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Advertisements— oo per square Tor the
three first insertions, and twenty five cents for
every subsequent one. "
To the Electors of Cumberland
county.
Fellow citizen*— At the earnest solicitations
t)f a number of'my. friends, lam induced to of
fer myself as a candidate for the office of
SHERIFF
of Cumberland county, at the next general elec
tion, and reapectfullv s»ilirit >onr suffr icen.
JOHN HOUUBECK,
New Cumberland.
- lc
April 2r 1840.
To the Electors of Cumberland
county.
Fellow. Citizens.—l offer myself as a candi
date for the office of
' BH3P.IP? - •
x>f said county at the ensuing general election,
tint) will be thankful for your support.
JAMES REED.
Newvillei April 16, 1840,
' To tlic Electors of Cumberland
' county. ‘
Fellow Citizens.—!' again offer myself tn
your consideration as a candidate for. the office
'° f OSBP.IItfT
sand respectfully solici.tyonr suffrages. Shmild I
1)u elected, I promise to.discharge the duties of
the office faithfully and 'impartially.
PAUL MARTIN.
Sllippensburg, April 16, 18’40,
To tlic Voters of Cumberland
county
Fellow Citizens—l offer mysilfas a.candidate
fur tlie office of
SHERIFF
nf said crunfy and shall be thankful for ymir
support. <
. ■ JAMES KENNEDY.
Newville, April 2S, !t4O. te
To the Voters of Cumberland
county.
neurlemen-L-t do herein' ofTVr myself at the next
general election as a candidate,for-the office of- '
. SKJSHZFF- - ' _
of said county, and will be thankful for your sup
port"
ABU A H AM’ LAM BENTON,
North Middleton township,
~ Mir.ch.l2, 1840.
To the Electors of Cumberland
county. '
.Fellow Citizen* —l oftvnuysclf as a candid ate
for the ollice of ,
gHBRIPP
of Cumberland county, ami will be thankful tor
your support. *
JOHN WYNKOOV, Ir.
West township
.March 19, IS4O.- K
To the Electors of Cumberland
count V.
Fellow citizens —l offer myself to yn r con
sideration as a candidate for t\ie office of
SHERIFF
at the ensuing general election, mul respectfully
solicit ymir Mippc-rt, and if elected will endeax
or to discharge the duties of the office to the
best otinv judgment and abilities.
Respectfully your fell* wriiiy.en,
(;iv>iu;k f. gain.
Mechanicshurg, M ifc.fi' 26,"18*10. te
. *
'l'o the'Eiectof-s «F Cumberland
county.
Fellow citizens —J offer myself to your con
sideration as a candidate for the office of
SHERIFF.
at the ensuing eletti-n, anti will be thankful for
your support. Should you elect me 1 pledge
myself to discharge the duties of the* < Rice with
fidelity and impat lialuy.
GEORGE MATHEWS.
Carlisle, Mtrcii 26. 1810. ’ te
To tlie Electors of Cupiberland
county.
Fellow cilizrjis-r\ t ffi r myscl f to yrur conoid
cratiun as,a candidate for-the (.dice of
SHERIFF
at the ensuing-election, and respect fully solicit
ynil't. .support; am'if elected will endeavor to
discharge the duties of the office to the best of
niy judgment ami ahilitita.
FRANCIS ECKELS,
Silver Spring township.
■April 2, 1840
To the Free and Independent
Voters of Cumberland county.
", Fellow citizens— l submit myself to your con
sideration, at the ensuing election, as a candi
date toy the office of ' i-
SHERIFF
anti would respectfully solicit your suffrages for
the same, • , . .
thomas Craighead.
South -Middleton township
April 2, 18401'
REMOVAL.
,BOOK;rBI!V|>ERY.
f CIHE undcraigned' b'aye, the, gratification of
L. informing the public that notwithstanding
they were jso unfortunate as .to have their hinde
•ry burnt down, in March last, they .have, opened
;n very extensive 0ne,..i1l 'Locust street, in. the
"new,building- directly, opposite Gleim’s Hotel
and are prepared to exectiteall work in their
line with 'despatch and in h ■ superior style.'—
Their, RULING APPARATUS, and other
Machinery, arc new and of the first order and
latest improvements, and they feel a confidence,
ip their facilities for giving. perfect satisfaction
to all.who may favor them, with thei r orders.;
Banks; County,Offices,' Merchants,Mechanics
and others can'he supplied with '•
blase books
of every description, which h.r urati ess ami d
rabiliryrwillbeeqmij ta the U.T
teil States. '' .\ ...O
rr'hW •; UIC.KOK 8c GANTINE.
Harrisburg, May 14,; .1840. . « t
FOB. RENT,
The establishment lately occupied byWm.
