Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-05-27

l assume nothing beyond what the facts IN this
region justify, by afIixing to the foregoing senti-
ments the signature VoX PoPULI.
Speech of Hon. Geo. w. Jones, Of Tenn.
ON the enhances of the Government. De-
IiVered in the House of Representative,
February IL, 1851.
The House being in Committee Of the Whole on
the state of the Union, and having under oonsidera
ton the River and Harbor bill,
MIR JONES obtained the hoor, and said:
Mr. CHAIRMAN: Thave not obtained the floor for
the purpose of discussing the power of the General
Government over the subject Of internal improve
ments either general or special, By the cobstruc-
tion Of reads and canals or by the improvement Of
rivers and harbors Upon former occasion, in
this Hail. expressed my views on this subject, both
as to power and eKpedency. Thst speech, together
With my votes, imbody my principles and sentiments
With regsTd 10 Internal Improvements By the United
States Upon that record ! stand bul desirngAo
submit some remarks upon the annual report Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury, The receipts and expen
diures of the Government, and the financial condi-
ton of the country, avail myself of the present
opportunity to effect my purpcse
The Secretary Of the Treasury, in his annual re-
port to the present session: after giving state
ment, is usual, of the aetusl receipts and expend
ures of the Treasury for the past fiscal year, the
actual and estimated receipts and expenditures for
the current fiscal year, aud the estimated receipts
and expenditures OF the next fiscal year. enters into
long and lsb0red statements and calculations 10
justify the enormous expenditures Of public money
urder the present Administration. This object he
attempts 10 accomplish ~ charging the hecessl'yol
these expenditures to the last Administration, the
war with Mexico, and the causes growing directly
or indirectly out of that war. He seems to have
two objects in view-the one IS to justify the actual
anu PEoPoseu % e. P-D.'O
and the other to produce deficit in the Treasury,
- an e.,,o TINA -aliavipo bimsalf and poltioal
% 1He go 80 ~ .. = - g FL H.
friends from the necessity OF me former ana tne
cause of the latter, The Secretary estimates as
follows.
The total actual cdsh receipts into the Treasury rom all
sources during the hseal year ending 3Oh June is1
were. ) 45i' 1875 W
The total cash expenditures for the same period .
we've ...;-........:-. ,s55 26a 90
The SEXUAL and estimated cash receipts rom All
sources for the ysar ending sOth June, 1851, .,
The actual and estimAtsd cash expenditures for the
The totaI einate cash reoDtsr the wear end
ing seth June, 1859, amount to....-. 46,sOOOC0 %
The total estimated cash expenduSes Tor the same n, ~,
we'll that these actual and estimated expenditures
justly be deemed argei and therefore in submitting them
- y % Ut i,I y ,ib 10 ~ i f tSn rrgraor9i
nary upon Treasury show that the aggrega els
no greater than demanded by due regard to economy and the
ssn i,bI GI n exhibiting the total exnenditur.s
exclusive payments of funds and public debt
expenses Of collecting the revenue from CUSTOMS lanes &C. Tor
Zee TaT tS vars ending aotb INN, 1sss4 or imssi
ately preceding lEe Mexican Wafi
I'd FOR the years ending SO'h june l04o embracing
Sd For he Years ending 10Th Jupe actual and
estimated, the years subsequent the treaty peace.
will be seen that for three years prior to the war the
e4pens Of coesng the Tysng rom customs lands &
500 s33,7oI 90
A,eIsging annually .;..... 9'l Of 90, o
Ayeragin ma " 7a5679 81 -
And for the three years Immediately subsequent
thereto no ll6'S'l7S 50
fnelu5ns the exIenses Of collecting me revenue
from Oms public lands duties returned,
dTsTb&cks, debentuTes Counties &C, none Of
SI. x5b bt PgoT ~ ~ tSe s0 June 80 ID.
all these items previously TO that date, de.
duct d RON the revenue before The latter was
eipts 70 sSu IN m: annual s,stenensS the
aggregate expenditures for the arst period (per
statement ~ will be seen to have been 76,aoO5A 50
F0 tS .s.snd psrioi VI ~ 1so sfa or
Averaging 729 sSs 90
And for the third period = - -; =: ls4, 100 '55 10
Ttb. snD-srs that these largely nere Densu., cam