The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-02
Our Washington Correspondence

me AfITgPTeduo7as ~ th< LdN Sessfcn.
WASHINGTON, D. @ July %, 1868.
enclose table, carefully prepared by Mr. Cochran,
tie clerk Of the Committee Of Ways and noaSs Of tho
House Of Representatives, showing the appropriations
made during the rst session Of the Thirty h Congress
for tho sca yesr ending Jurc 80 1850 This table has
been compared With The Treasury books and may be re-
lied upon - accurate II was prepared by my request
for you with view Of arriving at the quss
ton, what viii BIO the Of the federal government
for tie year ending June 80 1859?
Mr.. Critienden has recently stated In public speech,
that the expenditures would reach 500 900 for this
year. and upon this assumption OF fact makes charge
Of exavaSsnce ssahk; tie Adm,nsr snoa And the demo
cratic party. Nebcr allegation will bear The tsst OF ex
suipatoo The expenditures viii not vary materially
from The sum Approt riaed.
II is true thsi considerable amount will be expended
during ire curTeIt nfcal year Of appropriations rsde
the year etdpg June So 1855, AID pended ina
cRte To last Sexual report Of tho secretary the
Treasury estimated mis- balance OF appropriations Both
June, 1885, u, SIC s6ss 80. But the other band
equal larger amount Of appropriations for 1859 will
eft Ipexi the cose Of the current fiscal year
lie amounts usually about ta:srcs eacn other.
The table states The amount OF S 4l5 $40 ~ payable
from tie earrings OF fost Office Department Il
beer cusscmars to Include this among the az
Rregste OF pubic Expenditures
The amouns Appropriated by definite ap-
preparations maze curing the last SEES
zion, be raio from the Treasury $6 6lT62 IS
Add amount appropriated by JOINT resolu-
ton Of 1s,h February, 1850, for collect
In the revenue rom customs-a stand
ipg appropriation. ...,..,..,..,,.. 245o,ooo 90
contained In the various ncu and In pri.
vste bills, which will probably amount
during The year 1850 to............ 3,3s2, 237 %
rms Amount therefore $50 $50 ooo) may be safely soi
DOM ~ the probable OF the federal
as eoicaied BY be appropraons for tue aca year end
ing Beth June, 1869 Mr. Critenocn therefore, OF
the way GOO evic entity SPOKEN q, random
upon most In poftAn, srbject 10 these who had rs at
~ epppoe frou his hclong seat In Congress- that
couversaDt with tho facts and would impArt them
correctly.
The eha1ee Of exrsvseauoe has been caught up by
tho oppcsrou and repeated with singular persstency.
II is NOTORIOUS that, during the SESSION OF Congress-
the admin RtfHton threw whole aeDce steadily IA
vrr of economy rne secretary Of the Treasury 10 psr
cuar, used effort 10 carfs the cxcoudures and
ite members OF the Cabinet generally ook the ground
and urseo II In ofncal intercourse, that all OBJ.
jects Of expenditure though admitted TO be
Just and proper, which could pose bly, be postponed
ought 70 be laid aside 10 tho present condition
suiy. rne object wn TO AVOID any Increase Of tsxaon
ard never IN The history OF the at the doc
tne Of economy pushed 70 q greater extent By many IL
Vas objected W, aod vas held tina, all the suitable and
rgLuu otec OF expenditure should be appropriated for
and the deficiency provided for by loan No fair or
honest Tor moment ceBy that the Influence Of
The administration durifg the psst session ~As siesdfssy
txerted In favor OF Rad economy. Tue republican
American member Of C-ngrcss who will contest tnis will
only display bis ignorance OF patent fact kuo~n every
realize In Its ptrtee; uress and 10 MIA proper per
son, me generous aspiration Of honest Doeberry.
nendatcne dos not make appropriations. They
sre mace by CoDerts Now, ~nst part the repubu
party Played In referelce to these expcndures ID
they vote against them " reduce them, n body1 nd
any puutcr OF them vote 70 reduce she ap
proYrscns Have they IN debate exhibited Any zeal 10
i,sesp the cxptnorur,s and promote ecouomyS Have
they been In this ortby design by the
c.nocrstc parry Hu any considerable number Of these
extibited such . spur ard tepdenoyt Has any
among them fairly earned the character OF
ecanomst2
NE answer TO ell these questions must be in the mega
tive one of the bis spd the one mcst excepted 10 Il
the De0c eDcy b,ll) Dcorousy carried by re
Iubcaa votes, but such aid would have been lost
ftis bu appropriated saTo4,2os NJ. | have no, had
time " apay the respective vo,es cas-, for new aud
coubtfui obi cts Of txperours before Congress At the
pact and preceding se,sicus Of Congress, bat from
general recollection O. those to an that
TOR every doubtful or excessive expenditure the cppos
ton has thrown 100 votes ere the democracy have cast
eDs. Whco parry hss supported The flencn ISOLATION
bills bin which would PROBABLY take 10000 eco from
the nessury-bus the opp9suos3 Democratic ve,oes
alore have srrts'ed H. Which patty has declared [" a
psuorai cert nasorsl besspgw Which party lie the
sovoosie o, Utens By the federal govern
mtptH which party Of excessive tariffs, 1ous bounties
Scf There can be but ore answer ~ these oterrogstc
riee, ana is-hat the federal party "a pre- eminsntly
the ttity Of expenditure.
OF me other hsno, l. democratic party which has
reduced me taxes preserved the fund from the pubic
lands, struck AT the fishing bcuntee internal improve
mels and the different jooe from time 10 time brought
Tor sara TO dspete the treasury.
nssv. known fact that for every job before Congress
the vote Of the opposition Ia always counted unit
and bssc Of operation
speuous add leading economists Of Coperess They are
such a. Hunter, Coub, Clay, Ictchcr, Mckay, Hous
ton Geo w. Jones, Burton, Crsgc, Garnet, TO veil,
q ancn ssd men Of Ike stomp Every OF them Ia
democrat These mon have stood firmly In the way OF
prc gate expenditure They have exposed themselves to
obDquy and denunoaion In order 70 protect the public
Interests and public money. They have been called the
watch dogs OF the Treasury" may be that some OF
them Often At wrong times, but their integrity
usefulness TO their country beyond question can
the opposition point 10 such men N their rsnks2
do not therefore think can be successfully contro
verted that the Standardization and the democratic party
have exerted greater and more coustsnt influence be-