The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-05-31

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truth when applied in national sense' and how
much more disgusting and horrible il falsehoos
when viewed in national sense, or used to deceive
nation. A falsehood is Misrepresentation OF
fact, or things, for the purpose OF deception.
falsehood works two evils--a crime on the part o
him who attempts to deceive, and an injury on thu
mart of him who is deceived. Ifan individual make.
Misrepresentation, not knowing ito be SUCH hi
is guilty Of no falsehood in the moral sense, and Il
guilty Of no wrong except the injury to him who
is deceived So, too, ifan individual relate false
hood and it fails to deceive the individual intended
to be deceived, either from the improbabiy OF the
thing intended to be misrepresented, or from the
known character of the misrepresentor as liar
ia that case the Misrepresentation fails OF object
and no injury is done; but the moral turpitude oi
the falsehood Is undimnshed. The failure to ac-
complish crime, does not diminish the crime in
y,lyed in the intention and effort to commit it
So, too is falsehood criminal in proportion to the
injury which its Misrepresentation may effect. II
il deceives nation, it is criminal in its effects and
design, in proportion to the magnitude of the nation
and the extent of the evil. Now, sir, | charge
falsehood as one Of the means used by the federal
marty in 1910 to overthrow the democracy, and to
defeat the election of Mr.. Van Buren, and every
democratic candidate that was defeated. But when
fasehood is substituted for truth to effect an object
every other means-however criminal, however
mean, however detestabe, and however degrading;
are sure to be called in as auxiliares So it was in
the election of ls4O-to falsehood as means, SLAM
der, deracton, perjury bribery, and treason, were
called in; and the whole, united, constituted part
off means by which the federasts were too sue.
cessful But, in addition to fasehood, and all its
vile and unworthy associates, there were other
means used, equally degrading to the American
character and the American nation; all of which
shall treat in their order And first OF the false
boods-wholesale falsehoods deal in--wholesale
and general whig falsehoods. begin with No. l..
twas said the administration OF Van Buren was ex-
trayasant, wasteful, and corrupt administration
To put direct contradiction upon this triple false
hood, will submit statistics; and in order that
may be read with greater ease, will make them as
brief as possible; and in order to illustrate. will
compare figures with the expenditures of this ad-
ministration that pr omised such reform.
The appropriations which supplied the first year
Of Mr.. Van Buren, s administration, were made un-
der the last wear of Gen. Jacksons administration;
and of them will say nothing The amount ex-
pended in the first year of Mr. Van Buren's admin
istration, which was the yer 1887, was
$3l l,6lO,OO3
Second year, 1888 ...... Sl,ol4,3s0
b;rJ 1870 gO,113,TlO
Fourth year, lS40 ...... 22,3S9,35G
Total ......... $ll0,997,47l
the aggregate amount Of the expenditures of Mr..
Van Burens administration. say aggregate amount
mean by that the ordinary and extraordinary ex-
penditures; mean by the ordinary expenditures,
the civil and diplomatic expenditures, as well as
the ordinary expenditures for the army and navy,
Indian annuities and interest the funded or Dis
trict debt-all of which are ordinary, because they
are of yearly occurrence, whether we are in peace
or in war. They are incidental to the army, to the
navy, and to our funded debts. ] mean by the ex-
tfaordinary expenditures, those which occurred in
consequence of the border difficulties, the public
buildings, the Creek Indian war, The Florida war,
the removal of Indians across the Mississippi, and
their settlement in agriculture, &c.-all of which
were extraordinary expenditures nearly all OF which
had their beginning, and nearly all of which had
their end in Mr.. Van Burens administration. /
will exhibit the amount of those extraordinary ex-
pendtures, as well their several as their aggregate
amount will separate them from the ordinary
expenditures, and show the difference. Twill then
compare the ordinary expenditures under Mr.. Van
Buren's administration, with the ordinary expen-
ditures of this whig-reform- economical adminstra-
ton, and exhibit the difference, and make it SO
plain that every democratic boy of Israel shall be
able to overthrow any whig ofGath, or Of the Phil
ishne tribe, though he be as big as Goliah
The amount expended for the Florida war with
in the term of Mr.. Van Buren's administration, TO-
gether with the Creek war, was, as reports show,
, $3s, ,OOO, 900
The amount expended on behalf of all
- our border difficulties ...... 100000
Amount for removal of Indians across
the Mississippi, and their settlement, 3,26l,3l5
Amount expended on the public build
ings, viz:
Amount on the treasury building 100000
Do do post Office do 100000
Do do patent office do E. 400, 900
The aggregate Of which is -. $42 1861 ,315
Deduct this aggregate from the expen-
ditures for the entire administration
Of Mr.. Van Buren ....... SIlO.s .ss747I
And we have the sum of .-,.. $9s ,O36 ,l56
This we find to be the entire amount expended
in Mr.. Van Buren5 administration for its full term,
or the ordinary support of the army, navy, and the
government, civil and diplomatic.
now exhibit the expenditures Of the first two
years Of this Phiistine whg administration, ,-whig
in the Senate-whig in the House-whig all over,