The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-01-26
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The Union at first pretended to deny the al
legged deficiency ia the treasury, brought about
by tbe reckless extravaganza Of the late war.
Ina late article, however, on the subject, in
it's columns, we find the following plan tor
providing for the deficiency:
"Now, cannot half a million be saved from
the civil list? Cannot the same amount be
saved from the estimated expenses of collect
INC the customs? Cannot half a million be
saved from the expenses Of the ArmyF Can
not half a milliou be saved from the aPproPrI-
atoms for Notifications and arming the milf
lin? Cannot a million be saved from the aP-
preparation for the navy2 We think so; and
thus il the administration were inclined 70
save the people from taxation, and the coun-
try IRON debt, BY retrenchment in the depart
ments of expenditure above named, 1t could
do il, and thus if the sums which we have
named were saved, they would amount in the
aggregate to S3,OOO,OOO, and thereby the lar
qest half Of the estimated deficit for l849-5U
would be provided for, even if the receipts
into the treasury do not exceed the Secretary's
estimate. We are confident " millions may
be saved, if the administration will make rea-
sonabIe retrenchments ia those branches OF
expenditures which we have named as they
can do without detriment to the interests OF
the country" er.. 3rs.
Now. the hcighth Of bold-faced imPudence
can hardly go further than this, Here IS q
journal which supported and aPPlauded me
late administration, in all it's lavish and IN
necessary expenditures, which were 70 an ex-
tent tarbeyond any former precedent, and now,
when the estimates are submitted on q most
reascnabIe footing, and within the strlctest
limit that the necessities Of the case viii az
low, ii charges the present a ADMINISTRATION win
a desire unnecessarily TO tax the people, I'M
less il will make still further reductions. ig
3Canuot half a million be saved in the civil
list?" Yes, 70 be sure it can, BY cutting
down the salaries Of the President. Vict
President, heads Of departments, ministers
clerks of bureaus, and the pay Of members Of
Congress Nothing more easy. And so il
could have b3en done under Mr.. Folks ad'
ministration, and half Of the proposed amour
could have been saved in the sum paid for pub
lie printing to the editor Of the Union, an'
still have left him a living profit on the wOrl
he performed for the Government.
'.tCannot the same amount be saved in col
lecting the customs?" One Of the very las
acts ofthe late Administration was reducing tn
expense for collecting the customs nearly fv
hundred thousand dollars. from what had bee
previously appropriated for the purpose, an
though this administration is thus allowed on
ly this reduced sum for the performance Q
the SAINT duties, it is now modestly propose
to reduce it another half million. If thi
further reduction can be made, then it is clea
Mr.. Walker spent one million annually 10
collecting the reveune, more than was necei
sary..
"Cannot half a million be saved IN the armj
another half o million on the Notifications an
arming the militia, and a million in the navy?
To be sure they can. Disband half tn
army cease to work upon the forlifcatOr
} and lay up the navy in ordinary, leaving OF
commerce and citizens uprotVCtetg and tn
, whole object is accomplished at once, eve
t double the amount economtsed! Az Haml'
e says, sit is as easy as lying.' We could max
even greater savings by refusing to pay M
g Folks indemnity TO- MexicoT or that to OF
. own citizens under MI. Polk's'Mexican treat,
or the interest on the heavy debr created !
!. MI. Polk's administration. We almost woI
!. der the Union did not suggest SOME or oil
j. these plans.-N. o. BuIetih'