Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-08-02
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DO not forget TO observe that II the foregoing
calculation YOU have included all the proceeds Of the
public lands tor bohyears although in lacta portion OF them
Tor INl2 about one million, believe distributed 10
such Of the states would their shares. But
have IA this calculation given YOU the advantage Of them
because as You LETT the law they would have flowed into the
federal treasury.
Let again appeal your candor say whether have
not made out tue proposition beyond all cav that under
the laws and financial arrangements of your party the whole
revenue o ISL and lci2, with the aid OF the Wing tamil
upon uxurIts (many OF which, particularly silks and
were ee and would have produced under your
laws did yield money enough pay of the debts
tor wnieh You left the government bound the 4,h OF
M-Icn, ISL! Heel confident will give up, least
as soon your election because you see that
applying the whole of the income those years there Is
stu. lett a balance OF upwards OF SIX MILLIONS.
But you left us army, navy Judiciary and
supporter 1872 All these-eyery branch OF the govern
meut you1eit organized the oxrayagant scale as
you fully admit by your audabe way cur
failing and reiTenchin with myself and others two
last sessions The only moIiunei that your party would
not do any thing OF the kind when IN power Suppose
Wings could have brought the expense OF the government at
once down TO the scale that the
CANT administration OF Adams Clay, &c, had before
democratic, economical men came into
power, - Wit about thirteen millions for 1872, still by ad
ding 10 that millions and the above balance, you
have debt of twenty eight millions. But of any
party supposes that the government be carried
ON for thirteen millions. And if 1t could, one
would Dc 50 unreasonable require party effect
reduction OF twenty millions in two years. Much
time would be necessary accomplish great IA work
to those who engaged in it. For instance, you
Der that tie middle Of the year 1912 before could
succeed ureducugih the democratic standing army upwards
Of $4,000 men, down wing army Of abouts, 900 men, hut
the men had served that period OF the year. would
answer to dsband them At that season. and them oil
10 staye, with perhaps the honorable upon
ny OF them. Consequently provision had 10 be made for
their pay during the year. The remark will properly
apply 20 many other things upon which effected mpOr.
rnt reductions the enumeration Of which in detail would
probably take up OF your time read than you
mad Itconvenieni 10 spar from your present
But under the circumstances felt duty appro.
pirate Tor the services Of that year. exclusive 81 ic5 900
the transportation OF the mail, sc. which always in
uded To be discharged by hostages and thrown upon
the tcnsury except when badly managed, S20O7l 277.
that you and many Of your party have been in
the habit of stating this much larger But have the
proof before aud will refer you IT, tor you have the
testimony nave in your files that If YOU msrep.
resent this iuct my 10 shall be clearly willu, aud
not through nIstake. You shall not oven have
the miserable apology recently made the public prints by
Of your late democratic colleagues in the field again
for certain statements made by him, which was that he
had found them circular letters OF the Hon Lynn Boyd
OF Kentucky, and the Hon Geo. Houston Of Alabama two
democratic members Of the late Congress- both running for
reelection.
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