Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-05-07
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTED
SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1859.
Democratic Extravagance--The Fall
Iacies of It's Defenders and Apollo

attempt to saddle the responsibility of the |
admitted extravaganza of the administration |
on the 34th Congress, by showing that in one
only of the two years iD which that Congress
had appropriated eleven and half millions
more than the estimates of the departments,
the administration had spent nearly Sl0.OOO,-
900, over and above the appropriations and
thai that amount was subsequently appro-
priated by a Democratic Congress, in the
shapr Of deficiency bills. But votes on vari-
ous IT, ms of expenditure have been arrayed,
in v.rious journals of that party, by which
IL is attcmpt' to be shown that majority of
the Democratic members of Congress always
appears as voting against certain selected and
named appropriations. A large mass of in
formation of this character has been dissent
nat'd under the auspices of Committee ap-
point nv +" Democratic Association of
Richmond Virginia-though probably pre-
par at Washington, for the exigencies of
the ctmpaign in the Southern States These
arti les are being extensively used in this
Stale, and are well calculated to deceive the
carel IS and unrefectng reader. We pro-
pose to review some of these votes and to
show wherein they fail to relieve the admin
istrt'ion of the responsibility and the odium
which ju-tly attaches to reckless and pro-
figat expenditure of the peoples money.
w, observe in the first place that Ameri-
cans, Wings, and Republicans are cassed by
these statisicans in lump as " opposition"
The design of this evidently is to induce the
impression that the Southern Americans of
the last Congress were equally culpable with
the Republicans in every measure that was
passed over majority of Democratic votes
and to force the opposition in Tennessee to
shoulder all the sins that may have been
committed by the Republicans. We repudiate
the design and the fact. Let the Democratic
leaders in this canvass charge nothing upon
the opposition in Tennessee but that for which
they are responsible. If they desire to state
fact from the record, let them state them
fully as they exist, and not lump and leave
them 10 differences. But while we thus re-
pudiate responsibility for deeds not done by
the representatives of our party, we will not
permit tue Democracy to hide their misdeeds
from an outraged and indignant people be-
hind the cry of Republican corruption and
profigacy.
In almost all the votes which have been so
ostentatiously paraded, we find a portion of
the democrats voting with the Opposition"
when according to the present professions
of that party, they ongtt all to be standing
in one solid phalanx in resistance to every
species OF useless extravaganza. What does
1t avail an injured public. if by professions of
economy. that party can succeed in sending
members enough TO Congress. with the as
sistance of the opposition" votes, TO still
perpetuate the system of plunder which has
been inaugurated! Ii the democratic party
is powerless to check and restrain its own
members, of what avail has it been or can il
be? Win the people receive the excuse that
while they yet had the power, they had no,
the unity and the will to exercise ii? We
think not At best it is but pretense. But
TO the analysis of votes"
II is given out thus: ION Mr.. A. X MAR
STALLS resolution To purchase books for mem
bers-cost near $500, 0oO-yeas, Democrats
IL; Opposition IS Nays, Democrats AZ
Opposition 49,
jority ot IL votes, ii of which were Demo
Gratis: If these had been true to the profes
sion OF their party faith, and voted in the
negative the resolution would have failed by
amnj ri'y of 10. This vote was taken dur
ing the first session of the 34th Congress
The bet authority we have at hand, show
the nImbe, e democratic members at tina
h. nnl of thap ted
the ,ith,r % were either absent or not voting
Had these, or msjority of them been pres
ent aud voted, the result would have beer
diff cnt.
80 Mr. HoLIIDAY's motion to print 200,
900 IN lead OF 10000 of Agricultural report
Aaait:"as cost about $4,000. Yeas, Dem
I2;opp1 6s Nays, Dem. 80; oppo. "a"
the L - mvrats had voted nay, the vot
wos. ben a tie. There were Al Demo
era o-a,. who, il present might hav
cha, Z, Il the result.
''On Mr. TYsoN's resolution for the pur
chas.. 81 DR. Kane's work. which would hav
cosI $4,000. Yeas, Dem. Is; 0ppo. ~
Nays. Dem. 81; oppo. So" Democrats her
had the power to produce tie vote-beside
81 Of them were absent.
On Mr. DUNN's motion 10 send Travel
ing Committee TO Kansas-cost in all th
exp iditure resulting from il over so0,oo'
Yea,. Dem. 5, 0ppo. l0l. Nays. Dem. o.
Oppo rs" Here, likewise, IL all the dem'
cratic members had been present aud votin
in III argaiive the result would have bee
chanyed--I2 Democrats absent
"oa motinn TO suspend rules TO introdae
resolution approprialiag money for the reii
OF the sun ring poor at Washington an
Georgetown. Yeas. Dem. 2, Opp. IS. Nay
Dem. Al; Opp lon--s4 Democrats aesen
According to the authority Of the Giot<. III
resolution originated 10 the Senate, and VI
for 4. purchase Of wood to be furnished
sm4.l AID suitable quantities, for the nse
the suffring poor and destitute, until q
severity OF the weather should abate. Hof Z
eee7ia IA he ,clole t,oo AaadFsa eords, 70 b "a
for ga. ~ abe co.ii,,gsa fund Of ths ss'efs'--ai
pa - - Sesar. eleven Democrats voui
- a,uaa morton to suspend q
rules TO take up This resolution thai the abo
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