Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-12-01
From the Ns., York True Sun

EFT FINANCES. The treasu-
ry statement, which " i'll be found on the outside
Of to days paper, presents gratifying view Of
The condition of lh government finances. Ii will
will be seen thai lie estimates Of The necessary
additional appropriations for The fiscal year en-.
ding 3Olh June, 1885, amount TO but 1914 9O3-
So. The Herald, its summary OF these stale
menls, gives The amount a, $40, 2S7 1885 IL; very
careessly adding il the appropriations made BY
former acts OF Congress-, as expressly stated in
the table, amounting 10 SG,542 .43l 43 The Her
aid is very iond oiboasiing ut lis character in
financial statement, tul il is not al all uncOm-
mon 10 find il ting some grossly careless
bundeI similar 10 hat above mentioned But
10 return Il the sttemenl. The estimates Tor
the fisc i year cntiig 80 Ii Jane, 1850 are given
a S33,2l3 So 10. The revenue II the govern
meat, il il policy unchanged, will more than
meet this; 50 that nohnancia difficulty is 10 be
encountered BY The ew administration when il
comes into power. remains 10 be seen whe-
Their il will 90 oui, LAYING matters in as secure
position The Delocracy, and, indeed the
whole people, have very reason to congratulate
themselves AT the success which has marked the
policy Of The preset administration in all its
matters OF finance That the revenue tariff and
The independent treaury have had all The salu-
tary effect in this resecl which has been expect
Ell OF them, is not tobe denied; and though we
may expect 10 see btu OF these measures vio-
IentIy assaulted in th'new Congress, the people
cannot be deceived tony grea extent in regard
10 them. They recol.cl The Wings predictions
of ruin and disaster Shich attended The passage
Of these laws, and the are now conscious CT The
signal failure Of Interpretations
Under no administration has the credit ci the
government, or the geeral interests Of the coun-
Try, been in more halthy condition than under
that which is now gong out Of power; and that,
too, when extraordinary circumstances have CON-
bned 10 cmbarrass i The widest Wing will
not pretend that the cange in The administration,
which the recent eletion has decrcei is he re.
suit OF any dissatisfaction on the part Of the peO-
pie in regard 10 the oeration OF the policy Of the
Democratic parry in.his respect. The best evil
dence OF this may found in the fact that the
Wing National CoHenon did not dare 10 attack
these measures BY rso!nlion or Otherwise. They
knew that they coud not conduct the canvass
successfully il they resented these matters in is.
sue before the people and il The Wings now al
tempt 10 fly in The face OF public opinion by
endeavofing 10 iepea these measures which have
been 50 triumphanily successful, and which, il
cannot be denied, have received the unquestiona-
abe sanction Of the people, our word for Il, they
will be hurled from power by the storm oil popu-
lar indignation whith The attempt will surely
raise.
We rep-ai-lhe Democratic party can point
with pride 10 The condition Of all the public and
national interests whici have been under lis con
lrol in The present administration; and it is our
deliberate option, halits policy is 50 firmly es.
tablished in The good opinion Of the people, that
the incoming administration will not lake the re-
sponsibility Of changln, il, even if has The abb
lily 10 do so.