Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-09-12


bat f you want Ia be prosperous this excessive m
poriation must be checked. aud il you want hon
administration YOU must reduce the revenues of
/ the government to healthy aud economical stan
> dara
Another nisrlletous aud prrucions consequence
Of tins system j., that It ead- 10 habits of waste.
! tfasaganee and iaaulefahle corruption: something
of Winch mn be gathered from speech latelg made
! by Nr Bal Of Ohi5. whifh hafe not the time now
/ to refer TO- but winch commend to Your considcra-
! ton and which will be found in late number of
! the sat,onai AmeiraH Of this eitY.
/ In 1872 Mr. douglas. occupying the stand from
/ wllsh nsW -peak said
\ should ae 70 hase compared the expenses Of tho late
VIM administration with that Of former Democratic govern
mont saae1 seie get saee eHplne,ion shy il b. thai
suddenly 1rreaHsl
tsant4 f,,y millions Of dalar- should kc 10
Nhg ADMINISTRATION costs ia found peace
iLaa adnui,traan does during great war
THIS might have been very pertinent enquiry for
/ the honorable Senator To have made At proper time
pnd place. but 1t was very impeftlnent or unsuitable
enquiry tor him 10 have made here; because be,ny
yaafo5 he ial the right and the power to have made
IN where il could liaye been promptly aud properly
answered did answer it before you a night or two
after he mae the enquiry. and explained il by say
ing. the Wing administration was not responsible for
/ IT, for while yon had Wing President. yoa had IL
| Democratic tongre.s who made all the appropra-
ti5ns aud made them Mt the close Of the session when
the President had 10 sign the bills aud thus sanction
the appropriations, or by ycoing the bills, stop the
wheels Of government.
But / should like to kn6w-and wish my voice
could reach the Hon Senator whilst he Is in bis seat
ia the Senate that he might answer the question-why
have these expenses no" run up, IN a time oi pro-
found peace TO S75,ooo0o0 lei the senator answer
this question TO an anxious and enqnirng people
Why did he mske the grave inquiry here before You
the people oil tehmand and la 10 make II IN the 9e
nate Of the tniei StHtesY Why did he complain l
e32,00100D expenses under wing Administrator
which was not responsible and not complain oil SO
100000 under Democratic Administration that L
rcspon5iblei
True, As he said then we are in state Of protoun
peace and what Is our condition here in Virginia un
der Democratic misrnle both in the Federal and Stat
Governments. Why, although at peace, aud Eng
land then engaged in most expensive and destruc.
tive war instead Of her borrowing money from rs to'
carry on that war, we dispatch commissioner OF the
lonrd OF Public Works 10 beg n loan from her to
carry our system of Internal Improvements, and To-
pay The interest On our STATE debt-and yet nothing
is ST common rs 10 hear the bonstul but hllacious
crl from the Democratic party, that the country was
never in 50 prosperous condition.
Where the evidence ofyour prosperity
II may be true, you not suffering for food ant
clGihng-but where is the evidence of your prosper
pie Did You find it more difficult to live Did
You fnd it more difficult to market for your fam
ies p will not say to pay Your debts2 cuisines, al
most at stand still-provisions never higher, anCl
real estate lower aud no money 10 be had ON loan ci
hrr from the hanks 'indiyiluns-and yet yon arc
not starving
Nha' would you think ct a man who owned alarm ],
capable by proper cultivation, OF bringing twelve
"'i'l' 81 corn To me "efe' nut "h'n. ny "fe'rue
''ui7' bl agriculture only Drought ult HNt "ul't 1