The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-06-10
MIR. shcrmnn's Teiilng Expose.

! Al the letter writers irom Washington SPEAK
! in glowing terms OF tho speech OF Mr.. Snrrmin'
ol This State, (lluron dlstricD on the prolllgacy
of our national cxpenltures The following
brief eynopsis will give AN idea Of it's quality.
The question under d scussion was 'he 'oah
! bill
Mr.. Sherman Of Ohio--This was the second
| loan bill demanded by 9 administration this
session. While he was willing TO take all prop
CT measures to preserve tbc public ialth, he
would not vote Tor he bill II should BE- ac-
companied by some radio measure OF reform.
The expenditures for this fiscal year exceed the
revenue $4,000 600. and for thg next year would
exceed the revenue $4,000 900 or over $4,000
| 600 in two years. The $50 900 600 OF Trcusu-
nv notes aud the balance OF ElG0OOO0O III the
! Treasury in July last are exhausted Iho hnon-
cial result of the first two years OF THIS udmln-
istraiun would b. an empty Treasury aud q
permanent debt of S6l 100000. lnsield OF pro-
posing means OF rctreuChmcnt and reform, they
demand loans aud Treasury notes aud defeat
every effort of the opposi lion TO lessen the ex-
pcndilures Tie then, in detail stated the ex-
penscs for this year. to b. S93 0OOO aud cs !,
! limatcd them for next year Gt S92O00,OOO, and
conlrasled the expenses in different periods OF
! the government with the expenses OF the present.
! aud the past administration. The expenses OF
! President Picrce's administration were SOJ OOO,'
! 900 more thin the entire expenses OF the gov
ernment pror TO 1873 exclusive OF payments on
! the public debt. The first year of this admin
! istraliou cost the nation $o,OOOOOO more Than
the expenses of the government prior to the
close of Jeif,rson's administra tlnn--n period OF
! twenty wears. Already bills had becn intro
duccd nppropriating 90 900 600, and other pro-
positions are pressed upon rs requiring many
m ions more. White population has iucreos
since 100 seven fold, expenditures have ncren,-
ed forty.eight fold. From 40 cents an lnhabit-
unt it is now o. or 1870 for each family and 23
for each voter. When the comparison is car
ried into details it is found that the great pro-
portion OF the contingencies are Tor mlscGlla-
neous incidenas, aud an army Of useless OH
GERS The ml3cellhurous expenses have arisen
since 1910 from &2 100000 to Sl9 OOOOOO,
covering multitude OF Jobs and contracts. lho
! rhirty-third Congress, famous for repeating the
! Missouri ComprOmisc, expended |3OO0uOO Tor
the pr ntiug, aud the sun OF SlO,0OO Tor tach
member. The rxpcnseso Of the military establish
ment for this year are near %2600O,0OO Under
these circumstances, while loan bills may be
necessary to preserve tn, public tailh, they
should be ACCOMPANIED by proper meosur's ol
Ire,rrnchment and reform.
The House alone can apply the remedy by re-
Iducing the appropriations TIE Constitution
has conferred upon the House full aud exclusive
power over the public purse but this power
has been practically usurped by the Executive
by transferring appropriations mace tor one
purpose to different one, by using money APP
propriated for one fiscal year for another, aud
by contracts made in advance of appropriation;
thus compelling the House to sanction rrck
less expenditure or violate tie public faith
aud, by direct uSurpation. OF each of the
abuses he gave examples. An earnest cli1rt To
prevent h3m is met with opposition anl denun
citation by tn, friends of this administration, --
lie condemned the habit of the Senate Ioadin!