Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-02-01
The EXDenditureS.

mounting to about forty-two millions and half
We have been looking the appropriation bills to
in what manner this enormous was distributed
divided between the two great sections of tho Union
We know that such an inquiry is factious, and per-
haps rather reasonable. For if it should appear
that the North gets the money! it is well known that if
is voted away for national Objects and that the North
Is much the most national section of the two. We
thought, however, that the Presidential election
was soon to come it would be WELL for the sake of
the large assortment of candidates now on hand and
their friends to have eye this part of the national
policy, that they could vote understandingy and
skillully.
OF the total expended, about eleven millions is
ocal-or devoted to various national purposes in the
several States or for the of the several States and
territories. OF this the South gets about three
millions-the North the balance. These appropria-
tons for docks harbors, lighthouses, custom
houses, hospitals, magazines, forts, surveys mnts,
roads, salaries &c, and include the annual install
mcnt with interest, due under the treaty with Mexico
which we place to the account of the North, as she
gets all the territory, and more too
For the support of the army the appropriation is
SS,396,560. The army is recruited chiefly from the
Northern cities and remarkable that only one-ourth
OF those who apply to enlist accepted the others
being rejected for infrmv of constitution and other
disabilities The provisions and clothing produced
and fabricated chiefly at the North. And as the prn-
cpal service of the army is the protection of the
frontier from Indians and the great portion of the
frontier and territories belong to the North it is
safe to assume that fouhs of the military expend-
tGre belongs to the North.
The navy appropriation is S9,535,602 We have
SIX navy yards for the construction OF public vessels
located at Norfolk, Washington, Philadelphia New
York. Boston and Kittery-two-thirds of them at the
North. The iron and cordage manufactured chiefly
there portion of the timber, hemp, tar, and rosin
being produced at the South. The seamen are enIis-
ted at the North We may, therefore put down about
fourths OF the naval expenditures to that section.
The Indian appropriations amount to s.. .355,92 .
which, the North has nearly all the new terri
tories, may be charged to her.
Here are three items-the war; navy and Indian ap-
propriatons amounting to than twenty millions
of dollars which added to the local expenditures makes
abort thiFtyolc sniiiionsSf which about
millions are chargeable to the North.
The expenditures made chiefly on the frontiers
and one OF the consequences of giving up the new
territories to the North, is the REIMBURSEMENT her
of the expenditures. The appropriations the last
session of Congress for California alone amount to
more than seven hundred thousand dollars.
The expenditure now is about fifty millions annually
OF this the South will get about ten milons-one
fifth. Her white population is about third of all
the Unon-her property about one half. Her propor-
tcn of the expenditure ought to be, the basis of
population and property, about twenty-one millions
permanent expenditure of fifty millions is equva-
lent the appropriation of thousand millions of
private property to the of the Federal Govern
nent, since fifty millions is equal and than equal,
to the annual income of that much property Of this
property about twO-ths is taken from the South and
she receives only fifth of the expenditure. Thus
ten millions are taken annually, equal to principal
of two hundred millions from the South to encourage
the industry enterprise, and capital of the North and
by taking from and giving the other, creating
difference of four hundred millions in favor of the IA
vored section. Such is the premium offered to popu-
laon, enterprise, capital and ambition desert
section for the other.
The evils of taxation threatened BY British power
before the revolution, and which made the revoluton
ere trivial in comparison with this. And what is the
<Anedyl Representation Where sone section is
graphical, social, and political diff
fr, what is represention worth for
rotection, unless it be equal in
bnist What is the power of a
hlnorty The power of talking
even that.
the expenditure here at the seat
lin the South, and ought to be
lnt. But this is no longer central
as originally. This city is practi-
orth the South. The popua-
this expenditure, has no vote to
of the South. The commodities
more manufacturing and CONNER
al, and came therefore, more from
hIth. The ofice-holders are equally
well as the South, and destined in
more from the North than the South
h the residue, if any, of their salaries to
our diplomatic corps abroad will be-
4more from the North than South
lat all this is invidioHs-s sectional.
We the votes, to appropriate lands
section 1t is tactious and section
fact and show the consequences.
that the imposition of permanent
he appropriation of as much private
rnment that tax is the income of
ions annually is therefore equivalent
ion of a hundred millions Of private
North henfA9rth controls the Gov
Government unrestraned in the tax.
power! With the power thus of appropriatine
property by vote does any of believe that
it will not be exercised at the expense of minority
odious for its Institutions Will not fanaticsm take
unto itself ambitions avarice, ideness, agraranism
socialism, yoluptuousness and vanity-seven othel
deyils-and will not the last state of this Govern
nent be worse than the first
We hear men assert the utility of party divisions al
conservative of free government, and yet denounc,
sectional divisions What is the difference! So fa
as one is sautary, is the other. 1t has been tht
eafey the glory of SYSTEM that it divided in
to States and sections. 1t has been its peculiar goo
that it was divided into North and Southland abou
equally divided We owe to that very division, as th
history of the county shows, almost all that re
mains of the Constitution. The moment that Con
at the late session. prosrated the power of
section it inflicted calamity greater, infinitely great
err than the extinction of of the great nationa
parties leaving the other without criticism and with
out restraint For a predominant section is more in
tolerant proscrptve aggressive and destructive thar
4 Aparty-because the rulers and the ruled NOR
distinctly divided in position, or interest, and in senti
8 nent, and afford greater facility for the operation
yrran3
- The late acts of Congress were the work of on'