Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1804-07-13

were under the neeessitTof paying more
than FIVE hundred thousand dollars for
incidental claims arising under the old
government but not included IN the =
/ mount Of the hquidated debt; 164, 900
for debts, due to foreign officers, who
served with US In the war l69, 600 for
certain parts ofthe old debt, which were
not funded, and not Included in the !.
hove amount 59os, 900 for pensions 10
invalid soldiers, who served in the war;
s4z 900 for theerectiou Of light houses
for the securityof trade $4,000 for
the protection if our coasts and cities by
the fertilization Of our coasts and hars
bors 8 l96, 900 for making and pres~rv.
ing peace with the Indian tribes $50.
600 for supervising two insurrections in
Pennsylvania" in one Of which Mr..
Gallatin was a principal actor; q 1850
600 for redeeining our citizens in eaptis
witty among the Algerines, and for max
ing and preserving peace with them, and
the other Barbary powers as, 900 for
establishing the boundary lines between
US and Spain, and Britain, and carrying
into effect our treaties with those nations
134, 900 for the census taken pursuant to
the constitution !; 4. 26S 900 for the sup.
port Of the civil government in all It's Va.
rious departments i; 5000, 600 for the
Indian war, which the federal, govern
ment had been compelled to maintain ON
the frontiers for the military establish4
nent, including this sum of 5000, 600.
the purchase Of arms and military stores,
and all the additional expense ofolr pre-.
parations against France, n, sso, 600 j.
for our negotiations and intercourse with
foreign nations, including the missions
to France, which from her tyrannical
and imperious conduct were unusually
expensive, the extraordinary mission 10
England, aud the maintenance OF all our
ministers abroad, 759, 1000 dollars, and
less expenditures for variety Of Incl.
dental objects had been necessarily iacur-
red.o These expenses together amount.
TO more thm softy-sesen millions Of dol.s
lars. - ~-.s.szs 81 a. =
- The particulars fthis statement, pre4
scented in one view, will discover, how
faithful were the federal administration
to the interest Of the nation. In the
wear 1890, little after the Eunanimous
voice of a then grateful people had called
the father of his country to administer
their untried governments, they became
bound by national faith without any funds,
revenue or national property. To dis
charge q debt Of more than ~ millions,
During the twelve years Of their admins
istration they paid in various necessary
expenditures more than ~ millions. IN
the beginning Of the year 1901 they left
totheir successors debt of little moro
than 70 millions with a permanent regesS
nue. and productive funds. But with
sneha revenue and funds, which accor.-
ding to Mr.. Gallatin's own statement
will defrayexery demand Of government,
and entirely liquidate the public debts in
fifteen years and an hall, the present I'D.
have received from their
predecessors national properly, consists !,
ing IN navy yards, a proportion of tho
materials for building six ~ gun ships,
buildings for the reception and preserva.
eion Of arms, and our navy, &c. amount.
ing al least to four millions. As the
Federalists, when they first assumed
the national debt, deducted from il tho !.
amount Of national property they receiv.
ed, considering the remainder, as the
actual debt Of the United States % Il
is but Just, the amountof property, trans
mitted to their successors, should Rbe
credited on the debt. they received
This win reduce it 20 sixty-six millions
of dollars.
The fiscal concerns Of the nation did
not solely engross the attention Of the e.
deral Administrations. Toestimate their
merit, it is requisite 10 advert 10 other
parts other System, alike conducive in
themselves, to the lasting benefit of the
community, as well rs concisely % dis
play the powerful Instructions, ruRrosE-
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