The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-04-06

emancipation III Africans iii this com
try ~ one session, and the cmanciua.
ton ul the dovn-:ruddcu masses oj
Europe 1T the next! We are b, .s;n.
ming to take, the affairs of 'j;,r,,n mtc
considcIatiCn-witll the view or giving
her freedom tt trade, at least with our.
selves, and by next year we shalt take
mp the cause Of human liberty in Hin.
doo,l:,n. and the rights Of mat in Chi
na, Tor which wc have Il growing sym.
path!v, arising from the tide Of clnigra.
ton. which has briskly begun from that
country to California. And it las
come 10 this. that whilst Congress is
making Il tour OF philanthropy all ovc,
the world, and attending 10 the busi
ness OF thc rest Of mankind, the Prcsi-
dent is making t:r,. with some III! &c
mi.l;cEs OF tn. public money III con
tempt Of law. a'R 'a.
Now it is one Of most rcma ha.
bic features of the times that such pro.
cecdinss us the Presidents occur " hYn
there IS hostile political ,n;.jority il
both Houses Of Congress. Indeed VIC
have observed t;om tho Compromise
coalition, down to that Of the Census
Printing, that whcncvcrany stupcEd ,us
fraud, o., abuse is 10 be pcrpctratcd---
such aswould sink any party assuming
thc sole responsibility, it is forthwith
under taken by !; combination OF both
parties, aMd then such professions Of
;ibclality, nationality, patriotism, and
Cnionism arc made as we would ex-
pect tiom a band Of brothers, lcagucd
t. defend the capitol against u midnight
assault Of barbarians. As q striking
illust alton Of The way these things
are uonc and suffered, we will quote
commentaries Of the Washington
Union, which aspircs to the sole organ
ship OF tho opposition party, but which
unfortunately cannot get the Census
Printing without the a!l of administra-
tion woes. But for that, and but for
the general proclivity to a union Of
both parties tpf. the sake of the spoils,
we would have expected an opposition
sosslle feet sfiicane of
an, ,aiarunl at tiiisE executive ;nsurpation
Why, when General: jackson merely
took the responsibility of changing the
place OF deposit OF the public funds
from Que bank to o;hers, the opposition
was almost revolutionary and volcanic.
Now, look at the gentlcness of the
roaming OF, General Jackson's cx-private
secrelary. when millions are taken by
Il Wing President out of the treasury,
not only without authority Of law, but
in direct violation OF it
The pcntcncy OF such a measure
makes the impression that there must
have been some very material error or
mistake cirlcr in the Executive csti-
mates or HE Congressional appropria-
tons at the last Congress, or that there
has some extraordinary looseness in
the execution Of the laws by disbursing
officers. If we are not mistaken in the
temper of The people, they will have
their attention arrested by PROPOSE
tinn to add three millions to the
fifty millions appropriated for the
current year. and Il very satisfactory
explanation will be required from the
Executive, who now calls for SD large
an additional amount OF money, and
from the members of Congress who
respond to that call. Weare trongIy
Inclined to The opinion that deficiency
bills are becoming rather too much
a matter OF course, and that there is
a readiness to yield to such Executive
calls Which is calculated to elicit
some criticism. If We are correctly
informed, the present deficiency bill is
intended to comply with an Executive
call for about three millions ofdollars,
which it is said becomes necessary to
carry OH the operations OF the gov
ernmcnt until the 30th of June, 1852
The altered necessity for the additional
sum arises fiona the fact that the
last Congress refused 10 appropriate
the amount then called for hy the En-
ccutivc estimates by about three
millions, and that as tho expenditures
have gone on according to the scale Of
the Executive estimates, and not ac-
c"rLing TO tho law Of Congress. it now
becomes necessary for the Ircsent Con
gross to correct an error of the
last Congresss. TO o,r mind this
state Of facts is extraordinary, and
demands a corresponding degree Of
scrutiny on the Part of members Of
Congress.
"Wc DO not mean to be understood
as intimating that there has been any
misapplicntinn Of the public money
which has produced the alleged
deficiency, or that the facts, when
developed, may not show that the
deficiency ought to hc supplied.
What we mean is, that when the In
ccuiivc Aas made his estimates, and
submitted them to Congress, for the
anaual appropriation, and when Con
grcss has refused to appropriate the
amount cst mated BY throc milf, rs o!
dollars, il the Exec, tive goes on to
cXpcnd according to his estimate, and
not according to the actual appropria.
tions, he slio,la be prepared with most
satisfactory reasons t,r disregafSi3g