The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-13

raner tnan laH SHORT OF, Ity nllilOns oil dollars.
The Baltimore Clipper" takes up the theme, and thus
runs its catechsm
ExrExsns OF THE wARWe have seen various estimates
of the costs ofthe varying from thirty hundred
millions of dollars. We have supposed that if the
to be closed tomorrow, the toa! cost mond not fail
much short of the latter and this supposon is strength
ened by list of the appropriations made for purpo-
ses AS given in yesterdays National Integ encer
The whole of these appropriations have been already
expended within few millions of dollars sand these will
probably be absorbed by outstanding claims against gov
eminent. To this of nearly eghty-one millions
be added the value of the bounty lands voted soldiers
pensions granted and the destruction loss individual
property which will have be paid for by government
When all these items shall be added together feel pretty
confident that the which will have been expended
account OF the will fall short of hundred mil
lions Of dollars But should the be continued another
year two, it be at of less than fifty millions
ofdoIars per These the con auences
OF the annexation of Texas, and predicted before
event occurred But there other results yet follow
Texas owes large debt, Tor which the government of
that State was pledged, and for the payment of which
certain assigned whilst yet ind ,pe
cnt power These debts must be paid-but by whom {!
The creditors call the government OF the United
States for payment and with justice aud favor
their claim They insist that government has appto
Priaed to its the which had been pledged
by Texas Tor the payment of their claims it should
the debts Also We have doubt that tn pur-
pose will be passed. that the country may look sad
died with another large item of Texas.
Having, however, taken what deem to have been
false step in the annexation of Texas and thus plunged
the nation into war, submit the consequences
with what grace may. We shrink from
the contest which imprudence invited, but mus,
prosecute vigorously successful issue There are,
believe but few who do not most heartily desire
that shall be speedily closed and fewer, hope who
would have terminated dslonoraby the nation. Mex
pride has been soroy wounded by the series of defeats
which her armies have suffered But her rulers
that her condition be improved by poracting the
war and government is said to have offered fair
compensation for the cesson of much territory will
satisfy, for the present, It's craving appetite for land it
unreasonable to hope that peace viii be shortly restored
especially the report be that General Scott has
tered the city of Mexico"
The last OF the "C ppers article almost atones
for the first 1t enorces the duty of prosecuting the war
vigorously to successful issue y and cheerfully
agree with it in the policy which it recommends As
Texas, was duty to have secured the annexation
at the time accomplished it; and its loss us would
have been beyond any estimate dollars and cents The
assumption of the Texas debt matter for cool and
careful consideration hereafter Texas may not be willing
to part with her lands to the United States and mig bit
prefer to pay her debt and retain her lands But we
could scarcely lose by the bargains for her lands are
worth more than the amount of her debts
We must not be diverted however by these collateral
questions, from the point at ISSUE We contend
that the statement of the National Inteligencer and
adopted by the Clipper" is ncouect-that the maneu-
vres are rather on its side, and that we might well
employ ga harsher name and characterize the srate-
gems" to which now resorts We content ourselves
with pointing out only few of the blunders which
disfgure its present article
Its expressions OF last year and this year eacu-
lated to msead the reader The year for which the APP