The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-20

branches, under the necessity OF giving Sa 570A2s
The army alone, these expenses were vel kept down
about s21O0o,Qoo during his second year Even at IN
highest which was in lSl7, they never exceede
So5Oo0O0O and IN 1885, the last OF The war they WEI
brought down to less than S43O00,O 0o his anna,
average lot me four years being only $36, 70s, go
onuei Tue circumstances, engaged IN expensy
foreign war; carried by land and water, in the enc
lnys country, and assailed and embarrassed by an en-
SoHs, INSCRIPTIONS, unpairloc, political opposition
nome, n may, with perfect confidence, he elaine
ual no government, at any period, has ever bee
more economically faithfully administered than Nh
Folks, as certainly no administration ever more en-
elgeuc successful or brilliant IN its policy and results
us financial policy increased revenues al the sam
time that Il reduced The rates. by equalizng the burden
o. ,afauoh iis iorelgn policy enlarged, strengthened
ana ilbeIalzed 10 our advantage our commercial rela
hons WIN other countries. And IFS war policy charac
lenzed by prudence aud energy never surpassed al an,
peod o. our history gave US, In the best of In
,eihs' 1hdemn,yio Inc past and security for the fu
iure For, without adding an annual average Of NOR
luah SloOooOo 10 our public debt, but securing full
payment OF our cltzens claims for Mexican spolia
ohs, u aided an empire TO territorial possessions
measuring o2bo70 square miles in extent and spanning
an ocean coast OF 1000 miles; and of a pecuniary
commercial, and political value. which no arithmetl-
cah or economist OF the present day can fully esti-
mate shall not attempt the task But this we all
can estimate The whole OF it has cost u.s. in money ali
aoa, only And this includes the aggregate
OF me government, In every branch OF the SER
vice. and on all accounts for four years. ncudinz even
me Sios9e,oOo paid to Mexico and The $4,000. 900 az
snmed TO our citizens under the treaty of Is4s
Ids sum- divided by four gives the annual average OF
VT Folks expenditures, including every item of ex
ense, military and civil ordinary and extraordinary for
nus whole term at $il432,6 sol. THIS is The highest
amount which the most exacting political o,nonen1 can
even pretend 10 charge against him. The true amouni
az nave before assumed from the record, $3.50 7os.
color some $1,000 900 less Ii is moi three Zines as
much as John Quincy Adamss administration from ls25
10 1929; only twice much General Jackson's from
~ 10 1857; only MY per cent more than Mr. Van
puieh ;, from 1897 10 lS4l and ii is iesS-mark this
absolutely less by S3,f6s429 per annum than ha, nj
'hs present administration OF MIR. Fillmore.
hr: PRESIDENT, do not make this statement at random
or without authority repeat it, and appeal TO the record
or ia truth Here is that record before me 1t discoses
me iac's mat the expenditures of Mr. Polks admnisra
f H., eAeisve as we know necessarily account
oI he three years war with Mexico, and fruitful as we
so know was In the acquisition of territory averaged
ioI us Whoe Term OF four years, only 1886 70s COZ ner
anaon whereas MI Filmores in time OF profound
peace and without acquiring acre OF territory have
averaged, during lis three years. S4Ol77 03o ner m
Is, SO 46S,429 more than Mr. pujk,s These
remarkable acs and to the country, when they are
wib, aonDt not, be astounding. | confess thew
aeohisheu me when, upon searching the records for
one anu more general purpose, found them 10 be as
JAZZ nele SCI mem down Are they not OF sufficient
Importance 70 arrest attention and command our serious
noughi Wen, indeed may the people, who have TO \
'ay the taxes to support this enormous oo
. us causes and lis consequences.