M’Pherson, in West High-street. For partic
ulars enquire of Hon. C. M'Clure.'next door.
Possession cah he had immediately. :
.AprilSJ, 1840. / -
BIT G. SANDERSON & E. CORNMAN.J
Whole No. 1347.
DR. WM. EVANS’
OLMOLIIL3 PILLS.
II T*A severe case of Piles cured at 100 Chat
ham slreet % —.Mr. D inM Spinning of Shrewsbury,
Eden Town, New“Jei*aey, was severely afflicted
with Piles for more than 20 years. Had had re
course to medicines of almost every description,
-also the advice of several emmmeut Physicians,
but never found the slightest relief fmm any
source whatsoever,until he called on Dr. Evans’,
of 100 Chatham street, N. Y. ( and procured
some medicine from him,-from which hefound
immediate relief, and subsequently a perfect
cure.
Beware of Counterfeits .
Q3*Caution.—Be particular in purchnsmgto
see.that the label of this medicine contains a no
tice of its entry according /o Act of Congress. —
And be likewise particular in obtaining them at
100 Chatham st., New York, or from the regu
lar agents.
. : Hami
tr jy
iilton'& fißiEii, Carlisle.
R. HUNT’S
BOTANIC PILLS,
INTERESTING & APPLICABLE TO THE
AFFLICTED WITH .
Diseases of the •Stomach, or Nerves;
Sur.h tt Dyspepsia, either Chronic or Casual, on.
tier the worst symptoms of restlessness; how
liess of Spirits, ami General Emaciation; Con
sumption, whether of the Lungs or Liveri Me."
er Adectionsi Jaundice, both Biliary 8c Spas
modic; Ohstiecnessi Worms of every variety;
Rheumatism; whether Acute or Chronic; to
gether with limit, Scrofula, Pains in the Mead,
Back, Limbs, and Side, Typhus Fever, Scar
let Fever, Putrid Sore Throat, Fever fc Ague,
Spasmodic P.dpitatiun of the Heait and /\rte
l ies, Nervous Irritability, Nervous Weakness,
Hysterics, Tic Douloureux, Cramps, Female
Obstructions, Heartburn, Headache, Cough
the Common nr Humid, and the Dry nr the
Whooping; Asthma, Gravel, and Dropsy.
. he Dhod has hitherlo been considered bv
Empirics land others, ns the great regulator of
the human system, and such is the dt-voted ot
tile ndherents..to lhat.errnneous doctrine, that
they content thcmsclvek with the simple posses
sion of this fallacious opinion, without enquiring
int-» the'-primary sources from. whence Life,
Health, ami Vigor-emanate, and, vice versa
pain, sickness, disease and death. Not so with
Dll. Hunt, whose extensive research and prac
tical experience so. ehdncntly qualify him for the
profession of .which.he. has been one of the most,
useful, members. He contends—and a moment’s
r. flection will convince any. rcasoning-miml.’oUhe.
correctm-s-; ol his views—that the stomach, liv
er, ami the associated organs, are the primary
and great regulators of health, and that the blood
in yep-y many instances is dependent oh these or-,
cans, and that unless medicine reaches THE
KOO I’ OF THE DISEASE, the su/ierfidnl
anodynes usu dly prescribed, serve but ns foils
to enter the rnva'ges of deep-rooted maladies
.Undeti these convictions, at the expense of ye t.
of dose application," the doctor lias discovered a
medicine wl;ose searching powers are irresisti
ble, and in prescrihiugffe is wttli a knowledge • f
its being a radical cure in tile various diseases
already enumerated, even if applied in the most
critical cases, but he does not pretend to ascribe
to
HUNT’S BOTANIC PILLS
a supernatural agency, although from positive
proofs within the -knowledge of'hundreds lie i>
prepared to shew, that when every other-earth
ly remedy has been given up,
HUNT'S BOTANIC PILLS
have never been known to fail in effecting two
very gratifying results, that of raising fr.nh the
bed of sickness and disease those who have test
ed their efficacy, and tints amply rewarding Dr.
Hunt for his long and anxious study to attain this
/urfaction in the Meai.ixg Aut.
The extraordinary success which has attend
ed the use of Hunt’s Botanic Pills, is
the best criterion'of their superior virtues.
They have been the means of raising a
host of languishing patients from the bed
of affliction, as iHrclearly evinced in the
following
CERTIFICATES.
FEVER AND AGUE CURED
To Dr
•Hunt «
Dear Sir—it a duty I owe van as n
su'cces-fal practitioner, a-.well iistlms" who may
be similarly ijffiirted, ] take pleasure ia acluanv
the benefit 1 have derived from tile use
of your vain tble medirinc.
