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war ubDl, ana lett surplus ol about SIX
millions in the Treasury whom he reli-
red. During Mr.. Adams Administra.
lion, (when liberal appropriations were
made for internal Improvements the
whole expenses OF Government amount.
ed on an average, to about l2l millions
ayeRr, while, during Mr. Van Buren's
administration, they we're increased TO
au average OF moro than 80 miIlionS
per year, and in one year TO moro than
81 millions, nearly three times the a.
mount expended by Mr.. Adams. This
was the economy and reform OF Mr..
Van Buren's administration, and it wss
the benefits and blessings OF this system
gentlemen seem so anxious 10 have rec
stored, Order, order, from ell sides. J
These were SpoiIs' worth having; and
no wonder, they were somew hat impa =
tent TO have them again; these we're
facts which he was prepared to establish
by official documents; and such was the
difference between the Van Buren, and
the American or Wing systems. (Hero
was general call 10 order and much
confusion As this seemed 10 be an un.
pleasant topic, Mr.. s. said he would turn
his attention TO something else.
W'kat The last Wig Congress haOe done
for the country.
Several gentlemen he'd inquired what
the last Congress-lhe Wig Congress
had done Tor The country. II in order
ne would tell them: They had restored
tho national prosperity by restoring The
protective policy. The beneficial effects
Of The Wing tariff OF AZ, were already
seen, lst, and acknowledged throughout
the counIry-it had revived manulac.
lures, created new markets for the far.
merS, and had given employment 10 Ia.
borers every where il had turned the
balance Of foreign trade from about 90
millions, the average balance for The
last ten years, against US, 10 a very large
balance in our favor, with Great Bri-
tain clone the balance last year was
Sl3,7O4,O00 in our favor) resulting in
the importation OF 22 millions OF specie,
which had found its way into the banks,
enabling them to resume specie payment
thus reSorlnga sound currency, and
reducing the rates Of interest 10 4 or
per cent. per snnum. And whilst il had
conferred all these benefits, and many
moro upon tho country, it had at the
same time increased the revenue from
customs, as appeared by the late Trees
ury report, from $l3,496, ,334 in 1910
10 $l8,l76,720 in 1912, aud au estlma
led revenue from customs oil 90 million,
TOR tho current year, lend he had ne
doubt ii would exceed by 3 or 4 millions
this estimate making an Increase oI
revenue in lo40, OF more Than six
millions and half of dollars. Yet the
Globe and Mr.. Ven Buren's friends here
are crying out, "reduce the tariff to in-
crease The revenues" when we had loo
much revenue, the cry was, reduce the
revenue" So whether we have too
much or too little, the remedy was the
same; reduce the tariff! reduce the tar
III" This was the great panacea, the
Van Bursn nostrum, to cure all diseases
(Hsre was another general call for or
dsr) Mr.. S. said he was but answer
ing The inquiry--'what had the late
Wing Congress done for the countryi'
He was showing the important fact, that
they had done more Tor the country than
had been done for the last ID years
that they had lifted the country up from
the degraded and PROSTATE condition in
which Mr.. Van Buren, had lett it; and
if gentlemen did not wish The question
answered, they ought not 10 have ask
ed it.
But this was not all the Whig Con
gress had done for the country. By the
introduction Of economy and relrench-
ment, they had reduced the expendi
lures OF Government from $26 394 343
the amount appropriated for l84I, 10
about % millions last year. 1t had re-
vlVsd The policy, (whoIly abandoned by
Mr.. Van Bursn) ofimprovDg the nav
gation OF tho Western waters, and had
appropriated $l50,OO0 to these objects,
(Hsre Mr.. S was interrupted by tho in.
quiry, where is the evidence that Mr.
Van Buren, had abandoned this policy y
Where iS tho evidence here 10 The 70
cords OF this House, In the last two
ysars Of Mr. Van Buren's administration
the estimates Of the officers 10 charge oI
these works, were withheld by the Sec
retary, contrary to his uniform practice
ano contrary 10 his duty, unless ordered
so by the Executive. But Mr.. Van Bu
rem had not only withheld the estimates
and thus stopped The appropriations lor
these objects, but he had actually sold
the snag boats, and the tools on the Cum
berland road, as the end and final wind
ing up Of all these operations; o nd whiIS
he thus withheld every dollar from the
inlarioF and tho Waa ha roora ,hor