Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-15

/ TO THE EDITORS Of THE Fk.oU,n,.
! Having received several communications ,,hH
constituents, stating that the Wings were circnI,,
pamphlet entitled "Facis from Me RceorJ 49,
purpors to have been prepared by a member Of y.
twenty seventh Congress, from the State of Tam, ''
permit me to say, that its faaces will IN due ,'n,s
demonstrated By gentleman fully compe,en, n >,
task. But, IN the mean tine, allow me 10 oct ~ "'
vor Of yon TO insert the following extracts INN a ~
No. les, of The 81 session of the 27.h Congre.s
early day IN your paper. deem IT unnecessa,v - lug
sumo time by INDUCING in any remarks lllust.,,,l -
facts plainly stated, and called for too by The w
Chairman OF the Committee of Ways and Mean. ~!
Flllmorr) and answered by Wing Secretary 81 y,
Treasury II has been suspected, however. br .oa
that the Wing Congressman was caught in b,s m -
trap But be that as II may, the Wings bava ,s,'
within my recollection made n parade owe, ,hs 80
nous Document No. lS5, Sd session of the a7,h e.
gress Perhaps lis appearance as late as slay l4
loi3 declared them of that pleasure. At least !, See.
to have been oVerlooked and they so much i,t
yor OF informing the constituent body | have mad.
bold as 10 call public attention to such facts cont,
therein, as may enable the community to see the \.
rnee, ds stated by the Wings between the Democ,t.
| administration Of Mr. Van Buren,, and the r-s-
| one, under the auspices of the late Wing Congr+..
Wonderful and strange as IL may appear, tins
testimony makes the contrast most strikingy in g,
Of The Democratic administration, and each ast,r
proves that the Wings have managed much worse Ne.
those they were IN loi0 SO desperately intent On Ia.
ing on, oil. office.
Report No. 227-h session-l7M Congrsw-r,,.
THIS IS from tie Comlaittee Of " aus aud .Eears5
At wall appear from Il tabullr statement iron, ~
Treasury Department, hereunto annexed, (marked
that II has been the practice to permit large amaun,
OPERATIONS made tor year 10 lie over 10 the NJ,
for expenditure. The balances, II will be psrcelv
have varied in round numbers, from SG0G0UM
BIZ q rel In
No. 81. Gated July Q, lsii at page -, will lie p,
ceved the appropriations increased beyond The eyo.
ditures, from 1899 l540 inclusive, 10 the enotr,
amoun, OF 81, ii2I25 IL. Portions OF tais were s
douttedly carried 10 the surplus fund yet es sppe.
By table hereto annexed, an unexpended bllanss
former approp riatons amounting to Sl0Il2ODa T.
remained on the first day OF January, l-l3 80
at viii be perceived, from the statement lusl ms h.
that for twelve years, from l529 to 1910, Tie astrg
annual appropriations exceeded the areraa, anaua,
pendureS, by 81 ,453, $40 43" TINS II will apes
that former Presidents, for succession of years b.,
annually expended less than the appropriations By mes
a million and half of dollars
Document No 80, 3rd ScSSion, 21M Coag5os--pq
from 10 :.
"Statemen; of the amount of means used to ds,!
the expenses of the Government, over and above
ordinary revenues of the Government from cussr
and public lands for the four years preceding III
day Of March, ISL, and for The two years succee.
that time, &c.:
From March 4, lS37, to March 3, lo38, $s,3l7 III
From March !, l.25 10 March ,, l-:9, l3937 All
From March 4, 1889, 10 March ,, 1910, 4l03l,.
From March j, 1910, TO March .: I-il, 9i3l go
From March 4, 1871, TO March 3, 1872. l6235 81
From March 4, lS42, 10 March 3, loi3 lG,e@O9.
So. .995, 20
Norr-It will be from the above, thai the
four wears Of Democratic rule averaged about Ssgi.
While lr OF Wing rnr averaged ab0gt
Yet ils OF The acts of The grea, reforming Wing pat.
Documenf No lS5, Page 9
"S,atement Of the amount OF appropriation. y
have been made since the 4tlI day of March, Isl
arrearages liabilities existing ptor TO that time,
IN pursuance of a resolution OF the IL. Of R Of lie Il
February, lS43
Amount Of appropriations since the
4th day Of March, ISL, for
ages or liabilities existing prior 10 that
time $3.50, J3i \
Document Isl, p0ge 10, II
"Satement o: the amount OF the public deb, On
dth day Of March, 1871, and on the Ith day Of Nln
1913 stated in pursuance to n resolution OF the II
of Representatives Of the o}d day of Feb lsi3
Amount Of the public deb; the 9TH
day of March, 1911 including Trea
sury notes, SS3-l r..
Amour, OF the public debt on the 4ih
day OF March, 1913, including Trea-
sury notes. S27$9i@
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