The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-25


There Is remarkable Inconsistency in the attacks made
upon the administration In respect the public expend
lures The President has been denounced on the door Of
Congress for interposng his negative 10 appropriations
which he regarded a. Illegal and wastefu and with that
class u opponents who desire bounds 10 prouse
expenditures he Is held up wholly devoid Of those lib
and generous feelings which ought in their estimation
70 eharaeierze the Chief Magistrate With another class
opponents who have occasion present demands upon
the treasury the heads Of the different departments are re-
garded the most suspicious captous niggardly tight
listed Of officers that kept watch over the public
funds II has become notorious that the public treas
ure guarded by the officers in the several departments
with seruPulous vigilance that persons having claims
the government In the constant habit Of denouncng
the gor and tenacy with which the keys Of the
box held unjust and oppressive 50 far as the ex-
ecuye branch Of the government concerned Ii has
tbished for the administration character for unbend-
ing integrity and crapulous wachuness in protecting the
public against and extravagant demands
and intoxicating by praetice and its recommendations
the necessity Of strict economy in the public expenditures
which has been enjoyed by former administration in
eminent degree This character has been made not
only by the stringent rules and regulations which
forced in the sakeeping and discussing Of the public
moneys but in the faithful regard for economy in the
Inmates for appropriations submitted by the different de
partments 70 Congress But whilst these facts are fully
admitted and made the grounds of attack by those
classes OF opponents with whose liberal notions
expanding and discussing the public money they conflict
there others who macousy ignore all the evidences
special devotion economy by the administration and
boldly and wickedy charge upon il the reckless pro-
fusion and extravaganza in the public expenditures This
class OF opponents makes distinction between the es-
for appropriations presented Congress by
utive departments and the appropriations actually made
thereby holding the administration responsible not only
for its acts but for those also of Congress but to
swell the responsibility they extravagant
calculations to the value of lands appropriated by
gress for military services and other purposes put them
down expenditures and foot up the whole enormous
amount evidence of the extravaganza of the admin
straton So far the executive branch of the govern
is concerned its record furnishes TO all
such malignant assaults which will shield it from harm
with just and intelligent people So far Congress
concerned the members will make their business TO
pose the gross misrepresentation their acts by which
they sought be made the advocates Of wasteu ex-
penditure For the purpose of presenting this subject
its true light respect the first session Of the late Con-
gress which terminated in August last have procured
from the Treasury Department statement in detail show
ing the of the estimates for appropriations made
by the executive departments and the actually
appropriated To this statement is appended list of the
extraordinary estimates and appropriations from all which
the true state of the expenditures for the first session of the
late Congress will be readily understood As we
procure the statements, will furnish similar evil
dence the estimates and appropriations at the
second session. which terminated the 4th inst These
official figures will fully yindicate the administration
against the charge of extravaganza in its estimates whilst
they win show how grossly the action Of Congress has
been misrepresented
the Iy the executive departments and the
appropriations By Congress, made the of the
$50 Congress