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graphs How softly is the proposition DIS
closed!


The Secretary adls further;


But il is proper TO add that any kind Of legislation
on the snLject matter Of this communication Iud'csi
Constructions of certain mpos, la~sl during inc pre-
session Of Congress- would not be iIAely 10 ~
crease the resources Of The Treasury season for az
10 meet ertst'@g appropriations


The PENSIONS" Treasury notes." &c.
sxlemand an earlier and prompter remedy"
than provisions which shall protect the coifec-
tion OF those duties, (which Congress designed
should be imposed for carrying OH successfully
the operations of the government &c.


The Secretary concludes that,


"Iet in the event that Congress shall soon make
some precautionary provision OF means, TO be used
0Hiy when needed, and which are 50 1Adtg due 10 z
wise regard for preserving lhe public iailh, uader
The nucluaons NECESSITIES, here you have il and
contingencies To which our iscal operations are
dangerously liable increased security for The plight
ed faith Of the United States may be derived from
the proposed legislation 90 The present sah1 81
The amount of all this rigmarole is that,
the Treasury is deficient, and must have i'm
mediately 'certain and adequate means" to
pay its debts. "By requiring duty on some
articles now free" &C., although Increased
security might be derived from" 1t, yet 1t
could not affect the revenue "lavorably' soon
enough to save the Treasury from bankruptcy
and disgrace. The project will be, therefore,
| we presume, to make u loan, or authorize the
issue of more Government paper money


In his annual report the Secretary of the
Treasury estimated the efficient means tor
lS40 at $40, 56,3S5, and the expenditures
within the year at 10000, 900. Only one
month of the year has eapsed aud the Secre-
tary acknowledges lack Of means, and de-
mands early and prompt legislative provision
to meet the deficiency


The President told US that the expenses Of
the Government would be reduced, and every
thing would 90 on successfully" without i'm
posing additional burdens on the people. The
importations were larger than ever before, and
the earth had yielded an abundant harvest; ;
yet, in a ','perod Of profound peace, we be-
hold the administration of the great and
wealthy North American Union, appealing to
Congress to save its Treasury from bank
ruptcy What commentary upon the Pre-
sident's Messnge-what reflection upon
Mr. Van Buren'S administration


II would be a matter, we should think, Ol
great curiosity among. the people, to know
what the ofliceholdcrs have done with the
thirty-$eycn millions of "aggregate MEANS"
which were paid into the public Treasury dur
ing the last year In our opinion, they have
Just cause to suspect that improper and i'm
provident use has been made Of their money,
and we should not be surprised, if they found
it absolutely necessary to send 'honest and
capableo men into the Government TO stop
the leaks in the Treasury.