Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-08-02
The above balance lsses.oas SD 10 lhs ,sa.ay dos.

The above balance (ssG2 OS5 SD In tho Treasury docs
/ +. l.. SMITH. Register.
Treasury Department, Registers ohiec, August eIh.
such are the facts beyong oil controversy on both sides.
and the question is eho Is rssPOass for s present. pub
/ he debtf
II will be admitted even by you that the Wings could
refuse to the debts their predecessors had contracted
and appropriations made by them mater how eNtOya
CANT unwauantablc they might consider thcm-thcy
could not TepHdiafe This might do Tor L0eolocOS, but
surely one where would require or expect It OF
| Wigs.
Then it is clear that your party the ih Of March.
lSi left the Government then handed 20 the Wings
bound raise and above any additional debts they
might afterwards contract the enormous amount OF thirty
1--WE millions five hundred and thousand three
hundred and twenty-five dollars, ,SS,5a1 49, But YOU
that this included the usual annual appropriations
for the support OF the Government the year ISL, and
this fact you make great flourish, YOU had dis
covered something new, and detected in attempt to
deceive. Now, ut this a little surprised as coa!d
not but suppose YOU had read my communication which
you We're making SO laborous reply and IN that cNprcS
ly stated such 10 be the fact. Your effort therefore,
TO make different impression upon the public mind,
is unjust to we'll yourself. IL material
whether this vast amount OF debt of old
tracing, II was cast upon the Wings aud had be met
demanded, the Government dgraccd by the ruin of its
credit. But this all the liabilities lett upon u.s.
think can clearly show you Let me give yod few
OF many additional items and prove ittrom the records.
Appropriated at the Extra Session lsil, See o. Doe.
No. ~ and Acts OF that session.
Balance TO Florida Military for services in
1910, doc. p 1, Acts p. 81 SI9.3SS
Amount for same (Scdentary corps, Isupposcg
for six months service, commencing Nov.
1900 April lsll, same pages ae7,als
for Georgia militia for in 1910 aud
1sil-samc pages 7S,I95
for arrearages for roads, harbors &c. same 10000
Tor Grecnough's statute of Washington
trscted for by previous Congress, same doc.
p. +, and acts p b. 20,lO0
" for the Navy Pension fund. whi,h had been
to that extent exhausted by previous admins
taton and of a debt against the
Treasury, same doc. p. ;, and acts p =. 1856
s5ei,s6a
Here is half million and appropriated the called
Session for outstanding contacts and liabilities not tcud
cd IN document PSI, because then actually spproprst-
ed, and consequently noticed the books pend
ing liability agans, the Treasury. The large OF $ 49,
6S1, TO pay the democratic debt against the Post Office
Department to be in doc. No. t., and in the
p 80, not included because probable that the
amount was included in previous acts and Is therefore
Appropriation Pad Session OF las, Congress and no,
included in doc. PSI.
For printing ordered by Senate Doth Congress,
doc. 293, =, S2e,2S2
" printing binding, Sc documents ordered
by Senate 1886 aud le37-samc page, l2,25O
" deficiency in fund for contingent expenses
OF House, 26Ih Congress-same page, - ,335
- repairs OF building occupied by Post Office
department under contract with Amos
Kendall. ls36-same page. PSI
" expenses OF 9th census, page 10, taken
1910, 10000
arrearages since 1884, in Gencrul Land
&" Florida militia, called into service in 1899
and 30, page - aud l24, l66,442 .
Z" Georgia militia for services la ls35-'36-35
and IS, acts p. 81, $4,000 /
Louisiana militia for services in 1886, acts
p. 100, Gl,3Is /
Maine militia 1882 acts p SO, indefinite
but at least by estimate, 2J0uuO B
ss7667s .
Besides the foregoing found ourselves bound by
cmn treaties pay for the year lsi2 and had appr0
pirate accordingly
/ OF fulfilling treaty with Miamies OF Nov. =, 1870
same doc. 1913, p. 30 and acts, 3S3s .
same with Winnebagoe doc and page, g2,~GO .
fulfilling about - other Indian treaties Tor
which reference is made 20 the same document
and page, as well as the acts oflsia. 649.O2e
Total Liabilities under Indian treaties tor the
yearlSi2-many OF these liabilities continue,
but only notice amount tor the year lsi2 i2jG3-
Add this foregoing appropriations Tor other debts, -16~
And YOU have the amount the Wing
bound 10 raise IN 1912 to pay democratic abi-
tes. S2,0Ol .335
To which add voted in s4l Tor same, 59l,s62
as above forth IN detail,
S2,5s6Is7
And we have the round oftwo millions five hundred
and ninety SIX thousand hundred and eighty l
ars for which the government solcmny bound. and
had appropriate and pay within their first years in add
duon the contained IN document PSI, besides
private bills and indefinite appropataas
here taken the account, discharge OF Obligations
contracted by their predecessors.
Total liabilities. Those in doc. PSI, 3j.52T ,325
These above enumerated 2,596,lS7