The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-02-11
THE ExTRAvAGANCE or THE DE
MOf.RATIc PARTY.

MOcRATlC PARTY.
We have already published several articles
bearing upon the fact that tho Democratic
party was running the government heels over
head In debt, and ifnot checked Up and turn.
ed out would ultimately ruin the country
In almos, every case those articles have been
copied from democratic papers, and were not
therefore swing lies" MS is charged by the
venal prints Of the administration, and BY
the small politicians whose only merit cou.
sists in their ability to msrepresen. and the
possession Of the two great characteristics OF
the political uckgusrd-ignorancc and i'm
pudence. In addition TO what has already
been published, we copy an article from the
Richmond Examiner, another democratic pa
per, and standing high in the affections OF
the democracy Of the Old Dominion. We
give Il with the remark that we could ill our
paper with articles from the same party
source, showing up the profligacy and reck.
le..ness Of those having control Of the gov.
eminent and the interests Of the country,
and who are in fair way TO ruin both. The
Examiner says
"No party, however strong, can Withstand
the accusation Of having recklessly and ex-
travagantly expended the public treasure
Such a charge arouses the most violent pre-
judices Of the people, and woe unto that po-
hticnl party against which it is directed. 10
1870 it swept through the country like tor.
uado, hurled the democratic party from pow
er, and tore almost every Democratic State
from its moorings, save old Virginia. Men
did not stop TO investigate the charges
against US; they knew that the treasury was
empty, that we were borrowing money, and
that the expenses Of the Government had
been Increased during the Administration OF
Martin Van Buren,, and they thrust Van Bu-
rem out Of the White House. We are now
standing upon the brink OF the very preei.
pice from which Van Buren, was hurled in
iS40. The treasury is empty, our expenses
are double the revenue of the Government,
and we are borrowing from twenty TO thirty
millions OF dollars TO meet the existing def.
cit. The customs are yielding only $40.
100000 OF dollars per annum whilst the ne.
cesssry expenditures of the Government are
nearly Ss0,o0o,ooo. Yet /; is proposed BY
the Executive Department Of the Govern.
n1ent TO select the present as an appropriate
time for the creation of national debt,
which would render the very name Of the
National Democracy odious with the masses
for the next quarter of a century. To carry
out the late Executive recommendation OF IN
armed protectoraie in Mexico would cost the
country, it has been estimated, 100, 600, 900 OF
dollars, besides the probability of another
war with that country. To construct the Pa
cihc Railroad desired by the President would
cost certainly l50,000,000 of dollars, whilst
the purchase OF Cuba, if accomplished at all
at this time, would cost 10000 900 Of dol
lars. This would give US a grand total of
450, 100000, to pay the interest on which
would require the sum of 3o,000,000 oil
dollars, or about three. fonrths of our present
national revenue, and render it necessary fol
us TO borrow annually some fifty or sixty
millions TO deirsy the expenses of the Gov.
eminent. This would be splendid legacy
for The Administration to leave to a grateful
cor ntry. The legacy of the Alien and Sedi-
ton Laws which :he Federalis,s left to pos.
ierity, aid the subsequent bequest of the
Hartford Convention, would be trihes COM
compared to the years Of detestaton which
this sin would visit upon The National Demo.
cracv. Nth this national debt of $500 O0O-
900, the interest upon which would absorb
three fourths Of our national revenues, with
what chance OF success could We defend our
selves from party charging down upon US
with the cry f"Retrenchment and Reform"