Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-07-04

Fillmore AdministratiOns-Ih De-
mocratic state Central Committee.
Governor HARRIS, we understand,
persists in reiterating the grossly mac
curate statement made in his opening
speech in this place, that the admins
tration of JAMES K. Polk, which con-
Quoted foreign war, cost the govern
ment, on on average, $4,000 less per
annum. than the administration of Mr..
FILLMORE, in time of profound peace"
This statement is also repeated in a
campaign document recently published
in this place "by order of the De-
mocratic State Central Committee"
in which there occurs the following
passage:
"During the TAYLOR and FILLMORE admin
istration in time of profound peace, the ex-
penditures exclusive OF payments on the
public debt were $500, 623 80 more than the
expenditures of Mr.. Folks administration.
although the expense of the Mexican war de-
volyed on this administration"
The Treasury Reports, as officially
published for the respective years en-
bracing the two administrations, and
which are to be found in this place
they are now lying on our table-most
clearly aud conclusively establish the
gross inaccuracy of this statement
as we will once more and for The last
time proceed to show
Mr. Polk's Administration.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY,
DECEMBER, 1916
"Total expenditures" for the fiscal year end
ing June 80. 1876, 1890. S2S,O3l, TIA 20
Amount paid on account of the
public debt, ..-........- l,Zli,oZo 81
Total expenditures, exclusive
of payments on public debt, S26, Sl3,290 SO
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY,
DECEMBER. lS47.
Total expenditures, S59, 45l ,l7I DO
For public debt. ........... 3,5z2,Oo2 81
Exclusive of public debt, -. S55. 929, 095 80
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY,
DECEMBER. 1913.
Total expenditures, ....... S5S.24l.l6I "a
For public debt, ........ SIo, 4Z9,IS' Il
Exclusive of public debt, 80. 81, sll $40 03
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY or THE TREASURY,
DECEMBER "a, lS49.
Total expenditures, $500. S57 ,63l ,667 50
For public debt, ............ 16,453,2I2 SO
Exclusive of public debt, 49,. S41, u.s. 1856 As
The foregoing figures are taken from
statements respectively marked "a" in
each report. These statements show
the amount of duties, revenues, and
public expenditures" for the preceding
fiscal year. The items which 60 to
make up the total aggregate of each
years expenditures fill several pages.
In not one of these statements, from
which the above figures are taken,
made up, as they are, of whole pages
of specified items, is there to be found
any mention of the annual expenditure
incurred in collecting the revenue arts
ing from the customs and the public
lands. Yet the yearly expenditures
for those two purposes, during Mr.
PoLK's administration. as we will show
by and by, were more than ttoo miitioa,
of dollars. How happens il, then, that
this large item of upwards of two mil
lions of dollars in each years expendi
lures during Mr. PoLK's administration
is not to be found among the numerous
items which are set forth in the &C
counts stated of the total expenditure:
of each year in each one OF the Urea
sury Reports submitted to Congress
during that administration! 1t is be
cause, during Mr.. PoI.K's and all The
preceding administrations, the cost o
collecting the revenue from customs
and the public lands was paid out o
the gross receipts at the ports anC
places where the revenue was collected
the net receipts only being paid into thu
Treasury;-aud, therefore, in the year
ly accounts stated, in the Treasury Re
ports under Mr.. Folks and the proceed
ing administrations, of the public ex
pendtures, the expenditure incurred il
the collection of the revenue derived
from the customs and the public lands
Is not stafed-is not included. We affirm
that the amounts of the expenditure
under Mr. PoLK's adm nistration, ex
tracted above, from the official reports
are erciasiue Of expenditures on accoun
of the collection of the revenue from
the customs aud public lands. We-ai
firm, furthermore, that any intelligen
man who tcaRts TO understand the trutl
of the matter, eau salty himself O
the correctness of our affirmation b.
consulting the Treasury Reports. whie
are here in town, and easily accessible
To any one who desires 20 consult them
The frue statement, then, of the expen
ditures under Mr.. PoLK's admiuistrs
ton, is as follows: &
STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES DURING THE roc
YEARS OF MR.. POLK IS ADMINISTRATION. q,
elusive OF PAYMENTS on AccouAr OF nj
PUBLIC DEBT AAD THE coi-LkcriDN OF ia
REyENIE FROM LAMBS AKA CUSTOMS.
1s46 ......c..... -. s2e.sl3 900 6
1917 IS. 929.0a5 2
1919 42,eiI,g70 Q
1st9. .............. 4l,l7s, 395 4
sise7s275l q