Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-18

niinistrations, winch they use AZ the hasis of tn,
culations, commences with the period from 4h 4, c!
o05 and terminates with the 4th March ,,.' 'ie'
they designate the first years, therefore ~ y, ~
ministratton OF Mr. Madison lItlle II Fiction .
have shown, that Mr. Mad son delivered he NJ
raj address, and commenced his administers
4th March, 1909, and terminated his eioh, ~. :" 3
the Sd March, 1877; OF course the Yea, %
March, lS0S TO Sd March, 1900, vas the Lao, -" .
Mr.. Jefferson's term. With what proo,ie,y ,n ss'
II be set down as part of Mr. Madison ls,n, ~
too, MIR. Monroe delivered his Inaugural nd. =
the 9TH March, 1917, how then can the vs,.i
The 4th March, lsI6 10 Sd March, ISL. b. ~. 'a
set down to Mr.. Monroes administration: s,!"l
so II is, and the error runs through NJ. 4 q
and Gen. Jacksons tsrms--and the las, wear ~
Jacksons term, 10 wit, from l!h March. I,sc ''
March, 1851, is omtned atogcthsr.
Now, the amount Of NJ MADISON vhas 49,.
stated IN the statistics used, s Slil6.,.-'
Deauc' ''f' Jefferson year, ',4l4G'2 |
4; And i, leaves l27,e7o,ec !
but which, in truth, was MIR Mad.
sons l5,i5iu ]
And gives Sl52 72is,,
And the average OF the years is SI9.0ao eoa 1
instead OF Is millions, as appears in their STATE
Pursuing the same calculation, and the snau, :.
rage of every administration Will be inc,sa.s4
cept Mr. Monroe and that will be bu, ,l.sE,, 4
minished. General Jacksons will be increase,
millions instead Of Il But as We remarked b.f Il
even these increased averages are made thu, So,
by taking the expenditures from the column. g.,
ding public dsM"- while Mr. Van Burens we,, =, ]
from the column 'iacluding public debt"
Bot If yon make tins correction, and then s!:
public debt as The Wing Committee did, whe, ]
ming up the amount expended by Mr.. Van Buisr
annual averages OF The three Presidential terms J.
taken, /, will Mr. Adamss and Gen jackson.
terms, will stand thus
For MIR. Adams's four years, S24,243s;G
For General Jackson's first term, 3l,0l95U
And fer Gen Jackson second term, 70 363.is
While Mr.. Van Burens, as we have
proved, is 2slil,9s;
These are the true averages of each yeas VIII >,
to compa'e Mr. Van Bureaus annual average Of -,
diiures though comparison of THIS k,n4
fair, unless you take with the comparison The ey
ton OF the circumstances, whch pr0duce t!srtsf n
Constitution has contided 10 Congress the pe..
making appropriations; and as no money can {. g.,
from the Tr, asury, but in consequence Of srch l.
pria.ions, Congress 10 responsible for any exces.
pendtnres over the estimates. Now, If COncr+..
representatives. of Inc people, in their wisdom Dr.
proper or prudent 10 make an expenditure Of IT, i
! lc money, for any purpose what=ger and even a.
to anticipate the resources OF the county, IN p.r
some grea. permanent. good, how can the Pres ts-
chargeabe with extravaganza, for carrying INTO III
| laws which il is his sworn duty TO tyecuisl AL
will not do for those who would abro,ae the n
P0rsr, restrict II only TO unconstitutional lnrts
TO urge il as his duty TO veto such laws They "
would destroy this great conservative feature a
Constitution, are surely es,opped from inyck.5:
exercise 10 prevent legitimate and conss'ioti
| naya
the true reason for the heavy appropriations aea r
by Congress II was stated by General jackson 4
surrenderinr the helm 10 his successor, tha, "es
ceipts into The Treasury during the presen! y'.' 4
amount to ahaut $40 69l $50; those from cGsioEi
,imated at $50 523 ISL; those from lants 81 ao.. Il
| 600 900, and the residue from miscellaneous s..
