Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-01

The Baansr affects great disgust 81 the terms IN
which We denounced the efForts Of Tie opposition
press to held the Administration responsible for APP
preparations which we're voted by an opposition
House Of Representatives il is to be regretted
that the Banner DOES not feel the disgust for
the Injustice Of which we complained, it does for
the language in which we exposed it. II might
more properly rebuke the thing which We denourc-
Cd, than turn up its nose at the language in which
we denounced IT,
The Banner desires US 10 specify the charges made
against She Administration by the opposition or
gaDs with reference to ac!s Of exravsgsuce for
which the opposition House of Representatives is
justly responsible, and asks which of their organs has
made such charges? We will answer both our con-
temporary's questions out of It's own columns
The Banner Of May IA, 1858. republishes from
the Washington correspondence Of the New York
Express 3 string Of charges, from which NE select
the following:
"The 0p rOpriaie for the capital is exhausted in
consequences OF the extravsgant expenditures on the
Southern Wing. The furniture of the House Of
Representatives has cost S48 000-or an average
Of S9s per piece there about 500 desks chairs
and other articles"
Now We find By reference to the records Of the
Opposition House Of Representatives Of the 34th Con
gress that appropriations made for the exten.
sion and decorstion Of the Capitol amounting TO
50, 270,000 Mr. LEToHER stated in his place the
floor Of Congress that it vas out of this sppropra>
ton that ohsirs were purchased at SO each, and
desks $50 each for the House of Representatives
The statement has never been questioned
The BELL and SEWARD organs are in the constant
habit Of charging the extravAgant expenditures of
government to the Democratic party. The charge
is unjust and unfounde1. We have challenged
those organs to produce unnecessary or extrsv-
agant appropriation which has been supported by
majority Of the Democratic party in Congress, or
resisted by majority OF the Opposition Until
they can show this, let them cease their SANDERS.
A few items from the list which goes to swell the
expenditures of government will indicate what party
has sqsndered the public money.
The submarine telegraph bill appropriated S7O,>
600 year for British enterprise to afford commu-
ncaiion between the Home government and its
American provinces. When the interest on the in
vesent reaches six Per cent the bill provides that
We shall continue to pay $4,000 per annum for
twenty-five years But six Democrats in the House
voted for this Bill
On The proposition 70 pay $3.50, 7O5 IS for books
for members of Congress only eleven Democrats vet
ed for it.
During the thirty fourth Congress The Opposition
voted SlG,022 to pay per diem and mileage to
ARCHER, FoUKE, TURSEY, REEDER, MILLlKEN and
BESNRTF for cOntesting the seats of MEMBERS re-
turned to that Congress, and in all those cases the
contests were decided against them.
AT the first session Of the same Congress appropri
atOns amounting to So 49, 49, we're passed for for
y-one eustom-heuses, eourt-houses, postcfices and
marine hospitals. Of this number only eleven we're
recommended by the administration. At the third
session of the same Congress appropriations were
made for thirty>One buildings of The same kind,
amounting to $2,OS4,OOO, OILY four of which had
the executive Recommendation.
Now, all these and many other similar sppropria>
lions supported and passed by the Opposition 20 to
make up the eighty millions of dollars of expendi-
lures, charged against the Democratic party. We
regard such charges, coming from such sources, as
disgraceful to the authors Of them.