disappointed. But
their disappointment is ,notihat which
imPugns tho good faith ofthe Whig par.
ty.
But a selfish President could not rrus-
irale all the labors Of a patriotic Con.
gress. The efforts Of ourisiends, in the
National Legislature to 'ecoaomize the
public expendture--to stop the leaks
IN The treasury--have beea more sue
oeSsfuI. Indeed the curlaIL ment IN tho
disbursements Of the General Govern
ment reflect the highest honor upon the
Wings, and afford gratifying earnest of
what will be done for The people and the
country, if, in the next contest, the
charge commenced in 1910 shGl be con.
Mr.. Evans, the able chairmgn of the
Finance committee IN the SenGte, in
recent speech, stated that in his opinion
he government expenditure from 8auu.
lry lS43 to July 1944-lS months-
would not exceed 22,O00,O00 dollars;
md he believed that for the present
year, they would not go beyond eighteen
Millions lees than half the amount of
he Van Buren, expenditure in 1889! So
much, at all events, has been accom-
'lIshed by a Wig Congress! Let the
Wings persevere in their efforts to sus.
ain their principles, and the country
vlll'agaIn revive and be re invigorated
lnder the happy auspices oEa republi
,an, constitutional, and faithful admin
stration ofils affairs, and twenty mil.
IONS ofpcople will once more share in
he blcssIngs Of renewed private and
public prosperity.