The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-01

in our commercial policy BY illegally wasting the public
moneys, 50 that foundation may be made for exray.
CANT estimates and expenditures Internal Improvements
Of the most laudinous and visionary character will D.
urged and waseial appropriations will be sustained, in
order to increase the deficit in the treasury The ordinary
expenses Of the government have already been 80 far in
creased that the appropriations for the present Gscal year
are insufficient; and il has been announced by the Treas
ury Department that fifteen or twenty millions Of dollars
in addition TO the accrung revenue, will be required for
this and the next fiscal year, to meet the expenditure
growing out OF the Mexican war. The deficiency an.
will more than discharge all the expenses Of the
Mexican war yet unpaid and it follows, therefore, that
this administration has extravaganty permitted in The
teeth Of its promises Of REFORM the ordinary expenses
the government to swallow up all its revenues Til.
revenue for the year ending the 30th Of June 1850
will hardly fall short Of $ae.oOoOoo. It will devov,
upon Congress- to inquire into this extravagant expa
diture, and to examine the various items by which
deficit Of fifteen or twenty millions has been created
When this duty has been fully discharged. entertain
no doubt that the public will stand amazed at III.
exhibit which will be made II will see that the pub
lie moneys have been illegally expended in rewards
wing partsansin employing without law temporary Of
fcers to discharge the duties Of the incompetent men
who have been placed in the public service in sending
gold mining expeditions to New Mexico and California
in sending agents to tamper with our people on the Pa
paying extravagant claims which have been DIS
allowed by preceding administrations and which are now
brought forward by wing appointees Of ls4land ina
lowing rejected claims which have been purchased fol
mere tries by the favorites Of the cabinet Demand
startling in character and amount have been pressed upo
the Departments and especially on the Minister OF the In
tenor-the man whose arrogant AMI unscrupulous will
makes him an acceptable agent for the specuatois who
flock around the treasury like ravens around carcass
II we mistake not. the disclosures which will be made
by strict and searching investigation Of the brief history
Of the Department Of the Interior viii force the dess
ton Of that department Mr. Ewings history as spec
ulaor in government claims known 70 the country s
he il the last man in the Union who should have been
intrusted with the interests OF the government He
that class who have habituay regarded the public treas
ury as fair subject of plumber His operations in land
warrants while member Of the Sc mates Committee OF
Public Lands prove, that he has no scruples to Restrain
him. and that he does not hesitate TO Official position
for his personal aggandizement But we cannot pura
this subject further at this time We venture howeva
to say that strict investigation will show, that Nj
Ewing is not the only member Of the cabinet wha
interests have been advanced by his Official position
that the corruptons which have been practised BY
administration IRE 90 far without parallel in history
The movements Of presidential officers demand h
srictest investigation and the severest rebuke Who
color OF the constitution and without authority Of a
this administration has arrogated the power Of sen
Gen Riley into California. with the powers Of epl gov
ernor and debating code of Mexican laws as the law
of free'people. The very same men who denouna
Mr. Polk for taking Of the territory which had bed
subdued by our arms under the legitimate laws Of m
have boldly undertaken extensive powa
in state OF peace n these practices tolerated
silently acquiesced in. where is the limit to exeeud'
powerl Its proscrptve spirit too, in the teeth Of Gs
servaton and without censure. % 9s
The attention Of the thirty. first Congress viii not
confined to our domestic concerns The foreign pol4
of the government will demand severe investigated
Under the direction Of Mr. Clayton our relations vi
foreign governments have fallen into disorder and con
sion, and the influence Of the government has b..
thrown against the republican cause in Europe. n
cabinet has manifested despotic sympathes. and Il
betrayed the cause which was made strong by eI,
pie. The hearts Of our people sympaihzsd with tho
who struggled for freedom, but that sympathy found
response in the action Of our government Mr.. Clrt&
followed in the footsteps Of Louis Napoleon, and,
him. was an unfaithful representative Of the public
ment The steamer United States. which was intend
The agents Of Spain seized political offender on o
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