HUNT’S BOTANIC PILLS
After much snlfeijngnVum Fever ami Ague, du
ring the spriug autl tall, fur the, last four years,
ami the pecuniary injuries attendant on the in
disposition (If (me on whose exertions a large fa
mily was dependent 1 for"support, and having
without success-tested the skill of many medical
advisers, at an expense I could not well pfTVifd.
la the fall of 1838, findingthe premonitory symp
toms of the disease approaching, I was induced
by a Iriend who had tried your medicine, to pur
chase a package of ypur Botanic Piljr-i and now
have the happiness to inform you—and through
vou, those who tiiay he similarly afflicted—that
counteracted'the.disease,_nor. havell-been
troubled with it since, and mv confidence con
tinues to uphold nie in the belief that your Bo
tanic Pills are the most safe, the cheapest, most
efficacious, and radical cure for that distressing
disease Fever and Agile. All I can-tortile pre
sent offer you fur the blessing von have been in
strumental in conferring on me, is my assurance
of unceasing gratitude and esteem
„ P- M.McCOKMICK.
Newark, N.J.y July SI, 1839. "
Dyspepsia, or Indigestion, Effectually
• . . Cured.
Mr. Win. Tufkcr, having lately been restor
ed to n sound slate of health, through the efficacy
of Dtt. Hukts Botanic Piles, thjnks it an in
chspcnsiblevutr to state certain facts relative to
the disease under which he had so long suffered.
* he symptoms were u painful obstruction, with
a constant rejection nt fond, hend-nclve palpita
tion of the heart, lowness .of spirits, a trouhle
somedry ctmgh,dizziness* tightness at the chest
and nifficulty oi breatluiip, almost constant pain
in the side, loihs.and shoulders, accompanied
with much languor and debility. These afflic
tions, together with an unusnal degree of
lencc, brought on such n state of extreme weak*
ness, as to prevent him from attending to his hit
sincss, and his health appeared lost beyond re -
covery. His friends and relatives became a-
Israicd at.the roelahehnljr prihspent; and strongly,
recommended Hunt's Botanic Pills—they were
adinUustered t -and-i n-a-few-davs-prndored. aston
ishing relief,, arid finally realized a perfect resto
ration to sound health. V. ,
: WU.UAM TUCKEK.
- • : EeUari of Counterfeit*. >
•
see that the label of this medicine contains h no.
lice of \fsentnfacfording lo ad of Vongrchs.~-
Andbelikewise partichiar in obtaining'themal
100 Chaiha(n st., New,Yorli, or from the regu
lar agents,
Hamilton & Grier, Carlisle,
Carlisle, Pa. Thursday Jllay 21, 1840.
DR. WM. EVANS’
SOOTHING SYRUP,
FOII CHILDREN TEETHING •
To Mothers and Nurses .
The passage of the teeth tbrmigli the gunis
prodn CL-s troubleso'nie.a'tu) dangeroussymptoms.
It is known by mothers that ttiere is great i 1 ri
tiitioii in the mouth' and gums during tins pro
cess. The gums swell ( the secretion of the saliva
is -increased;—the-ehild-is seized-witli-fivqucnt
anti sadden fits of crying, watching, starting in
its sleep, and spasms cf peculiar parts; the child
with extreme violence, and thiusts its
fingers into its mouth. If these precursory symp
toms are not speedily alleviated, spasmodic con
vnlsinns universally,supervene, and soon cause
the dissolution of the infant. If mothers who
have their little babes .-.fllictcd with'these dis
tressing .symptoms would apply the celebrated
Amciican Soothing Syi up, which has preserved
hundreds of infants when thought past recoverr,
from being suddenly attacked with that fatal
malady convulsions.
This infallible remedy has preserved hundreds
when thought' past recovery, from convulsions.
As-soon-Hs the Svruprnrrubhed nn the gums', the ■
child will recover. This preparation is so iimo-_
cent, so efficacious, and so pleasant, that no child
will refuse fn let its gums be rubbed with it.—
When infants are at the age of fnnr months,
though there is nn appearance’of teeth, one hot
tie of the syrup should he used on the fpims. to
open the pares." - Parents shirald never, be witir
•out the syrup'in'the nursery where thcreijire
young children, for if a child wakes in the night
with pain in the gums, the Syrup immediately
gives ease, hy opening. the pores ami healing the
gums; thereby preventing Convulsions, Fei'ers,
Sic. .
Beware of Counterfeits.
(C^Caution— lie particular in purchasing to
see that the label of this medicine contains a no
tice'of Us entry according to -ict of ('ongress. —
And he likewise pariic.nl ir in obtainingtlum m
100 Chatham st., New York, or from the regu
lar agents,' * •
Hamilton & Grier, Carlisle.
