The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-24

travagant expenditures. Every dollar II
has paid out has been discussed under the
appropriation bills Of the late adminstra-
ton; and already the cry is abroad that
these pestilent WINGS are plunging the
country into debt, and placing all manner
of burdens on the shoulders of the OPP
pressed and plundered people. They
know perfectly well just now that this is
all fiction and falsehood; but they will re-
peat it so often before the year is out, that
they will begin to believe it themselves,
and to treat it as an admitted historical
fact. Their policy is to treat all their state
ments as admitted, unless they are con-
tradicted and disproved, and then to swear
to the truth of them, on the ground of their
being admitted. "We have charged so
and so. We have repeatedly charged so
and so. We have charged so and so
time and ogain. You have not denied
6 it. You dare not deny it. We are pre-
pared to make oath that it is so and so,
because you have not denied it,"
This is the manner in which Locoioco
facts are manufactured ad Hbitum. 1t is
nop Locofoco fact that the WIGS are
always spending the peoples money, and
that the Locofocos are forever busy looking
after the strong boxes, and taking care
that the treasury is not plundered. 1t is
a well-received Locofoco fact that the Adj
ministration Of Mr.. ADAMS was shock
ingly extravagant; and that it nearly
| ruined the country in the decorations of
the East Room. The people have had
succession Of pure, virtuous, and econom
ical administrations; and now the WHICs
have got into power, and the country is to
be ruined again in six months time, by the
payment of debts that their Locofoco pre-
decessors have contracted. 1t will not be
amiss to refresh the memories of our Lo-
cofoco friends by few figures; which we
advise them to run over before they pen
their next allegations in regard to WHIG
extravaganza.
There was expended by Mr.. ADAMs's
administration, in the four years, the sum
Of S49,313,213. This was some four mil
liors more than were expended during
MI. MoNRoE's second term; but the OPP
position and the Richmond Enquirer ''as-
tonished and electrified" the people into
the belief that Mr.. ADAMS was running the
country.
General JACKSON was to take the burden
from the shoulders of the people, and show
them, with the aid of Mr.. KENDALL, how
they were to enjoy the blessings Of fru-
gal government. There was expended
during his first term $50, 249,8 79. This
was only some 81, 900, 900 of additional bur-
den; but the Democratic presses assured the
people that every thing was managed in
the snuggest and most economical manner
possible, and that they were in the enjoy
ment of much more ''frugal'' govern
ment, though it was spending great deal
more money.
In the second term of General JACK
SONS administration, the expenditures
mounted up to SS7, 100, 42S; and this was
so much more economical-so satisfactorily
frugal, that the Democratic journals recon-
mended his appointee, Mr.. VAN buren,,
as the most suitable person in the world to
continue this kind of relief to the oppressed
and tax-ridden people.
Mr.. VAN buren, came int the admin
stration, and made as many hourishes
about economy as his predecessor-an
the Globe furnished its daily certificates
to the effect that every thing was right,
and that the administration of affairs was
on the most economical scale. In his
four years, Mr.. VAN buren, and his CO.
patriots managed to make way with
SIP, 1861, or something more than
twice as many millions as Mr.. ADAMS.
Thus Locofoco economy used up twice as
much money as WING extravaganza.
/ JOHN TYLER's administration we pass
over. II was not WIG; it was not Loco
Foco. 1t was an anomaly. 1t was nei-
ther fish, flesh, nor fowl. If it had been
pure Locofoco, it would have been marked
by the usual Locofoco corruption and ex-
travagance. But the Harrison start made
it comparatively honest. There were no
! defacations that we remember-and its
expenditures were some $1,000, 900 less
than those of the administration immedi-
ately preceding.
And now we rome IN the last nure Rail
timore platform, Locofoco, Polk admins
tration; and here we find that Locofoco
economy has multiplied Mr.. ADAMs's ex-
travagance BY three. Instead of S49,-
100000, the aggregate expenditures of
the four years amounted to Sl46,924, 400!
Yet, in view of these familiar facts, the
Opposition journals have the impudence
to contrast Locofoco economy with Wing