APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1889.
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FROM an official document published in a late
National hteIt'gencer, it appears that the ag-
gregate OF the different appropriations made
during the late session Of Congress amounts to
$36,865,242 rs; ofwhich $16 1867 1853 63 were
Tor the Army, Fortifcations, and Military Acad-
emy, and $9,0l0,08l 81 for the Civil and Diplo.
matte expenses Of the Government Under
the Administration off Q. ADAMS, the annual
expenditure, exclusive of the public debt, a.
mounted TO only about $l3,000,00O, or little
over one-thlrd what II now is; yet the former
has been denounced as corrupt and erravagant


while those which have succeeded il are cited
as models OF Republican economy and retrench.
n1ent. Such is the way ofthe world.


From the New York Courier and Enquirer.
HUMILIAT1NG CoNTRAsT-l794 AND 1885,
Mr.. Senatar KING of Georgia, in the best speech
which he ever delivered in Congress, remark
cd that more grey hairs had grown upon the
head Of our Republic within fifty years, than
ought TO have grown there in centuries ofpeace-
ful and constitutional administration. We be-
lieve that he spoke sincerely, and therefore we
cannot credit the report that he has again allied
himsefwith the delaulters and plunderers now
in power; the men whom their friend Mr. Pick
ENs--the chivalrous Mr.. PICKENs, Of South Car
olina-- described as the most corrupt and pro-
fligatc set Of wretches that ever crawled into
power.


We we're never so forcibIy impressed with
the truth oc Mr. KING's remarks, as we have
been in porusing the letters Of General HAMlL-
ron and Mr.. WoLcoTr, in relation TO some OF the
early defalcations in the department of the
Treasury. Any one who will read these let
ers, which we repubish below, cannot fail to-
20 struck by the humiliating contrast which
hey present, with the letters Of Mr.. Secretary
WOODBURY.. written under similar exigencies.-
I will be perceived that the rule adopted by
General HAMILTON and President WASHINGTON,
n regard TO delaulters, was PeromPitory.--
I admitted of no evasion or excuse. When
public officer so far neglected his duty, as 10
Iuffer draft Of the department TO be returned
protested, otter he had given notice offunds on