Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-01-30

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| Note...Thcsc expenditures do not include the in
terest and principal OF the public debt,
Never after the peace Of 1883, till 1872 did the
expenditures Of the United States amount to mil
| hons and half in any year.
In 1881 CORVALLIS was taken, and it is ascer-
tanned that over $4,000 British troops were sent
into the four Southern States less than two years
in 1880 and 1884, The United States were obli-
ged to keep up large forces in the Middle Il North
ern States; and the militia drafts were often made
in those two wears. Duing the long period from
March 1. 1882 to Oct. 1, 1912, the whole iiitary
expenditures Of the United States were but ! III,
066,7 rs IS including Indian wars, war with
France, and with the Barbary powers, the Penn
syiyania Instruction, and several millions expen-
ded in the present war before October, 1912
Much less than two millions of dollars year. And
the Navy expenditures during the same long peri
cd we're but s 29, 1853 600 78--About one liliion
and quarter year.
Fusfher-.An examination OF the public dccu-
ments will slew, that the eight-years-syar of the
revolution did not cost more than1OJ, 600 900 specie
dollars. More than half that sum was expended
the three first years, when paper money was abnn-
dant, and the American and British armies most
numerous a period in which we withsiood the for
ces Of the enemy alone, in a manner 50 honorable
to our arlDs.
.
This Schedule brings into Que view tho great loss
Of revenue occasioned by the Restrictive 81 stem,
and tae enormous waste of public monies in the
two first ycarsof this war
1. 27 millions Of dollars, at least were lost hy
reason Of restrictions on commerce. for four years
and half before the war was declared or oommen-
ced g27.oUOOOO
2. War expenses, as stated in sched-
ue A, to the amount OF 60,367,915
dollars at least, were Incurred in this
war before July /, 1911; whereas,on
any scale OF expenses of any war, ever
carried on in this country heretofore
the sy;iiss expences from Ian. TSfa,.ra
July 1, 1o14 ought not to have excee-
ded 27 millions, if indeed they could
equal that sum. There then was clear
~ wastefal and ifnproyident expen-
ditufe of public monies, in the war Il
navy departments, in this short peri
cd of more than 33 millions Of dol
lars, $4,000, 900
Revenue and public monies lost by ------
foolish restrictions, and in the profit
gate management of the war, 100000
Schedule e, also, shews how moderate our mill
tary expenses were prior to the present war.
SCHEDULE (H.)
This shews the great increase Of the Commerce
of the q. s. under federal administrations when it
was Free Also its great dninution under EN-
bargoes, restrictions and war. 2. The comparative
exports of the several States from time to time. s.
The kind OF exPorts,as articles domestic or foreign
as productions the forest, Of agriculture, Of the
sea, &c.
This statement shcws that about three fourths Of
the domestic exports of the United States are the
produce ofagriculture and for four years prior TO
the embargo, exceeded on an average SO millions
year. twill readily be seen what great losses
there must have been in regard to these articles,
when the regular expectation Of them has been,
capriciously interrupted for years past, by en-
bargoes, restrictions and war, the same Us to the
produce OF the forest and, that Of the the lat
ter amounting, an average, for four years next
before the embargo to above millions Of dollars
year, has been by restrictions and war, wholly dcs-
troyed.-And the shipping employed, formerly in