The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-10-13


Your opponents see us importance. and they
will see that they out in their full strength
DEMOCRATIC ExrsAvAGANcE-
Look to the extravayanee of the admins
tration OF Buchanan. An expenditure by
the consent Ct the Locotoeo's themselves,
amounting to eighty millions. We claim
that when you add TO that sum the deficit bill
and the amoun, of surplus remaining in the
Treasury when Buchanan was inaugurated.
that the real expenses of the last twelve
months have been over one hundred mil
lions. Think OF that. Is II not a mighty
price for such an article Is not that great
price TO pay for SO poor an article as one
years n.isrule of that miserable old dotard,
James Buchanan? Why is this outlay
Why this expense? Mr.. Fillmore's admins
trstion cost the nation forty thousand dol
lars per ennun,, in gross, without calculating
the fractions. Mr.. Polk's during the Mexican
cost only sixty one Millions less price
when We upheld our embattled forces on the
plains of Mexico, reaching at one time to
fifty thousand troops All that expense was
covered by sixty-one millions. during that
period when the glory of the Republic visi-
ted in triumph every stronghold of the enemy
from the mouth of the Rio Graude 70 Cha !
pultapec. During that sad scene of war the
administration cost but sixty one million dol
lars, while Buchanan's administration in
time of profound peace reaches eighty
millions, or really one hundred millions.
GEN. BCCHASAN's WAR.
In "a lime of profound peace | said
Not 50, Buchanan has waged three wars
glorious wars. One against Free lnstl
tutions and Free State immigrants in Kansas,
when the whole power OF the national army
was brought 10 bear 10 crush out free insti-
and a =
on. There is one of lis wars. One clause
OF the Kansas Nebraska Bill tells us that
tie people under that bill entitled 10 reg
uate their own institution in their own way.
subject only to the Constitution of the Uni
ted States. That is the law and for feaI
tEey would not regulate these things in their
own way, he sends three thousand soldiers.
For what. To make them do as they please
i Laughter to make them regulate their
institutions IN their own way. Hence, my
fellow citizens. one portion OF this great
peuse was incurred ia Kansas. There is his
first glorious war.
Then came the war in Utah In the dead
of winter, eli ht 10 ten thousand troops, at an
expense oil more than ten millions OF dollars,
are marched across the inhos pitabie dessert To
; conquer peace" in Utah. When the mon
ev had been expended. and the fat contracts
rad been given out o those wa3 follow the
Democratic party for plunder; when the ar
nv had arrived within three days march of
Salt Lake CITY, it occurred to Buchanan that
il would be we'll to inquire into the thing
little, 20 see II the Aiormon> were in safe
OF rebellion or no; 50 nc appointed three men
as peace commissioners, and the, went out,
stand with Brigham Young all night, and be-
fore breakfast Xt morning, ma lie peace
Why did he not send tie commissioners first
and send the sword atttrw ard--that last ar
gument of kings! He reverses the order; he
DIS the army. and the peace commissioners
: follow.
But the glory of his military achievements
do not stop there. Before the proves of this
glorious old war horse, the glories of Caesar
and 5oLaParte must "pale its diminished
fires Then comes after all this Paraguay
| expedition. President Lopez of Paraguay,
: treated disrespeettully one of the Captains OF
our fishing vessels, and damage was created
to the extent of three or four thousand dol
/ lars. He did not apologize promptly, and
$ Mr.. Buchanan gets up an armed expedition
! against Paraguay. They 90 within about
five hundred miles of the proper scene of
| action, and Lopez got little scared, perhaps,
g and sent his Commissioners, and peace is
tken and there made, and nobody is killed,
nobody is wounded, and Buchanan is the
f glorious hero of third war. Why just re-
Gently the Third Napoleon returned in tri-
umph from the glory of Magenta and Softer
: no. lie returned in triumph to Paris, and
millions hailed lis return; triumphal arches
were erected, wreaths of flowers were placed
a upon his brow. Why, srs, that pageant was
nothng-a mere idle show compared to what
the pageant will be when General Buchan-
an Commander in Chief OF the army and
navy of the United States. shall return in
triumph to Wheatland. The election of Mr.
5 Buchanan was hailed with JOY by great
f portion of the American people--his retire
ment from office will be hailed with JOY by
, all the American people. The whole Amer
lean people arc at last united on one thin =
D and that Is, in praying God to save us from
n Mr. buchanan's administration, and from all
] sim lar ones. Even old Pennsylvania, stad
and sober Pennsy lvania, SAYS that ii God will
# forgive her for giving one President to the
| country, she will never ask another during
the tide of time
t But let me show YOU another way in which
, the expenses of the Government have been
increased. You have Custom House 10
Gated Al Chicago. For the fiscal year, end l.
+ ing June, 1888, the last year Of Fillmore 5
administration, there was collected there
Sll0sO 5O, and six men were employed TO col
, lect It and they were paid 81 282. For the
:. year ending 81 of June, 1856, there was col
p iecteu : ~ OOO ana sixteen men employed
! IN ITS collection from six to sixteen ia two
years, and but very slight increase Of rev
! enue collected. Again, will read 10 Won a
+ tow others At Wilmington, Delaware. there
: was collected IN 1857 al the custom house.
S2,OJ4 is. How many men 10 You suppose
1t took to collect that money and how much
o. goa think they got Tor II? Il took eight
m,i and the expense was 81, 84S (LsugE-
ter Now, gentlemen farmers Of Wayne
! County. YOU sell your farm ;oT two thousand
dollars and employ a lawyer t. collec: the
money, and II he charges You % co.., how
f'' : viii II BE- before you VII. be able 10 h1y
: those farms in Iowa, or even further west.
thai You SO much desire tor your growing