DR. WM, EVANS’
Camomile &' •.Aperient Pills.
Another very severe cake of Inflammatory
'Rheumatism cured by Dr, RiKins’ Medicine. —
Mr: John A. Carroll, of the.rountv'of Wes’dbes
ter, Cow n of North -CastleJ New York, had beet
severely-alH»cted with inflammatory rheumatism
for ‘fourteen months with violent- pains ih hi>
limbs, greal he.it, excessive' thirst,’ dryiVesV V>V
skin, limbs much swollen, was not able without
“assisfaTfce to turn ITT 1 ITaTI
tried various remedies to no effect. Whs aclvis
'cd hy-a-fritofl of his to procure some of Dr. W '
Evans’ medicines of 100 Chatham street, N. Y..
which he immediately sei.t for- and after Ukiiu
the hist dose.found great relief, and in contimi
mg iwj. use acftn«diilg, to the directions fm tei
days, Rvas perfectly cured, Allows me to refei
any poison to fum .fo.r the truth' of the abort
statement.
if7*Cautmn.—He particular in purchasing
label iif this medicine contains a no
tire of according to A~f of Congress
And be liUiJvise particular in a’
100 Chatham st., New York, or from the regu
lar agents, >t
Hamilton & Gaicn, Carlisle
Oil. 10, 1839.
ENVIABLE DISTINCTION.
SN the initial of a gunt'rnl and, in many install
ccs not untoundf'd prejudice against many of
ine medical remedies of the day, Dr. W. *E
VANS’ PILLS have tlVe envUblc diclinctinn ni
an universal upprobminnV They are perhaps
the only medicine publicly advertised that lias
the hill mid unreserved testimony of pu’dical
mini in its favor, iTTVot the7mly one which yiveV
full salisfartinn tp its purchase! s. Dr. W, Evans
lias the h »tU'l irl : on of knowing that bis
CAMOMIf.EcOR TONIC I’ILLS
■ are not only ivvularlv recommended and pre
scribed by the most experienced phvsicians in
their daily practice, but also taken-by those
gentlemen themselves whenever they feel the
l-symptoms of those diseases in whieh’they well
know them to be efficacious. Me knnws’this to
be generally the case in New York! Phibidel
phia, Albanv, Boston, and other large cities ip
which they haycnti extensive sale. Thai they
sh-'tild thus compu-r professioml prejudice and
interested opposition, and secure the 'agency of
the most eminent and best informed physicians
in the country to render them.y.sefnl to :ill class
es. can o»dv be faiilv asrribed’tn their undeni.h
ble ami pre-eminent virtues.
More conclusive firoofa of the of D\\
IV/n Evans 9 Camo'mite-and Aperient Pills.
Clhli 1 IFIC \ 1 E.—'The folbiwing cvrti'rn'aie
was handed to us by Mr. Van Schnick, of Alba
ny, a highly respectable member of the com- I
mnnily, iincl whine veracity cannot he ilmihirih
- Mr. Syptemius Kendall of the'tmvn of West
erin'), cumty of Albany, was for 27 years trou
bled with a nervous arid hillii ns affectum, which
for 7 year,s rendered hint unable to attend to his
business, and dnrhiß the last 3 years of ,his ill.
ness was confined to the house, ids symptoms
were dizziness, pains in the head and side, paK
pitafhln .nf tile heart, want of lippi tite,' ts*r
After eX|>cn(’,ing-dnrinß-Ms confinement nearly
three hundred dnjlars without nhtaininß any
permanent relief, he'hv accident imticrd an mi.
verlisrment nf Or; Wiri.-Evans’.Camomile.aml
Aperient Pills, and was consequently imlurrd'to
.in ike a trial of them. After nsinj? thnn ala ut
a fortnight, he. was able to walk outi in fi.ur'
months he could attend to business, ami consid
ered ftindisease entirely removed. The above
information was Riven to the snbscriher/hy Mr,
Kendall himsclfi there can, therefore, he node.
ception. _ STEPHEN VAN SCHAICK.
The above invaluable medicine toveiher with
DR EVANS’ SOOT HI NO SVIIUP (Im-teel h-
Irig) are sold wholesale at 100 Chatham it. N!
York. . ■' - ’*
Beware of Counterfeits'.
o"j*Caution. —Be particular in purchasing to
see that the lahtl of this uieiticim- rnataius ii no
tice nfits entry according to Act of Congress.
And he likewise particular in obtaining them at
100 Chatham sip New York, ortrom the regu
lar agents, " ' . ■
•Hamilton & Onitn, Carlisle. '
Of,whom may lie had; - ', “
Dr. I I'm. Evans' Camomile ts' Aperient Pills.
