Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-04
Gever.meas Extravaganza.

Tbs Parksrsburg Gareae has 40 article on Democratic
prodigacy that presents facts which, ifknown to the peo'
bic Of the country, could hardly fail to produce a change
IN The government The figures quoted by the Gazette
chow that while tho cost OF administering federal Affairs
IN 1890, was s24, ise 90, In 1887, Il had increased to
Gas. 0s3. 5oa. Among tho items Of expenditures the civ.
n list ran up from 81, 733, .ss In 1910 to s?,Gll,a. in
ls52-ths miscellaneous expenditures [jobs and contracts)
from 81. SOC. 900 TO sie,0o0,c0o-miliiary service from
100000 TO $4,000 15 n 1851, and to $50, 900, 900
10 1855, and the naval expenditures from se,ooo,o 600 10
over sIa, 100000.
Iu 1910 the pay for the employees of both Houses OF
Congress amounted to s4s .bse, and in 1867 for substan.
italy tho samo number, il amounted to sl66.OOo. The
Incidental and contingent expenses of the Senate rose
from 100000 to S2S7, ooo-the Incidental expenses of
tho House from $4,000 to sl,Sl0.Ooo. The expenses
OF the President and the different Departments have risen
from $3.50, osl to Sl,s27,67S. The appropriations for
The President in 1910, including salary, improvements of
the ground, &c, were S2e, 100. For 1859 they amount to
$4,000, viz salary $4,000, and s3l 200 for house,
garden. grounds, &c, The entire expenses Of the print
ing for the tweaty-siKth Congress was sle0, ss4, or $685.
4se per snnum. For the thirty.third Congress they
amounted to sS,oe5,ss7, or 81 ,si2,al per annum. being
more than ten thousand to each member OF Congress.
Now Il viii be recollected that in 1870, the period We
have selected In contrasting the expenses OF the Govern.
nent with the Extravaganza Of the present Democratic
Administration, the psople rose In the majesty Of their
strength and hurled the cori-'ot and prodigal Van Baren
dynasty from power. 1t was swept from existence by an
indignant aud outraged people. But what should the
people think whom they see that a Democratic Admins
tradon Of the presen, day has raised the expenses of the
Government from some I~sE.yJotr millions Of dollars in
1910 TO one hundred alions ofdoi,ars per annum. Ifthey
were constrained to huri the Van Buren, dynasty from
power Tor spending twenty -four millions a year, what else
should they. Or what else can they do in 1850 With the
Democratic powers. spending oSE HUNDRED MILLIONS per
arnum, but Danish them from the places of honor and
trust they have so much Rbused.
After the basting the people gave them in $40 they
promised to do better. They promised If the people
would trust them once more, ali how economical and
sving they would be. See how they have done it,
When they get in again twenty-four millions isn't a drop
In the bucket for then-they scorn such petty thieving
a. the Van Buren, Administration was punished for. No,
less than os handred millions per snnum will satisfy
them INV. TheT are going to make hay while the sun
shines. They think they had as well be hung for steal.
Ing . big pile as q little one. and they know very well
that an indignant people intend making them swing in
1860 for the prfeing aud p~lundering of The public trea.
sury they have beeu carrying on for the past eight
years.
Democracy was rampant in 1852 in ~decryiug the e1-
travnganoe OF Mr.. fl!more's Administration for spending
cfoipriVtp year, Nuen " hnd tue expenses OF a costly
war and Of an ex;ravagant Democratic Administration
TO pay 90, which Democracy had cntsiled upon IL. Bot
now since the Democratic party have gotten hold of Un-
clio Sans purse strings, they think nothing Of running
up the bill TO sl0o,0oo,O0O per anuum. Al the same
rate OF increase in the Government expenses, how long
would il take the Democracy to bankrupt the Treasury ?
They are never satisfied with the amount the bill has
footed the previous year. They run up the figures Ct.
teen or twenty millions more each succeeding year. Tie
longer the people trust them with the control ofthe pub.
lie money the bigger they make their stealings and the
holder they get at the grab game.
They are not even satisfied with spending all the pub.
lie money that comes Into the Treasury from the Gales of
public lands, revenue duties, &c, but they must run the
Government In debt forty or fifty millions Of dollars a
year, over and above It's income. One deficiency bill az
Ger smother, frat Of ten millions, then Of twenty millions.
and 80 On, must be passed by a Democrats Congress to
supply their prodigality. The creating Of q public debt
equal to that Of the British Government would not salts.
fy the moaey cravings OF Democratic officials, and We
should have nothing else TO expect from a continuance
OF Democratic rule but an onerous public debt from
which the country, like the British Government, never
could DO ertHcated. 1t will take a grand revolution ike
TIA, Of 1910 to save the Republic. The occasion de.
usnda IL, aud the people have willed that it shall take
place In 1850.