The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-08-14

Both these latter items form a portion
'ofthe amount stated as receipts of reve-
nue., but of course fern no item of actua!
expenditure.
9th. Debentures and other charges
connected with the customs, $72,623.
It'll. Refunding duties per act of oth
August, 1915, $59,732.
9Th. Ocean steam mail service, which
is inclu led in the expenditure Of he
Navy Department, bat the revenue from
which source is inclrded ia the recei pts
of the Post Office, 1892, 365.
This item formed no portion of the
expenditure under Mr.. Folks adminls-
tratlon previous to the Mexican war.
9th. Repayment OF the pubic debt
and treasury notes, 1881 ,265.
40. Trust funds paid, S257, 396.
Nothing under this head is included
in the above expenditures for the year
1915 under Mr.. Polk.
18th. Expenditures for the Indian
Department for the year ending goth
June, 1851, were $2,Sl5,59S, whist
under Mr.. Polk they were only 1928
$50, making difference Of $I,5S7 81 9.
The additional expenditure under tins
head has been made in pursuance Of
special acts Of Congress, and principally
under new treaties with the Indians.
We wifi pause mere, without bringing
int the statement many ether items
which could be fairly introduced, such
as payments of private claims authorlz-
ed by special acts of Congress, building
new custon-houses and marine hospitals,
erection Of buildings in new Territories,
expenditures for public buildings in
Washington, &C.; for, though many Of
these items were not properly casSed
with the actual current expenses Of the
Government, they were in like mann err
incurred nnGer the administration OF
Mr.. Polk, yet by no means to the same
extent, as Congress has greatly extended
the expenditures under these heads.
Let us, thea, sum up our statement in
the form of a
REHABILITATION.
Direct end unavoidable additional ex-
penditures under the Wing Administra-
ton in consequence Of the Mexican W ar,
viz:
ll. Insament to Mexico So 242 100
ID. indemnity to ,uur own citizens,
due by Mexico 2,516.59l
3D.. Interest er the public debt 3 $3.50 ri
4th. Arrearagesto Mexican vount's 635.33G
9th. Pensions growing OFT of the
Mexican war 600 900
9th. Expenses of the boundary line 2O4,377
7th. Various expenses under the trca-
ly with Mexico 5S,9l5
Total SlO914,l3l
bequesthed by Mr.. Folks Administra-
ton to its Wing successors as war ex-
penses, except about $S00,000 for the
anterest OH that portion ofthe debt which
existed previous to the war.
The other expenditures, as detailed
above, which formed no portion of the
annua! charges upon the previous adj.
minis.ration, were:
LIST. Expenses ofeuIIecting maritime
aud land revenues S2,04I ,025
I'd. Expenses OF Seventh Census 671'3O3
Sd. Reiundlng drties on sugar, &C. -l3g,5Ss
4lh Dcbentures, drawbacks. &c ~ ,63s
.5th Rebuilding excess OF dates S9G.O2l
9th Other dcbenlures 7?.62$
It'll. Other items o! duty refunded 5n.73:
9th. Ocean nail service 1,3G2 SO:
9th. Repayment Of public debt, &C. So 20;
10Th Trust funds %. ,39t
llth. Extra payments in the Indian
Department l'5S1.3l!
Total SS,7O1 IL.
The entire expenses Of the Govern
ernm ent for the fiscal wears 1850
81, asleeahly to the annual
Treasury Report, were Sl8,0Q5,S7s
Deduct the two foregoing amounts
of $l0,95i ;034 and $S,797,479,
which formed no portion of The
usual annual expenditures under
MIR. Polk 1861 81;
Leaving 1854, SO;
The expenditures for the same OBJ
iecls under under the adminisra-
lion OF Mr. Polk ia time of peace
were 26.5OO,O0C
Difference SlNI3 1865
This difference might be- readily &C.
counted for by the rapid increase anc
expansion of the business and popula
ton of the country, requiring OK course
corresponding increase in the natl ona
expenditures and therefore we coulc
stop here, after having proved that tn,
Wing Administration have at leas
been as economical as that of lis Demo
cratic predecessors. But we are no
satisfied with such a result, and must
in order to show how much more econo
mcai it has been, urge the add,tiona
and important fact that in the abov,
sum Of $2S,343,965 is included tn,
enormously increased expenses which
nave been unavo'dably incurred, an'
winch still continue, in consequence 0
the large acquisitions of new Territories
1t is not possible to come at the exac
amount of these increased expenses
but we will state that the army is now