Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-04-25
VAN Rs.ren's Extravaganza.
4 True Statement-Read lie Facts

4 True Stqteme,at-Read lie Facts.
The Federal party have presented
their statements of the expenditures du
RIM Mr.. Van Buren's administration to
the people in form calculated to pro-
duce false impressions upon the SUBJECT
They make no allowance fer the appria
tons for the Florida war and the reno
val of the Indians, nor do they tell the
people the amount expended upon the
public 5uildings during that admlnlstra-
ton. From official documents, it APP
pears that the Florida war cost the adj
miuistration of Mr.. Van Buren, no less
than $50. O0O,OOO; the amount expend-
ed upon the public buildings, as will APP
pear, was $l,2OO00O; add these toseth-
er, and we have the sum, for those ends,
of $50 100000. Add to these the sums
expended in behalf OF the frontier diff
cultie5 and the removal IF the Indians,
and II Will be seen that the extraordinary
expenditures OF Mr. Van Buren, were
S42. 96l SIS. Add the ordinary appro-
eria!ions, and the gross amount of the
rneney appropria ted to national purposes,
was $llo,997,47l. This amount the
Federal party hold up 70 the view of the
people. and cry 'Extravagance!' 'Prodi-
gacy.' and SO on; but withhold from the
public eye' all the facts and peculiar
circumstances under which those appro.
nriatiens were made. The fact, that
The FederaLists Themselves helped 10 make
those appropriations, is never mentioned
Let the people remember this. MS,
Upon the subject of the expenditures,
we take the following extract from a
speech recently delivered by DR.. Dun
can. of OHIO. in the House OF Represen
tatives.-ED. SENTINEL.
Extract from Mr.. Duncan's Speech.
1t was said the administration
of Mr.. Van Buren, was an extravaganza
a wasteful, and corrupt administration
To put direct contradiction upon thi:
trioje falsehood, | will submit statistics
and in order that may be read wit!
Greater ease. will make them as brie
as possibIe; and IN order TO illustrate.
will CON pare figures with the expendi
lures of this administration that promls
ed such reform.
The appropriations which supplied TIL
1st wear Of Mr.. Van Buren's administra
l.. 4 i tho To-
General Jackson's administration ant
If them will say nothing. The amour
exnended in the first year Of MIR. Val
Rnren's administration, which was tn,
wear 1887, was $51, 6lO,O co.
Second year, 1888 5l,544, 59'
Third year. 1889 25,443,7l'
Fourth year, 1910 %. 500, So
40, 997, AZ
The argue gate amount of the expenditure
&c Mr.. Van Buren's administration.
ksav aggregate amunt; | mean BY tina
III. ordinary aud the extraordinary ex
,,enditures; ! mean by ordinary expen
d;tnres. the civil and Diplomatic expen
d;tuses, as wei! as the ordinary expendl
lures iDr the al anu navy ihuldh dii
nujties, and interest On the funded 0
n;strict debt-all Of which are ordinary
becauss they are Of yearly occurrence
whether we are in peace or IN war. :
They are incidental to the army, TO tn
navy. and to our funded debts. | meal
by the extraordinary expenditures, thos
which occurred in consequence OF Oh
border difficulties, the public buildings
.he Creek Indian war, the Florida war
the removal of Indians across the slissls
sino. and their settlement.in agricul
s,,re &c.-aIl of which were extraordi
nary expenditures, nearly all Of wsc
had their beginning, and nearly all Q
which had their end in Mr.yan Buren,
.Jm;nistration will exhibit fhe am
6 those extraordinary expenditures, q
"sll their several as their aggregate g