The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-07-07
Public Expenditures.

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expenditures Of the government. It was in.
tended as a reply to partisan effort Of MIR
Sherman, of Ohio, the object Of Which was tC
furnish data for campaign assaults upon the adj.
mnistration and the democratic part in the ap
preaching congressional elections in several o.
the States. The speech of Mr. Letcher tears
the production of Mr. Sherman to pieces in
most unmerciful manner 1t leaves our mod
ern Munchausen in as unlueky plight as his
prototype was in on the memorable occasion
when the sudden melting Of deep snow over
night left the Baron's horn dangling by tho
bride at the top Of church steeple, several
hundred feet high, to which he had tied on an
evening OF his marvellous travels The honor.
able gentleman from Ohio had, by process oI
arithmetic not unfamiliar to his side of the
House, though it would astound old Pike and
Bonnycastlc if they were alive, built up su-
pcrstructure orgovcrnment expenditures for the
fiscal year 1859 to the appalling height oi
ninety-two millions o[doars as minimum
Mr.. Lctchcr has dissolved the fabric of the
member from Ohio, and LET him dangling as far
above the region Of facts as the steed of his tu-
tclary divinity, Munchausen, was suspended a
bove the surface oftera f,mu
At the time that the speech of Mr. Sherman
was delivered it was evidently the intention OF
the opposition to swell the appropriations of the
session, Congress to as large maximumas pos
siblc. The Object was manifold. An enor-
nous expenditure OF money would have afford
ed an admirable basis Of assault upon the ad-
ministration and the democratic party in the
approaching elections for Congress, and in the
great campaign of 1860. Occurring, as this
immense expenditures over receipts would rem
der necessary an increase OF the tariff for the
protection of the manufacturing interests in the
black republican States. A clamol for this in
crease of the tariff, it was thought, could be
made highly available before the workingmen
Of the North in the present CESSATION ofenter-
prise, fall Of wages, and general lack o I employ
ment
The plan Of the proposed campaign was,
thus very formidable one. A great outcry a
gainSt the extravaganza ofthe dominant party;
a proposition for increasing the tariff as meas
uro of public necessity resulting from democrat
ic eXtra7agance; the advantages of thus pro-
tecting the honest and needy American work
ingman against the pauper labor of Europe;-
these were to be tbs pleas and pretexts for a
common assault of all branches Of the oppos-
ton, united ina grand Peoples Party" against
the administration and the democracy
Thanks, however, says the Washington Union,
to the wisdom and prudence Of Mr.. Buchanan,
the first branch of the scheme of the opposition
failed most signally. They were not allowed
to run mp the appropriations of the session to
ninety two millions of dollars according to the
covert suggestion Of Mr.. Sherman. The Pres
ident gave them warning at the proper moment
that he would take time to exlmine minutely
every item Of money that they pat into the ar
preparation bills. lie would not tolerate the
abuse which had grown up Of holding back these
bills until the expiring hours OF the session; fill
lhhS thSili NIbh SNCl1 oOlb vi anu
and abominable expenditures; thrustins them
under his nose in the night time for signature,
when it was impossible for him to detect the
villany; and thus succeeding in their scheme OF
eXtravagant and licchtious appropriation by a
dark lantern trick upon the Executive We
have seeen the result OF this bold and honest in
lcxibility of Mr.. Buchanan. Members knew
that unless they sent him their bills by Satur-
day they could not djourn the session on Mon
day; so they sent them by Saturday. They
knew, moreover that if they filled their bills
with denominations they would come back to
them on Monday morning branded before the
country with veto; and so they rcfrained from
l1adirg them down with plundcr items.
We announced the consequences yesterday
morning. The anticipations Of MIR. Sherman of
appropriations to the amount Of ninoty-two
millions were not realized; and the grand total
Of the appropriations of the session-includng
all the expenses Of the Mormon expedition, es
tmated for eighteen months in advance ofJuIy
proximo, and all the deficiencies of every sort
for the expenditures incurred by previous Con-
grcss-aggregate only sixty eight million;which
are twelve or twenty millions less than those
which were authorized by the black republican
Congress OF '5627.
We say that the first and leading branch Of
the black republican projcct--that of running
the appropriations of the present session ofCon-
gress to the enormous figure of ninety-two
millions of dollars--has thus been npped in the
bud by the frmness and forecast oil the Presi-
dent; and thus, instead of their being able to
charge in the approaching campaigns that he is
expending ninety to hundred millions of dol
lars in administering the government, he will
be able to show that his expenditure for ordi-
nary purposes in the fiscal year 1889, will
be but little over fifty millions, and that these
expenditures united with the extraordinary cx-
traorlinary expenditures directed by Congress
for the year will aggregate sum less than six
ty-fve millions
Such is the result of Mr.. Buchanan's inAu
ence on the action Of his first Congress. In the
next session it will be more decided; and in the
next still greater; until the close of his term, if
we should not become involved in war with
Great Britain, will show the most economical
administration ofthe government that has occur
red during the present generation.
IfCongress but do its duty as faithfully as
Mr. Buchanan will do his, there will be no
clamor at extravaganza; there will be no in
crease of the tariff; there will be no pretext for
a Peoples Party fused Of black-republlca
and know-nOtbinps Not only will Mr. Ru-