The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-06-24

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Ninety nine hundrodths Of tho people Of
this State live in houses that cost less dian
the stables in which Mr.. Buchhnan's
horses are kept. a twenty thousand 'lol.
lar house ~ not often seen In fliis STATE.
Our Pcople t.f Behef''ll WeII stHshed
with n nome tunt cQstf q thousand or fif-
teen hundrcd dollars. Not so with the
modest and unnretcndinp nnIhor N fbe
Wheatiand letter. Hocsnt,oi H. ~, fhs,f
,,,I,.. L. L,...l. 49,. I,.,l.. ..II a. 49,
s,a''e... a.. ". vtstet
iio.1ss ennll w fV'P'e tfe accustomeu 70
r l;s,''il',s "a lives
~. - 49, W Ilo'sss mus.
~ P.ee'ussa ~ ~, M ,syle ~ proporelona,e
'De -. p 'iie - P9l'ui-
-, - nl,ie nun
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49,, 4. ~ n. 90, ~
10 st,,,a,,e 1,I,a rL;s,'. t.si, sL vlnee r. ~
!, Co. a.
,lp ~ - Ut oe
s,,,n ~ sio oSa on 'Tie''en.ey ~ Fnee
,rh;o,' az 49,, -. I syeIJeI nonl
e.'a iia 4, ~ a.7eu i,a'k
fcr Sod, s,,.,,,t,, o,.S ~, ~ -
General had ;nsertad into tba dsto;a,,e,,
b;li tho eoiIov;n'e, ;to,,. 'N'S''~s
-, - 'o,iori.A 7, ,'s.,+l ,.o",'
pos, nsoo no1o",,i T' ~, my ssn'pus % sd., ane
is5s. 81 100 i7s fSss doI, Siols ny irI IieI 'y'
Tho follov;,e "a ois, ~, AZ, ;uao...a
for tbe banrst 81 tha po5t ma;po % 'i'.vsu nane,,,
mont. ~ 'N'>S' = Pa =
T. n..,.n, -, I.
,ha pd.s o,ns S,ns T e ~ ~
iraordinary iabors connected with the lst.ir. Of
new contrscls for the term commencing on thc 1T
Of july, isys, and the increase Of business in the
lnspectien end depreciation office Of said depart
msns NJ s''z's M os.a teo'A Gasee AgP@'af< is'I.es
n, 49, ~. T..
ms ,l,, item as it prlglnaliy appearod m
tne PHI contaaneda provision only TOR the
oief'ss einp'oyeu ~ tae new con tract busi-
49, ~ Wy =, ee,2ii ~ ps. was
suoseeuen,ty =, a ainenoev' anu 'he heoitionai
sum OF Sl,yOf was added TO pay the extra
clerks IN the inspection and depreciation
'oya.ce. In offering this amendment Mr..
aetoher stated that two fhaa,sasd 1and
80, 800 n "a ,,,,, 4int ~ -
., ~ : - ~ = Pei =
'i'sis M uuri''s wy {',as loo ot7,r'e'f'y s.siee
as many as occurred during the Adminis-
Isuon oi MT, rhiinVre' + 70 one could
opecs 20 tne enpioyinent'o o. tnese aQql-
tionai eierks.1i the number q aepreda-
tons commit1ea, Z, ,1y Remocratic spoismen
upon me fos1 ouloe were. tnerepy qimin-
lsheo' ous itseeins tnat i inerease or al'.
9etite grows oy wnatsip leeds on and
the greater the number q employees an
tnat pepart!neht, 'he ereater sne h',npef
ot. cases " the aePredation olnce. Look
ing only 70 results, one asFontd supp9se
tnat tne spoiismen como nos DC satea oy
the SLOW method oi, ordinary pecuiation,
ana had lnstltu'ea tnis singular once lof
the express purpose OK legailzlng ana lf.
ciiitatng depreuations upon Tue postal
revenues OF the uovefnipentss ~ !.
NOT 70 be pehind the rest tne inte1or
department also apphes for an additlonai
appropriation. lbis Item Is large one.
IL rs;
For surveying the public lands and private land
claims in California intending office expenses in, j,
dsnt 70 lne survey o. es,ms' ana 20 ee dlseg1sea
af work beln he asaoyrt .r sarycyinS ah;li,i.
incurred by the Surveyor enern during he ilsea
year ending june. 1851, over and above that au
lhnrizsd under die appropriation. Of 900 fo
that period S2HV'oeV. Con-. Globe ls95-oS Pp
iisv'
Here the executive oihcers oi the Gov
ernment contract DEBTS ana assume llabll
itles nearly iour times as heayy as the ex
tIavagant Diack hepuohcan congress a'l
thorlzed. rhey appropriated nifty thou
sano uoilais, ou1 the oincers' aiter eX
haustHS.that amount Went ahead OF
thelr own NOOK anu spent an aaaitone o., I.
TWO hunureo anu twenty thousahas I'M
excess was psHu oy = oe,locru'lf o'llgre''
as reauiiy ~ - 'iio 'o'' ii''u oeeit % PRESS
" %, nuthorizeu. ~.
-, mere are otner itehis 10 tnlS -eeHcielio'l
pm - sNsraorollnary a. any we nave en-.
merateo, pue we nave inehtloiieu eno..eI
iV' e,e prcsr,is ~ careiuf eNai,','iis'Y'
ol tIiis sHit WI sa.isiy y rg'soilsoi1 ni''l
,nas ar. va,neso, James =, 9eware c.1l' am
gress, were rightwhen they expressed tn,
conviction that the Executive had %
.slnen .,e s',slre ep'roi - 'ns ,,s.o ,'.,
from @ the defe;encv biil II viii no Seer
that the officers Of The 6overnment neyel
think of coniinhe fhemselyes . the lin
l,s nxed -oy eonefess ~ me- Aol'hi =.
npli, ~ y, !, u
W cohtiaclso ,ss neots ano hs'u'i,ed llaolli
ues IN tle aF 70 , ne N aiiiotii
OF 9o' auU,VyV; IN tne toa' Vincs ee Depar. =.
ment c2'zlp esi ~ ehe oeeretaryoi 'State
department siVVo; llor the dresioen,
stables aAd conservatory NS,vVo III IN
interior pepagtment 91zo,VVV; not on
cent oi which was autnorized 20 oe eH
Penaeo y Jaw w. h9se tLo are no, ahe na, ON
of the Government have expended larr
sums of money independently of tho les
islation of Congress-. Similar instances al.
I constantly occurring. They show til
"way the money roes." These facts ca
not he disunted or denied. and they rive