Nevada national., 1859-04-30
Che g(tta0a 0atiouaI.
RUFUS SHOEMAKER. En,ror.
GRASS Valley, Sr-ssL 80. 1859.
E.,ra,aguucc Of rhc ADMINISTRATORS


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E1travngnncc oi iiIc sdusini-frnfior.
The Opposition arc continually harpng on
the extravaganza OF The Administrations
It is their nyoiitc theme and will, no
doubt, he inaursra,ed as one Of the prinr
opal paa'-s in their platform IN the Frcsi. .
den!ial cou,cs. in 'CC. IN fact The Hroia-
rckitcs in this state, have already inserted .
it in Resolution through their State Cen
trail Committee, declaring their opposition .
to the extravaganza Of the Administration .
In the coming contest it is to De the great
catch-worl Of The Brolcrick-jlmmcrs.
The youthful AMI brave Senator will
soon send out bis minious, to preach Fugl
and uad.f'ed democracy to the lcaighted
people of California, and then we may ex
pcct to hear some startling accounts Of the
corruption and oXiravagencc o. the Admin
istra.ion. These unprincipled GenaSogues,
we mean Joseph McKiLbcn, E,t-ll. l. John
Mcpougal Zabri,ky AMI the whole pack Of
Droderick bummcrs, are not so strictly con-
sccutious. or 81 least we never heard them
accused Cf being so ms not to occasionally
deyiatc from the truth, in order to carry
their point or In any way benefit themselves
or their master, King David In view of
this fact. we lav, no fears ,ha. tee soThis.ry
and eloqucncc of these gentlemen will mis-
lead many or the homes. aul true hearted
Democrats Of California, in the coming cleo
ton, Int. on tie contrary, the more They
talk, the more l.lschools the preach, the
nc.e they analleaat,o Nr. Buchanan and
his Administration, tie !cvCr converts they
will make for Brod,rick.
On IBIS subject Of Governmental ezpcn-
dturcs. We make the following extracts
from late speech Of Mr. Latclcr. the Dem
ocratc candidate for Governor or Virginia:
The opposition had charged that Gov.
/ Floyd. iLu Secretary q War, had thrown
/ AWAY the public money. The facts would
show that the Secretary had done 40 more
than TO discharge BIS duty to himself. to the
Administration aud 20 the people. ln loij
the expenditures cf the Cuar.cr-mostcr-
Generals Bureau, which was tie one which
made tie largest expenditure for the army
were S2.z>3.UO1. IN lSi7, daring The Ney-
ican war The expenditures were S,Il-..tes.
In 1919. SG.lO9lUD: IN l,j2, SJ.3&i.u09;
in lsjG. SGClj.GUG; at q time when our
territories were a!l.ug up. aud required pro-
lection from tie Indians who we've very
troublesome. IN l>-1. SG.5llO1N: in ls5>
during the troubles in Utah. which required
very large force the expenditures were
Sc.i20, ,JUN, and this expenditure was iAJi
rcCtly OcclsiOued by Tie appointment OF
Brigham Young lv a Whig Administration.
The President Lad done his duty in remoy-
ing him. aud scEdiag an Army to compel
him 10 submission to The laws OF the Gene
ral Government. Gen. Pierce whom he de,
fed. ought to have dismissed him, hut this
duty he had left 10 Mr.. Buchanan and Gov
/ Floyd. who. Of course required troops to oX-
ecute the duty. Now that these troubles
were over, for the time at least. the expen-
diturcs OF tia present year would fall below
$1,000. 00n.
Mr.. Letcher here took up The eXepnditures
Of the Navy Department. In lsl7-S the
/ expenditure were Sl0,0G9,ll3 IS: in ls5i-
tie expenditures were over S9.000.OOO in
/ 1867 the expenditures were little over
/ $4,000. .000; in lS57-S the expenditures
were about Sl2 600 900. The increase has
+ been in consequence Of the troubles in the
/ GGif OF Mexico and about Paragua, for the
protection OF the country rights and have
/ necessarily required a strong naval force,
and the President had but done his duty in
/ these respects. which Gccouots for tie nddi-
tional eXpCnltures.
The President. IN his recommendations
had called for Sj2.2il,3lj, while Congress
had expended S6i,002,I77, difference OF
nearly Sl2. 600, coo, for which Congress ard
not the Administration was responsible.
In further notice Of expenditures the spea-
ker showed the enormous amounts appropri-
ated for the building Of custom houses and
pos. Offices, and the collection OF revenue. /
Among Others, he instanced one in the state I
OF New York which required 81 600 per an .
num more than tie revenue derived for the .
payment Of the officers employed. In Lou
isvlle the cost Of the custom house was
S39I.OO0. The policy and principle, Mr.. l.. .
contended was wrong. and that as the cur
rent oil business is constantly shifting such
enormous expenditures were improper, as
tie buildings were almost useless for any
other purpose afterwards. and. II sold, wonld
not bring one-tenth of the original cost
Hit be right to build a post Office in Rich
mond why not in Woodstock.
In relation to the Clerk Of the House OF
Representatives, Mr.. l.. stated that in 1853
to le5j the Democratic party had the House
and Clerk. During that period the expendi-
lures were Sl,7G7,7l0. When the Opposi.
tion obtained the control by the election OF
Banks in twenty two months S2.sS0.g7O
were expended besides leaving $500 600 for
Allen. the present Clerk to pay. During the
sessions Of 1857 and 1858. nnder Allen the
expenditures will be Sll00,O00 including
the 100000 before mentioned, together
with the cost Of removing TO the southern
wing OF The Capitol extension.