Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-06-14
Waste OF Public Money.

In OF IT. features, least the Mexican war Is likely
to prove second edition OF that which was the opprob,um
OF Van Burens Admins,ranon-e refer 10 the protracted
and costly with the Seminole Indians in Florida
in which Uncle Sans pocket bcd much more profusely
than his VEINS although blood enough all conscience then
lowed to satisfy Proessod in the business Of
human slaughter.
The Vera Cruz coHesponden Of the New Orleans Delta
furnishes the following nkngs Of the reckessness with
which the public money is squandered in Mexico. When
after the restoration OF peace, the bill shall be footed we
shall, We presume, have second edition. revised and i'm
proved" but fear corrected" OF the bills OF expen
dure in Florida, wheh amszed the nation by their enor-
nifty. That there is some ground for this apprehension,
the reader will admit when he reads the following extract
from the Vera Cruz letter which we have referred
81 feel that can do country better service IN nv
idle moments OF garrison duty. than by ling the attention
OF the government and the country TO the wGHfOH and
uaofdlnaTy waste OF public money aud property IL
matter OF comment wherever go-eveTy talking about
it-yet htIs his voice direct it
Since the surrender OF Vera Cruz there has been anchored
nj this place, al Sacr cios Lobos. and Anton Lzardo.
vessels varying IN number from 50 So in the govern
msnt omploy-a chartered by the day, prices varying
from $40 to 500 per day Some OF them have been here
three months with stores-ihe original cost of which
months demurage would pay for. You wall anchored
within pistol shot of each other, five and vessels
coal for the armythe quantity contained in the DAOie
not being sufficient fill the mold Of any Of them
The demuTrage # these vessels less than
/ 500 per day. Is the duly Of those who have
charge OF such matters here, attend 10 these things -
Could the coal the five vessels be transferred to the
and let the four be discharged This, Messrs Ed-
tor, Is not oyerdrawn picture. IL would take
time ihsn can spare at this particular moment 10 give
faint idea OF the immense waste, and might add, bare
faced pIundtrng Of the government property, car
RED here. The OF the coal vessels given above
If but the history OF all vessels employed by govern
ment The captains report their ARRIVAL and order
de 10 await orders-the owners getting immense
per diem Tor their vessesthey satisfied remain
ever and take good care not to remind the quarermaser
OF their sence, having reported The boats
which cost az least 5000 piece, are scattered along
the beach Tor miles SKythree surf boats
bi ged and sewcd along the Leach every direction
One days attention OF the quaTtemaster, his
and OF the hundred vessels the pay OF
the United States, would have saved every Of them
The county never know the Of pablo pro-
perry, exhibited in the operations this place aud the
reason obvious for almost here IS the recipient
Of THE some plundor-and II honest his
against such d0ngs the sharks whose yery hangs
on this state Of things, raise their admirable
harmony aud cry him dOwn-en humble volunteer officer
would be utterly demolished"