The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-10-30
The ApprsDriatisss Of Congress-

o,i,,ious are ss.03s 500: mail steamers,
3l.7lO 900 army, s. 13s 900; navy, So
| a52 600 postoiiiee transporiaiious, ~
537 900: Indian appropriations, s2.u2"''
I Az: deficiencies. 50 800, 600, indefinite
appropriations, $4,000, OOO--toial, si"'
{ III 900.
John Quincy Adams's administration was
denounced as e>travagan'. and tending To-
ward, consolidation, yet but little over halt
"a much money WAS expended IN the same
period. Just think Of it--orer tof'y'sere"
millions Of dollars ~ single year, tor the
support Of Government; anl th'', too 10
time of profound peace But this Is not
al Daring the las, Congress Homestead
Law was passed giving $50 acres Of ih"d
20 every settler on the public lands. How
much ,hi. will amouni tom dollars sud cent?.
/ ve do not know but certainly avery con
siderable sum By this law, the revenue de-
rived rom the sale ofpublio lands vii be- en-
e. r. rn, of. while the expenses attendant
,a every department Of the Government
t.. cen increased three fold. What Is the
,suencel II Tbs State OF things Is
.. .,. t,pue we must have an increase Of
rs ...T And "a three. fourths OF the tar
4f f is pad by the South, and over two
Hs4. + the money thus raised expended
..t..e North. the South will not he much
e iners in this operation We get
DD,o Tor cledning ou, Ned River, aud
700 Tor improving The navigation Of the
while three times the same sums are
ed IN the North, on internal improve.
m...
as extend this view OF the subject
D. his St7,l7l 900 we pay at The least
saI. alton. twelve millions of dollars more
t.s. ne North This in ten years will
snaaat to one hundred aud twenty millions
ri lars
Nry if these one hundred and twenty
millions were expended in the South, the
sats ould not be SO bad But tho history
OF esf endI,urcs, will show very clearly that
ihis ivy amount is expended in the North
g. o'h.r words, we pay this immense sum
g.. support of a federal administration.
RHl vet, we have wings in Texas who are
f.. gu, in favor Of Scott, aud the in
t. improvement, policy
1 it NAV be asked will the expenses
ned uuder Gen Piefces adminislra.
H ,ulj lie be elected We answer .
hesitation, Yes. Gen. Pierce is
la.a...j to n protective tariff, and hence he
tnly interested in an economical sd.
alton Of the General Government.
veto erory internal improvement,
,-,.. iass il he purely Of n national char.
he will. as state rights democrat.
.a yery bill giving away the public lands,
SIS as svery bill granting houniies to
1- mail steamers. DC. The democratic
,f and particularly the state rights wing
.. parts to which Mr. Pierce belongs.
arr posed to the exercise Of all doubtful
., by Congress. and in favor OF con
fnlng the expenditures Of Government to =
rigidly economical standard. An admins .
,ratlon thus managed cannot certainly do /.
harm. The great complaint of the wings
il, that it does no good. In other words, 1t
does not pour forth money from the ni'ed
States treasury like water, forgetiul that
this money is raised by taxation.
Foriy.sevcn millions OF dollars expended
in a single year Is 1t not time that We
bad state rights democrat in the chair, who
would arrest this wholesale eXtrav agnnce,
and put an end to the legislation that is Goa
solda,iug the government and destroying
the night, of the States
But let US look for a moment. at some of
these appropriations of the last Congress.
ls There is the sun of 81 lao, 900 for
ocean mail steamers This is a sum OF
money to be given to n Yankee company
which. has been running line OF ocean
steamers between New York AMI Liverpool.
Thu. company had received previously a
large amouu, from Congress. They were
paid lor each trip. we think, about $4,000
OF this they complained AS bong insult
Gent, aud hence the above Additional mp
propr,a,iou was made which ~ intended to