The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-09

ntOty cAD VIII AptAlS tIttIIA Nuht tuullueR-
Ing outcry was made about "Loccloco ex-'
tEavagsnre,gby toe wings, in tho Harrison
campaign Of 1910 how The Administration
was charged with squanaering The funds, and
even the sanctlty Of the Presidents domestic
circle violated by our rabid opponents. Eg-
eryihipg mesn which could be told with any
show Of plausibility, was charged upon the
democrats. Many Of these stories have been
forgotten, but not the one as to extravaganza,
in using the public funds, and we do not In
tend il shala be.
Under Jackson's and Van Bufen's admin
is;ralions twenty-five millions ofdollars a
year was denounced by the wings as reck
lessly exiravagant but now under q vbig
administration we have fttymilhoas gear!
just twice theamount expended by Mr.. Folks
administration for ordinary purposes. The
saving Of twenty. live millions year for four
years would amount to one hundred mil
lions -nearly forty millions more than The
cost of the Mcrican War. This one hun
dred millions, which would have been saved
by democratic administration, has been
uselessly and needlessly squaudered by The
party IN power,
The whole cost OF he Government per
year, during the Mexicau war, was S5s ,45s.-
\ l77-- only about Sll ,000, 600 more than that
lof last year in time Of profound peace. AS
evidence that what I'VE have here stated i
ltrue, we quote from the Hon. TrumonSmith,
a man who ispresumed to know what he is
speaking Of, and good whig. He says;
when came into Congress, the receiv-
ed opinion among members was that the ex.
penditures OF the government should in nc
event exceed about twenty-one millions oI
dollars per annum; and | remember very
well that The expenditures by Gen Jackson'S
and MIR. Van Buren's administrations, OF a
bout that sum, wss, during what is usually
denominate the Harrison campaign, held
up in contrast with the expenditures of The
idNuiulSbidtlou uuuCk SOuH 0uiuSl A"uhei
as bring perfectly enormous, and in the high
est drgIee corrupt. But what now is The
state of things? These expenditures have
been Carried IRON twenty-one million up 10
about fifty millions of dollars and II is q
painful duty for me TO discharge when say,
what verify believe. that corruption and
extravaganza have increased just about in The
same proportion Us the increase OF our rxpen-
dilures--more than one hundred per cent
Il is high time that public attention should
be called to this matter" -
Corruption and extravagance" have IN
creased more than one hundred per cent un-
dera whig administration. by good whig au'
thority! This is u fact with which the peo.
pie should be thoroughly acquainted, and o!
which VIC for one, shall spair no pains 10 in
form them.
Our public debt, principal and interest, is
about 81 81 100000; but the administration
say not word Of reducing ii; probably from
a belief that public debt is public bless
ing not word is said Of redncing the year
ly expenses, but On the contrary schemes arr
on foot 10 make bad worse. With whis
administration and congress, to what nigh
our prosperous country be brought in anoth
er four years! With wild and reckless pro
jects OF internal improvement, .iraught wit
that corruption which ever attends such
policy, aud consequently large increase o
.be debt; with a protective tariff disruplins
trade, injuring commerce and reducing tai
public receipts, one eau scarcely Imagine tb'
effect which an over. burthensone taxation
resulting from these measures, would pro
duce throughout the land If the peop
cauno; see their error 10 placing conf
dence in the Galphins, and Galdiners, an
Barons, and Leggetts, and Mears, snolhP
: four years Of whig rule will open ti.eir eye
b most effectually.