New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-22

The war-Ifs Cost-Ths Debt.
Correspondence ofh< CaarLsst0n IS. @ CoaSi0.
WAsHrsorox Nov. 10. 1871.
mentioned IN my last that the estimates for
the Military service for tbs next year Seventy two
Millions They have been cut down 10 Sixty Millions
The estimates for the Qusrtsrmsster Generals Depart
ment alone was originally made at Twenty seven NIL
Hons and eight hundred thousand dollars but have been
Gu, down TO Thirteen Millions The deficiencies are put
down a. low ss Three Millions but II 10 said that they
gill smount 10 Nine
vigspt watch over the War expenditures 10 kept BY
Secretary Marcy and by the President and they cut
down the estinstes to the lowest possible point The
Message will put fair face on the condition OF the
Treasury and the prospects and expenses OF the War
hut before the Session IL may expect additional
estnstss Notwithstanding all the economical efforts OF
Mr. Marcy and Mr. Polk
II 10 thought III at before Congress sdourns loan Of
Thirty SIX Millions will be necessary but not hall thai
sum OH b asked for In 1> Massage
~ The above reached as yesterday by the
Mail following The Union Of Friday night, in
which deliberate attempt is made to befog the
public mind with regard to the expeDsveness Of
the War by an Official statement that the pre-
sent amount Of the National Debt is but little
over Forty-iive Millions, while il is alleged that
Seventeen Millions were due when Mr. Polk came
into Office Bat, to make this truth-telling state
ment it would be necessary TO give the amount Of
Balance IN the Treasury when Mr.. Polk came in,
which to the best Of our recollection, was not far
from Ten Millions leaving the actual Debt at that
time only Seven or Eight Millions. Then deduct
from the present Debt the amount now in the Treas
ury and add 10 il as follows
J. The amount now due our Officers and Soldiers,
including those in California.
q The amount due Contractors for supplies fur
nished to the Army or for its use. 10 Shippers
for transportation, detention or injury OF YES
sells, &c. &C.
8. The aggregate 10 be paid TO our combatsRts as
Pensions, especially for the wounded, Land
Bounties and to the injured mot Mexicans) by
our Military operations for damages, &c &c.
Making a fair and Just allowance for these
several items, we believe the actual Debt OF our
Government on the LIST day OF January next cannot
fall short Of One Hundred Millions Of Dollars, be
ing about forty dollars to each free family in the
Union. The annual Interest upon IL will amount
70 two dollars for each family psupers and Indians
Included This certainly, is not an intolersble
urthen but should we allow the War to run on
two years longer piing up another Hundred Nil
lions and increasing the annual burthen TO Twelve
Millions, the matter will begin to be serious. Let
ns look TO II now
The Union gravey asserts that the increase
Of Debt during the War has amounted to but
Twenty Seven Millions, or at the rate OF Eighteen
Millions per annupi. and would iain give the i'm
preston that the War may be prosecuted at the
same rate indefinitely. But no. we have had
twice TO thrice az many men under arms during
the last six months as we previously had so that
the present cost is far above the average of the
whole eighteen months and this must, in the ma
Sur ofth inos ha graaflv Al hancaforfb
we are to hold all we now have Of Mexico and en-
deavor 10 extend our oonquests For the first halt
Of the War, we did not average Ten Thousand
men in Mexico now we have Thirty Thousand,
and the Executive has cut out ample work for
Fifty Thousand. Mr. Folks new tax-bil for Mex
leo will naturally excite thousands to active hos
tilty who have hitherto been content with passive
hatred. Thousands have remained quiet at their
homes throughout whom tho first symptom of a
Yankee tax collector will send to their horses and
escopets. Byron had like case in his mind when
he wrote
"Alas how deeply painful 10 all payment
Take lives take wives take sughtexcePt men purses
Such IL the shortest way TO general curses
They hate q murderer much less than a claimant
On that sweet ore, which everybody nurses -
Kill mans family and be may brook 1t
But keep your hands out of bis brceehes pocket
Now when it is considered that not singl,
province or department Of Old Mexico has ye
been reduced b subiection-that Vera Cruz anC
even Tsmaulipss has its Mexican Governor an,
subordinates In correspondence with their Contra
Government lsuch as IL Isl and affording all Tn
aid and comfort in their power To the Guerrilla.
who can fail 70 see that these new Military Cor
trbntions win require enormous force and ex
pense 20 render them at all efectuali Sappos
oar Army could be increased % Fifty thousand e.
fcc,ives, even that could not afford regiment 4
each city and q company for each oonsidersbl
town or village in Mexico. And without permi
nent garrisons how is subsection to be enforced
how are taxes to be collected The Mexcsns ca
with difficulty be made to pay TO their own Go'
eminent are they likely 70 evince more alacriiy !
paying 70 oursi We can overun a State with
force which could not collect Taxes over & quartz
OF iis surface and Department through which
force has marched, leaving no posts, is no NOR
subdued than by the fight Of a aock ofcrows over
- But whetherthe expense Of the War be sres
or small and whether the Military Contributions
realize Mr.. walkers expectations or ours, we TIN.
the People viii insist on the sound policy of ca.
down-'Psy as you go II the expense is heav,
those who create it ought TO meet it If light the
can easily do So Paying is nOs usually plessan
bat IL 10 easier to pay down than pay up. The A
bany Ersuiag Journal forcibly says
The Nssicual War Debt now that Congress IL .so
~ assemble 10 the occasion Of much sohcitude. The
arc ssslsfsc,ory grounds for anticipating Peace.
The War therefore, must be vigorously prosecute
Bat Il may well DO doubted whether IL be Just or vi
10 pssh the Credit syssem any farther The Nation
Debt we're the War 10 terminate now, would, before
accounts were settled and lie claims qsidshsd smou
3, from sn hundrcd and atty 70 two hundred Million
Tnis, II must be admitted. 10 going deep enough In
Debt Congress, therefore. should provide means {
earryiog on the War. Vote money, but vote, 81 4
zane time 70 rsiss tho sum required By Tax. The Pc
pie rich. II they want War. let TEEN pay TOR H.
THE 10 the doctrine Of the Administration In rotation
other expenses In this state the Administration par
would not permit US % borrow money for the Consrr
ton Of Canals though the Canals pay for their
s,ruction. and rivers OF gold into Treasury
Money expended In War never returns Il is mu
wasted The Pross should speak out boldly for the Pa
'ns Policy