The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-02

would really like to know what the gentle
man from Galena [Mr. Washburnel and
from Detroit lMr. Howard and from Louis
| vile [Mr. Marshalll and from Cleveland
Mr. Wade1 think of this assault, coming
from so distinguished an Opposition leader.
Let the gentleman and his friends shoulder
the responsibility which legitimutely at
taches to them for the necessity which de-
uianded this appropriation. The Admins.
tration is in no just. sense chargeable with
it, and the country will so decide. Then
we have the Army deficiency Of $7,925, 900,
paraded as another evidence of extrava.
gance and proHigacy. Was this expendi,
ture necessary maintain that it was
that the public sentiment Of the people,
without distinction of party, demanded that
the laws should be enforced in Utah. The
President has executed this order OF the
people, and has brought the Mormons into
subjection to the lawful authority Of the
Government. A prudent forecast, wise
craftsmanship, have controlled and directed
the entire policy Of the President towards
these misguided people and peace, quiet,
order, and obedience to the laws have been
secured without firing gun or shedding a
drop of human blood. Everywher this re-.
suit is hailed with satisfaction, and the
soun conservative men..of the nation ap-
plauded the prudence, wisdom, firmness,
and practical judgment which have been ex.
hibited by the Administration in the happy
adjustment of this difficult and dangerous
question. Let the gentleman from Ohio
and his party friends make the issue that
the President has done wrong that the
measures which he has adopted have been
unwse and injudicious let them if they
I see fit, charge that he has wasted the public
money, and they will find US ready to meet
them and try the issue before the people.
The respect and affection of the people for
the law and order, their settled and deter
mined hostility to everything that wears
the appearance Of open resistance to the au.
thorty Of Government to which we owe
obedience, leaves no room for doubt to
their verdict whenever such issues shall be
presented to them for their decision. We
challenge the Opposition to these issues.
Will they, dare they, meet us upon them
If they think we have spent more money
than is necessary. we call upon them to
specify the items Of expenditure that are, in
their judgment, extravagant. Withhold in
future your wholesale charges, and give us
the details. In the name of the tax paying
millions demand this of you. This sum,
however, has been appropriated to support
the army in Utah, for the next year, and is
therefore an advance-not deficiency. The
last item enumerated is, the deficiency for
, the Post Office Department, amounting to
$l,l69,l73. Was not this expenditure re.
quired to carry out the Legislation OF the
last Congress New post routes were es-
, tablished, and mails could not be placed up
on them without entailing expense upon
the Treasury. To meet this expense we
we're compelled to provide the means in the
deficiency bill, passed at the opening Of the
session. l imagine the gentleman, and
nine tenths of his friends in both Houses,
voted for the post.route bill !; the execution
Of which made this expenditure unavoida-
BILE. .r..
On this branch of the subject prove
III nt tho rant lanoon f.o,o OL;o ko. oor,,,;t
ted several very extraordinary errors-un-
intentonalII doubt not, but yet such errors
as clearly demonstrate that implicit reliance
should not be placed upon his calculations.
The first error. consists in charging the Ad-
ministration with the surplus in the Trea.
sury on the lst of July last, and withhold
ing from it credit for the amount of the pub
lie debt, which it has paid out of il since
that date. The second error consists in
fixing the Sound dues, by treaty with Den
mark, at $333 OIL, when the true sum is
$408,73 344. The third error consists in es.
timating the balance of the printing defci-
ency for the year ending the sOth Of this
month at 100000, while the civil appro-
priation bill shows that it is only $4,000.
The fourth error consists in fixing the
amount Of the deficiency bills passed at this
session at ST. ,O4l 500, when it should have
been $e,7O4. .2O9, ,s9 for the first, and $34l,-
ls9 SO for the printing bill, and $4OS ,73l,-
A for the treaty with Denmark, making 10
aggregate, $1O,454,l3O 81. Rather serious
errors in speech which was designed to be
used as text book by the Opposition in
their war upon the Administration
now come to his estimate OF the expen.
ditures for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1859. He makes most startling exhibit,
and works out an aggregate of expenditures
for the next year of 800, 1902. And
how is this monstrous result ascertained
In the first place, he informs US that the
Secretary of the Treasury estimates the ex-
penditure for the year named at 1914, 4,O64,.
755, and then he adds the following items
amounting to $ls,os9,647:
Three new regiments $4,2s9,547
| Probable Post Office deficiencies over
amount appropriated $500 600
Public buildings 100000
Private bills Cestimated) 1905, 900
| Printing deficiency 100000
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