The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-25
TIE EXPENSES or TIE NATIONAL GoHERN
VENT


tFion the bridgeport Count Advertiser and Farmer, March al
"The expenses Of the national government for the
year 1902 were S44, 500, 600. Since that year the man
agement OF public affairs has been IN the hands OF the
democracy and TO what condition have six years OF their
stewardship brought usg They have swellcd the annual
government expenses 10 the enormous hguTe OF el05,-
600, 600 Ian increase in six years Of s6O,O 600, 600
Democratic rule costs every congressional district In the
country over $3.50 600 a year more than IT was taxed
under the last whig administration IL costs the State
of Connecticut 81 600, 600 a year more than the whig
government cost it That is what the very economical
democratic party have done for the State OF Connecticut
within the last six years. This is the result Of their six
years management of nationa' affairs. With this extra
million a year to pay the peopSof Connecticut ought 10
be able justly 10 appreciate the value OF the democratic
outcry against the extrayagant expenditures of our OPP
ponents1
The above is going the rounds of the republican papers
ofthis State. Let us see how much truth there is in
il:
LIST, Expenditures of 1852 .-By referring to page 81
of the Treasury report, it will be found that the
Expenditures Of 1852 e-------------- SAC, 7I2, COS
Ditto, as stated Al 1900, 900
-
Thus it is seen that this republican statement is with
in tpo nations of Ue traah.
I'd. Expenditures of 1858 In the article above We
are told that the amount of
Expenditures in 1853 e-------------sl0 600, 900
Do, as per treasury report, was sSl, 000,-
900, of which SO, GOO, 600 were in pay
ment of the public debt, leaving expen.
SEES at az, OO0, 900
Difference only 81, 900, 600
And thus Ii appears that this republican statement il
within hrty-one millions Of The truth.
Sd. The increase,-on this point the article above
says
The increase in six years was-------------SG $50, 600, 900
Do, as per treasury eport---------- 20, 900, 600
Difference $4,000, 900
And here it appears the republican statement is within
thirty four millions Of Tie truth.
But there is an important little fact connected with
this matter which these republican falsiiicrs have care
fully kept out of sight. 1t is this That the ~expendi-
lures of 1858 were ordered and directed by the republi-
can Congress of 1857, under the immaculate Mr.. Speaker
Banks. SO it will be seen that the article is not only
false in its statements, but false in its implications, This
is black republican electioncering all over.
But let us take another look. We are told, in the ar
tile above, that the expenditures for the year 1852 were
$44, 500, 900. This, us we have shown, is less by oyer tpo
millions that the truth. According to the treasury report,
the expenses of that year were SAG, 7l2, COS. And, nc
cording to an official statement in the Washington Union,
the definite appropriations just made for 1859 so amount
to only Sal, 1913, 804. The indefinite appropriations are
estimated not TO exceed 81, 500, Gao. In that case, the
whole amount for the year will be S42, T23, S04. Put
ting '.this and that together" : the figures stand thus
Expenditures Of $40, 7I2, COS
Appropriations for 1859 ------------ AZ, 1928, SO4
By comparing these appropriations with the expendi-
lures, AZ stated in the republican article above, it will be
seen that q very great retrencnment has been effected.
Thus
Expenditures of 1858 900 600
Appropriations for 1859 go ------------ AZ, 723, 804
Difference 500, 276, 1876
The approximations for 1858, it will be remembered,