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Here, then, we have a brief exposition
of the state of things brought about by
the Van Buren, administration. To what
an Inheritance of debt and disorder the
Wings succeeded may here be seen. The
improvidence and protusion of the Van
Buren, party in their management Of the
Government-their prodigal expenditures
their anlicipations Of supplies by drafts Of
credit which their successors III Office
must meet, the squandering ofready means
the exhaustion of every source of reven-
tie, the neglect to provide for past ex-
trayagancc, for present wants, and for iu-
ture iabii,ies-these, constituting the
main items of the legacy bequeathed to
the Wings on their entrance into office,
are made TO serve also as a schedule Of
accusations--as grounds OF complaints
pretcXts for Glamour and abuse, as though
the Wings were answerable for the
wretched condition in which they found
things to be when the official seats which
they came TO occupy were yet warm from
the pressure Of The late incumbents.


The public service is now suffering for
want of sufficient revenue. Who is to
bear the blame for this2 1t IS well known
that the revenue from customs under the
Compromise Act became insufficient at
an early period of Mr. Van Buren's ad-
ministration. Instead of .aking immediate
measures to secure an adequate income by
Il revision of the Tarif-for the Compro-
mise Act by its own terms allowed OF such
revision at any time to secure revenue
enough for IAN economical administration
Of the Government'--i of doing
this, this administration resorted to all
manner Of cXpcdients, using up every dol
lar of surplus on hand, then the proceeds
Of the sales of bank stock, with the nine
millions due the States, then having re-
course 20 Treasury notes, and then Great
ing debt by new appropriations and by
. dcierrimg of old Liabilities, for the Wing
administration to meet as it could. II
would not have done to increase the i'm
port duties, or to lay duties upon the im-
mense mportaions Of free goods which
came pouring into the country to the great
injury OF our domestic nterests-because
if such step had been taken the South
would have been displeased, and it was
necessary for the strength of the party
that the South should be humored. The
coalition with Mr.. CALHOUN was not to be
put in jeopardy, even if the dearest inter-
ests OF the people were to be sacrificed 10
preserve it.


There was probably never party that
came into power under such disadyanta-
yes and such difficulties to contend with
as lave bcset the Wings from the first
hour 0I their accession. The accumula-
ted cmbarrassments Of years of misrulc
encountered their first steps; next came
severe visitation Of Providence as affective
as it was unexpected; then followed
trcachery where trcachery could be most
hurtiui, because it occurred where conf
dcnce was most essential. Yet have they
struggled manIully; and now that they
know the worst, and knew besides what
they have to depend upon, the country
may expect to behold noble vin,lication
of their principles in go far as power is
left Them whcrcwilh 10 act.


Bait. american.