The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-06-29


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monry ar lie lHrrrslsd al snueuhy
paFPass q erradag ascsssi,y e. : kigk
saria. sad a.eEshy lsks nosfy ssl o. he
Poeksi q he fannsr % pas !. mo ne
purse 81 he nrh nannFaenrer. VI,
snrA process sasosh &c desiseS by.Iks
Wigs. - what -8ysn-sgs il could b. IN
hem. i has nOl besn attempted % show
Saa y isnai Iroe lhal he rlprnses az he
government hare been increased by iIle
Wings On ihe eoniury. ihey hsrs rrli-
slously Peh0Emed lilrir pmmiss by great
y rf'fafias the expenses. This fsc.ran
very easily be made 10 appear.
Under The administration Of John q.
Adams Tie expenses Of he government
were near thirteen millions .uT dollars.
This MAS pronounced 10 Be ProHigale ex-
irasaganee, and MrsAdsms was pntdown
10 make room fsr Gen. Jackson. who
came IN under the Unfuied banner or
:. relrenrhmsas and reform" But IN.
stead Of reforming The government AID
recurring The expenditures. excuses were
made 70 run up the expenditures 70 snme
eighteen millions Of dollars annually.
Mr.. Van Buren, succeeded; and though
The same osisniatious profession Of .re-
trenchment and reform" was held out. yet
the actual expenditures coniinusd 10 in
crease. and during The four years of his adj
'nisis!rHiion. exclusive Of payments made
a. account Of trust funds and the public
debt, reached the average annual amount
Of s2s.O6S,o65 81; being an annual cx.
pendiiure ofs8. 972 .967 IS more Than the
animal average receipts for the same Pc
iiod from al The ordinary sources Of re-
venue. The bankrupt state Of the tres-
sury caused by this wastefnl profusion.
and demands upon the government un-
provided for, rendered necessary The ex.
ira session Of Congress in 1911. This
session afforded no opportunity Tor re-
trenchmeni, for The general appropria-
iions for che year had been made BY The
preceding Van Buren, Congress. The
/ regular session which followed was the
first opportunity which the Wings had
for redeeming the promise; and no'with-
standing the obstacles thrown in their
way. the appropriations for the yeal 1912
were reduced to.s2O, 5.2s0.s2, fexcIu-
sive Of the post-ofiice appropriation,
which is not regular charge upon the
public treasury AT the last session Of
Congress, 'he retrenchmen. committees
went actively to work, and though much
caution was necessary in consequence 81
The want Of cordial cooperation on the
/ part Of the Executive and the heads Of the
departments, many important reductions
were made; and bills were passed max
ing appropriations for ,lle 6 months end
ing on the Both OF June 1919. and for the
year ending on the S0ih cf June 1874
For this period Of Is months, the appro
priations were s24. 662,ls5 III (exclu'
siye Of the Pos, Office being an annual
expenditure Of only sl6,4l6,1l7 IA; oil
| sti .S52 ,s4s 20 less than the annual ave.
rage expenditures during the administers
I ton Of Mr.. Van Buren,.
This is a statement Of facts supported
BY the public documents, and eaanot be
gainsaved. What then. becomes Of he
assertion Of Mr.. Daniel, that instead q
reducing the expenses Of The Government
a. they had promised, the Wings have
greatly increased them! is i6 million;
greater than % millions!
But Mr.. Daniel says tina, tariff levi
ed with view TO protect domestic ma
nafactures, is unconstitutional. lioweve
much we may question the wisdom o
this assertion, considering the circnm
. stances under which it was made, i, mus
be conceded to be bold one. Ever,
?. esilent that has yet been called 10 pre-
side over this; Union. has earnestly re
commended The encouragement cnd pro
fiction Sf'domesiic 'aonnfec'res'by
, properly regulated tariff. The very frs
ac, passed by the first Congress, reci'e
as oae of its objects "the encouragement
, aaIproicc'iOa Of manufactured man.
, of the members of winch Congress assist
> oil i'm corminU ihs Constitution. Til