Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-28
WHO ARE THE pLUyDERERs !.

This a standing question Of The Wings in 1870
II has become an important. question with the people
in all their political campaigns; and the object Of each
party seems TO be that of showing that the other has
wasted most Of the public money. Under all admins
tra,ons less has been lost by defauting Off
GERS; and where so many are employed in the service
II would be strange if il not But il is assert
ed by ''ihe universal Wing party, who have often
laid claim To al the honesty, that the country was
most shameiully pundered by Loeofoeoism, las they
call ii,) and that grooming under burden
Of debt, which Mr.. Van Burens administration i'm
posed, tina. is almost insupportable.
Let us We will not go upon hearsay evidence
We will call upon one Of members of Congress TO
go to the Office of the Register, in the Treasury De-
partmen, al Washington, and obtain from the official
records of State the unerrng figures that show the
amount of The public debt the 4th of March, lS4l
the day that Mr. Van Buren, left office; and then we
will give correct transcript Of the statement, over the
Registers proper signature. This testimony will
be admitted by all 10 be correct showing the amount
OF the public debt at the time the Wing party came
into power, with large ma orty in both Houses oil
Congress. Well: have already done this and here
with submit; the letter of the member of Congress,
together with the enclosed statement, signed officially
There can be no better testmony-io wit:
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
March 3, 1913 )
Dear Sir: The amount of public debt when Mr.. Van
Buren, left office has been much msrcpresented,
that felt 1t due TO the citizens of State, TO call
upon the Secretary OF the Treasury for exact state
ment. | enclose you the statement Of the Register,
forwarded me by the Secretary. You will see from
Tic items that Mr. Van Burens administration is only
chargeable with the Treasury notes.-the other items Of
debt having been contracted prior to this time. His
administration is entitled 10 a further credit Of the
amount Of money in the Treasury the 4th Of March,
lS4l which Mr. Ewing states in his annual report, TO
have been S572.7l 6l.
am, very respectfully,
Your friend,
G. JOHNSON.
[oFrIcAL.1
.7mount Of Public Dedt the 4m March, 1e4l.
Old funded and unfunded debt:
Funded debl-interest and principal S296 GAG Oo
Unlnnded dcbt-od Treasury
notes, 4595 81
Mississippi stock, 1890 90
Registered debt 2662o a. 80 537 IS
Debt ct The corporate cities of the Dis.
trict CT Columbia, assumed by the U.
States, 100000 90
Treasury notes, 5,64S,5l2 40
Total debt, s7,4so,692 Is
Treasury Department, Registers Office,
February Is, ls43.
7. l.. SMITH, Register.
To THIS autheahc statement and the explanatory
letter of MIR. Johnson, invite public attention; and
humbiy beg our Wing contemporaries TO cease their
Misrepresentation.
We will now call upon the same reliable re ntleman
at the capitol to call ut the Department and obtain
other authentic paper of the same official character,
setting forth statement of The public debt on the
18th Of February, loi3, after the Wing party have,
by their controlling majority in both Houses, held The
purse strings for nearly two years. This will enable
every reader, under whose observation this article
may fall, 10 "Put tina, and that together to compare,
each for HIMSELF and 10 have ocular demonstration Of
,be facts in The case, that they may correctly decide
.Who are the plunderers - To this duty we have
also attended, and the suboned letter and
tell the story
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
March Sd, lo43.
Dear Sir Having sent you the debt incurred BY
Sir. Van Buren, during his Administration, presume
your readers would be pleased to know how the pub
lie stands al this time. enclose you the Register
statement, sen. me by the Secretary of the Treasury,