Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1852-09-30


The Naioaal IneIIiycneer i showing p, = ssr'ss
q able nanbcrs The flse ascrtioas q sa.h rsskle
sans u4nsess Judge Duuglass = referees p -
Extrasagaacr..
That veteran paper rarely fault IN ~ staiemsh
facts. presents The following striking ns'anees e 80
prod of he aIlcratoa cf extravaganee against
Administrations:
4saou,.f originally reported by Ne Con- 80 ia aes
rainef an HaFs and Mems, @Ss 3 ~
TIE nm rnsior;fr n the House added zssEssos
Two items for thc Army and Military - 20 se-
rsaemy were decrease. 70 the ami q 70 - az
aefaal iscreasc ~ the IIonsc, ]ss~-,.Sv
The senate. viii IL Denorraiie adaL
adied The sarious items y the depntte -. ~
appropriations nmo0ntins p Sssis,-so
Iss.;fes which, the two H9ases added about SieSs,-
coo more 10 ,he indsfaife appropriations.
The amoant originally reported was s 26,pies6S, and
Inc two Houses actually appropriated the sum Of Sss
0s2 577-bcng 81 ,0s5,5 'ore than 1ras asked toF n
bhe Estimates!
The lateIiigenccr says the "orgnal amount demand
ed from Congress for the annual appropriations for the
currcnt fiscal year, was, above stated, S26,0i6soo
The permanent appropriations under FIR
mer acts a Congress for civil list, expenses
| Of collecting the revenue, arming the mi -
| litia, &C., amount to 5,UI ~
And fDr interest On the public debts. s,sTe,69o
| MAKING. tovether. So, 0f4, AIS
Which would have been the full current expenditure
from the Treasury for the fiscal year, had not Congress
voluntarily added more than millions Of dollars to
this amount This additional expenditure one will
pretend that the Administration, any body but the
Democratic majority in Congress, Is responsible for
Congress has ordered The expenditure aad the Exccu
tire has ony under his Constitutional oath and oblga-
ton TO sec that Laws 'be faithfully executed. So
| much for Democratic " extrayagaacs's against Wing
economy. The honorable Senator from Ilnosmust cx-
cusc we retor upon him, in the terms Of his own
qucrry Is dis that system Of economy in expcn-
dtres in the various branches Of the Government which
we had right to expect il We placed cnidence Ii
Democratic professions p
The Intcgenccr after establishing these sins Of
mission BY the Democratic Congress, points out
omission, Of signal importance viz: "the neglect to
thorixe the surplus Of the Treasury be applied
to the cxtingaishmeHt Of the Public Debt which subject
earnestly brought to and pressed upon their at
| tcntion."
BY investing ten millions in the purchase Of the public
debt annual saving the interest Il that would
have been effected Of s 500, 000 nearly : ,500day
The editors farhcy show off the ludcrous assertion o
Senator Douglass in regard bringing the government
back that honest system Of economy which has dstin
guished Democratic Administrations r The five years
embracing 1912, La, II, Is, Is, (Which included IL.
war; involved expenditure Of $l26,466,5si. tn.
expenditures Of the three last years Or Gen. Jackson
aunlnisfatol, anu inc ttco Tfst oi nn. az Dureh
amounted, exclusive payments On account Of the Pub
debt, to the Of l45, being balance agains
Democratic rule of $l9,0ol,95i!
Mr.. Adams expended an annual average Of $t2,575,
477-Ger. jackson an annual average of $ls.22i O92
and Mr.. Van Buren, S37,l35,66l.
The IntelIigencer further shows off the ridiculous
sumptions Of the Democracy the subject Of pecafion
II bringsto mind some celebrated cases Of dcfacaon j
the times Of Mr.. Van Buren7cne Of Receiver Of Pub
lie moneys at Columbus Mississippi, who allowe
10 remain in Office after he was known to be defaulter
until his whole deficiency amounted TO $l2Sss4e70.-
His successor nominated by hmselfon the ground tina
hs was san ardent supporter Of the Administration,
was appointed by President Van Buren, and he went GU
Of Office defaultcr to the tune Of Sl0l,l7S!
Senator Douglass must suppose the people have
short memories his own, attempt palm upon thei
his stuff about democratic economy" There ncyc
anything in the annals Of impudcnec glazing
this yet the babblers repeat their audacious statement
so often to impose upon the ignorant prejudice
portion Of the community.