Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-12-08
A PARALLEL.

Ga the advent Of the Harrison administration,
in ls40, an extra session Of Congress was called
without necessity and without reasonable apollo.
q. The former Congress had made every need.
lul provision for the new admins traton and for
successful carrying on Of the yernment, and
therefore there was no use OF an extra session OF
the new Congress.
The new administration, however, having re.
solved to undo democratic measure, aud oycltugn
the democratic policy as speedily as possible,
called an extra session Of The new Co9g ess, and
il was held.
Al that session a report was sent in rom the
treasury Department, al the heac oil which was
Thomas Ewing, now Secretary Of the lnterior
due main object Of which was to show, by sso-
phisica and incorrect array OF figures, that there
would be a deficit in the treasury for the then
current fiscal year, and that the government was
then deeply in debt. That report was most ably
criticised and s1ed by Mr.. Woodbury. and other
democratic senators, and its soshisms and mis-
statements thoroughly exposed and exploded
The reputation oi the Secutary gai.ed nothing
llom the scAthmg ordeal through which it passed;
and his misrepresentation and false tables Of
facts were turned back upon the administration
which he represented Wild terrible effect
Yet the federal party, represented by the ad.
minisraion, intent upon establishing its system,
and having the numerical power, carried its
sckemes through Congress. The additional ap.
propratons were voted the expenditure oil the
government were increased taxation, in the
form ofhigh duties, was resortcd TO but the tariff
in consequence Of the prohibitye rate OF duties
which il i'm ,ospt. defeated itself, bankruptcd the
the treasury. and loans were resored TO IN order
to euppy its necessities. he consequence was
the creation Of national debt exceeding twenty
+ six millions OF dollars during the four years FOL
lowing the advent OF the Harrison administration
and during period Of profound peace. EFen
intelligent American citizen remembers well tn,
effect which this policy had upon the business o
the country and the credit OF the government
The first was embarrassed, and the latter great
" Injured. So low was the credit of the Amer
lean government reduced in consequence of tht
adoption of the federal policy, that its bonds wer,
below par and were actually hawked about il
the money markets Of Europe for purchasers.
, Now, we are upon the eve Ola similar expert
, ment. The same spirit reigns in The cabinet
aud the same genius guides the helm Thoma
i Ewing is the ruling spirit oil the administration
, ssnd again the country is astouuded by the sud
, den annunciation OF another deficit, 1t is nc
Mr., Ewing who presides ovef the Treasury de
partment. Il is Mr. Meredith, man who has al
, ways was been lawyer,and until recently neve
pretended to be statesman, He is the chan
cellor Of the rxchequer bun il is rho's Ewing
! spirit that guides and controls him, Aud henc
tie dentit, in principle and character Of the po
ICY now announced, and that was adopted unde
the Harrison administration. Now, as then, "
i are to have additional appropriations and eIpen
diures. Now. as then, the people are 10 b
/, dlcd with additional taxes. and an increase
the national debt. And now, as then, we ma
) expect a report from he Treasury Depanmer
i filled with errors, Measurements, and sophism,
!, Aud we trust that now, as them the Sccretar
Will meet with his due deserts from Congress,
and tina he will have his misrepresentation e,
posed, aud his state smanship stripped OF its pre-
tensions; and shown 10 be the mere quackery
!, demagoguesm or the errors 81 ignorance.
) Then, the parallel between the two period
and two federal administrations t 1874 and lS4
viii be complete Wash. Uaioa