Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-07-13

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The pamphlsk 6tlsl s. II Il cosss tobs Gov.
erned, /" which, 8 n the ylrIiSu On.
gressional Dil Sass, aboeodbEA ths
most siAhs zshos intended to misssad and
For example, great outcTy is made over The cost
OF the Capitol at Washington and the furniture Of
the various rooms, and the whole Of this cost d
charged upon the Democratic party. Now, the facts
are that the improvements on the Capitol were ad.
vised and planned by Mr. Fillmore; that he appoint
ed the officers who allowed the accounts and made
the disbursements; that the appropriations were
made by an Opposition" Congress and that much
of the fitting up" was carried on 5y Cullom, the
Know Nothing Clerk Of the House, who was dc.
tected in fraud and who has been indicted for mis-
applying funds entrusted to his use. During that
whole Opposition" Congress the great body Of
the Democratic members voted against all extrava-
CANT appropriations the journals will show but
these appropriations were carried by the friends Of
Fillmore and the black Republicans These arc
the facts and yet in the face Of these facts Mcssrs
Leach, Gimer, Smith, Vance and others are attempt.
ing to hold Mr.. Buchanan's administration response.
selves and to the cause Of TRUTH to receive with
many grains Of allowance any political statement
which Know Nothings make They were sworn
to mslead and deceive in 1885, and We do not think
they arc better now than they were then.
tits also charged in the pamphlet referred to- that
the expenditures Of the federal government incrcas
| ed from 1852 to 1858, some 81, 100000 This Is
not true. We have taken the trouble to investigate
the natter and we find that this pamphlet contains
the grosscst falschoods, VIC will show. I, states
for example, that the expenditures under Mr. Fill
more in 1852, were $50, sos, $50 81; under Mr.
Pierce in 1856, S6O, liz 4Ol a; under Mr. Buchan.
an in 1851, S64,77s,ss s SIS; and under Mr.. Buch.
anan in 1858, SIS, s5G,727 co. Now. what arc the
| facts? Why, the entire expenditures for 1859, as
Mr.. Fillmore himself states in his message, were
$46,0O7.s96 90, from which S9,455,Sl5 IS are to
be deducted on account Of payments on the public
debt; leaving the sum As above given from the
pamphlet Now, If the authors os this pa,mrhlc,
had given the expenditures Of subsequent admins
trations in the same way-f they had deducted the
payments the public debt, their statements woiid
have been fair and true; but they have done nc
such thing. The expenditures for 1856 were 500
4Ol "a, as given in the pamphlet: but from thi,
is to be deducted the sum OF s3Oou."uu. paid in
execution Of the treaty with Mcxico.-lcavin- s5..
| 172.40l "a as the amount for 1856 The amour,
for 1867 is given correctly in the pamphlet, as ",
find on reference to Mr.. Buchanan's message; bu
the amount for 1853 is greatly ovcrstatc,l Tn,
expenditures for 1858, stated by Mr.. Buchana,
in his message, were $Sl ,5s5 GG7 &c 80 90 O5a ?
less than given in the pamphlet but from this is I,
be deducted the sum Of S9,6s4.537 - on accoun
of the public deb, which leaves sIi.s0l. 100 - a
the amount for 1868. showing a difference Of clever
millions nine hundred and ffty.iivc thousand iiv
hundred and ninety dollars and twenty .,hrc
cents between the real amount and that given in th
pamphlet. The authors Of the pamphlet dsd.ctc
for Mr. Fillmore. without stating the fact 50 as {
exhibit small expenditure for him; but the
added for Mr.. Buchanan, withou, stating the fac,
to show large expenditure for him iur;n; tn
last fiscal year. Was that honest. Can the pcopl
} believe or confide in such men.
! Bear in mind, therefore, that the appropriation
for the federal Capito! were advised by Mr. rlmor
and passed by an opposition" Congress; and tia
J the statements made by the Opposition" as to til
expenditures under Mr.. Fillmore. Mr. Pierce an
: Mr.. Buchanan are, as genera: thing, unfoundc
, and falSa