The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-06-01

lIany expedient, elmer by Io1n or Dy|
treasury notes, TO supply, in time of
lpesce, deficiency OF revenue, especi-
ally during successive years, is unwlse,
aud must lead TO pernicious consequen.
ces. Yet, in the face of this, he aud hi,
friends have, every yesr since they
came into power, violated both the spir.
/, and letters of The resolve. They be-
Ssn by giving away The revenue from
the public lands, aud next isleo eutirely
in providing what was adt quste from
other sources. They have, every yeal
after, in period OF profound peace, re-
sorted to The shifts OF new loans or new
treasury notes. Aud, after thus swelling
the debt 10 more than twenty-sx mill
ions, they contemplate an expenditure
this year and the next, which, unless
prevented by relrenchnent or new tax.
alton on the people. will caJse further
deficiency and debt, which the Secretary
of The Treasury estimates at SS,577,-
I059 more. Al the end of the next year
# things go on This way, their debt
may reach 35, 100000. How much they
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ihls,unIess forced into il by persevering
frmness on the part Of the democratic
members-whose unAiggng exerlions
nave acco mpIlshed all hitherto effected
can be inferred from the past.
La the Senate where Mr.. CIsy's ma
Ijorty has been decided during The whole
[peroj, numerous additions Of appropri-
atoms aud expenses have originated
rather than re,renchments, and, among
he former, that most unwsrrantable
donation to whg printers Of near fifty
thousand dollars. There, the reduc.
tons attempted by democrats in the 9th
er house have also been thwsrled in
many cases, and in others defeated. -
And there, last, but not least, in strong
proof that the whig party, as a party,
meditlte no real relrenchmenl in expen
ses-there, where Clay wings onlnum-
Der all opposed 10 lhem--Ihe great lead
er himself got up committee OF re-
trenchmen, and had his colleague pla.
ced at the heda Of il. Bul, incredible
as il might seem, neve', 10 the preset nj
moment--uever has single report OF
any kind come from that comm tlee,
Inever q single dollar Of reirenchmeni
been proposed; never shilling tried 10
be saved 10 the public treasury, nor a
single burden on the people recommen-
led TO be llghtened.
From this signal example let an intel-
Iigenl yeomanty learn The utter worth
essness Of all wing professions as to
economy and retrenchment in the public
session, the Clay wings have had deci-
ded majority in both Houses of Congress
owe. both democrats and Tyler men
and have thus controlled the laws, au.
lhorizing expenses as well as receipts
What pIudenl citizens car rally 10 the
pollS for The election Of spendlhrlns like
these for Ieaderse--who keep The prom
se of fIugallty and relrenchmenl TO TN.
ear, but break it TO the hopes--who
IprosltaIed The public credit at one time,
n The close OF lS4l. and first half OF
1912, so as not to be able 10 borrow q
iolar at par, and never restored il till
I'Npp''hE VI h'oCidllC COuUbeIS dUU IahlnR
'ack The proceeds Of the public lands
md who became for months unable 10
meet their debts, and if let alone, would
nave required bankrupt law for The
General Government itself, as ample as
that they passed to sponge out The pri.
vs'e debts of many of their political
friends and public officers.
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| NuTder UiH Ont. We learn verbally
a strange story of murder saIi to have been
committed at or near Chippewa. A Captain
iBrundage, who some years ago ran the liue
'leamboa. Victory between this port and
IChiPpews, aud who has since resided at or
near that place. is The party implicated. A
woman and child we've living with him. -
Some lime ago, but how long we are MOI
informed, the woman, who had some six or |
Ieighl hundred dollars in cash; and her child |
disappeared but no suspicious were aroused
until one morning when IT. sexton wenl
into the grave yard and discovered a new |
made grave. He wondered who dug il, |
& the incident giving rise TO some remarks,
II at last came to the ears of half crazy
lelow, called " old Moses" living in lhe
oeighborhood, who related the following
story. He said he was ly ing in the grave Il
yard the night before, when BrUndsge bro'l
IN woman and child and buried them.
The grave was Immediately opened the bo
dies OF the woman and her child were found
.