New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-03
ine pitnelpai items Of this increase the loan of
loss, 200 cog, and transfers from special fundys

me principal items Of t1is increase are the IoanoK
S5G4t49Ts So " s 80 EE1s q ~
In order to cover up their extravaganza, aperver-
sioh OF ospelai funds haa been athorized and n this
way apparent balance ii fo the creitSof general
fund, when If iafeaIIy bankrupt S9
A game of deception has long beenpIayed by tFy
Democracy Of Lou tsiana. No ane ssaas "a 3irsler.
stand IL better than those in charge III fhs Ieasarv.
This is partly done by means of under esfirass IN
stead Of basng hs etin ates upon the actual espe,d
aures Of previous years, be huditor afsrsy re
sorts to guessing If so, ,he very unfortuEafs as be
iapapia5ly makes Tie estfn,at Of erpsndtarss foo
small.
That it may be seen what h. uoor gseEser he issE
gife some Of the actual expenditure o hs estsldtes:
The expenditures of 1854 were 81 25os ~ ;ahe
Auditors estimate for 1854, $I,1196A she
dres of 1855 were 81 sss 09s s9dl hefeslee sundeE
sestrnate3 s5saA5A s9 Estimate Of eaf. lssss
2O2,ss5s0G; the probable expenses Of L s58 Will be
as great as in 1855, 81, $685. DOS 80.
ThaSit will be necessary to resort to loan on an
crease Of the taxes to pay current expenses 1856
debts maturing in and remburse Tie mo uey d.
verted from the school and seminary fnnd aea dent
The Auditor assumes there viii be aa fnsgnif Can't
balance m the Treasury to credftef GeEeraI Fund at
the end Of tIisyear Of s465o4 3s,
LII this equal tho sof thepase
(and who doubt they win Ie. AL $50 0ss so
The amounts due special funds are .ss9f,47e SO
s21a257s IS
The estimated receipts Of 1856 \: II ssaa,G6O Do
The balance on hand to credit Of general "
funds, Ist January, 1856. ..-.- .-..... 1873 S5s as
Deficiency to be provided for by loan or
increased taxes. g. :: as $50 il
@ HI s2,1 g25787s
Thatne4feddction Of taxes expenditures can taFe
place is evident The State bonds are mas ring III
1857. Interest has to be paid. THE Trea sury is
empty of funds for ordinary expenses. This issthss
second time it has occurred il aree Such pros
| perty-sueh ourishng condition Of our fnane ea is
anything but lattering. sEs es.gtS5 ,Ssfst
There is no better evidence Of underestimate J of
the Auditor than in relation to TIE aoiit paid Tor
| printing. His estimate inxl a55 was 900 BE
makes the same estimate for 1856, saWts
that he had authorized payments to the amount oE
s56,5O9 % and he well knows olher payments ares
to be made on account Of printing il 1855, which
swell esr1n to ever $50 900 and
ably estimate it at this sum for the present
The present Auditor has in no made his
estimates at all near what expenditures have shown
they should have been. 5e i, sis si3 s$s5 ID
When Treasurer DeBuys went oufsof Office in 1a4sy
he transferred to his Democratic successor balance
of s43s1l6 u: Seven years thereafter, under the
government Of Democracy, it all gone, and
necessary to borrow d 900, This has also been
spent and transfers of ispessa Funds than
s5oosQop to General Fssssd has been made made and
( this, too is nearly expended s, q y ses 49,.
Our taxes, in the meantime have been increased
several hundred per cent. 4 actH,
;, I'VE are grayely told that are
i dsaF there IS not Il this protiigaey.
It party noac soeez7stassoSs5r s sssr 5fssasse: sssasss:
, 49, "a s;ys4s, a. ANrI-HUMBuG.