Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-02-19

Here, sir, have the round Of 81 2 900 OOO and
who will say that this statement is exaggerated Let the
whole force asked for be called out and let the regiments
now in the field be filed up, and every dollar this sum will
be required There also several Of expenditure
which have been taken this account and which will
be constantly increasing. If go borrowing money the
interest the public debt will make nconsderable sum-
The pension list will be constantly increasing and before the
end OF the year the private claims for injuries
tanned in and by the will begin in and the scrip
which the discharged soldiers will receive instead Of their land
bounty will be in the character Of public debt ON which in.
eest must be paid The exhausted asenals must be repen
shed and thousand other charges incident war must be
taken into the account The incidental expenses Of the Flo
da the Of 1872 the of the revo
uon yet all ascertaned of The expenses Of
TINS Mexican will remain unpaid for half century
nd while these enormous appropriations asked for and
TINS vast amount is TO be expended in foreign country but
very little regard paid to the interests Of own While
the Executive wasting millions TO destroy property abroad
ne denies to Congress the right of saving property at home
while he is slaughteng Mexican soldiers he will not allow
US TO save the lives Of American When bills
passed improve habo and vers the property
OF our citizens and the lives OF seamen the President
turns round and tells that have right improve
own country, or save the lives Of our people.
Now, sir in view Of present financial condition. what
Is The duty OF the Administration To go borrowing money
and so entail upon postey heavy national debt No
policy can be unwise Every generation far as pos
sbe should bear its burdens, and pay own debts
Our country is amply able to support war on any reason
able scale and they will do cheerfuy if they believe the
war to be just and necessary Why then do not the Admin
lstraon out once, and recommend taxation Our
tar can be SO modified to give twelve millions Of
more than receiving, aud the time protect
our own labor stimulate industry, and develop our
own This is what every enlightened statesman
would recommend. And then should impose direct
tax appor.oned among the States geeaby to the principles
OF the constitution But while expenses increasing
the Administration take increase our revenue
recommend nothing but paltry upon tea and coffee.
And why do they pursue this narrow, this cowardy policy
The democracy in their conventions declare that free trade and
direct faration are the basis of their theory Why them do
not the Administration and direct taxes
at once The money will be needed. Fifty millions in add
ton to all our ordinary will not be sufficient carry
as to the close of the next fiscal year. And why, ask again.
does not the President direct his fiscal agent the Secretary of
the Treasury, to ask for direct tax of $50, 000, 900
The is obvious. He knows that the moment the
people are called upon in this to support the they
will begin to inquire more fully into its character and the object
for which it is prosecuted and that such inquiry would end
in his condemnation He knows too that those States
which the most camorous for the would be totally
unable to ply their portion Of the have apporioned
nifty millions among the several States ageeaby the federal
basis, which will present to the committee
An apportionment offfty millions upon he seceal States,
QSreeabLy to the constitutional basis