The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-06-03
Democratic Extravagance--"Why
are the People 80 Patientp"

Democratic Extravagance--" why
are the People 80 Patientp"
We call the attention of the people
both Wings and Democrats, to the follow
ing facts and figures, in proof of the
wasteful and unprecedented extravaganza
of the epresent Democratic Administration.
These facts and figures are taken from the
official report of J. G. Allen, the Democrat
ic Clerk of the last House of Representa-
tives, which is styled "a detailed statement
ofMe disbursements Of the Clerk Of tie House
Of Representatives. Of the United States, for The
year ending November 30M 1858" This re-
port was published by authority of the
law.
And let it be remembered at the out
set that these expenses were incurred by
a Democratic Congress, presided over by
Democratic Speaker, and backed by a
Democratic President armed with the
veto power, and not scrupulous as regards
its exercise-and that the money to pay
the bill was appropriated by'a Democratic
Congress, and approved by Democratic
President!
1t will be remembered that the Impo-
sition party denounced Mr.. Fillmore's Ad-
ministration as horribly extravagant,
when the expenses of the Government
slightly exceeded forty millions, but no,o
defend their own President when, under
his Administration, the expenditures have
run up to nearly hundred millions of
dollars! Never before, in the history of
the country, under any Administration.
has there been such wasteful and pro-
fligate expenditure of the peoples money
and this proposition we now proceed to
prove, and shall prove, to the entire salts
faction of every unprejudiced man of
every party in the land.
The statistics below, as we have already
said, have been collected from the official
record, which now lies spread out before
us, and we pledge our veracity for their
entire truth--and challenge and defy
anybody, to deny the facts we are about
to give:
TOILET EXPENSES OF II. R.-Hair Combs,
Hair Brushes, Soap, for the year ending
November 80, 1855
27S buffalo and other combs, $l71 90
$50 English and other brushes, 1888 81
485 bars of toilet soap, soap dishes, 2O4 493
Total toilet expenses of II. r. 1858 863
That is pretty dear to pay for washing
and oombing members of Congress, but
we would not complain if it kept them
clean; it is needless to say that it has not
had that effect.
1t appears that the peoples money is
used even to provide the peoples repre-
sentatives with something with which to
tickle their noses! Among the items of
expenses reported by the Democratic
Clerk of the Democratic House of Repre-
sentatives, are the following:
IL bottles Maccaboy Snuff.
6 bottles Martinique Snuff.
13 lbs. of "American Gentlemen" Snuff.
Walnut Snuff boxes.
A Democratic Congress is not content
to use common snuff, such as the people
use. They must tax the National Treasu-
ry with such snuff as suits "American GEN
tlemen" only. Nor are they content with
homemade snuff. Foreign snuff must be
provided. So much in love are they with
everything foreign, that "Maccaboy" and
Martinique" Snuff must be purchased
for them by the peoples money.
Wonder if Col. SAN. SMITH, voted away
the peoples money for snuff? If Con-
gressmen may use the peoples money for
supplying themselves with snuff why
may they not use it to supply themselves
with lunches and punches, with cigars
and cocktails, and with every other imagi-
nable thing on earth? Was there ever
such wanton and disreputable and dis
honest waste of the public money? Buy
ing snuff for themselves with The peoples mon
cyl And this is Democracy eeonod,i-
cal Democracy
The next item to which we desire to
call the attention of the people, is the
bill for
HORSES AND CARRIAGES FOR THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES,.
Here is the bill, and let the people
read and ponder. In the mean time, let
us ask what right members of Congress
have to be driving about in Carriages at
the peoples expense? Here it is:
4 horses and carriages from lst to
10th December, 1857, Sl60 90
3saddle horses from lst to Goth De-
cember, 1857, 90 90
horses and carryalls from 2lst to
3lst Dec, for Postoffice of ii. r. SO 90
saddle horses for same time and
use, ~ w
horse and carriage for Sergeant
at Arms of ii. X. for Dec. 1857, 62 90
horse and wagon for Sergeant
at Arms of u, r. for Dec. 1857, 60 90
horse for December, 1857, 46 00
horse for IA days in JAM, 1858, q 90
Use of carriage from Dec. I, 1857,
to Jan. IA, 1858, 10 90
Use of carriage from March 5, to
Dec. I, 1857, l39 90
Use of carriage from Jan. 10, to
January 3lst, 1858, "a 90
Use of carriage from Jan, to 90,
1858, 3S 90