The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-04-18
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TUEsDA APRIL IS, 1913.
LET TIE DOCUMENTS ANSWER.

| LET TIE DOCUMENTS ANSWER.
The last Star replies to our article upon the reduc
ton of the National Expenditures, and, in order to
show that we in error in conclusions that
the annual expenses had been reduced Mt the rate oil
$40, 100000 per year by the Wings since they had
been in power in Congress, makes exhibit Of the
National Debt Bat this does not prove any thing, in
our view, touching the point at issue We were well
| aware that the revenue below the letrench
ed expenditures Of the Government for the two years
had il been annually what it was when Van Buren,
in power surplus Of millions for the two years
would have been left in the Treasury the result of
| the Wing retrenchment. We show ed that the reduc
ton Of the proper expenses had been $40, O0O 900
per yeur-not that the revenue by the action of
the Compromise Act had been reduced below the av-
eragc annual expenditures of $ls ,OOO, 900 for two
years of the Wing Congress. With the reduction
orthe revenue we had nothing to do and the conse-
| quent increase Of the National Debt Had Van Buren,
been elected, and had he pursued The same course
| he did when in office the debt in two years only
would have been $2o 900 goo than it now is
! The Wings promised to reduce the expenses. This
they have done at the rate of $40 900, 600 per year.
| Now for the documents TO prove the point main
tanned that the Wings had saved to the country
| $40, 900 900 per year. Below we give these with
the Introductory explanatory comments from the
Watchman
1t is unfrequently charged by the ocofoco press
es, that the Wings have been faithless their pledg-
es-ench and ALL We now recur to one Wing pledge,
and show a thorough and perfect fuflment it is the
pledge to reduce the expenses Of Government The
Jackson party of '2S made that pledge, and utterly
disregarded through the whole term Of their power:
they kept constantly increasing the expenses from
1925 with occasional dimuutiOns Just show their
own consciousness Of guilty derection Of duty. In
1886 they made large diminuton: that ,cus Just in
time 10 help Pan Burea's election. That being Sc
cured, in Dec. 1886, tho appropriations more
that doubled, nor was there any considerable dminu-
ton until 1889 just in TO off the eompluints
of e1travagance help in the election of ls4O We
are happy TO say that the Wings have been guilty of
no such unfaithfulness, either their pledges to
the people. The average under MIR Van Buren,, for
four years. was twenty eight millions, and for the first
two years and half averaged over S3 Millions
while the appropriations of the Wings in '4l and AZ
(he latter being for year s. half, to June 80,
lS44) average but about Is millions per year. Such
is the fulfment, by the Wings of Wing pledge
We give the following abstract Of appropriations by
the late Congress The amount of appropriations is
officially stated by the Clerk Of the House Of epre-
senatives,
ABSTRACT OF APPROPRIATIONS
Made at the last session Of Congress for The half ca1en
der year ending June 30, 1913, and the fiscal year
ending June so, lS44--that as for eighteen months
Civil and Diplomatic year, six months,
ending June 80, lS4s, 81, SOC, oss, 90
Civil and Diplomatic year, ending
June 80, lS44, 1901 1852 90
Military Establishment, 4,73S, so 90
FortiGcation sos, 500 90
Naval Establishment, 9,t36,7S4 90
Indian Department, 2,lO4,S05,0O
Pensions, Invalid. Revolutionary, and A.. rL
Widows, LILY, 400 90
Pensions, Naval, $4,000 90
To give effect to the Treaty with Great
Britain, H.. 49,. . .r.. TAG 90
Improvement of the Navigation of the - ...5
Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Ar
kansas Rivers, $50, Oco 90
Construction of Harbors on Lake
Michigan. $4,000 90
Payment to Georgia Militia. Is,4oo 90
To establish Telegraphs, 10000 90
To Survey Of Harbor of Memphis,
Tennessee, 5000 90
Private Claims, amount not ascertained,
but which may be estimated at about $4,000 90
Various public objects, such as extrapay
to officers of the Exploring Expedition,
pay Of Michigan Militia, called out to
maintain neutrality the Canadian
Frontier and others which are drec-
ted to be settled, the amount not
known, but. when asceralned, to be
paid ut the Treasury, estimated at 100000 90
Total, $24,499,255 90
TIn arriving at these sums fractions Of dollars were
taken into the additions.
The Appropriations for the Post Office Department,
which al paid exclusively out of the revenues Of that
Department and therefore charge on the Treas
, ury, amount to "a ,545 600
The fact that the Compromise Act and the de-
! preston of business cut down the revenue below
81 900 OOO or therabouts, initiates not in the least
against the assertion we made That act was in
force when the Harrison Congress opened, and under
such circumstances to preclude any change Of the