The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-08-08
THE WINGS AND THEIR MEASURES

tits within the knowledge of every intel
ligent manthaf, when the Wing President
zen. Harrison came into Office, he found an
empty Treasury, and the county burdened
besides by his predecessor in Office with.
debts for the payment of which no care had
been taken, and a revenue less than The cur
rent expenses of the Government, which al
so the democratic" Administration had left
unprovided for.
An xtra session of Congress at the earli-
est pToctical momentbecame inevitable, and
a proclamation TO that effect was issued by
President Harrison, as soon as the state of
the finances came to be with any certainty
ascertained.
Soon after issuing this Proclamation, Pre-
sident Harrison died; but his proclamation
held good, and Congress, having assembled,
went TO work to provide temporarily fol. the
necessities of the Government, by author
izing loans and the emission of Treasury TO
an amount sufficient 10 keep the Government
a-going until a more permanent revenue
could be devised.
At the regular session of Congress follow
ing, the Wings went s,eadily to work to es-
tablish a revenue for the support ofthe Gov
eminent. In this effort they encountered
the hostility of all the elements Of a bold and
confidest minority, and receive no aid OF
c-ountenance from the few friends the Presi-
dent had in Congress. The Government
was in the mean time becoming more and
more involved, and lis credit growing daily
less, until it had hardly a dollar in the Treas.
ury, and its credit was so far reduced that
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find no trace of it after a diligent search, buj
was laughed at by all Europe for his pains.
In the face of every difficulty, the Wings
laid themselves out upon the work, and sur
mounting all impediments, passed a Tariff
bill, which the President put bis veto upon,
for reasons more excep;ionable than even
the exercise of the veto in such case.
Discouraged, but not Instrumentation
upon discharging their duty in the face ofev-
cry obstacle-the Wings again put theiI
shoulders 10 the wheels of the Car of Gov
eminent, by this time set fast in a slough
and, at the temporary sacrifice of a cherished
feature of their plan OF Governments, passed
another Tariff bill, which received the sigma
Act of 1912, and at once set the Govern
; ment machine again IN hoiiou'
This is the only part ofthe general plaI
of Wing administration, which the Wings
whilst they had the majority in both House
of Congress, were able TO carry into effect,
and they carried it against the almost unani
nous vote of the Locofoco party, who begar
: from the very day Of its passage, to threaten
' its repeal, and have attempted to repeal i
t at every opportunity they have since had.
= The best commentary upon the policy o
: Wings, so far as it is embodied in this act, il
: a comparison between the condition of tht
;, Government and country when thatlaw pass
I ed, and their condition now.
i Then the Government was unable to Dor
a row money upon any terms. Now, six pc
e cent. siock of The United States is selling a
: fourteen per cent. advance upon its par val
i lie, and the Government could. without dii
Y tculty, borrow a hundred millions of dollar
d at less than FIVE per cent interest.
Then, without a dollarin the Treasury
. the Government vas dependant on flesh is