Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-14
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Keep it Before the People.

The Knoxville Wing wishes the followin.
facts kept before the people, and they ouga,
, TO be:
Keep Il before the peop'e, That when John
| Quincy Adams ran the expenditures of hi,
Government up to Thirteen Millions per- an
Mum, the hue and cry of extravaganza and
corruption was raised from one end of the
continent to the Observation-Disclosures and
reform we're called for-and the people mi.
ted in turning Adams out of office, at the eA-
piration of his first term.
Keep Il betoye the peopie, That when Mr.
Fillmore, having the Mexican War debt
upon his hands, and the thousands of new
pensions allowed in consequence of that war
ran the expenditures of the Government up
to Forty Fire Millions per annum, the Dem
ocratic papers and politicians, from Maine Ia
California, c!amored for reform, and for the
election of Democratic President, who
would put stop to all such extravaganza
Keep 1t Letore the people. That Buch.
anan came into Office complaining Of the eA
travagance of his predecessors, and pledged
to retrench and reform by the Cincinnati
Platform, but has run the Government cx
penditures up to the enormous sum of NM
~ Millions per annum and has inaugurarci
the most reckless, unheard of system Of plum
der and COMMUNICATING it the govern.
ment's sanction, aud official countenancc'
Keep hbetore the people, That when Fill.
more vacated the Presidential Chair, he turn
ed over to his successor, Pierce. torty nal
lions Of surplus-that when Pierce vacated
it, be turned over to Buchanan Screatc,1
miUions-while Buchanan, in two years, ha,
consumed that surplus, together with H."
current revenues of the government
now has a national debt OF serenity miii,ons
hanging over the country, caused by borrow
ing, and is without money to carry ON he
Government
keep 1t betore the people, That the cnor-
nous frauds, extravaganza, deiacatloms, and
corruptions, of Van Burens Administrator.
for which he was Indignantly hurled from
power in 1910. were honesty, economy and
religion, compared with the wholesale cor.
ruption, public and private stealing, and
reckless expenditures under Buchanan Al
ministratiOn
Keep Hbetore the peopLc, That Buchanan.
Administration, from first to last. is II tissur
Of absurdities; it proposes tn" absurdity OF
spending money We have not goth" absur
dity Of buying what is not for sale-and IT."
browning absurdity of Offering an insult H.
preliminary to making bargain
Keep ii Getore the peopie. That Buchanan
has asked for all manner of powers, never
before granted to any President "a Congres,
mans power Of introducing bills-the Ser
ate's power Of ratiiying treaties-the IIous"'-
power o. declaring war-an amount Of power
that GEO. WASHINGTON never should hay"
been trusted with
Keep ii before tie people, That the presen,
Administration, in its wild and reckless IS
penditures Of the public moncy-its tota
disregard Of the will Of the people, and g.
the public good-its unauthorized assumrt,n
of power--its weak and unwise nanagemonr
Of our Foreign relations--all and more, d,-
monstrate that has wholly and entirely failed
~ discharge the trusts committed to II hy NJ"
people. and that it is the solemn duty OF #..
honest men, irrespective Of parties, to 49,"
in hurting from power the present army
Office holders
Keep ii betore The peopie, That the pr","nr
Democratic rule should be overthrow -nut
only because of its reckless expenditure %!
the public funds--but also its i uble-deaII x
Territorial policy, asserting ono thing u -"
North and another 10 the SOTth-therrtr
inaugurating species Of dishonesty. d..
graceful 10 theGoyernment, unknown in NJ"
annals Of civilization, and because it thI"a'.
ems the subverson of the best Interests ut To-
Republic! a WIG.