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Which sum, being deducted from the excess OF
estimates for ls50-'5l, the actual ex-
penditures of lS45, leaves against Mr. Mere
dith the sum Of S10,273,09
This plain statement OF facts will show the purposes
and designs OF the administration They are, 10 sguande,
the peoples money in order TO furnish preert for impo
sing heavier fares upon them in the form of increased
tariff and also order purchase aderents BY liberia
use Of the public treasure among the stockholders and
spectators.
II will be perceived that Mr.. Meredith proposes Il
increase the ordinary expenses Of the government &c.,
az, osi-an amount ftiy per cent greater than wa,
In Is45. Will the people Of this country credit the fac
that FIVE years, the necessary expenses Of this govern
ment have swollen one-half in amount' And il they
keep on increasing in that ratio how long will be be
fore the annual taxes upon the people equal 100000
oooi Only half century Such is the tendency Of fed
eral ascendency. And in one hundred years they will
run up TO $500 900 ooo-neary equallng the oppressive
and crushing taxation which bears down and mpoveshes
the people Of England and France
But every day discloses the fixed purpose OF the adj
ministraton to squander the peoples money All the
Inmates are OF the most extravagant character The
penses Of all the departments Of the government have
been greatly increased since the present administration
came into power. And Mr.. Meredith and the cabinet
are determined that they shall be increased Hence the
squanderng OF all the contingent funds OF the various
departments and bureaus hence the increase Of officers
at all the great houses OF the Union and hence
the perseverng demand Of Mr. Meredith upon Congress
to grant him much larger for the collection Of the
revenues than was allowed by the expeAse bill passed by
the last Congress- OF than has been expended by
any previous Secretary.
And so determined the cabinet TO force upon Con-
gress their prohgate schemes for expendng the peoples
money, that they ince their shameless organ to as
sail in coarse and vupeve language the chairman Of
the Committee Of Ways and Means, and the opposition
generally in Congress for standing by the peoples treas
ury and refusing the exorbitan demands OF The cabinet
No administration from the formation OF the government
has exhibited before the country such shameful spec
,ace When before did paper, known 10 be the espe.
cia and confidential organ Of the Executive and bis cab
net indulge in daily insults and assaults upon the repre-
sentaves OF the people in Congress, because they refuse
10 bow the knee to The nsolcnt dcaton and yield TO The
extravagani demands OF the cabnet Never. The spec
tacle i unexamped and unprecedented. Such fsgran
abuse OF the representatives OF the American people
reserved only for the administration nomnaIy headed
BY Gen. Taylor and lis appropriate and characteristic
gan and instrument
But we have no doubt the chairman Of the COMMITTEES
OF Ways and Means and all the friends Of economy and
low expenditures will stand firm Notwithstanding the
abuse receive from the cabinet ts organ
The knife OF reirenchment should be applied without
Tear or favor In all the branches Of expenditure, re-