Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-08-07

certainly will not be tair to make the wing Ad-
ministration accountable for.
4th For arrcarages paid to Mexican Volunteers,
$685. $3.50.
From which the Wings should certainly, in ike
manner, be excused.
9Th. Payments for pensions granted in conse-
euence of the Mexican war form another item amount
ing to the sum of about 100000.
This must also be placed to the debit Of Mr..
Folks administration.
9th. The expenses of running and marking the
boundary line between Mexico and the United
States is another contingency arising out of the
Mexican war bequeathed to the Wing administra-
ton, and amounts to the sum of S204 ,377
It'll Refunding duties collected in Mexico; ex-
penses of Commissioners under the Mexican treaty,
draughtsmen, and contingencies of the boundary
line, and expenses incident to the war loans and
Treasury notes, all items connected with the Next
can war, and Justly chargeable to Democratic rule,
amounting to S5S,915
The above items after deducting the interest on the
debt existing previous to 1885, form aggregate of
more than 900 900 for expenses growing directly
out of the Mexican war the payment Of which was
unavoidable, and has been directly saddled upon the
Treasury by the Democratic Administration Of Mr.,
Polk, and in no way formed portion Of Mr.
Folks peace expenditures anterior TO tho war
| The following additional items are of character
which formed no portion of the annual expenditures
under any former Administration:
1st The expenses of collecting the revenue from
customs S1,S8S,471
Contingent expenses of ditto l0,245
| Expenses of collecting revenue from sales
| of public land 145, 306
Up to the Sd of March, 1S49, when the Wing
Administration came into power, the expenses
of collecting the revenue were first deducted from
the gross receipts, and the nett amount only was
paid into the Treasury, and figured on the annual
statement the amount of receipts but by the act
of Sd March, lS49, the gross amount of revenue is
now paid into the Treasury, and the expenses for
collecting it form an item of current expenditure
I'd. The expense of taking the Seventh Census
s672, SOB
This is an unavoidable new expense, paid by the
Wing Administration, and occurs only once in ten
years.
! 3d. For refunding duties upon sugar and molas-
ses, collected under Mr. Walkers construction of
the Tariff of 1916, but which the Supreme Court has
decided we're illegally collected, s439,5sS
4th. Payment for debentures, drawback, &c. on
foreign goods on which the duties had been collect
ed, and refunded on the expectation of such goods
from the United States, s794639.
9Th. Repayment to importers for excess of money
deposited for unascertained duties, but which was
rafndad an snon as tba ayact amount of sucb d+;ao
was ascertained, sS96,024.
Both these latter items form a portion of the
amount stated receipts of revenue, but of course
form no item of actual expenditure.
9th. Debentures and other charges connected
with the CUSTOMS S72 ,623.
It'll Refunding duties per act of 8th August,
1916, s59,732.
| Sth. Ocean steam mail service, which is included
in the expenditure of the Navy Department but
the revenue from which source is included in the
receipts of the Post Office, 81 1902, 1865.
This item formed no portion of the expenditure
under Mr.. Folks administration previous to the
Mexican war.
9th. Repayment of the public debt and treasury
notes, S5S1,26
10th. Trust funds paid, 1851, 1856
Nothing under this head is included in the above
expenditures for the year 1916 under Mr.. Polk.
18th. Expenditures for the Indian Department
for the year ending Both June, 1851, were
S2,S15, 500, whilst under Mr.. Polk they were only
1928 $50, making difference Of Sl,5S7,3l9.
The additional expenditure under this head has
been made in pursuance of special acts of Congress-
and principally under treaties with the Indians.
We will pause here, without bringing into The
statement many other items which could be fairly
introduced such as payments of private claims
thorized by special acts Of Congress, building new
custom-houses and marine hospitals, erection of
buildings in Territories, expenditures for pub
lie buildings in Washington, &c. for, though many
of these items were not properly classed with the
actual current expenses Of the Government, they
were in like incurred under the administra-
ton Of Mr.. Polk, yet by no means to the same ex-
tent, as Congress has greatly extended the expend-
lures under these heads.
Let US, then, up our statement in the form of
RECAPITULATI0N.
Direct and unavoidable additional expenditures
under the Wing Administration in consequence Of
the Mexican War, viz:
lst Instament to Mexico S3242 400
ID Indemnity ~ our own citizens due