The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-10-01
Wilson and Colfax.

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THE Tines has on several occasions
within the past week exposed the false
statements made by Vice President Coliax
la his speech at South Bend, on last Sat.
urday, In regard to the expenditures OK
Grants Administration for the fiscal year
ending In June.
1t will be remembered that he and sew
eral Republican Senators have been busy
for months in obtaining documents from
the Treasury Department for ~electioneer-
ing purposes, and ii appears from the
manner In which Colfax has opened the
campaign in Indiana, that after the Treas.
ury statements came into the hands OF
those for whom they were prepared for q
partisan purpose, the figures, although
not changed, were so manipulated as 10
present as truth that which was unquali-
1edly false.
The speech of Hon. s. 8. Marshall, at
Springfield, on Wednesday, presented, In
a brief and clear manner, the actual ex.
penditures for the year referred TO, and
the proof that he was correct In his pre-.
s~entation was furnished by Secretary
Boutwell,. without recapitulating here
the various objects for which the money
was expended, II is enough TO say that the
whole Am cunt of expenditures exceeded
$500, 600, 900. Allowing a deduction from
this of the entire amount paid for pen
sions, Indians, and interest on public
debt ($t58. 440,47Sl and there remains
over $s40,000,000 for expenditures.
In his speech on the floor of the House,
last spring, Congressman Beck said the
expenses Of the government for the year
ending In June would be more than $392,-
0c0.0 600. Since the close of the year, the
actual results have been ascertained, and
they show that tMr. Beck's estimate was
under the mark by more than $4,000. 600.
Mr.. Marshall we'll says that there can be
no honest controversy,wit regard to these
figures, becsuse they are taken from official
statements made by Secretary Boutwell,.
There can be no challenge Of the correct.
ness Of the subjoined statement
Urexpended balances on hand, June
30, 1853. ......,a - ..s........ 80 .FlVz,jsV lov p!
Regular appropriations, ......s.'. 2sl4ls,25 VI
Deficiency bills s..,....,...rtt"". l3,hOl,Vu W
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Total. 49,. 81. $685., sos ,433 %
To this, says Mr.. Marshall, must be
added the sums received for government
property during the year, amounting TO
several millions, and which do not appear
either In the estimates or appropriations.
This is also true of the loan and lapsed
funds, amounting to several millions OF
dollars, and out Of which large expendi.
lures are made.
Two or three days ago, Washington
dispatches said that the Republican Ma
tlonal Executive COMMITTEE WAS sending
| campaign documents all over the country,
employing substantially such statements
| concerning the revenue and expenditures
as were made by Colfax in his South
| Bend speech. Senator Wilson Is at the
head OF that committee. He knows that
he his daily sending to all parts Of the
Union speeches and pamphlets which are
filled with falsehoods, and are intended TO
deceive the people.
Is 1t not q sad commentary on the de-
generacy Of morals In those charged with
the conduct Of this government, when
the Vice President and q leader OF the
| dominant party in tho Senate descend &c
low as TO busy themselves in the manu-.
facture and dissemination Of lies 10 hold
up q party 80 rotten, and with a record %
black that 1t requires such support Chi
cago Times.