Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-03-31
WING EXTRAvAGANcp

WING ExrRAvAGANcp
The following extracts from
nVered IN the House of Representative recently de.
OIL IND ana, sets forth in a strong liz MIR. Fitch
e xtravagance of the Taylor and FiTIn "e reckless
trations: ''ilnore Admin.
Drofia ne m s leaders have sought BY rpcl,
Piongate expenditures, unequaled IN ,eecSless and
history OF our country, uncaled for Ia inc previon
It's present condition, to empty tba ~ anything in
double purpose of fulfilling their orr "edsGry for a
men oaslng upon the deficiency thew had pneeIes and
u.lenaI appeals IN favor of protective Treated ad
pnd. uau TeGletary Meredith and his co' an' So
uhoeI Generai Taylor fancy they had manages
pared, GalPhin claims included. to i1efything DE-
oy large expenditures, that they inducaJ deficit
oily honest, but certainly creduIonS H The prob.
recommend that authority be given ,oI u uenenl
ever sum may be necessary to cover tI.i what
AND am credIbly Informed that Secrasm,aa' Deficit"
ooH 'ne i ha towards procuring plates eIedh
issue OF oonds. They were PREPARING >, LOT new
cry of national bankruptcy and ruin agsn 10 raise the
ent tarn but 1t PerverseIy belied Their Ihe Pies,
and spoiled their schemes by yieldnT PROPHECIES
than they estimated, and MORE probab "Ufe IeVenuO
success OF their plans they desired. In5 Juan fOr the
wen % quesno1ed whether, if The presen, may
judgment is perfect y one of the stoDc upon human
which can be brought against it is moi b. ?ec!Ons
too much revenue, and thus ministers =, d' yields
gance OF the party in power | wo"I! H'e eHlraVa.
willing to vote for any change of duties L almost be
best insure reduction of revenue, if "en Would
by Ioree reduction OF national expendin,0l There
&c 0nonical Standard and the chanue TO an
Prejudica to the producing and consn, would not be
of the country. If the administrator Interests
believed the revenue would fall off i,L honestly
ly predicted, why has it not reduced T.; constant
and recommended reduction of anD,o" 10 expenses,
corresponding ratio? BY refusing o. nations in
to de, it has manifested either unbeIieF ecnng so
deuiGliohs' VI Willingness to plunge the con U%h
into debt and embarrassment to enfo1oo ~; country
tariff chanke. It's desired
extravaganza In expenditure was cba,roI
Mr. Van Buren's administration and the against
TO operate much to the prejudice of the ~dae
party. Fortunate would it be for the uocfaFc
administration would limit its expenditure tIIs
amount alleged as extravagant in that. DminU u
year ending January l, 1888, (Mr, Van Rn."'S me
ministration, the expenditures were 1oS ad
This amount, being the aggregate included If VI.
the expenses for the year, known to he bo.vr
Florida war, and of the removal of the C, VI Tue
Cherokees. Compare this sum-upon wLiot olu
rung every conceivable change of the cba,ro u was
travagance-with the expenditures under This ,Jr ca
istration for the year ending June 3d. 1851 amon",
ing to $46,OO5,879 60. The comparison sho"n
difference in favor of the so-calIed reckless W.
zen administration of $l6,19O,46s IS. And , %i,
immense excess over and above an amour, , t.''
QS38) charged needlessly extravaoant ha. h0s
expended in time of profound peace, there bsnn
no Indian or other war, nor large removals of indians
requiring extraordinary expenditures.
The expenses of Mr.. Folks administration f., t..
year ending June 80, 1916, were 1928. ia ON
sum less by I9,974,7 48 than the expenses If
Mr.. FIllmore's for the year ending June 30, 1851
There was, 1t is true, paid during the ast-nampd va
So 1884 more of the "public debt than dnynr
the former; but the former year included nearly two
months of the Mexican war, the expenses copseouen
upon which, it is fair to presume would 90 far to
wards equalling the difference in amount paid on the
public debt" Thus it will be seen that the ey
penses OF this administration for the year mentioned
were nearly double those of Mr.. Folks during the
year ending June 80, 1896 But the extravaganza Of
this administration is placed in still holder relief by
comparing its expenses for the past fiscal year with
those of Mr.. Folks for the year ending June 30,
1947, during actively and vigorousi prusecut
ed abroad, and while we were maintaining large a.
mics in foreign country. The latter were $780,.
45ll77 65-a difference of only SlI AS 29S 81 be.
tween the war expenses of democratic and the peace
extravagance of a wing administration The annual
expenditures of Mr.. Folks administration during
year of war were more than double what they were
during one of peace. This ratio Of increase would
nave swelled the expenses of year during the wal,
If the wings had been in power, to nearly 100000
600, instead of less than $1,000, 0O0 they
Wing statesmen(Mr. Webster especially estimated
the annual expenses of the war at the former sum-
an estimate which, had the management of the war
been intrusted to them, their subsequent reckless
penditures convincingIy prove they would have fully
reached. They have sought to blind the public 10
their extravaganza by atributng their enormous ex.
penditures to that war; although it had ceased several
months before they came into power"
In connexion with the foregoing extract we invite
attention to an article in our paper to-day from
the Washington Union. which shows that, in the
nature of things, the Wings, who have possession
the Executive branch of the government, resPn'
sible for this extravagance.
Every one remembers the pious Indignation with
which Mr.. Badger, Mr.. Mangum, and other Wing
leaders denounced, in 1910, the Administration OF Nh
Van Buren, for alleged extravaganza but now these
very gentlemen are the friends and supporters OF an
Administration which goes in its expenditures MOI
only vastly ahead of Mr.. Van Buren's, but beyond
any expenditures at any time in the history Of 'hs
country. What say the honest masses of the wing
party of North Carolina to these things! Are hey
ready to uphold in their own party that which hey
condemned in the Democrats If they thought NIL
Van Buren, expended too much, or allowed II 10 DO
done, what will they think of these enormous ca
penditures by Mr.. FiImore7 Are they willing"
run up the expenses of the government so as 10 Gre,
ate necessity for higher Tariff! Are they In love
with high Tarif-taxes Do they wish to see 'ns%
If not, let them take this matter In manu-
and demand change. The expenses OF the g0''tD,
nent have increased, are increasing and ought W
diminished.
TAXATION IN VIRGINIA.
The Committee on Finance in the Virginia HOu'0