Thirty Years' View (Vol. 1 of 2)

or, A History of the Working of the American Government for Thirty Years, from 1820 to 1850

Thomas Hart Benton

• Publisher: Perlego
• eBook ISBN:
  9700000044851
• Year: 2014

In the execution of this policy the expenses proper of the government —these
incident to working its machinery—were,... into the Senate, and after the army
and other reductions of 1820 and '21 had taken efl'ect—just about eight millions
of dollars. The same expenditure up to the beginning of the year 1832— 2. period
of about ten years —had risen to thirteen and a... of each senator (General Smith
and Mr. Benton ) will present this brief, but important inquiry, in its proper point of
view.