Do. Soothing Syrufl. ’ . •
Dr. Hunts Botanic Pills ,
Dr. Goode's female Pills,
Do. Beyer and Ague Pills.
Dr. Evans’only Office, 3, South Seycnth street,
.Hhiladejph.ii;, .
Ma'niltnh lk: Grioi'. O irlish’,
J. u, Kirhyi and \V. V. Davis, CUambevsbure,
Wm. Bril, //irrl.sburg, . . /. e > '
. W. D- L»IT' - rtv.!6c ,Co. Brownsville,
B. H uuv'n John T. Werner, H.utsville, :
tdppincutt & Brothers, Mt. Pleasant, .
B. Campbell fc Co. AVavnesbyirgh, /:V:A
Iywln & Anther, Pittsburgh, ■
BpimMtletiflMorris, t,h>.khayen— ~
R.W. Cunningham, Newcastle, .
I. P; Ohnsteau, Bethany,
. January. 16, 384 t). " -
*‘OUR COUNTRY —RIGHT OR WRONG.”
Government Expenditures.
Treasury Department,?
May, 4, 1840:. J.
Sul:—l have tlie honor to submit this re
port, in cootpliance with the following reso
lution, passed by the Senate on the 24th tilt:
“ Resolved, That the Secretary of the
Treasury, report to the Senate the aggregate
amount of aft expenditures or payments of
every kind from the Treasury in each year,
from 1824 to 1839 inclusive, in one column,
and in another column fur each year the
aggregate amount, independent of the pay
ments on accoun t of the public debt, whether
funded or unfunded, and in a third column,
the aggregate amount for permanent and
ordinary.purposes, excluding payments on
account of objects either-extraordinary or
temporary; such as the public debt, trust
funds and indemnities, claims of States for
war debts, or three per cents., on lands sold,
occasional donations in money to objects in
tlie' District of Columbia n!' dtlieFwisei sur
vey of the coast, taking the census, duties
refunded, the Exploring expedition, and ma
terials collected for the gradual improvement
of the,navy, durable public buildings of all
kinds, bi'i(rge3, and--fortificafion3, all. roads,
canals, breakwaters, and. improvements in
rivers and harbors, arming mililia ami'furls,
all pensions except those to invalids, nnd-the
purchases of titles to lands from Indians,dig
removal of Indiana, and‘their wiirs, with
such other payments as may have been made
in thoseyears for properly lost or injuries
committed during any hostilities.”
The resolution was on the same dav re
ferred to the Register of the Treasury/with
instructions to prepdre.a tabular statement,■
containing the information desh>e'd”iii'three 1
separate columns. It is hereto annexed,
marked A. , .
He was. requested, also, to prepare anotlier
statement, showing, the.specific sum which
ha (I. .he cn <1 cduc ( cd cac h. ye a r on account of
each item riientioned in the resolution as ei
ther extraordinary or temporary.'.
Believing that this would be highly useful,
as Showing the details on which the general
results in the third-column of the first state
ment, rest, and as embracing many statisti
cal-facts, possessing in themselves much in
terest, 1 have-annexed, marked' B.
Unless some accidental omission or other
error has occurred, these two statements will
present all the information desired by the
resolution.
With high respect,
LEVI WOODBURY.
. Secretary of-the Treasury.
I’o the Hon. Richard M. Johnson,
Vice President of the United States,
and President of the Senate.
[The tables above mentioned, will be 1
ound at the end o( Col. Benton’s remarks,
on the second page.]
On motion of Mr. Benton, the letter of the
Secretary, and the tables, were ordered to
be printed.
