Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-08-04
POSTSCRIPT TO MIR. CARUTHERs'
LETTER.

in yesterdays paper. Is postscript-whch, altho'
repetition and condensation OF what had gone
before, Is too good TO be lost. IL is suboincd.
We take this occasion to repeat the request To-
the Wings to make good use of this document.
The detail which il gives OF the system OF false.
hood and misrepresentation. TO which the Demo.
Gratis have rcsoried to dcludc the people, is little
le,s interesting than u novel
y. S.-Having seen in a publication Of your grea,
leader the field for Gov renewal of your plausi
bic sn5hugc to avoid the force OF the point agast
your party the subject OF the public liabilities BIZ refer
rnce the Get that the coming in of every new admin
istsou there are heavy liabilities IL the appropriations for
the current year be included. perhaps be dsa
ge-hble to you to make the answer TO IL n little palmer
None OF you dispute the OF liabilities you left
But say that they were debts and had been
called before, but the of liabilities which had been
created by the expiring Congress service OF the
year, always donominated and n
debts Row this sa dispute about words
You can have II as you will Whether il be called debt
habtes appropriations the stated by
your acts upon the Wing Congress- aud had provided
Tor BY them YOU ined to do 50.
But you raised issue and made certain publications
which makes the distinction material. The public debt
proper has been increased in years millions
and in order show which party responsible for that
becomes material Ia ascertain whether the wings sad
died by party with liabilities beyond their means which
they could only discharge by borrowing money issuing
and 10y that make increase in question
the debt proper or was by their extravaganza that
is the question upon which the people want light And
do You and your friends attempt give them satisfaction
First. Youinsistthat the Wings have been compelled
borrow money the liabilities left aud thereby
augment the public debt proper, yet of these ab
ties had not assumed the technical form OF debt before
you got out OF the sinking ship but denOmnated the
technical language Of the treasury approprnuons the
sponsbiy Is changed from you your That
IS argue that inasmuch you had only gwen the
notes and bonds OF the government, for millions
liabilities the 9TH March, lSil, you only chargeabe
before the people for that amount, Notwithstanding you
thirty odd millions besides in the form appropriations and
10 andC ell.
by bond Suppose you given your
for the whole amount before you instead OF leaving
haior us 10 do as you did not provide means, would
bea clear easel What is the difference. Could have
paid your notes with Just little difficulty and with the
same amount that could your open and appro-
pnauos But hndng this too plain TO mysty long before
sensible and willy leader the publication
10 which | have alluded take the ground
Secondly That upon our principle it will appear that
when General Jackson came into power in le9, and Mr..
Van Buren, in 1887, they found the Government in debt
IN the same wnyw did, and that the Congress wall
lind II IN worse condition, and IL is you insist with all
administrations, because on the 4h March the cxpra-
lion of every Congress- the government left with liabilities
the extent OF the appropriations for the OF the
year at least. And in the publication alluded to lin all
o which you and every other democrat seeking
Office believe and will rely upon before the people It
stated that when General Jackson installed Office
the ilh March lo29, he found liabilities the amount
of S263i994l, and that when Mr.. Van Burrn he
found the government liable for S57 pos, 625 NV Tor
the truth OF these statements documents referred
proof OF adduced, and therefore they
but naked assertions and of course these times wall
receive credit consideration. But suppose oil
does it at all meet the question controversy This
will be borne in mind, is what administration IN
with the heaviest Liabilities debts, appropriations
meet but what party responsible the people the pres
public debt Ii when Gen' Jackson came into power
IN 1929 Mr.. Van Buren, in 1887, they found liabilities
exceeding the which had been provided discharge
them, and therefore compelled borrow money upon
the bonds OF the Government that purpose who
would be responsbefor tins debil The who
created the liabilities the that borrowed the money
pay iheml Is not that plain question: Just tank
ta moment; and you will be ashamed of yourself for your
present attempt TO gull the people. 1t be true them that
according principle when Jackson he iouud
debt OF twenty six millions, and Van Buren, OF hy
seven millions cast upon him by his usOus predecessor
they Inherited tie time ample pay of
those lIlbiues. No for the OF debts tie
NAV have 10 pay for another, the money the
time placed IN MS hands 10 pay them Your draft would
be accepted Tor nifty millions readily for million 1t
the fund you furnish pay large enough. estate
not regarded as insoveni no matter how much owes II
hes means % the same extent MI Adams and Gen jack
dad only leave their certain
sufficient pay all their liabilities and support the Govern
IN the time particularly in the former case 70
create large surplus.
This fact will not leave upon my bear assertion bu, give
you the proof How did stand with Gen. Jackson !-!9
Hear his words IN his Message OF December H. ll
Niles Register, vol. 81, page $50.
tine balance IN the Treasury on the LIST January ls-1,
wss Sj,9'2, i55
The receipts of the current year are estma,.
ed 24,6O2, 23J
S3I,574G05
u
Leaving balance in the Treasury the
LIST January next s4HOO75
Here you find it proved by reliable wne5. that after
paving all the demands upon the Treasury for -9, left
by Mr.. Adams, including $40, 4O5, O0J on the debt
Gen. Jackson had four and half millions in cas-.
start upon the year And how did work year
The old General will tell You in his message OF sa De.
cembeT 1880 which You will find in Register Of Debates
vol T. app page and IL. After stating that he had DIS
charged all demands made that year and near twey,
millions the debt he says: "leaving 4 balance n
the Treasury the first OF January, lsi, Of tour mil
lions eight hundred and nineteen thousand hundred
and eighty one dollars"
Now yoI what the old chief proves in relation tie
liabilities left him by Mr. Adams, and how easy pro-
visions forrevenue which he found made his hand enabled
him pay all liabilities lad have handsome suTpuseit Ike
end of Indeed you will find that he udu many
pleasing pecuaOns the proper mode clear Ot the
nDavy surplus that hefOTesaw would soon accumulate his
hands and overflow the public Golfers. Allow ilyu
you with sentence or two that you may have OrgJeE
After speaking Of the mpossibity Vt adjusting h
Tariff with the consent Of the people Us 10 avoid usurpus
and the difficulty OF making necessary internal improve
neni' IN the State by the General Government he says
"IO aUOid these eUiis appears TO that The most sc
JHsf and federal disposition that could be made Of the
Plus TeUenUe mould be ats dpoTfion among The Sersd
STATES ACCORDING TO THEIR RATIO OF REP
RESERVATION. AND SHOULD MEASURE Nor Bi
found warranted BY the Constitution, that mould be
edieHf 10 propose 10 the States amendment authorship
~ Does not this squint little at distribution and
he not have felt that time very strongly favor Of tina
policy when he thought 1t Of sufficient importance to au
thy1zs proposition oamend the Cons If should be
found necessary. But not dispuung about th
distribution Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof
IL - charged that when Van Buren, inauuued az
the 9TH OF March 1897 there liabilities resting upoi
the government to the amount of S51 2j-, 625 have
idea TINT this unless the ordorc,
To be distributed among TIE States by the depo.e net
23l June ls36, be included liability. But OF the s1n
time these liabilities cast upon him Whist ur
means aud resources which went with ihom'
According the annual report Of your own Levi Wood
bury OF December :, 1897, Niles Register vol %, plg
2l2
n ere in the Treasury LIT Jan.
1897. sij,gG- -
And be says the receipts into the Treasury
during the year 1897, from all sources,
would be 23,igg9s
SGg4G-jJ
But part Of the receipts Treasuryuotc
which ought 20 be- deducted, they
not provided by the preceding udmiuistra
lion. 100000