The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-06-24

expenditures OF the government Tor the
first two quarters of the next fiscal
year than had been estimated by Sec
rotary Cobb, and hence failure on the
part of Congress to furnish him all the
money he scamted would be disgrace
to the country The bill was passed
for twenty millions, which makes the
account stand thus for sustaining the
government up to the present time:
| In the Treasury 1J o S1771O 900
| Revenue for three quarters ar 80, 000 900
Present quarter 100000
Treasury notes issued 10000 900
Loan granted -r-t Irr 10000 600
sloO,71o,OOO
Thus it will be seen that in the space
of one year and four months this eco
nomicdl, "Democratic," retrench-
ment and REFORM administration has
used up 500, 100000! The appropria-
tons of this Congress, Notwithstanding
the bankrupt condition of the national
treasury, amount to ssO,OOO,OoO. An
appropriation was made for the building
of seven steam sloops of war, for which
there is no earthly use at the present
time, unless it be to give fat job to
some whining politician. A fat job of
printing was granted to the National
Lntelsigencer to keep it alive, as it was
found to be in a state of decline, and
its services it was thought might be
needed to defend this pet administra-
ton a year or two hence, and they
doubtless will be needed, for the cat is
already out of the bag, and the people
are inquiiing, why this waste of mon
ey, and where does it all 90 ?" 1t
goes to feed pot-house politicians for
valuable services rendered, and to keep
up the influence and power of the party
holding the reins of government.
Let us look back for few years and
contrast the expenditure of the present
economical administration with those
of a few of its predecessors =
Monroe's Administration -four years. s4s 489 ss2.75
Jackson's second term) ls4,o5i 1851
Van Burens fs H0tfo 110.673, 427 81
Harrsons a.F 1915, 3l2. 81
Folks 60 lea, 4S1 ,013. 80
Taylor's LIST year, S29, 724, 261. 80
(FilImore) second year, 3s,623,795 ,.,Tr
! l5S, l61, 52S. II
Pierce's Administration 232, $40, 622. 81
Buchanan's administration, first year,
spent $81, 100000; and at that rate
will run up to over three hundred and
twenty millions of dollars. This is
" economy" retrenchment and re.
form !"
The following are few of the meas
ures suggested to this Congress, by the
President in his December message
some of which were laid over, some
not touched, and some postponed fol
want of time:
: The Pacific Railroad - -. -s.4fF--,s
, A General Bankrupt Law. f's1.yr ~ ,-e r.
Kansas not admitted into the Union.
Oregon not admitted.
Arizona not organized.
A few thousand dollars were ap
propriated for Rivers and Harbors, and
several millions for the Washington
aqueduct, which will benefit nobody
but the rich owners of real estate in the
Federal metropolis. But such is ode
} mocracy." Such is the Democratic
idea of "retrenchment and reform
But as we have said before, it was al
needed to sustain the popularity of the
present administration. For the influ
ence of party in power depends SC
much upon its contract patronage, and
on the jobs it may give out for the ad'
vantage of retainers and the quieting Of
dissentients, that there is no mode Of
controlling and reducing them, short Of
the dismissal of an administration which
relies upon such aids. 1t is most no.
torious that the President had no other
mode of maintaining his position in the
| free States than by liberal use of pat
ronage. This is the secret of the
enormous and reckless expenditure
The places in the gift of the President
must be made lucrative, and contracts
Of all kinds must be handed out to bind
the party together. If the treasury
/
oyerfowed, as in 1855 and 1857, the
public would feel the matter less direct
ly, but as it is, an Indebtedness of near
fifty millions of dollars is inevitable I'M
less, as we can scarcely expect, the
next session shall mature new revenue
tlaw which will restore the former re-
ceipts. .5 ~ ass
The party in power appears deter
mined to sin SO shamefally as to leave