The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-07-24

and Douglas heard that Pierce had been
chosen captain of the host that they
lifted up their voices and wept, and the
Wings of the house of Fillmore heard
them.
%. And they rent their garments,
and scattered ashes ON their heads, and
went up to the Capitol, crying, Oh,
Pierce. my friend my friend Pierce
would l had been chosen instead of
of thee
Expenses ofthe Wing Administration
We find the following in reference to
the charges of extravaganza against the
present Wing Administration, in the
Washington correspondence FIN. York
Times.
ut is fortunate that the appropra-
tons for the regular and contingent ex-
penses of Congress, including the pay
and mileage Of members, have run out.
That may be an incentive to greater
industry than has been displayed in re-
curing seven months for passing through
the forms of legislation, a bill reported
to supply pressing eXigency of the
Government.
A staple of the needless debates, in
which those seven months have been
wasted, has been the extravaganza of
the Administration in its expenditures.
The stories of those who have dilatpd
most upon alleged corruptions are now
returning to plague the inventors. Hon.
S. Borland, a veritable Scion come to
judgment, has found it constitutional and
proper to take back and abate some five
millions of the SUN total which he chang
ed up against the Administration
month or SO ago. This falling five mil
lions month, is like the man who went
out shaking, and came back before break.
fast with solemn averment that he had
piled up his game to the length and
b edith of six cords, but found himself
reduced, when pressed for particulars,
to single garter snake, and refused to
fall another serpent. This game was
begun some time before the democrats
handed over the books to their success
sors in 1s49. In July, 1913, President
Polk sent Message 10 Congress, ex-
horting them 20 economy. He censured
Monroe and Adams, and even Jackson
for not having been more democraticaly
rigid in saving the pennies. He did not
conceal that he had run up debt of
from sixty five to eighty millions in three
years, and that his successors would be
called on to provide for the defence and
government of a territory, nearly double
the extent of that which required the
care of the administration when he came
into power, but he told them to save
money. Now, it is fact, that during
the last ten months of Mr. Folks Ad-
mlnistration, in a state of profound
peace, he expended revenue at the rate
of torty.siX millions of dollars per an.
mum. He left charges upon the revenue
arising from the Mexican war and other
sources, not before recognized, of nearly
fifteen millions per annum. He left
four millions to be paid in interest, three
and half millions due to American
citizens as indemnity from Mexico,
twelve millions in four years to be paid
to Mexico, vast inaudited accounts from
the war to be settled, the territorial ex-
penses to be arranged and betrayed, and
finally the cost of collecting the revenues
to be charged as an expenditure. None
of these things had existed in our inan
cial system before, and the sum total of
them was an extra fifteen millions;
which has been duly and honorably paid,
And it has been paid, not only without
borrowing, but eight millions ofthe Polk
war debt has been wiped off. and the
whole twelve million of Mexican in
demnity has been paid, with its $780,
600 of annual interest. And withal, the
aggregate expenditure does not exceed
by more than two millions that Of the
last year of peace under Democratic
rule. A more splendid financial achieve
ment has not been performed by any ad-
ministratlon. The surplus revenue Is
now upwards of fifteen millions of dol
lars, locked up i'll specie in Sub Trea-
sury vaults. AS fast as the Polk debt
falls due, it will be paid off; and, ifGen.
Scott be elected, means will be taken
to anticipate the maturity of the loans,
SO as to balance the books, and dispense
with the expensive machinery OF man
aging stocks, paying interest, and soon
A MAN FOR THE WoRLp.-A success
full merchant in New.Zealand, Scotch.
man, commenced business with the fol.
lowing characteristic entry on the first
page on his ledger: "Commenced By
ness this day--with no money ,;,tls
credit-and f70 in debt, Fs -. hssr,
never won fair lady. Set, SION, bsart
Queen!" '0' save ''''
| u[favotS easily repaid beget aAac-
tlon--laVo'.s beyond return engender