Mr. Benton (hen rose to’ make another
motion, and that was, to print an extra num
ber of these papers. He proposed to give
his reasons fur the motion, and for that pur
pose, asked that the papers should be sent
to him, (which was done;) and Mr.-Benton
went on to say that his object was to spread
before'the country in an authentic-form, the
full view of all the Government expenses
fora series-of-years past; going-back as far
as Monroe’s administration; and thereby en
abling every citizen, in' every part of the
country, to see the actual, the comparative,
and the classified expenditures of tlje Go
vermpenl for the whole period. The sys.-
(crhatic efibrts madejo impress the country
with the belief that the expenditures had
increased three-fold in the last twelve vears;
that they had risen (Tom•thirteen tothirfv
nine i.nillions of dollars; apd that this enor
mous increase was the effect of (he extrava
gance, of. the corruption,.and of the incom-
I potency of the Administrations which have
succeeded that of Mr. Adams and Mr. Mon
roe. These two-latter administrations were
held up as the models of economy; those of
Mr. Van Buren and General Jackson were
stigmatized as monsters of extravagance;
and tables of figures were so arranged as to
give color to the characters attributed to
each. These systematic,efforts; this reite
rated assertion, made on .this floor, of thir
teen millions increased to thirty-nine; and
the effect which such statements most have
upon the minds of those, who cannot sec
the purposes for which the money was ex
pended, appeared to him (Mr.B.) (q require
some more forma) and authentic refutation
than bny one individual could give; some
thing-more imposing than the speech of a
member cotil.d afford. Familiar with
the. action of the Government for twenty
.Tears past; coming into the Senate at the
time of Mr. Monroe; remaining in it ever
since; a.friend to economy, in public and
private life; and closely scrutinizing the
expenditures of the.Goyernment-during the
whole time; he, (Mr. B.) felt himself to be
very able at any to have risen in his place,
and to have exposed‘the delusion of this
thirteen and thirty-nine millions bugbear;
and, if (ie did not do so, it was becaiisc;;ilf
the first place, he was disinclined to .bandy
contradictions on the floorof the-Senate;
and in the second place, because he relied
upon tbe intelligence of the country to set
all right whenever, tIM bbtained a View of
the facts,, This view lie jmd made himself
thc.instrpinent of procuring, and the .Score
tarvmf; thciTreasnry had’ now-presented it,?
. It.was really fur the contemplation of the
American people, and he f.niilil ,
citizen to have the picture in his own hands,'
that he might contemplateit at his-own fire-;
side; and at his lull leisure. Tie could wish;
every -citizen to possess; a copy of; the re
port, now received from the Secretary- of the 1
Treasury, nndbr the call of the-Senate, and
printed by its order; he could wish every
citizen to possess one of these authentic co
pies;, bearing the imprimatur of. the Ameri
can'Seriate; but that 'was, impossible;.and
[AT TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM.
Mew Series-*Vol. 4, No. 49.
limiting his action to what was possible, he
would propose.to print such number of ex
tra copies'ns would enable some to reach
every quaner of the Union. He knew that
the report couhl easily go through.the news
papers-(for it was very short,) and he hoped
that it would appear in every paper that was
| a friend to truth and to fair, dealings; that
wished' to give correct information to its
readers. He hoped that it would appear in
infsuch papers; but that was not sufficient.
The newspaper publications were not suffi
ciently free from cavil to answer his purpose;
no publication could be sufficient but the one
made by the order of the Senate; and there.-,
fore, he wished the document itself to go
forth, with the Senatorial imprimatur upon
it insufficient numbers to reach every quar
ter of the Union. He wished a large num
ber to be printed; but would not suggest any
particular number until he had first given to
the Senatesome view of the papers them
selves, and thus show them to be worthy of
the .most-ample multiplication, and of the
most extensive diffusion.
Mr. B. then opened the. fables, and ex
plained their character and contents. The
first one (marked A.) consisted of three co
lumns, and exhibited the aggregate, and the
classified expenditures of the Gpverainnnt
from the year 1824 to 18S9, inclusive; the
second one marked (B.) contained the de
tailed Statement of the payments annually
made on account of all temporary or Extra
ordinary objects, including the public debt,
for the same period. The second fable was
explanatory ot the third column of the first
one, and lhc_ together, wpuld en
able every citizen to see the actual expen
ditures, and the comparative expenditures,
of ..the government for the whole-period*
which he had mentioned.
1 Mr. examined the actual and the
comparative expenses of two. of the years,
taken from the two contrasted periods refer
'■e'Ltp.nnclJuvokedtheattentlonof. tlieSe
liate to the results which the comparison
would.exhibit; He took, the first and the!
last of-the years mentioned in the tables;
the years 1824 and 1839; land began with
the first item-in the first column. vThis
showed the aggregate expenditures for every
object for the year 1824 to have been 831,-
898,538,47"; Very near thirty-two-millions
of dollars, said Mr. B. and if stated alone,
and without explanation, very capable of
astonishing the public, of imposing.upnn the’
ignorant, and of raising a cry against the
dreadful extravagance, the corruption, & the
wickednessol Mr. Monroe’s administration.
Taken by itself, (and indisputably true it is
in itself) and tills aggregate of, near thirty
two millions is veryjsufficient to effect all
this surprise and indignation in-the public
mind; but, passing on to the second column
to sec what were the expenditures, hide-,
pemjent of the public debt, and. this large
j aggregate will be found to be reduced more
.than one half; it sinks to 915,330,144 ”1.
This is a heavy deduction; but it is not all.
