The daily gazette., 1875-06-21
How THE o1.n DruooRArs Bu,,r up

How THE OLD DEMOCRATS BUILT uP
THE GovERNMENT.-The economy Of fer
mar days is well brought forward now.
In those days the nations Of Europe
were as extravagant as they are now;
b 1t the United States refus ID to follow
their example and held to the simple
habits becoming Republican govern
meat, in which the Office holders were
the servants of the people. by econom-
| ical management the nation become rich
and independent and was the envy OF
all other powers. The war with Mexico
was commenced and conduc o. with the
expedition Of a work by contract ~
Mr.. Folks administration. The who.e
Of California and New Mexico were ac-
quiled and paid for and the war debt all
paid or provided for when the single
term of that pure christian statesman
expired and he turned his Office over TO
his successor.
The Baltimore Sun has compiled "a
few reminiscences" from old newspapers
which it Gays "bring back more COM
pletely the spirit and body of past
times" than any other historical docu-
ments. We have realized this fact in
looking over copies of the Baltimore
Republican an 1 Daily Argus" of June
1S, 1872; the Daily Republican and Ar
gus" of Baltimore, June "a, 1876, and
"The Log Cabin Advocate" October 10,
1870, a Harrison campaign paper, pub
lished at the Office Of the Baltimore Pa
triot.
The argus" Of tho first named dato
has several items which, in view of what
has occurred since, have now curious
interest. One paragraph refers to the
claim by whig papers of the election in
Ohio OF Joshua Giddings to Congress as
whiy victory. Very WELL" says the
Argus, sarcastically, well not dispute
it. It will be rccollcctcd that he was
expelled from the House of Representa-
tives for Offering resolution to diSsolre
the Union" a speech of Mr.. Buchanan
Of Pennsylvania, is given, on an amend-
nent to loan lii, in which he denies
an assertion Of senator Criltenden, of
kentucky, that the average expenses of
MIR. Van Buren's administration, during
| four years OF its continuance, amounted
| to $35, 900, ,00J per annum. Mr.. Buchanan
| said il did moi exceed S5S, ,0U0, ,WOp. 81 adj
| NIT" he continued, that $4,000 900 is
| IL large sum, and greatly exceeds what
| ought to be our ordinary expenditures /;
| but Senators should recollcct the extra
| ordinary circumstances which swellcd it
the Florida war, the purchase of In-
dian lands, the removal OF the Indians
west of the Mississippi and several other
causes Of extraordinary expense. l.et
the revenue laws remain rs they are un-
til the close Of the year, and the small
debt left by Mr. Van Buren, will be- swell
ell to the alarming sum of 81 600 600 -
He winds up 10y exclaimiig, Sl5, 400, ,00t
OF debt added in thirteen months. Ii
we 20 ON at this rate the broad road tC
distraction will not merely be open tC
the " hig party, hut to the whole coun
try" What would he think of the pres
: ent expenses Of the country and tn,
small debt" it Is now shouldering?
In another column Is complaint Of tn,
. dullness of business and scarcity o
n money in Baltimore, and if things do no
take a turn "a great body OF the peopl
a will not have wherewith to buy thei
{ bread"
j, The Mexican war occupies much G
the attention of the Argus of June "a
l. 1916, and there Is communication abou
Baltimore County Convention of tn
Democratic Party" which has allusion
i to politicians and wire pulling, whic
l. sound as ii they might have been uttere
Q yesterday.
The LOG Cabin Advocate" is boilin
over with the enthusiasm of the log cabi
and hard cider era, and contains tn
famous ditty Of "Tippecanoe and lyle
. Too" 1t publishes also the solen
pledge of Generrl Harrison, the viii
/ candidate, to serUG but one term, if elect
n ed, and quotes the opposition of Generi
e Washington, Mr.. Jefferson and Generi
II Jackson to the re-eligibilty Of the Pres
Il dent. Its comments on this subjet
Is might be reproduced now, and, leavin
a out the names of the political aspiranI
!. of that period, he accepted as appropr
ate and pertinent to the politics of t.
ID day.
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