Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-06-17
FAyETrvIILE, May 20, 1913.
TO THE PEOPLE OF. TENNESTEE

| = - 49, - 80 LII ~ AeIlNhNA4O 81
The publication Of Gov. Jones, which
appeared in The Nashville Wing ofihe
20lh inst. reached me at Pulaski, and
though in the midst fsthes cangass, and
with but little oppoitpniny 10 review nd
expose the palpable fallacies, asweiL as
tlieser Of tdctand of argument whicIlil
contans-l have yet time enough to cal
the attention of my competitor, and the
public to few Of the most prominent Of
Them. - ..r ,o,,,r.v !,
should publish our respective opinions and
views as to the public cxpcndirsses. was
ac,uated1by a hope that lhe woullipreseni
clear and unambiguoas. statement which
would enable the people 10 ascertain the
exact truth as to the points about which
VIC differed In this hope / have been
Disappointed. If he had sought TO involve
the s1tjcct in still more confusion, than he
had done in his speeches, he could not
have done il more successfully than he has
| in his attempts to make it clear. But still
one material point has been gained:--The
people can now have the benefit of my
competitors facts and figures ''-and by
reference 10 the authentic documents as
presented in my communication, of the
18th inst, they can determine whether
they show an effort to elucidate the points
in controversy, or to mys'iiy and eyade
the force of my charge. that the Wig
Congress haze riolated heir pledge 10 re-
duce the expenditures
shall be necessarily brief in directing
in directing the public attention to some Of
The most important errors in his Address,
connected with the expenditures.
He relies upon the celebrated House
Document No 81 for his figures. tits a
Report made bysa member of Wing
Committee, at The Extra Session Of Con-
gress Of ls4l. From. that document he
quotes from one column of figures, show
my that during The four years Of Mr.. Van
Buren's administration, the "aggregate
Expenditures "were l4i,5S5, 1920 To-
He says that ..tiis statement includes the
expenditures for Me redemption of Irea-
sury notes and Trust Funds" but he does
not give the amount. By reference oan-
other column ofthe same Document, No 81
under the heads Payments on occount of
/" Trust Funds, Treasury notes, interest,
&c % he must have known, that during Mr..
Van Buren's four year" he paid for redemp-
ton Of Treasury Notes, Trust Funds &C.,
thirty millions FIVE hundred and ninety
seven thousand eight hundred and forty
eight dollars and sixty three cents, leaving
SIlO9S7 All So, instead ofll2,395,665
as stated by my competitor, as taken, as
he states, from another document. This
is an error of $l,405, 1893 AZ in my com.
pesitor's /" figures, ;" ifhis celebrated House
document Ne. 81 is a reliable papers
My competitor says thatihe doesenot
admit that Mr.. Van Buren's adminisra-
tion,is entitled TO credit for the redemp-
ton ofFleasury notes, and the paying out
EEof E Z 4 rust funds 'fi am not aware that any
olher public man has eYer'before doubted
the Justice of these credits. 10 show the
fagrantainjustice OF denying these credits,
i; is only necessary Tor me to state, tina,
the administration is first charged with all
the expenditures which rendered it neees-
sary 10 issue Treasury notes and after
wards as these Treasury notes were re-
deemedand paid of, they are again charg-
ed the second time as additional expendi
Eaures. Yet my competitoryinsis 7ihai
Mr.. Van Buren's administration, oughttc
!, be thasi chargediusiee for The same expen
/ ditures. The injustice of'denyiug the cred