I Passing on the the third column, and it is
seen that the actual expenses of the govern
ment for permanent and ordinary objects;
imlepcndent of the temporary and extraor
dinary ones, for this same year, were only
97,107,892 05, being less than the onu
fourth part.uf. theaggregate of near thirty
two millions. This looks quite reasonable,
and goes far towards felievingMr. Monroe’s
administration from lhe imputation to which
a view-of-thc-aggrcgate-cxpenditure for-the
year would have subjected it. But, to make
it entirely'satisfactory, and to enable every
citizen to understand the imporfnnt point of
the' Government expenditures—a point on
which the citizens of-a freehand representa
tive Government should be always well in
formed—to attain this full satisfaction, letj
us pass on to the second table marked B)
and fix our eyes on its first column under
the year 1824. - We shall there find every
temporary and extraordinary object; and the
amount paid on accouqt of it, the.deduction
of which reduced an aggregate of near thir
ty-twomillions to a fraction over seven-mil
lions. We shall there find the explanation
of the difference between the first and third
columns.
The first item is the stlra of $16,558,393-
76 paid on account of the principal and: ins
lerest of the public debt. The second is the
sum of $4,891,386 56, paid to merchants for
indemnities under the treaty with Spain of
1819, by, which-we .icouired Florida, The
lhii'djs $5.510 27, paid to states.far claims
on account of war debts. The fourth is
$47,714 53 for the three per centum to the
new states on tire' lands sold within their
limits. The fifth is $17,000 on account, of
the two per centuni to the Cumberland road.
The fifth is 34,373 19 for the survey of the
coast. The sixth is $433,342 46 for collec
ting materials for the gradual increase of the
navy; and the improvement of the' Navy
Yards, The seventh is $180,309 67 for du
rable public buildings. The eighth i5.5429,-
972 04 for bridges and fortifications. The
ninth is $56,955 99 for roads canals, break
wateisj and improvements' in fivers and
harbors, except the Cumberland road, which
was stated by itself. The tenth is 3171,-
155 43 for pj-ovidihg arms fori the militia'of
the United Slates, and for arming the forti-.
fications*.: The eleventh is $1,2671600 41 for,
fill pensions, except those of irtyallcU; The
twelfth ■ is $489,987 90 for purchnsinglnnd
from Indians, - nnd paying for Indian depre
dationa, The thirteenth, and last item', ia
the; sum of $296,960 21 for miscellaneous
objects, and for property lost,- or injuries
committed; duringliostililierwith any power.
The total of all these items, exceptthe pub-!
added to;the-sum paid on account of the
public debt,;m;ikcs dose' upon twenty-five
millions of dollars, and this, deducted from
the aggregate ol' ncar tl\irty-lwo iiiillion3,
leaves a fraction over seven,millions,forthel
real expenses of the Government—the ordi
nary and permanent expenses—during the
last year of Mr.-Mnnroe’s Administration.
This' is .certainly., a &itisfactory result. -It
exempts’the" Administration of. that period
■ AGENT'S.’’ :
John. Moore, Esq. Newville ' ....
Joseph M, Means, Esq. Hopewell township.
John Wunderlich, Esq. Sliipi>v ns i lur »
William M. Mateer, Esq. Lee’s * Koatls,
John Mehaffy, Dickinson township.
John Clenoenin, Sri Esq:. Hogeatmvn.
George F. Cain, Esq. Mechnmcsburg,
Frederick Wonderlicii, do.
James Elliott, Esg. Springfield.
Daniel Krysher,, Esq. Chnrditown.
Jacob Lpngnkcker, Esq. Wnrnileyshnrg.
George Ernest, Cedar Spring. Allen tp,
Martin G. Rupp, Esq. Shirenmnstowni
from the imputatibh -of extravagance, which
the unexplained exhibition of the aggregate
expenditures might have drawn upon,it in
the minds of uninformed persons. It clears
that Administration from all blame. It must
be satisfactory to every candid mind- And
notv bet lis apply'the .test of the same exam
ination to some yparsof the present Admin
istration, now so-incontinently charged with
ruinous extravagance. Let-usseu-how—the—
same rule will work'when'applied to the
present period; and, for that purpose, let n’t
take the last year in the table, that of 1839.
Let others fake any year that they please,
or. as many as they , please. I take one be
cause I only propose to give an example;
and I take the last one in the fable, because
it is the last. Let ua proceed with the exs
animation, and see what the results, actual
and comparative, will be.