III MS hrst message in December lsl9 General Tav
~ au US nat we were at peace with all the world
ND lne rest Of mankind" And Mr. Fillmore, in his last
esssge IN December 1851, tells "our country is al
eace with all the world" In assuming tbep Thai We
re IN state OF perfect and profound peace do so pon
se au'nony Of the administration itself And follows,
raciat ~ wi,ca we az re"cJgnise and all ap-
',Ie ~ service nor necessarily very expensive one
AZ :. - our navy been materially increased,
. necessarily, required any increase OF expend' =
hen, IN our civil service, where has there lure. /
eed for much increase Of expenditure! ! i ~een any
md out Tor have been unable lc discover !, Others
Q hhd me aggregate OF expenditures not only M. la Se
20" ba peace dsbandpg Of s%S
might be satisfied to lei The friends Of Y Is this
auon explain and aDswef this il tbey s auhihis-
,s qpoh tas sepie statement OF The fact wb;r
icy neither can nor will deny. Bot 10 helm ,bs mne
= as can, and to enable the coutrv AZ euein as
auu soelhng Of ihls extraordinary state Of pabIic a.
nc any any f4. Judgment OF the administrative CONNIE
ncy anu iiaelly OF portion OF their bubble sarnp
WIZ exhibit few OF the items which 10 10 %t'
e great general Tact have stated See, compare up
dge OF Them ~ So'Pair, and :
During Mr.. Folks war administration N. \
.he civil list foreign intercourse &c
- ,o,CSz per annum whereas, DUR Mr. FIJI ohS
nav H s1e 911 on iot similar purposes, we ore
During Mr. Polks nearly three nrr % as much |,
res for our To- war adminsira -, e 40 'nusII
untrV ~.ge army, on war On The expenal.
:, averaged S23 O53,eOO eeryee ~ iois Cyl
ores peace admnlsraiio" whereas aulis i, on ~
my, we have had TO :, with mere skeleton Of an
- per annum ,ay for lis mere support SIT e,a an
esent year, ' And this without counur !, in 49,.
eay ey> mich, as far as can be aseer aimed, VIII
Du' Iced this large average.
,ng Mir Folks war administration wten ,ho No.,
a. kept always ready and the gIos OF II aetveiv sn
gaged in service and al Tue highest necessary
ia average expenditure was only S75pl 46s; whereas
during the three years OF kr. rilmore's peace admins
taon, with many OF ships neither ne eded nor n
gagged in active service, has $50 976 per an
num- that is, 81 1872 sos Tor peace more than for war;
Thus striking the balance under these three heads
alone find that Mr. Fillmores three years apeace
with all The world" has cost u.s. in actual money us
,762 per annum more than Mr. Folks one year Of
peace and three years OF war without counting the
J26,070 square miles OF Territory, embracing 900 miles
OF seacoasi, acquired By the war.
tmay be attempted, but IT be truly said that
although the current expenses OF Mr. Poks administIa
uon were nominaly less than Mir Flmores vet be Gre
aled large debts which he dd not pay and which have
TO be paid and make the enormous amount Of MIR
Filmore's expenditures balance OF accounts ON this
scoe, between the two administrations may vary the diff
terence between them somewhat from the precise |
amounts AT which have stated but not 80 much a. Ia
change the general resa which assumed nor break the
force OF my charge OF enormous extravaganza against
the present administration
To show that right in this let us look at the items
OF That account; During Mr. Folks administration OF
tour years. the annual average OF the public debt created
by BIN was Sll73J,97l while the annual average
amount OF the same debt paid by him was S7Isg3I5
eavlng an annual balance against him of SI5i465g-I
hat IS, an aggregate for his whole term Of SOS 7s2 or
ABOUT The amount Including S2OOO0O OF interesD
winch has since been pald Mexico under the treaty al
Guadalupe Hldalgo. But adding this whole amount to
bat already charged 10 his administration, and il carries
Us annual average up 10 Si0Ss6 1917; which Is only
o be.
similar statement for Nj Fillmores administration
hows that he has created for his three years an annual
'ubhc debt OF slos7s, 1873 while the annual average
mount OF the same debt paid By him has been 81 36g
eaFing an annual balance against him