The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-06
The Expenses Of the War.

The Expenses OF the War.
The following article appears in the New Orleans
Bulletin:
'sThe statement the expenses for the last quarter
as published by the department. perceive has excited
general and alarm the NORTH and various of the
democratic press attempting explain paate it
They contend that the expenditure of that quarter is
positive criterion for the atureat various extra expenses
had fallen upon that particular quarter, which will exist
subsequent and of thcn with hardness
paleed has the unblushing impudence to say that the
expenses of the quarter may not be more than one
fourth much
1t very probable, there may have been extra
penses in that quarter, of which we saw stated
paying off The dsbanded volunteers But, would ask
here quarter in which extra expenses were
not included? The expenses of quarter of
kind that may occur in the succeeding one; but this
latter is have other extra that had not pre-
vouy occurred The last quarter, it is asserted included
the expense OF paying oil some volunteer regiments; the
present quarter will include the expenses OF calling
equipping and transporting regiments. Besides
are all the volunteers in Mexico be paid of also
and is it not notorious fact that their pay, well that
the regular army has accumulated to an enormous
tent Besides all this, it is welknown fact that heavy
payments due in June, thrown until July in
bring them into the fsca year, in consequence
the appropriations for the expiring year having become
exhausted There therefore, large that ought
have been paid during the last quarter which have been
added to the payments of the
Independent of the above for expenditure
for the present quarter, we would call attention to the io
loving from the correspondence of the Pcayune
Writing from Pucba, Mr. Kendall expresses much satisac-
hearing that large had been received Vera
Cruz army, which had been distressed for the
money. "The straits, he says, :" to which commits
and quarermasters have been driven to raise the
for the absolute support of the men, has beat the
ke-Hying and shining days of '37 all to pieces"
Again, in his letter of 9th of August, he says;
CONTRARY all expectations, the train which up
to-day did bring any money and hence the poor pro-
yders the absolute OF the army off than
s eav ah the Of the short from 3 to-
Mexico, and of the holders here chaering
eighteen Such the straits to which quarter
and abandoned they have been by
the government at home, are driven Nor Is clothing
the army say nothing of the comfort, and hence all has
be purchased at rates which amount to nnous exorton
give you facts which every man here knows-comments
may suggest themselves"
In another letter he says the subsistence department
has long since made call for sOOOOO not cent tci
had been received.
If the army in such straits for the of pro-
curing food, it follows OF course that dollar could be
spared in the way of pay either officers men, bring
uphe aearases ofwhch well the for sup
plies the army, (he subsistence department alone, APP
pears requiring nearly million OF dolars) WILL pre-
sumo, swell up the extra payments of this quarter
least quite high the last to say nothing Of the
other probable items which previously alluded
above.
The Union, among Others has tried palate the
outlay and is evidently stutng cushion break
the fall of the administration, when the real the
be known, which it must be the meeting OF
Congress, if not sooner"
The complaint here is, that sufficient funds not
transmitted to New Orleans meet the accrung expen
of the Now, it is little remarkable, that,
whilst this charge is made in New Orleans, of not send
ing sufficient funds there, elsewhere the Secretary of
the Treasury is charged with drawing too much money
and unnecessarily, from New York. and sending it to
New Orleans The charges, being contradictory refue
each other reference to the records of the treasury will
show that the Secretary OF the Treasury throughout the
year, has New Orleans the asked to be
there by the War Department, and at the times asked for
by that department; and the War Department has made
equisons indicated by the various bureaus for funds
New Orleans; and that the most vgilan efforts have
been made prevent, at all tines any deficiency Within
few days after this complaint made by the Bulletin
two millions OF dollars in gold sent by the Secretary Of
the Treasury, reached Nem Orleans-namely, on the
2sth of August as-and deposited with the assist
ant treasurer at New Orleans The plan adopted by the
Secretary of the Treasury, with view to prevent de-
fcency of funds, is to request estim month
in advance, by the War Department, of the amounts
wanted at New Orleans and the dates when wanted !;
and the money and more is sent by the Secretary OF
the Treasury to meet these wants. both to date and
amount.
The Secretary of the Treasury since the LIST of January
last has sent upwards of twelve millions OF dollars to
New Orleans-an amount unprecedented since the gov
eminent was organized-and all without the loss OF
single dollar and at an average expense (incuding all
charges not exceeding quarter per cent All this has
been done under new system, in specie, and without
the aid Of banks The labor and responsibility thus de-
voved the Secretary of the Treasury far exceed any
thing that has ever been witnessed in that department
since the government was organized In the aduous,
and difficult, and most responsible task which Mr..
Walker has to perform under the new system Of the
constitutional treasury and which, think, has been
put into successful operation by him. that officer would
seem to merit the support of all good in his financial
abors, and in supplying the snews of war, which are
as essential brilliant victories to uphold the honor of
the country.
The COMPANIES LouIsrANA.-We have the best
authority stating thar the governor has decided not To
act the authority raise the companies of mounted
men which referred in editorial OF yesterday. II
appears that the governor receiving the requston oil
the Secretary of War; the 7 OF july Tor three
MES of mounted men, which authorized limited term OF
and the furnishing of the horses by
might be pressed accept companies than he could
receive and applied to the Secretary of War for provisional
authority 10 accept additional companies the
named in the requsiton of 18th of July This request