RETRFNCHNlENT.
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Mr.. Chiffon, as the reader has already seen. has
thrown. his friends into great confusion. lie had
heard like hundreds of others, of what they call the
Aueeah stable at Washington, and after being some
eight ten days in this seat made motion to have
It " cleaned out" Notwithstanding. the Jackson
ians have boasted of their majority in both houses,
and " cried aloud and spared not, on the subject Of
extravaganza in The various departments, and have
been invited to make full examination for the purpose
of all necessary retlenchment, the most knowing
ones have not hesnated to declare, in public debate.
that this was not the ''accepted time" If hes,
charges are true-what one substantial reason can
be offered, why the matter should not be fully prob.
brdf VIII not the people be incretuous of the
truth Of this charge, if it is not examined by party
calling itself majority


But we have another view Ct this subject to pre-.
sent to our readers-and we ask every citizen Of
Delouare, whose eyes il may meet, to give il an at
tentive consideration. Mr.. Wright in his speech
on this subject-stated-


s.lf gentlemen will advert to the duties involved
by the rule Of the House on the Committee of Uous
and Means, they will find that, among other things
that Committee is required g to INQUIRE into The
:" state OF the public :lebt, or the revenue, and OF
me expenditures, and to report from time to time,
tnelr opinion thereon to examine into the state
" OF the several public Departments, and particu.
larly INTO he lass making representations of mo.
neys and TO report aohether The moneys haze been
dsburSed confornaaby aoifh those ialcs and also.
TO report, from time TO time, sach provisions anG
arrangements as may be necessary 10 aud to the
"economy Of the Departments, and the. accounta.
9 6aity Of their oGicers."


Louis M'Lane was Chairman of the Committee
of Ways and Means for several years, including two
thirds OF the time Congress has been in session un-
der the present administration. NJ Anderson Of
Pennsylvania, abiding to this circumstance, and the
duties required of the Chairman of the Committee
of Ways and Means--said in debate. All his de-
llberaons on the subject had led to the conclusion
that, as all those offices, about some of which so
much had been said, bad been established BY eeisla-
tive acts-that, the salaries of the officers AM,
clerks were fixed by law, and graduated, no doubt.
by due regard, as well as to public interest. as to
the nature and Importance of the services to be rem
dered-it would be uncharitabIe in him to CHARGE
the Go0eTnn'ent with extravaganza, unless he had
better information, and stronger evidence of the
fact, than could be derived from newspaper ESSAYS.
tie should not he thought be passing very hand
some compliment, on the predecessor of the prsc.,t
Chairman OF the Committee of WAYS and Meats,
LOUIS M'Lane, should he be induced 10 .,.ha !,
charge so illiberal."