Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-09-01
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
FRIDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER l. is4s.
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The Albany Argus saws:

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| The Albany Argus says:
"Under Wing rule, the people have suffered, and
still suffering, much from debt taxation and financial
msmanOgemont that they again be doludcd by
the extavagun and promises OF S40 from the sup
port those who administer the government on the simple
aud frugal principles OF Thomas Jefferson"
This is fair specimen ofthe mcndacity oithat
truly Democratic press, which goes for the largest
liber,y, even in lying. To estimate the weight of
this le, few facts be submitted to the public.
in 1897, the expenses of John Quincy Adams
administration exceeded by two or three millions,
those of any previous year, having reached the
enormous sum of 100000. Many of us still
remember, and none better than the Editor of the
Argus, ihc outcry which this profligate eNpendi-
ture produced among the political saints of that
day. Ii was waste of treasure mheard of be-
fore, and which called for the severeSt punishment
at the hands ofthe nation. Wen, the people re-
gardcd the matter in the same light Adams and
his Cabinet were looked upon rs monsters of ini-
guilty, and it was determined TO see what virtue
there might be in change of rulers. To this
corrupt and proiligatc administration, succeeded
the pure, economical, Republican reign of Jack
sonism, whose first year witnessed greater en-
pcndturc of the public treasure, than had be-
fore occurred, 10y at least two million. But it was
all right in him. These expenses increased year
after year, until they swellcd to an amount, such
would have caused Mr.. Adams to he impcach-
ed, had they occurred during his administration.
But they had another sort of man at the head of
the Government: one who though stern Rcpub.
lican. allowed no man TO act rs he thought proper
but himself. Any inquiry into his proceedings,
would have been met with contempt. and the ours
Adams, crouched AT the feet of the hero, and hum.
bly, begged him TO throw them bone or 4 morsel
of bread.
BY arrangements entered into with the United
States Bank, the debt of the United States was
paid OFT by instruments, so much per dnnum. The
year 1886, witnessed the entire extinction of the
public debt, and beheld the United States in the
singular position of great nation owing not a
dollar in the world. At that time Gen. Jackson
retired his eight years expenditures having been
four times great Washington's, and at least
three times as much rs that of any other Prcsi-
dent who served eight years. Here was fine
commentary upon jackson economy.
Mr. Van Buren, succeeded, and spent in one
year of his Democratic economical Administra
ton, as much as Mr.. Adams had ,ras,cd. in the
four years of profigacy and misr,ilc which saw
him at the head of the Government. He did
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