Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-05-18
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ton over the aver
age of each year of
the Taylor and Fill
more admEistra-
ton, sic, 236, 1872
Excess OF expenditure
of the first year of
Mr.. Buchanan's adj
minlstratlOn over
the highest expendi-
ture in any one year
of the Taylor and
Fillmore administra-
ton, S2S,113, 32s
These figures, taken from official documents.
are facts, which defy contradiction. We in
vite, we challenge the closest scrutiny into
their accuracy.
Dnring the fee last years to which they re-
fer, the administration of the Government
has been conducted by Democratic Execu-
tives and subordinate functionaries of that
party.
During the last eight years, the Democratic
party has had decided majorities in the Senate
and in the House of Representatives also, ex-
cept only during the 34th Congress-embra-
cling the two sessions of 1886 and l956-'57
when that party was in a temporary mi
nority in the House.
These statements, like the figures above
given, are facts which defy contradiction.
Now, let every reader who is willing to
get at a true understanding of this matter,
cast his eye back with us over the expendi-
lures during each year of the Wing admins
traton. In the first year, we find, in round
numbers, an expenditure of thirty-eigh mil
lions of dollars; second year, forty-three mil
lions; third year, hirty-nine millions; fourth
year, forty-ttree millions the third and fourth
years expenditure being each less than that
af the second year, and the aggregate of the
two last years exhibiting an increase over the
aggregate of the two first years, of about one
million of dollars only. An annual increase OF
expenditure, therefore, did not occur in the
Wing administration of Gen. Taylor and Mr.
Fillmore.
In the Congress which preceded Gen. Pierce's
accession to Office, the Democratic party bad
maiorities in both Houses-in the House ma
jority of ffty-one!-in the Senate, Of fourteen
This was the 32nd Congress--lS5l-'52-
1928.
In the nert Congress, nth which Gen. Pierce
came into office, the Democratic party had
in the House of Representatives, majority
of e,ghty-oae, and in the Senate majority Of
fourteen And yet the expenditures in the
first year of the Pierce, administration were
in round numbers. Jffty-One millions of dollars;
second year, ytfty-siz millions; third year
si1ty-a,iliions fourth year, si1ty.four millions
showing an increase of seUen millions and up
wards in his first year over the last and imme'
diately preceding year OF the Wing admins
tration
Nor, did the increase of expenditure
enormous as it was, in the first year OF Mr.
Pierce's administration, stop there. In the
second year, there was an increase over the
first of more than five millions; in the third
wear an increase Of near four millions over
the second; and in the fourth year an Increase
of near fve millions over the third year
Mr.. Buchanan's administration succeeded
that of Gen. Pierce, and illustrated its frs
year by an increase of expenditure over Gen
Pierce's last year of upwards Of sepen millions
of dollars!
1t is mark-worthy that the increase of ex'
penditures during the last five years of Dem'
ocraiic rule has been annual, regular, and sys
ternatic, until the expenditure of the last Of
these FIVE Democratic years exceeded the ex-
penditure of the last Wing year upwards Of
TWENTY EIGHT MILLIONS of dollars, while the
total aggregate of expenditures in the last
four Democratic years has exceeded the total
aggregate of expenditures in the four Whig
years very nearly NINETY MILLIONS OF DOL
LARS the exact amount OF the increase be
ing ss7, s2s, s67.
What a commentary upon Democratic pro
LESSONS, pledges and creedsl Following tn,
advice of Mr.. Buchanan, in his Wheatland let
ter, Of February, 1854, published in our las
issue,) the Democratic leaders, organs, ant
managers made "Whig extravaganza" par
ty cry in the Presidential canvass of tha
year, and fought that battle under bannerl
having Inscribed upon them, "a rigid oconOsu,
ia pubic sPendstsEss," as distinguishing, car
dinal principle of the Democratic party.
they had faithfully redeemed their pledges
TO the people-if they had only tnsitaiai wha
they then denounced as "whig extravaganza
If they had no more than e9salisd what they
with Mr.. Buchanan at their head, held up {.
the public as the lavish expenditure Of /
Wing administration. there woald have beer
saved TO the peoples pockets, Ia the shor
space " i've years during which they hay'
been III power. the snag sum OF ansssy four sa,l
l,Ons, Hins haEirad and ssrentyfosg tsOusassd az
Aandrei and ssrenty dollars!
In siIrprisa at the magnitude Of this sun
she reader may possibly be startled into
doubt Of is eorrcclness. Bat II is all right
a. The agurcs We have already givca andsal
ably SLOW. The average expenditure Of eae
year oil she Tayisr and whlg administrators
was. Us We have seen, 81 ,s72 .sas. whle
malllpaled BY i've gives s2os. sol. $50 beia
the total aggregate amoant that woasd hav
been expended during The last i've years. hs
the PLases and BsehAaan administrations iin
tied themselves 10 the whlg Fass Of sxpena
snre. Instead Of doing %, lils5 insreazea ID