The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-04-20
FiIImores Extravaganza.


shulied of their Unlonism, aud declared il
favor Of holding a convehtion strictly sshie
and since the majority OF that party in this
State and in Louisiana, have declared ID
favor Of MIR. Fillmore, as the choice of then
convention, it may be well 10 let the PEG
ple--lhe tax. payers-know, something a.
bout the reackIess and unprecedented ex.
~travagance OF Mi. Fillmore, in the admins.
~iration OF public affairs. The Mississippian
has complid the following.
"Compare the expenditures during the
first year of MIR. Folks Administrator and
the first OF Mr.. Filimore's, and how do the
figures stand!
The expenses for the year ending.
June, 1886. Democratic rule
were s5s, o3l ,ot4, go
June, 1851, (H1hig yule.) : 4s,0o5, $50, 90
showing an excess Of expenditure under
Wing rule of upwards of NINETEEN
MILLIONSOF DOLLARS. But we are
met by the plea that "a large portion OF the
expenditures were caused by the Mexican
war" Unfortunately. the Fillmore Admin
i~stration Is doing but little towards reducing
the public debt. Its champions, therefore,
cannot shift the responsibility of It's waste
~fulness ON the shoulders Of the Democratic
party. The excess Of payment towards the
public debt, during the last-named year was
was but s., Jl5,2Si over the amount paid
in 1866 on the debt beqeatled by the
Wings TO Mr.. Polk; and two months or the
Mexican wal were included in the Iast.nam
ed year. The expenses consequent upon
this fully counter. balanced the excess paid
by Mr.. Fillmore on the public debt. Thus,
saking the iwenty-eigit million expendi-
ture as a reasonable standard, ii is plain TO
every one that the present Administration,
during the year ending June, 1851. reck
lessly sqnandered nearly twenty millions
OF the public funds
The Hon, Chars, Peaslee, of N. Hamp.
shire, gives The following erpcfe,' ina re-
cent address to his eonslituts.
1.-THE people are beginning to see, too that
under the present Fedral Administration,
there has been too much plundering OF the
Treasury; to much Gardnerism aud Gal
phinism; too much curroption aud bribery.
among men in high places of the republic;
too exclusive q n administration of our ma.
tional affairs upon those seven princin,es.
which from tue basis of the party in power
namely: the five loaves and the Two fishes.
They have seen the Gatphin operation
carried out under the Taylor dynasty, where
hy a member of the cabinet received from
the national treasury Oae Hundred and
tareaty hoasand Dollars for has osea use.
They have seen the GA. diner Operations
carried out under the Fillmore Administra-
ton. whereby they have good reason to be-
lleve that q member Of the cabinet got up
wards Of ose hassdyed thousand Dollars
l.om the peoples treasury, for his own pri.
sate purposes.
They have seen the allowance by this
Administration Of the Barron pension claim,
by which the friends Of those who are IN
vested with power. have illegIlay and inn
properly received thirty thrusand dollars. on
a pension claim which had been long before
adjusted and settled under the half.pay law.
The htckdsaw ctaint, by which eminent
bankers 10 this city received from the tres.
ufy o'se hundred aaa tieefpe Thousand dol
kaTss OF q fund belonging to a tribe Of Indi
ans, known us the Ctickasaws.
Tho Hargoas claim. under which eigki
thousand dollars was paid from the treasu
~. when, in fact. those most conyersan
with the claim, are Of the belief that MT
HaFgcus could not justly demand more tina,
leighty thousand; aud for carrying whicl
claim through. The counsel employed, re
celved one hundred aud twenty thonsan
dollars. and, as is believed by most, a mem
Der Of the cabinet received thirty thousand
Us council fees for his services.
The people have heard of the Near
claim. and the Legget claim. by which ott
or large amonnts were pillaged from th
Government by spectators. who oftenlime
have brough, mp these demands for merel,
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