Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-05-23

he Government. Bot these promises, like all tie rest, were
mere huu,bug. The tar i-'s show Mat-,housh they do
show how much was p~'oketei b this economical Whis
po,ersor. Let u. see how much he got ou, Of Tie pubic
in keary hauk.
Three ear. salny at $500 4 year $500
Revising the Statutes, ia part, 1900
$4,000
>it thau-and dollars in tie Sc hro items paid
dgc-ty To- Governor Bigger. But his
wa not the whole cost If the Executive
during his three years Of WING Econo-
my" lis Private Secretary or eGicsal
l%vaifer, (aboished last wi.ter) was paid
the sum Of 5000 90
Aud The contingent appropriations for the
tree YIN :. for The Governors use, we're 2s6i SC
--
s9.7Gi Sc
Vine thousand. scren Hundred and sicfy.(aur doHa,s
and rightly sr cents Or about L DOLLARS \
DAY. Poor man, What do "sconomicai' farmers
think If iLisl l. it not pretty well for an 'Econom,7
Governor
The Revised Statutes" business, by the way. has been a
costly one to the people in more ways than one, ard we
-hall Iet a little light shine upon it hereafter. We suppose
that the Wig Officers Of State put al ,eas' Ten Thousand
do'ia's extra profits into their private pockets. by the opera
ton. Bigger, as We have said cot $500 for It's share OF
the revision. which was a very small aud very lns nicisn,
share. George II Dunn, The Wig Treasurer Of State.
p~nckeied a cool thousand dollars. Cor hcLpi.g Gov. Bigger ,
This reminds W. # an anetdole, as Wing Sfumyess say
Nv hat are YOU doing sad a master Ia his b Y San :
~No,iing, SIR" replied sam. And What are yon dong -
-aid the old man 10 George. "Haping Sun. SIR replied
George. Add fr that hard work. they got twenty five
hundred dollars! No wonder they struggled hard 10 keet
hold # the buGHc fcrf.
The Revised Statutes comprise ahou: 100 gagcs: he
services # Bigger and Dunn for revision cost $500 dollars
which i over 81 % page. a considerable portion of tie
matter Is merely rfprinf, without he necessity of copying
for instance the l.. :. and State Constitutions. the Act.
Of Virginia land cession, the Bank Charter. aud probably
much more. Yet for merely handing this over 20 the
printers, the Governor aud Treasurer go, more than two
dollars and a quarter for every pcge. or four dollar. and
haf for every hcT! Wing Economy Isn't it a Beaufy
Suppose. instead of money. these men had been paid in
produce ty the farmers. for readin g over the laws. Fol
every page they read, they would have received is bushcl.
Of corn. or ! bushels of wheat, The farmers have to
sell his much to raise the money paid those worthy Revi
sors, for every page they read.
They can easily calculate how much, from the above
calculation, they would have TO Fay in other kinds of pro.
duce. And do they suppose that The Wings. now trying
TO get into Office again, would lie more economical than
they have been heretofore They do net broaise more
than kof as much, Remember these same Wigs took
advantage Of tie leans that distributed the laws" 10 cir
cuiafe their humhueeins documents. And whore is tha,
Wing Treasurer of state q President of the Law.
r~enceburgh Branch Bark, AID yet the Bank Is locofoco
according to the Wing account.