New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-08
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treasury have been tCfeA1 DeiO-S NoHEtDss 80
the COao1y Toey present .;s''ing ~ truth
fol pro,peos.--s:sr,ling became t'gEh'ai-hn1 &C.
manaing the rsrioas sissn.ion Of s7oJ p'H"'
The rsq1i,eusn, u Forty fooy Millions Of D'iaf'
for the Annual Expenditures o. ne I'os' y>S
commencing win Jay nszs should arouse every
one 10 irquiry ~ % ths cagsss Of 40 g'esi 70
qa.sisi,a in . time Of prOfo1nd peace lior tness
Estimates d nj Contemplate the oon'n ge"oy q
W.rl AID stlll more as % the ueans q FeGociag
those FxDep6irures within more -easoaSSio icl-
N. Tho latter confederation ~Gs Urged IL ny
former IL Ter, written Instantly co the appearing
Of The Estmstes.
But xble ths Patriot vii naturally regard
s0ch developments g., which the sscretsry Of the
Treasury il 10 more blsmabls then tts isitht1
steward VINO presents bis sccoUsts 10 hs need'esi-
ly proAzste master, showing wildly ,hti the
latter is rushing swiftly % NUM- S,h a. eye t. The
reduction Q. the National ESpsnditures sod zoe
restoration q sovoDoy and thrifs % tns Nsslontl
Eipsrces,--,hs q1kreling demsgog9e VII root
tE@ng them with no higher purpose tnsr
the manufacture Of perso,.i or partisan capital
IL Is none Of bis bosiue, 70 suggest tpeoihc am
yTGcticL reductions Of expenditure, bus to ez
aggsratc nisrepresent and fasi'y ,bo'c that exist
81 tho hope Of gripping some selfish advantage
ibe7eirog Ia this spirit, the Annual Es.ins.es
are handled by The Uron Of this City
The Union processes smazement aud lndignt-
ton ct the suouat OF the Eliminates complains
tnat they are rot clear and minute, and assert
that they make
san aggregate amount o. more ihsp Ffy-One Miio1.
Of Dollars 20 be .sded upon the People 10 re shape u
additional Tsxss sad Deyt In the very hfs year u me
AerUt llfu
OF oourse nothing like this is true. The Fifty
one Millions arc toe entire aggregate ExPsnd
lures u the mex. fiscal year. with the efiim,;sd
eiH Miiliors deficiency, rot in the Rerea1e b. any
means, bu. Ia tie Appropriations Of the current
year. Tor which tbs Revenue. am very sure, will
provs amply sufficient, though some e It requirsr
to be yet appropriated. 80 il IL not at all probA-
bis that tho Revenue OF tbs next fscal year (in.
Gliding hat collected 10 Cshiornis and Oregonj
Will fall much # any short Of Forty Millions G
Dollars. Tho sctga deficiency Of socruing Rev
sn0e up TO July 1851 provided no new soUrc . Of
income should be- opened and no modification Of
the TaiG effected. would not certainly reach Five
Millions Of Dollars, end probably not exceed Five
Millions. A5y deficiency at oil in time Of Peace
with Public Debt hanging over US, is utterly
wrong aud should not bs tolerated but does tia,
excuse gross Justification
But how Has this deficiency been created !
asks The Union, pretending that the Secretary
Estimates do not show. Now fall AID clear ex- |
position OF the cause If lie acoroing deficit dc es
not belong to this document, bat 70 tho AUnuA, |
Treasury Report, where TIE Union viii doubtless |
ind quite enough off, But even this document |
shows tie following items TO DO provided for b. !
tho present. Congrcm
49, In,efess on PGse s5s
1880. instAneni ~ Indemnity due 10 Mexico
is5o5l 10 DO. do. do........... $4,000
To.sl........................ ST.iSi,ssl
This IA but part Of tho Expenditure ssdd 81
upon tho two frat years Of the present Admins
trston slmos. entirely by its immediate prede- |
cessor, OF which The Union was the sspec al |
champion and organ. Tho Clsims on Meyico Of /,
our owu citizens, which our Government. assumed |
by the Treaty OF Peace, amount 70 Three and
Half Millions more. beside the cost Of adjusting |
and settling them. Bat the cOaquest and occupa. |
,ion of New-Mexico, California and the region o. |
tho lower Rio Grands, together With the Annex |
alton Of Texas, (Sll the work OF the a.t Admins |
ustion,l hsva largely swelled the anna cost o.
our Military Revenue, Territorial, Jadiesl snd |
Indian Service, as the Seers.sys Estimates
sbondsnty show, while they have absorbed hal |
our Revenue from Publ, Lands in the shape { |
Scldiefs Bounty Warrants. Hunlisg the new |
Boundary with Mexico, protecting her people |
from the 6epredstons at eRvsges whom the !
TFes,y has made u resPoasi0ie f,r, and hundred
items Of novel expenditure caussd by the Me1i-
can War and Il. priests, show the causes o. the
increased estimates, and stamp the cayils Of
The Union +. kaGsish aud wifGily deceptive
Says the organ Of the ex Executive
An4 - resaoo to hs ssisaI~s 70; 1884, BE- Iseerea,y
heseeinl ua'expis;a bow happens iAN hs ekl'I FOR
nessy A'ee. ~sass Of d'ars iof tee civil and oips
uac expenses tu-rR the next hlcai yeGr when tie sp
psopg.sors ~ he sse description 81 pend ures dr
dcilSrs Mas, doss ne sirni,rsion sssisu 10 10 v
t.sse sdailogf scv-n wilions AID dee II sp-
ucEi hlrs esa 400 fAls dlssis il "a ysl, 81 fe-l
edsseaf.s'aaal these matters EeSa e,2laaRgi0n, 49,
seol 90 aavs tseT taxes Sad esbs hus eaorncu,y 10
crossed
Now ihe very est mates On which The Uo;o1 n |
,has dishonesty commenting show that the
siasIe $50 which Toe Union terms Thirteen Ma.
hoas. includes the following serious itemi 10,
hiiAerto ,Kcladca ~ re ctrsl asd dplorla!.c sa
sss oftA< Gogs8 0a.SNl. when they were sept down
tos miliieas-Vx;
Iss,snsss Isde'oai,yao Mcxsco.........ssssoo a
census OF Ae1 ll4tt -
toaeSusg TIE kes slne hon CossO1s 2-s le
Here yoa see tse principal tieEls Ct expsnai- |
'are iaelsded by toe Secretary in he Civil and D.
p'e@ssio estimate LOT hitherto or usually iacsiod
In that item. rae Mexicsn Indemnity mus, re |
PA'a and is takes no more to pay 1t in one bill |
NsA another The censosis a scarce Of expense !
~Aee occurs ee' once in ten year.,-and viii DC |
s'SA's increased the time BY our recspt s,gsn,ic
acquisitions ot'erri,cryi and the Coz, Of oolSc;i,g
the Oes'oms Revenue has hitherto e.sn 5..,-.,.,l
9as OF the Receipts from that source be,,r, - !
sc'v carried % iAscred9 u .As Trea.yr, - -,
without say appropriation at AL. The Ia, O..
gress very properly directed the m to be n,ia 80,
aad appropriated from the Treasury. th,-.S,,
swellias tho aasiSs! Receipts, sGa Expena,t,rs.
Of each year more taa Two Million. Of Dollar,
hat not Increasing or reducing the real cost Of the
Government . doilS-. Aad yet TIE uaioR Ia, no
more honesty than tn sske advantage Of this
change ofsystem ~ make the stupid believe that
4,,s, Il. Ia