Commencing with the aggregate payments ’
from the Treasury for all objects, Mr. Ijv
said it w-ould be seen at the foot of the-first
column inlhe first table, that they amounted
to $37,129,396 80;, passing to the second
column, and it would he seen that tins sum
was reduced to 825.982,797 75; arid passing
to the third, it would be seen that this latter
aum was itself reduced to $'|3,525,500 Ifc;
and, referring to the second table, under (he
year 1839, and it would be seen how this
!aggregate of thirty seven' millions was re
duced to thirteen and a half.’ It was a groat
reduction; a reduction of nearly two-thirds
from the aggregate amount paid out; and
left for the proper expenses of the Governs,
ment—its-ordinary and permanent expenses
—an inconceivably small sum for a great
nation of seventeen millions of souls, cover
ing^,im 'immense, extent of territory, and’
"ffc*n%Tr'jja?t ! Sjlifong fife
world. X'o trace this reduction—to show .
the reasons of the difference, between the first
and the third columns, MV. U. Would follow
the same process which Jie had pursued in
explaining tlie expenditureof the yeac>122'4,....
and ask for nothing iif one ctise which had
not been granted in the other:....
■ 1. The first item to be deducted from the
thirty-seven millions aggregate, was the sum
of SI 1,146,599 05, paid on account of the
public debt; forii was paid in redemption of
Treasury notes; and these Treasury notes”
were sti much debt incurred to supply (he
place of the revenue deposited with the States
in 1836, or shut up in banks during thc-sus
pension of 1837, or clue from merchants to
whom indulgence had been granted. To
Supply the place of these unattainable funds,
the Government went in debt by issuing
Treasury notes; but faithful to the sentiment
which abhorred a national debt, it paid off
the debt almost ns fast as it contracted it.—
Above eleven millions of this debt was paid
■in 1839, amounting to almost the onc-lliird
, part of the aggregate expenditures of that
year; and thus, nearly the one-third part of
the sum which is charged upon the Admin
istration as extravagance and corruption,
was a mere payment of debt—a mere pay
ment of Treasury notes which we had issued
to supply the place of our misplaced revenue.
This item being deducted from the 37 mil- *■"
lions, reduces it to 26 millions.
. 2. The second item to be-dcduclcd is sla
ted in the table under the description of trust
funds; and consists of moneys received in
trust from the Chickasaw Indians, and other
Indians, on the sale of their lamia, for which
the United Slates act as their agent and .
['treasurer. .It amounts to near a quarter of -
a million, to wit: 8240,694. for the year
1839, but for the tlircc preceding years av
eraged a million and a quartet”, and contribu
ted largely.to swell the expenditures, as they
they were, termed, of 1836, 1837, and 1038,
This item had no existence in 1824; so that
it becomes a new charge, apparently, upon
the Treasury; butin reality no chnrgcat all,
as it was only dcliveiicg over to the Indians
the money which had been received, fur them _
ami belonged to them. Vet this item, a
mounting to nearly four milliornTTn llie last
four years, is set down to (he reckless ex
travagance of a mad and ruinous Adminis
tration.
Stl. The third item to be deducted is the
sum of $71~>55Z 2/, for indemnities; that is
to .say, fur moneys recovered, from foreign,
nations, under Gen. Jackson's administra
tion, for merchants who had been plundered,,:
under previous administrations—whose mo
ney, when received, Ims gone into oUi v
Treasury and wasafterwards paid out to the
rightful owners as their respective rights
were ascertained; The payment for 1839
was .three quarters of a million, but for the
three previous years they amounted in the '
whole to about five and it.half millions,, and,
according to the accusation of (he Opposition
gentlemen constituted so n uch of the horrid,
extravagance of (hose years ! ami.here let
us remark the difference between (be present
limes and,(hose of 1824. _ When in that year,
the sum of near five millions was paid out of
fhe Treasury, for indemnities to merchants
under the Florida treaty, naoneeyei thought
of injuring the administration about it.—
These conceptions havd been reserved for
the present- day. Now, for the first time-in
the history of our country, or perhaps of tiny
Country, the recovery, qf indemnities, from
foreigners,, and their payment to our. pwu
citizens, becomes a dreadful extravagance—
a ruinous waste of moucy-~for which a mad
and profligate Rdmiriistral.ieftuuistbe thrust /
from power ! ,v ■
4. -The fourth item is a small sumof64;-
873,50, for claims of Statca'on r account:df
expenditures for iho general benefit during
th'o late warclt waVa payment of debV.ahtt ' , '
not an eXpcnße of Governmcntv'arUl though
ll
three preceding years, amounting in that
;timo to about 6230,000; r: nd of course, swel
ling:Hy-:that; much the.aggregate expfenditu
res.of those years, and helping to roakb up
the monstrous extravagance of which the
country heard so much. -
s ' 5. The next item grows out of the three
per fentum fund to the new Statesohthea
mount of theiaiids gold Jvitlim'th’eip ltralt§.~:. ;
It is due to the States by compact, as a con- V