The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-09-03

Which Of our readers before had any con
CopliOn Of sUch az aggregated
We showed that the appropriations for |
the one fiscal year, l858.0, amounted To
the following sums. viz:
Specific sums ap'v'd.sG5 ,O67 ,7G2 76
Loss deficiencies. .s,9l3,l3l 3O-SjslbiG}l 4s |
Indefinite sums...........,,.., 3,a02.2ii ~
Permanent tappropriauous.....,, Gala, ,22i 40
Former appropriations, ...,,.,.. 1856 a@7 10
Post Office approprlauons.,.s.. ll4t1,aAo Uo
Asrr,rat, for service oftbe ycau 1855 s0 s5tgoi s
Thus. without allowing for any def
cheney, the appropriations for Mr. Buchat.
ans second year exceed by about .uOO,-
600 the expenditures Of the FIRST year, the
80. 600. 600 nearly of the deficiency incu-
Ided. From bad to worse with vons
geance. Tho Administration try 10 SHIFT
the burden from themselves to Congress;
Congress, they say, makes the appropria-
tions, and Of course we spend what they
grant.
Why, Of course, Congress makes the
appropriations, and il must make the APP
preparations which the incompetent ard
dishonest men Of tho Administration re.
auiro to carry on the Government. or else
TO stop certain parts Of the Admluistra-
tion, ahd the expenses are SO large because
Democrats are in Office and are iRcompe-
tent to discharge their duties with ocono-
my and honesty. With honest men--un-
like tho Secretary Of War, aud able man
unlike the Secretary Of the Treasury
--I ~ tho pasi.OniSs 4, Psismenti til0
Government would not ought not to cost
! y,.,v, tl,,., l,.lf 3 Ltll
moro administered it for about half.
But it is not lruo that Congress has
forced appropriations aud expenditures or
tho Government On the contrary In,
Government asked more than Congress
gave.
Mr.. Buchanan made tho Kansas anC
Utah wars without the orders aud againS
the protest Of Congress.
Congress did not make Mr.. Buchanan
spend 5000, 600 more than Congress had
authorized him to spend; yet such were
1.-The dGicieaciss provided for his extraya.
gauce.
Congress did not force him 70 ask a
loan Of $40 600, 900 and add g 800, 00C
Of interest to the expenses.
Cangress did not ask. him TO increase
the cost Of collecting the revenue to near
lily G,000,000.
Congress did not suggest to bim the
bailding Of ten sloops.of-war.
Congress did not propose tho soanda-
lous sums to be squandered in the civil.
zatiop Of the Indians-whoh means gra-
luitous and discretionary plumber Of the
Treasury to vast amount.
On the other hand Mr. Buchanan asked for N,
mere collection Of the customs for
one year, 's.ss'''''''sssss'' - 81 'Olliul.
Congress gave him...,..........,... .3,6lO,Ou
Less by................... 2O0Onu
, Mr.. Buchanan asked for fortiHcatiuns Sl93l .OO
Congress gave ly,'''.,.'...,,.,, 6b2,OJ
Less than asked bY....,.,...."Sl,26 ,269,OO
Mr.. Buchanan asked for five new regi
ments Of the regular army. Congress re-
fused thom, and gave him only two regi
meuts Of volunteers for eighteen months
A third one was voted, but for the proteo
ton and at tho expense Of Texas
These are few samples Of the mod,
! in which Congress Is responsible for the
expenditures. We think Congress is to,
liberal, but tina, is no exculpation for Oh,
Administration They will spend all tha
is given them but incompetency and dis
honesty, fayoritism and peculation so per
: wade the present and the late Administra
tions, that the Government must stop i
these enormous demands 0ro not compiled
with.
While millions are asked for soldiers
and ships, there is no. a word said abou
single harbor, or river. or lake in th
United States, in any Of the estimates.-
= And the Democrats in the House reCuse
not only any appropriation for those grea
and beuiicent objects, but they also re
K fused all appropriation for the great fort
: fcation system, which protects the grea
: seats Of our commercial wealth, and the
S gave only 100000 instead Of the reas
, enable appropriation of Sl,03l,o0O est
5 mated for.
Now suppose the Government had got
= ten all Il asked from Congress; and tha
} Congress had added a reasonable amoun
8 for the protection Of our lake and rive
] commerce, what would the expenses o
the government have amounted 10?
a Why-add for collecting the customs 80 =,
t he...s...,........,.... w ',c,,io,
tI For fortiRcations s....,,......,.., l,2O9Oi
a For three reg m'nts at rate offNlsting - -,
army. s.....,.t...s.s..'.+. duuu' ",
. For rivers and harbogs'i,i,'-,tt.,' l9VV'V'
% And we have, e,"''t,''.f''sf.'' ''Sbfo9,u'
That is 10 say--so far is il from beip