The daily union., 1852-08-31

Alton, Illinois, port of entry, which taken up, on
motion OF Mr.. Campbell Of Illinois, and passed.
he Boundary Commission.--M - Money Spent
Accounts withheld by the Administration.
In. the debate of Friday evening upon the civil and
diplomatic appropriation bill, Senator Weller. of Ohio,
rising 10 that the appropriation of $4,000 de.
manded by the administration for the boundary commits
sion be stricken out, stated facts which pro-
duce deep impression upon the public mind as 10 the
wasefu and reckless expenditure of the public money by
the present whg dynasty.
Mr.. Weller, understood him, stated, in substance.
that since he left the commission in ls49 three hundred
and sirty housand dollars have been already asked
and appropriated for lis expenditures further appro
pration OF hundred and twenty thousand dollars
now demanded In anticipation OF this state of things,
the Senate fue mOns ago, adopted resolution calling
upon the administration 10 inform the Senate and the
country how the three hundred and srty thousand dol
lars have been spent To this call of five months stand
ing not word Of has yet been given The ad
mnisation has received the money has spent it wants
more and that is all that Congress the people yet
permitted 10 know about the matter BY way Of
for this most scandalous state of things, Mr. Senator
Pearce stated that the Secretary of the Interior had in
formed him that the accounts not in his office, but
were somewhere else. These accounts run through
nearly the last three years, and returnable quarterly
and yet the Secretary cooy states that he cannot lay his
hand on them OF thing he is sure. however; and
that is, that money Is ,osn;ed for the commission
In reply TO the observation OF Mr.. Pearce, Mr.. Weller
stated with great force that it 10 him matter of
consequence whether the accounts in the Secre
ary's office, in that OF the accounting controlling
officer his accusation being against The uhig administration
To show the contrast however, between the OF the
administration in relation TO accounts OF the commission
when democrat the commissioner, he would state
that when his accounts commissioner called
for, with intent to charge him with improper expend
ure Of the public money the of fifty thousand
dollars, those accounts were furnished. vouchers and
all in just days after the call made. Instead
OF showing him be in default, they showed balance
due him OF fpc thousand dollars which has since been
allowed and paid at the treasury But now the accounts
of the commission in whig hands, for three years past,
have been demanded by the Senate for five mons and
are still toithheidt
Is any comment needed upon such facts as these
Must they not impress upon every candid mind the
conviction that whig policy and administration
great deal more than they come tor
Must they not be regarded establishing the conclu
sion that the whig party, now organized and man
aged cannot be safely trusted by the people with the
management OF the public funds
Such conclusion would be inevitable, even IL the
work OF the commission had been properly performed
Bu, the fac, is that while this vast sum OF money has
been expended, and the accounts withheld, and now
more is asked for to the tune OF about hof million
aH the boundary line has been in such manner as
in plain violation OF the treaty, to subject the United
States TO the loss OF about five thousand square miles OF
territory.
No, only has this been done but the surveyor, who
with the commissioner, is made by the treaty nde-
pendent and responsible Judge OF the correctness OF the
line, and is such, required TO sign and certify the
adoption OF the line, has upon bis refusal to sign
the repor, OF the commission, been peemptory instruct
ed by the Secretary OF the Interior to sign it, whether
he approves it or not.
The treaty provides that the line prescribed in The
treaty. when duly signed and certified by both the commits
soner and surveyor shall be deemed part OF the treaty
itself In entering into this agreement the United States
reserved teo.fold protection against First, the
commissioner supposed to be versed in civil
adairsmust be satisfied OF the OF the line
Then the surveyor-supposed to be man of science
be satisfied Boh must attest by their signatures,
their satisfaction that the line prescribed in
the treaty; and then and not TIL then, the United States
agree that the line and certified shall be deemed
a part OF the treaty.
All this the present administration has usurped the
power 10 reverse. Il finds the commissioner satisfied
with his line, which is bunder and loss II finds the
surveyor dissatisfied II insruots the surveyor TO give
his signature, sttestng that in his judgment the line is
right, when, in point OF fact he avows his judgment to be
that the line is all wrong.
In this of facts is obvious that the Senate could
do no less than il has done by adopting the amendment
to the appropriang clause, offered by Mr. Mason, the
chairman OF the Committee on Foreign Relations, with
the avowcd purpose Of either breaking dora the eommi'
sion whers stands, forcing it 10 rerace the steps by
which, under the instructions Of the administration,
has violated the treaty and sacrificed the rights Of the
country
Taking into account the whole OF this case-the enor-
nous expenditure, the accounts withheld, the blunder