The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-27


Other items. s.4oo.ooo s.2eso6o 4.le6.i6s
TOTAL. s5. 100000 si79905O 4S77l.Si9
Bal July. 1919. s.sssssi sIsi.Ssi s.isl.ssl
ra Tss. sssisss ss SIS sssssss
IA. Ju,y. 1850. 5.o.o,S.i s,Soa.ba5
I'm. policy oil the Secretary is seen these estimates
Nj, Walker in 1913 could calculate The revenue and ex
pensc for 1860 closely than Mr. Meredith could when
half tho year had elapsed Thapersoa dninshed the
toms eslia.es, although lie knew they increasing
aud exaggerated the expenses by seeking TO squandcr
money in advance upon Indefinite appropriation Happily
the delay OF the appropriation bill checked his and
although he continued make tbs expenses exceed by
Sa 900 Mr. Walkers estimate. they $4,000 less
an Nh Meredith intended they should be- and the balance
!, hand Jsy, 1850, justified Mr. Walkers estimate, al
Though ii differed Sl3,00o.0O0 from Mr. Merediths The
oCongress for specific purposes required
10 DO expended within two years. they become extn-
gushod .and il 10 usual in any year to allow as much Of
the appropriations remain expended Of
le old The Secretary has The power, by paradng the
'lofner appropriation, "permanent appropriations
such those for the payment OF terestand the new APP
propriation make formidable figure This was done
by Mr. Meredith 10 imaginary deficit, when he
asked for his Si600e030 loan and is now done by MIR
Corwin to manufacture seeming argument In favor
az our increased tariff Mr. Meredith estimated the expend
lures of 1861 S33 52 new appropriation" and
$40. "od appropriation S44 The
new appropriations of Congress for the year Ss7 040
go and Mr.. Corwin estimates the whole outlay At
S5s consequently the old appropriations are put at
SI682,677 which embraces the whole amount, and Is
more than even Mr. Meredith thought would be
called for and many millions Of old appropriations
than were before SPENT even In year of war He
can by this tckery only reduce the balance In the
ury to S46sO00. Juy 1851, and pending only the usual
fold appropriations twill be ever $4,000 900 The
unwse calculation commenced by Mr.. Meredith TO show
that all The corrupt contracts Galphn claims, and wasefu
expenditure, incurred by the Present dmaistaton,
chargsabe the continued by MrCorwn,and meets
with only the merits la one point OF view how
over charge right Thus, the wing seized upon
the popularity by Gen. Taylor In that climb into
power Thus, but Tor that Gen. Taylor would not have
President, the Gaphn cabinet would not have been
In power and Galphn claims would not have been paid
In hs alsne the present abomnabe expenditures
chsreeabe to the war; single will show the nature
the expense In 1888 there IL $50 men in active
vice in enemy's country, and consequently at great
pense For te present year the Secretary Of War reports
1897 and officers Of all arms in service The
compares fellows;
i is:s n iassa si iS.sss. rs $50 SO
Do these men cos, more than double on our own soil what
they did In tho enemy counyi Yetthis secrsaiy counts
up this outlay consequence oi the war" What had
the navy do with the wari Yet Mr. Corwin intends
spend he says So.9i76Io against S9, 1877 in 1885,
last year war; when navy had tne greatest poy
the first year Of the war! double motive apparent, In
these charges He seeks Tor his high expend
ture, and opprobrium upon tho brilliant admin
istration under which the occurred.
The same spirit OF meanncss-a genuine Greeleyism--
10 apparent in relation to the warehouse sysem. He
acknowledges the utility Of the systsm, and
its importance to the country. yet makes covert
Jack upon its author. Mr.. Walker The introduction
Of the system necessarily attended with impsiiec-
lions which required experience rened Among these
the system govefnnsnt Stores by which govern
inent leased buildings and required
disc TO be stored in them Ia this city large bnidng
~ L..
risks merchandise could be insured and conseq ueny
merchants would goods ALL Private ware.
houses then allowed bat regulation made the
public should be ftst flied As merchants would not
send goods public waehouses ALL under this rule the
private ofno year passed
ouon that the Secretary might dispose Of the public stores
the best terms practicable. This BIO has neglected do
and gives reason that he get much the
government pays which Is bat, III WERE Il 4.
no excuse. inasmuch what the government get. for
norsge does not pay tie Of the hundred men
employed aud the sAsts a dead los, 90 thar
II he abandoned the the treasury would be bene
Cited whatever SUN he might get rent would be
profit Depntatons OF merchants have frequently waited
the collector. Mr. MAXWELL and he repeatedly promised
ID have the matter correced but suspected, he
used his influence tho other way. depuaiion
10 Mr. Corwin. He promised TO IL, came TO New
York, saw the collector, aud the dropped The
patronage OF the present system will abandoned at
any cost and meany attempts TO ascrbe
10 Mr. Walker Great professions In fsver Of commerce
arc made, but the difficulties In its way removed
have said that the Offices win not insure In the large pub
lie Some Of them take small amounts II per
the IN private being per cent. goods
signed 10 commission merchant therefore this operates
as an additional per cent. Of duty.
Under the bead OF ways and MEANS Secretary gives
genuine specimen Of the rigmasoe. sotdng
pspsbe evidence thar its suihor had arrived at the age OF
- years. and the position OF the pre-
dcament ss General Taylor, whom he prayed the Mexcans
% receive with "bloody hands and bospabie grave"
that B hs had never "given his tariff ques
ton We were presented in consequence with a strange
tumble Of notions and surmses which carry their
demnahon with them. The great difficulty which man
OF common sense encounters, when 10 hrst required 70
make an srgamen 10 favor Of protection TO overcome his
own convicfions OF right The moment he begins 10 sh
be encounters the injustice Of evyng TAR upon the whole
community for the benefit Of the producers OF cenain ar
icles OF consumption, for tho pupose OF tempting
through the operation Of those boantes rger Invest,
ments Of money and labor 10 those manuactsre. to IN.
neglect OF other employments previously pursued Ia not
theories put forth By the monoposp about ,hs national i'm
poance Of sustaining them In preference all Others that
DC can argue at all In favor Of the wrong In proportion
he becomes acquainted with these false theories does
ne reason oohersnuy This requires long practice and
our nsopnyte Secretary has got further than ssncho
rama VIA 70 the Labyrinth OF lies" Among the most
remarkable Of the whims Of The Secretary. and which he
nnks presen" reasons Of the most imperative charac
eI why Oongre" should Increase the taxes is that the
omcis neure: show total imports s7s sls and exports
NIoicsf~, being balance asas~a 49, Of S06 2lTEo9
VIA mes ngufes OF las own production staring him In