The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-06

shed in the Union Of yesterday, precisely OF the
character which we supposed and predicted they would
be. When the deficit Of fifteen or twenty millions was
formally announced through the organs OF the cabinet in
this city few days since, then expressed belief
that it did not in fact exist but if did exist wee
pressed belief that thad been produced the
agance and pofgate management Of the administration
ITSELF with view to furnish etext for increasing the
tariff for the benefit Of the monoposs, adding to the
public debt for the convenience Of the spectators of the
stock exchange. The statement OF the Secretary full
ly bears out the opinions which we then expressed.
Let us examine his figures and il not correct
In the first place. he estimates the deficiency Of APP
preparations for e present fiscal gear which ends the
30th OF June, 1850, at 10 236 $40
Whole amount Of appropriations asked for
for the fiscal year ending June 80 1851 44,997 032
5l,233 ,402
Thus it appears that the whole amount of appropria-
tons called for by the Secretary to be made by Congress
at its present session. ISL 402 II should be borne
in mind that Congress, at its last session, made all the
appropriations that deemed necessary by both the
late Secretary Of the Treasury and Congress for the
penses Of the present fiscal year. with the exception Of
the salaries and contingent expenses of the Depart
ment Of the Interior, all Of which could not exceed
100000 at the farthest In addition to the usual
and ordinary expenses Of the government an APP
preparation was made OF the sum Of $4,000 to
pay Che instruments Of the indemnity falling due, un-
der the Mexican treaty. for the fiscal years Of is4s and
1850. Ample provision was made by the last Congress-
not only for the civil and diplomatic expenses Of the gov
eminent, but for the army. navy, Indian department, and
for every other branch Of the public service. Ample
provision also made for the payment Of the interest
on the public debt for the contingent expenses Of the
departments and bureaux and for the payment OF all Just
claims Yeihe Secretary Of the Treasury has for
ward and demanded Of Congress to add millions
morso the expenses Of the present year. And for the
next year he has demanded over forty.few millions
making an aggregate amount of more than FlFTY-ONE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS 10 be saddled upon The people
in The shape of additional tares and debt in the uery fra
year of the existence of The present administration For
nasmuch the current Of the year will not
probably exceed s35 900, there WILL of course. exist
deficit in the treasury Of al least sixteen millions Of dol
lars which is to be supplied by additional iaxaton by
an increase Of the national debt
Now arises the inquiry How has this deficit been ere.
ated The Secetays report does not give the nfoma
ton on this point which the public have right 10 ex.
pect and which ii will demand through the agency Of
Congress As ample provision was made, or believed TO
have been made BY the last Congress- for the expenses OF
the government for the present year, is incumbent upon
he administration ho haze appended al Tie means in their
posseson and demanded sr millions more to dop to Con-
gress hop The necessity Of this additional demand has been
created They must do this in order to satisfy Congress
that sufficient reason for the additional appropriations
asked for exists And they must give the details Gen.
nat ~.
show how the money already appropriated has been ex
pended and what he wants 10 do with the additional sum
for which he has asked OF course, this involves rigid
and scrutnizng inquiry into the entire action Of every de-
parment Of the government since the present admnisa
lion came into power, which have doubt the pres
emf Congress will make. before they grant the admins
raton another mill for the expenses OF the present fiscal
year
The Secretary will have to explain how happens that
many Of the departments and bureaux have expended
all the contingent funds provided for them at the last
sion. and now want more; how il happens that extra
clerks have been employed in violation Of law; how It
happens that more than thirteen hundred thousand
dollars are required for the collection of the revenue in
addition to the provision already made for that purpose
how il happens that extra inspectors and other officers
have been employed at the TO collect the
revenues in violation Of law, and without necessity;
how il happens that many agents have been employed
to traverse the country without apparent except
to give them emolument from the public treasury
how j, happens that many claims, rejected under
former administrations, have been allowed under this
And in relation to his estimates for 1851. he must
explain how happens that he calls for nearly thirteen
millions Of dollars for the civil and diplomatic ex-
penses during the next fiscal year, when the sppro-
pristons for the same description OF expenditures du-
ring the present year. do not come up TO six millions
Of dollars. What does the administration design to
do with these additional seven millionsi And how
does j, happen that the civil and diplomatic expenses
Of The government hare been more than doubled in tie
first year Of federal odp,inistvotion7 These matters
need explanation, and they will have to be explained
before the people viii consent to have their taxes and
debts thus enormously increased