Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-10-22
Cost Of the NeNicun War-... I 81 ,0OU. 900
Sunk. District TuXas.


Senator from New Jersey made speech in the
Senate. in which he gave statement, and estimate
in detail of the expenses of the aud OF the amount
OF debt created ON that account. Among other thngs
None can anticipate the difficulties, or csiimatc
the expenses OF sl,ch an army They can only be
ilsrd when wc come to settle mp the account OF this
war.
We may, however, in some degree, anticipate the
amount by the expenditures GiTcady &aae. From the
best information can get, am satisfied that one year
OF this war will cost us about lOuOO1OhO
- At the last session We appropriated for the army
alone. as follows
BY the act OF the 18th Nav Sl000oOM
BY the act OF the pin June, l2OO0 900
BY tie act OF the SUI August 220JO0O
S2i2)0OW
We have raised by lonns made expressly to meet
our war expenses, a follows:
BY the act OF the 10Th OF .hily, StoOopD)D
BY the act passed this session, 23O0JOOO
We have also consumed the surplus in
the Treasury when the con-
mencel, l2OO)O)o
The necessary appropriation bills now
Oh our table, To be pass d at this
sion, viii, | understand, amount to
about. 1)NOoO0o
Total Sll9 1OOOu)
The accuracy OF this statement was not called IN
question on the floor OF the Senate, bv any one. and
P- silence Is virtual admission OF It's truth 1t thls
shown, that the debt created by the War, amounted
on the "a OF March, ISL to 0He hHH3rcR amt HiHe-
teen miii9aS t,rD hUndrcd M0UsIad doiiars Re-
member IT, THIS enormous drbt is brought upon the
country, in one year OF Mr., Folks War Governor
Brown, OF Tennessee, the confidential and political
friend of Mr. Polk, and though well informed on the
SUBJECT not inclined TO make the debt and expenses
larger than they actually We're, justified the war and
declared TO the people in his late eectionecring
speeches, that the expenses OF it were at least eght
mHtons Of doitdrs per m0ath This would make
tor the ,x months from the 81 of March, uie time to
which Mr. Miller stated the debu the 81 OF Sepcm-
her torfyeight nilions Of dollars This sum- added
to the ll92OO,OoO, the amount in March, makes one
hundred and sixty -scven millions two hundred thou
sand dollars, aready expended in the prosecution Of
TINS war and tor what benefit to he country for
what object No benefit whatever to the country ;
ana as to the object we can conceive OF none, except
10 ind profitable places for Loco FoCo office seekers
stating as Is tins amount OF debt there il still another
item yet more appalling The Hres Of at least ttren-
~ ttOus1Rd M en- have been already sacrificed uuon
! the same unholy altar !
How is this immense debt to be paid Ii is in the
contemplation OF the leaders OF the Polk party to raise
means Tor that purpose by dWect tdrati0n upon the
P'"pe In that event, the amount TO be levied upon
the lands IN Ono would be not tar from ir,ecD mil
lions sercn huHdred and twenfu thousand dollars :
Farmers OF ohlo-land-hodcrs-a You willing to be
taxed in this ir4htiu sum to support Mr. Polk and bis
war Think OF IT, aud Judge Tor yourselves. Noy
nave the power and by your votes YOU continue our
present rulers IN office, you will do all YOU can to
pFlhe ms "Ferwhelmng tax upon your farms upon
your lands lyou want the tax, vote to bring il upon
yourselves.
But wha, proof have you that it is the design OF the
Io'h p'IV TO collect, by direct taxation, the amount
required TO pay thls debt The declarations al Mr.
folk leading and confidential friends in the Son,b
ana me more cautious occasional intimation among
the faithful at the North, that this course has The
sdncoh ol the administration and therefore that all
iIue tntrlots must support it-whlc none hu, Mex
lcah W hlss, and British fcdcralist, would ,hinx
~ making any opposition to It, We feel assured ,nat
v me leaders OF the Polk party can they rW levy a
aneci tdI to mcct the war expenditures Not only
nave The FOX candidates Tor Congress in Tennesse.