The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-09-13
From the Augusta (Maine) Age.
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY Us. WHIG PROD
IGAIIIX

IGALITY.
We have seen an "aulhentic state
ment of appropriations" made by the
present Congress at its late session,
prepared in The Office of the clerk OF
the United States House Of Represen-
talives, which shows the extravagani
tendencies Of whigery in strong con
trast with the economical! policy OF the
democratic party, illustrated by the
votes of the federal Senate and demo-
cratic House Of Representatives re-
spectvelv.
The whole amount ofappropriatons
made by the present Congress, and ap-
proved by the President, amountto the
sum of S2l,777,S54 81.
Of this sum S2l,668,2l3 95 was APP
prorriated by bills originating in the
House of Representatives,, and SlO9,
$40 26 in bills originating in the Sen
ate.
The bills originating in the House
passed that body approprIat NJ onl!
S2O,498,98l 80. Bul the wh'g senate
amended tae bulls and increased the IL
mount bv 81, ,235,959 93' On beng
returned t. the democratic liouSc,
that body cut down the Senate amend-
ments BY the amount ol S6s,'3o 80,
and PASSED the bills.
The bills originating in The wing Sen
ate passed that BODY proposing aPpro-
prialions to the amountol 81 l5,64O 2o.
But the democratic liouSe amrnded
the bills. and cut do Wn the amount by
S6.OOo-so that only Sio3,64o 96
we're appropriated. 10 this curlaiI-
ment the Senate were obliged t."
Weld.
Deducting from the gross amount,
onpronr,ated. the am0unt lor the post
Office department, the amoIAt 'or az
ren,ares IN naval service. and the IL
mount for American Seamen, and the
total amount Of expenditures i"r me
fiscal year ending June 20, i845. is
SI6.675.353 SO.
1t will be seen that in making these
appro riatonS the federal Senate wan
ted,o expend ONE MILLION TWO
HUNDRED AND FORTY ONE
THOUSAND NINE uUNDRE"
AND SIXTY DOLLARS more than
was proposed by tho dem 'cratic House; :;
and that this amount the House was
only able TO crrtaiI to the amount Of
S7e,73O upon compromise.
1t will be seen that the House bills
were INCREASED by The whig Sen
ate HNE-TlllRTEENTH: and that
the Senate bills we're largely CUT
DOWN hy the democratic House.
Thi, on the bulls actually pissed ana
approved.
it is also not forgotten that the
House pas ed ii bill reducing the pay
of,he army S522,079, an that the same
was indefinitely postponed by the sen
ate.
The difference between the econo-
nv of democracy and the prodlgaly OF
whgerv is not fully exhibited here. 1t
must he remembered that nearly all the
appropriation bills originate in the
House of Representatives,; and there
fore the wings had little opportunity
of exhibiting their squanIerng propen-
sites.
'i'hey could do little more than move
amendments to bills already proposeI,
The power to originate bills OF appro-
prmtion would have shown their prodl,
gallty to be fully equal to that OF the
..coon Congress" which voted $4,000
for Presidents furniture, after having
eIectioneered against Mr.. Van Buren,
for having too much of that article,
which voted $4,000 to widow | arrl,
son; which overpaid Gales & Seat"h
$4,000; which gave new lot ot tor
eign ministers S72 600; which gave Il
way the public lands TO the amount OF
S3,OO0,000, &c.
Do the people want their MONEY
WAS ED! Then let them vote tor
Clay and his ccngressmen. DO they
want their MON nY SAVED? Then
let them vote for the candidates u!
the democracy.
0r,-Itis yery obvious why Henry Clay is so un-