The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-09-15

reihty Of the Treasury. on tho fna..ces, 10
iDeesmb~r last II any gentleman has this
irporf and will turn u psg-. e.. statement
A. E.. Doc. No. Is. H. r. 1. sess. 32d
COagfvEs) be wil see that he aggregate eN-
prpdiIurs9 last year were over furIv eight
EllliOR dollars. (s4R,0O5.G7S,Ge. Deduct
ing the .psyments Of the public debt, the
.liexicAn Indemnify and The swards under
The treaty with,Mexico. amoaniipg togeihcr
tsnearly ten million dollars, fss, 977.07T,
atl there .renisijns an expendnure Of over
Thirty eight millions. (S39. .099 30I,47) =
mis- bsIs0ce mill still beai a, rrdgcIon of
more than four millions and leave an aggre
gate SURPRISING Mr. PolEfs average c&pen-
uitasss, ,lagth 8 fsrrigR war oahis hands for
more than half his term. Again, MIR. Cor
win stsLss at pAge4 the"0rdinary expenses"
ofibe government for tho current year, ac-
,eurding to his printed estimates. at nearly
tbirty.ihrve miIiops and half, (S33,34l,
2sls7l-alm9ft Up to that average cN2rP-
ditures Of Mr. Polk's war administration;
and these estimates viii in al pycbability be
rxcredel BY tEe actual disbursements Now
ii we add 10 This amount ouel third more
than niHe m;lliois and a half (S2j549 geo,
,i2.l which Mr. Cqrwin chooses to consiJ"r
eylri ordinary. an4 which he charges as !
think, without reason. to the acquisition ST
new Territory (see page 4, the 'b,rlk'nce oi
two millions seven hundred thousand doll
nIs stated 6y Mr.' Borlapd against the pres
.ent administration Computed with Mr.. PdkS,
isfslly sSstalped- the smaller expend Iturc
being for war, and the larger expenditure
5ot peace, .....,.
IwiI! only add On this branch of the sub,
jgct that if the increased expenditure refcrr-
I'd to could be fairy carrird to the account
nfthe acquisition of territory proposition
not to be admitted-it would devo!ve on Il ,
administration to shaw that this cypepditur,
had beenrsgNlated kY a. reasonable ecoa9
my, and in This it would Ettcrly fail. | be
lieve the records Of the country would b,
searched in vain for Disbursements AS reck
less and arrangements asilljudgcd as those
which are connected with the establishment
and maintenance Of ReN posts in. the S0utl
;west--posts which ARE supplied with fgc
transported 40 and so miles, where bay hai,
been purchased forty, fifty and Sixty doll
ars ton in the Heart Of country covcret
with grass, and where the cost OF maintain
ing mule has exceeded $500 per annum
Write 70 your representatives at Washing
ton and ask them TO send to YOU the speecl
"f Mr.. Houston Of Alabama. if you woul>
know more ofthvse things in their minor de
Tails. Ihayc no time :n3v 10 enter mt
them myself. .......
From this general view Of the fiscal ad
snniStralion Of the government, let me 9ov
turn to particular transactions; for these dfe
indicate more clearly the principles and pol
igy.b which an administration is goYeYsd
than general results. .....,'-.T
There is good reason to belieYe that wher
Gen. Taylor came into office, the men VIII
surrounded him undertook to make the gov
cgnment, SubSerrienL TO the most selfish uses
especially, in the e%pen liigre of he pubIi
money. aequit Gen. Taylor of Ill partlcI
pstion in thess transactions; but the succsc
with which enterprises against the trcasur,
were carriddon during the first year OF hi
ADMINISTRATION, should be perpetual warn
ing io'the country not t0 cdrnrhit the man
tgrment Of its affairs to any man who's
! aoe ijle has been devoted to the protcs
sion of farms and who has no practical know
letige of ciyil governnsent
J. 'Fhe first case wish to call your attent
ion is one Of which you have heard II goo
Heal in general, but perhaps not much in de
ltiI-t mean tie GaRhip claim, rs it is cal
led. Let mt S4a to you the particulars.
Before the year 1873 the Greek and Che
rokee Indians in Georgia then Il Britis
ptdvinGe, Became indebted to George CD
phin an Indian trader to the amount OF a
bout ss43, 500. They were unable to pl
ths debt, and in the year above named yea
ahsy ceded, in trust for the purpose, t.
fieorge Ill, King al Great Britain, Il trac
Vf country con- aiming about two million an,
y half acres. The King accepted the trust
and commissioners were appointed to sci
the land and pay the dept. Very little pro
grcss was male, before the war OF the Rev
oIutiDn broke out and the British scapte
over her colonies was broken, the State 9
fieorsia took possession of these lands an
disposed of them, ur the greater partofther
Sor the benefit Of her own citizens. She too
them, unler any equitable view Of the case
subject, to tlletooudAion Of the trust. Tha
80 she regarded it is apparent from the ia,
she assumed (he payment Of the debt
&as not paid, and after long delays applc;
ton wis MAJ u to the United States tn asSum
ynd payiE In 1885, in negotiating treat
mithithe Cherokee Indians, q provision Wi
Inserted by theCommlSSionGtsy ssipulatil
fg the PAYMENT by the United States, anI
was rejected ny the Senate. But, ieiLow4cit
i1ens, perseyerance in matters befera Con
,ress. Il hope our honorable friends wh
hIe here wlltake no exception my az
mari, \ parlakes very strongly of the iattr
butte which the ancients aScribcd to the ten
der passien--it cOnquers all things; and
tS4G, an act was passed authorizing and rt
Qaitiag The Secretary OF the Treasury to ca
anime and adjust the claim, and pay tn
snSaIhtto the executors oftialphin. ! has
nor been able to discover any just groun
FIR the asSuRSption of this debt by the gcncl
81 g,yernniegt, unless it be upon the prime
pie nowaI Tear, becoming too commonwitI
81. thu pnrlieus of,tle capitolat Washington
(anlong slanl agents., at I'LL eyents. th "
There is any aatiluatel claim which nobol
iswilling to III is to BE- shpd.!ed otfontl
United States, or, in other words. upon tn
people. and on you rs u part of the peop,
Tor whatever is drawa from the treasury
10 mu III taken directly or in nhreetiy flo
your pockets. ,N ~ H ~ y
On the 2Iof March 1870 twu d.4r.st N