Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-02-03

Of the latter years, making proper allowance
Tor the difference of the number OF men and
ships employed" The Wing and the Aurora
tells IL g how this thing has happened" The
1nis1nanae cment of our affairs, they set down
10 the account Of 6 inlbe cility" in Mr.. 1aadt-
son, treachery' in Hilbert Gallatin, "s ::gno-
rance" in Mr.. Eustis, and Incompetence"
an Mr.. Hamiitsn--all which defects and vices
were ascribed to federa!ists, who were made
to give way to the bright virtues and re-
sp,endcnt talents" of their democratic sue
ceSSors.
But if every man in the army costs the u.
States S402-S5,OOo men, the army HOW pro-
yided by law, will cost OF course Sl7,22o.ooo
The volunteer army when called into actuai
service, being $4,000 in number, will conse-
|quently cost, by the same estimate, 24,6Co,ooo.
These two sums together make 4l,82o,ooo
Mr.. Gallatin being called upon by the chan
Iceilor of the excheguer to devise a mode OF
raising revenue, calculated upon state OF
actual war, which mode WIGS specifically to III
clude iutcrraltages, recommends the sum OF
|Sl9, 100000, exceeding the expence OF the
regular army by two millions and odd, and
leaving deficit of twenty-five millions Tor the
|expence of the combined regular and volun-
teer force--a force by no means too large lii
the event of actual war.
Let us however exclude from the calcula-
ton the volunteer army, the expence then OF
the military establishment authorised 10y law,
(Which law "jealousy and suspicion cannot
affect to believe was not enacted IN earnest
is seueateen millions and oGd per annum, which
deducted from the nineteen millions and odd
to meet all the expences OF War, Will leave
two millions to support the nary, defend the
maritime frontier, and pay the civil list, &c
the insuficiency of which amount requires no
illustration. To support a war with nineteen
millions per annum, which is to cost by esll-
mate more than double that amount must be
accomplished, after the manner proposed by
Mr.. Eutis-nake 1000 men answerwhen 2OOe
would be Inadequate.
Mr.. Sheffey adds, !" Our ordinary peace ex-
peuces, including the civil list, the army and
navy now il, being, interest and principal OF
the public debt, and other miscellaneous ex-
penditures, fall lille short efJj1een millions"
Then the ordinary eSpences OF peace estab-
lishment, being less than the sum asked tor
war establishment only IN the amount OF tour
and half millions, can any one bring him.
self TO believe that var is intended. The
truth is that for the current year the sum de-
manded for war will not exceed the amount
required for pe4ce. 1t was practice of cor
1upt princes in former times to gel large sup
plies of money in loans and taxes under pre-.
rcnce Of waging war, when in truth war was
not meant and the money ultimately used to
minister to their extravaganza and profligacy.
The war Glamour raised Ivy Mr.. Madison
is to subserve such ends and unless they are
,ttained, the treasury will not be able to meet
the demands which will be made upon it even
IN time of peace. And yet the ma Jority have
lot the courageto impose taxes, and thereby
provide Permanent revenue, upon the faith
Of which alone can loans be obtained.
BY the advces from Washington brought
by yesterdays mail, an adjournment of Con-
gress is talked of in the house, for two or three
months, until the ait!munl uitinlatnm is receiv-
ed from England. being the fact, who
can doubt tor moment the earnest intention
Of the democrats to go to war
from A LONDON PAPER.