The expenditures for all objects during The yg
estimated not TO exceed thirty-two millions, w5U
| leave balance in the Treasury for public ?.'
m IN fret Of January next, ct about Sil,%
| This sum, with the exception at five m lcas u
be trans ferred 10 the several States, IN acc
with The provisions of the act, regulating tue IT,:
Of the public money" Now, If this immense Sc
Of revenue had continued, there never gout
been q deficiency but General Jackson sick:
very next paragraph, 10 the one quoted by 1s
Committee, that 1.-The unexpended balances a
pria,ons, on the lst January next, are estmsl5ii
637, 062, ercrcdiag, By . 636063, The amount M.
be left Ia tie drp0ste hunks, sutjsct 10 tie a'e'
| Treasurer Of The United Saies, after he cottr
transfers IL tie Sererai States are mads lsiE N
full. then, that If the unex pended balances exec
LARGELY the means left to pay them, the succeeding
lministration should have been rmbsrrassei TX
threshold General Jackson also adds, AT, iar't
the future receipts should not be sufficient to nee
outstanding, and future appropriations, mere IN
soon n necessity 10 use portion oil the iuN' "
sted with the States" Did not the Wing Cort
n"o~, '"a, r-t".. .p's spoke" o', ~
equal the estimates, and were by no means ~
TO meet those appropriations A nd do they ta "
that the funds deposited with the States 1s,,E
universally considered as gift, and hage Z y
and cannot be, obtained for any such purpose Il
The immense amount Of revenue, over o. n
the expenses of preceding years, induced III
to extend their appropriations TO objects,
would never have been thought Of, except \
al redundant Treasury. II was at tins pe;ott
every scheme of extravagance that could be
ed, met with inyorabl. reception By the peof
an immediate response from their Representatives
was because they felt, that they could afford TO
every part of this widely extended county, aat
10 its defences and It's beauty, that they hesfa
10 make the appropriations And while sor-
Gratis voted for them, none were more clam3'
none showed greater eagerness 10 obtain tisr
the leaders of the Wing party who now deuolf
disown them Yes, Wings who claimed 10 m.i
improvements in the teeth of the Constitution
voca,ed most, il not all OF them, whether wauls
that lnstrumen Mt or not, ridiculing those who ssr
stay their mad career rs "antediluvians, and
the age, nor hold them up to the public rePoyi
eatravagant spendhrifts. Ii IS well known b
that in less than three months after Mr.. Y Bo'''E
into ofhce, his administration was embara;set 4
general and almost simultaneous Suspension o. l.
payments by seven hundred banks. i, IS vel
that, previous to their suspension, The eHorn II
traction OF their issues produced that pressa' 4
country, which brought every enterpfize 10 ~
termination That, instead Of the immense IL
previously collected, the sales of the public ,a III
reduced from twenty-four millions, as IT 81.
raj Jacksons second term, TO seven millions ~
first year of Mr. Van Buren's term-to fct'
in his second year-to six millions in his THO y
and To not quite three millions in his last ye.' II
we'll known, too, that the revenue from Gust
| reduced IN a single year, from twenty two
as estimated by General Jackson, 10 only eef
lions of dollars. So that, instead of S.7,ey, N
receipts in the last year of Gen. Jackson r
revenue fell the very next year to less than 9!
leaving Mr.. Van Buren, fifteen millions, lees
estimates upon which the appropriations OF.
based, anticipated you consider, that
suspension of the banks, many millions Of
were locked up in their vaults, and withheld
lie uses in u legal curency-when, too, yo9
mind, the heavy expenses incurred By the ~
Indian tribes under treaties exis,lng-lh-
operations in FlorIda-the erection Of Pf
buildings, some of which had been trsH
fre-when you RENE mber, the ragag's O.
the CITY OF New York, which together
pressure oil the times caused The suspense
collection OF many millions accrulng on "F
bonds, in order 10 relieve this distressed Gnu
community, you will not wonder at The emo'l
OF the treasury, or lis need for ex'aord'na'{