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

Aroostoock WARRIOR the amendment appFisting
to Gales & Seaton, $4,000 for the publication
of the American State papers, and other amend
ments that might be enumerated, decided ma
jOrity of the yeas camo from the opposition
side of the liouSe.
The gentleman complains that our foreign in-
iercOurse expenses have run up to an enormous
figure The gentleman evidently does not un-
derstand the subject 1t will be recollccsed
that awards paid under treaties and other pay
Inents Of like character are embraced ia this
expenditure. BY way Of illustration, I take the
year ending J une 80, tS49 when the appropri-
alton for this object was 6, ,905 900 72, made un-
der democratic administration and tho year
ending June 80 1853, made under an opposi.
ton a,lministi alton, when the appropriation wAs
95087l 80 In the former year 6,565, asa 70
was uiod to fulfil treaty stipula.ions with the
Mexican republic, the King Of the two SicilisA.
and the republic of Peru, leaving balance OF
1854 SO. In the latter year only 297, ,l55 ST
was required to pay awards, leaving a balance
of 653, 7l5 60 for foreign intercourse prope:--
almost double the amounts used for that purpose
in 1919. Ho~ will tho gentleman explain this
increase uler opposition rule?
Sweeping charges Of extravagance, such al
the gentleman has INDUCED in, do not strike my
mind as the most satisfactory mode of discuss
ing this question. If the charges arc well fouu-
ded, it is an exceedingly easy matter for gentle
men to designate the items IN the annual ap-
| hot al b,,
regard for economy. II you are for reform.
present your measures, let them be examined.
and, if they are wise aud just, you can rely up
on our support to aid in their passage. II you
arc in earnest you will do this; but, until it shalt
be done, you cannot convince the people of your
sincerity. Cease your denunciations, give Us the
Details bring forward your measures Of ro.'a
tIcnchment and reform, and thus furnish prac-
teal evid ,nce Of your disp ,Sition to remedy
what you consider existing evils in the admiuA
istration Of the government and in our system
Of legislation.
Another question which has attracted large
share of public attention is the proper distribu-
ton to be made of the public lands. 1t is un.
depiaby true that the opposition in the North
and Northwest, as party, are committed to tho
policy Of railroad grants. In the Thirty :ourth
Congress, when the opposition had undisputed
control in this House, the House Committee on
Public Llnd', reported seven bills, making
grants Of alternate sections af land six sectons
in width on each side Of the respective roads, TO
the States Of Iowa, Florida and Alab,ma, Loa-
,ip iob
covering 1866, 30t acres. A like grant was
also made to the Territory of Minnesota, which
passed the Senate by ayes 80, noes 10. Of the
ayes, 81 were Democrats republicans and z
Fillmore Americans. The 10 who voted in tho
negative were all democra.s. When this bill
came to the House, it was amended by grant
for Aabaml, and as amended was passed by
yeas 81, nays g.. Of the yeas 60 were repuh-
leans Is democrats an Fillmore Am orleans.
Of the nays, % were republicans % democrats
and 10 Fillmore Americans. II had time
woul refer to the votes on such bills on other
occasions, to show that the opposition cannot
be relied upon to husband the public lands. and
) so to manage them that they may be source of
. revenue to the government. In my view. such
disposition Of the public lanls are wrong in
principle, unjust to the old states, AMI Of mis-
chievous policy. Such grants build UP monop-
olies, and mouopoles are always preijucial to
individual interests and the cqnal rights ofall.
In 1913 the opposition raised acry Of extray-
agance against the democratic yarty, and in tho
then existing state OF the public mind, succeed
ed in obtainin; possession Of the government.
Taylor and Fillmore were elected to the presi-
dency and vice presidency Of the United States.4
and entered upon the discharge Of their duties
on the 4th of March, 1919. They came into
power avowins their purpose to retrench expen-
: diturcs and reform abuses which were alleged
to exist under the administration Of their pre-
decessors; and the people were induced to be-
lfcve that these great results would be attained.
c During the administration Of Mr. Polk the dG.
i ty Of carrying on the var with Mexico devotved
n upon him. and, as necessary consequence, the
+ annual expenditures were much larger than. un.
/, der other circumstances they would have been.
In the four years his expenditures amounted Eek
elusive of the public debt) to 165, 1851 ,o26 Ga
,f being annual average expenditure OF II l34f,-
i 259 Sc. In the four years Of Taylor and Fil.-
more the expenditures Exclusive Of the public
10 debt) amounted to 165, ,6S3,65o 4s--being an
D, annual average expenditure of Al ,4oo, ,912 e.
6 The whig adm inistration, therefore. Of Taylor
o and Fillmore, cost the people 72, ,656 o4 year
of MORE in time Of profound peace, than the DEM
ocratic administration Of Polk cost them III 3
time of war; If such was the result IN that in-
10 stance, may we not reasonably anticipate Ike
result if tho opposition shall succeed in the next
L6 presidential struggle? The same men who elec-
Of ted Taylor and Fillmore now constitute thebcdy
N of the opposition arrayed against the psssens
10 eminently patriotic administration, s'0F
VS. 1t is known to this committee that during my
l. entire service in this body have labored zeal-
e. ously to reduce expenditures. So decided has
c, bcen my public action on this subject that It has
to subjected me TO the fierce denunciaton ofagents
). and all others interested in large expenditures
m of the public money. Indeed, many of my ro-
10 litcal associates in tho House, whose vicws On
n this sahject are NOR liberal than my own, not
BE- unifequently complain ofa course which ssenssi
IN Of duty to those represent constrains mo 10
Us pursue While have resisted all apprupfiA-i
D. tons for custom house. marine h0spisai court
Of houSa, postosc territorial and district builas
al inss which are now dottod over this Distriees