The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-08-14

Aggregate for the service Of
the years 1858 and 1859, sos, S5t 20l 81
Thus, without allowing for any deficiency.
the appropriations for Mr.. Buchanan's second
year exceed by about one million of dollars
the expenditures of his first year, the nine
millions nearly of deficiencies included
From bad to worse with vengeance
The administration try to shift the burthcn
from themselves to Congress Congress, they
say, makes the appropriations, and Of course
We spend them they grant.
Why Of course Congress makes the appro-
priations, and it must make the appropriations
which the incompetent and dishonest men of
the administration require to carry ON the
government, or else stop certain parts of the
administration and the expenses are so large
because democrats are III office, and are inCOni-
ye'ent TO discharge their duties with economy
and honesty. With honest men--unlikc the
Secretary of War-and able men unlike the
Secretary Of the Treasury, and Of the Post
Office dcpartmcnt-th government would not
and ought to cost more than half what it now
costs, Fillmore almnst rcd it for about haif
But it is not true that Congress has forced
appropriations and expenditures onthc govern
mcnt. On the contrary the Government asked
more than Congress gave.
Mr.. Buchanan made the Kansas and Utah
wars without the orders and against the pro-
test Of Congress.
Congress did not make Mr.. Buchanan spend
5000 600 more than Congress had authorised
him to spends yet such were the deficiencies
provided for his extravaganza.
Congress did not force him to ask loan of
$40, 900 900 and add 81 600, goo of interest to
the expenses.
Com ress did not ask him to increase the
cost OF collecting the revenue to nearly
$1,000, 900.
Congress did not suggest to him the build
ing Of ten Sloups-ot-war
Congress did not propose the scandalous
sums to be sQuanderGd oA the civilization of
the Indians which means gratuituus and dis
cretionary plundcr Of the Treasury to a vast
amount.
On the other hand, Mr.. Buchanan asked for
the mere collection Of the GUS
toms for one year, S5,5G0.OOO
Congress gave him, $500 900
Less by 100000
Mr.. Buchanan asked for fortifca-
tions, &C., 1881 900
Congress gave only Co. 900
Less than asked for ST ,269 900
Mr.. Buchanan asked for five new regiments
of the regular army. Congress refused thon,,
and gave him only two regiments of volunteers
for cigilreen months. A third one was voted
but for the protection, and at the expense, OF
Texas.
These are few samples of the mode in
which Congress is responsible for the expen-
ditures.
We think Congress is too liberal, but that
is no eXculpation for the Administration. They
will spend all that is given them; but incom-
potency and dishonesty, tavoritism, and pecu-
laton, so pervade The present and the late
Administration, that the Government must
stop, if these enormous demands are not
complied wtt~~
While millions Gre asked FOR soldiers and
ships, there is not word said about a single
harbor, or river, or lake, in the United States
in any of the estimates. And the Democrats
in the House refused not only any appropria.
ton for those great and beneiiccnt objects
but they also first refused all appropriation tol
the great fertilization system, which protects
the great seats of our commercial wealth, and
then gave only 100000, instead of the rea
sonabe appropriation Of 81 ,93l 900 estimated
for.
Now suppose the government had gotter
all il osted from Congress; and that Congress
had added a reasonable amount for the pro-
lection of our lake and river commerce, what
would the expenses Of the government have
amounted toi
Why-add for collecting the Gus
toms the $4,000 ,o0(
For Notifications, 1869 900
For three regiments, at the rate Of
the existing army, 5000, COO
For rivers and harbors, l,5OO 60;
And we have S7,16900t
That is to say--so far is it from being true
that Congress even this Democratic Con
grcss-forccs expenditures on the Prcsid mt
the President asked for nearly 81 GOO ,00O be
vond What the Congress gave him! Ant
adding to what he did ask only 81 800, 900 fo
the protection Of our rivers and harbors, which
he had no right 10 omit, and which he grossl,
neglected his duty in emitting, and we hay,
scale of expenditures astonishing to behold
The figures are eloquent
Actually appropriated for the
year 1899 $685. ,2l1 IS
Sums asked and not granted G,2O0,O00 On
Reasonable allowance for
rivers and harbors, 100000
Whole cost of the year 1859 slO6, So, 2q1 8
Fordcfciency on the Buchan-
an scale, s,oOO,0oO.o