Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-09-30

III tie expenditures, lnen, OI tHe pres
ent Administration for the fiscal year end
ing the 30th June, 1851, we find the fol
lowing war items, viz:
lst. The fourth instalment of the IN
demnity TO Mexico, under the treaty of
peace, amounting TO 1922, 400.
Surely il is not intended to make the
Wings accountable for this sum!
I'd. The next item is for indemnity to
our citizens for claims upon Mexico, and
provided for under the same treaty made
and approved by Mr.. Polk, amounting to
S2.5l6.69l.
We hope the Wings may be excused
from all responsibility, as an item of ex.
pense, for or on account of this item.
Sd. Interest on the public debt, 49,
69S.72l.
OF This debt upward OF S4s, 900 900
was created by Mr.. Polk in prosecuting
the Mexican war, but no portion of the
interest, even on the debt which existed
previous to the war, is included in the
sum stated above as the annHal peace ex.
penditure of Mr.. Polk previous 10 the
war. