Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02
Total, as above .

planned Of Gripping any the operations of the De-
parment in the branch Of the under the direction
OF uermaster General whose business It is to provide
means Of transportation for the troops and military supplies
to procure horses for the artillery and cavalry, and supply
forage and equipments, to cothe the men, to furnish tents
aud camp equpage and generally to provide an infinite va
risty Of articles necessary to the existence Of an army SUCH
as well as u its operations in the field Now, early as the
18Th Of Ap last the Quarermaster General reported 10 the
Secretary f War that the appropriations for these objects
were enry exhausted How, Them does the above balance
appear to he credit Of that Department. And bow were the
indispensable Of that branch Of the service supplied
during the two and half months that ntervened before the
new appropriations became available the lst instant
They were supplied first by applying thereto some old un-
expended balances Of former years. and, second by loans
from the Pay md other Departments, payable when the ap
preparations for the current year should become available
This balance SO the remains of the money thus
obtained ard the Quartemasters Department instead of
having an svaable balance to its credit on the sOh June
last was in fact indebted that day several bundled thou
sand dollars for loans from other Departments, besides having
accepted dr.s and outstanding obligations swelling the de-
mands against the appropriations on the rst day OF the cur
rent year to more than 81, 10000
So long as the Quaermaster's Department without
funds. even though threre twenty millions of dollars in
other objects there would be applicable to the
vice Of the former embracing the particulars above
mentioned as well the purchase and support Of horses for
the sh, artillery companies especially referred to by the
Jion and, as such the fact, it dsposes at Of the
whole argument Of the Union.
The assertion of the Union that "the cash at the
disposal Of the Department two millions more than Mr.
CoxRiD's estimates is entirely erroneous The estimates
laid before Congress the commencement Of the last session
exceeded twelve millions of dollars, and ADORE the Une
pended balances remaining in the Treasury, while the
cash means the disposal Of the Department" including
those balances do not amount to twelve Millions and excud
ins them eight millions that, instead Of two mil
Inns more the available means four millions less than
Mr. CosaADs estimate; and not only so, but these L.
mted appropriations liable to the heavy demands above
mentioned, which accrued during the last year.
Bearing in mind, then, that the whole difficulty arises from
the nsuiciency Of the appropriations for the Quartemase
Department, the account stands thus
Estimated for the expenditure Of the Quartemastes Depart
ment for year commencing July ls 1851 $780, 900
Appropriated for that year. 81, ABS, 600
From which deduct liabilities on the
3Olh June, 1851. ............. l,l30, 900
Leaving available over and above liabilities. ,3O5 600
And showing deficiency in the appropriations
for the Quartermaser's Department Of. 3d. 4s5 900
Which Congress duly advised Of in advance by the De-
parment, but refused to provide for.-Repubie.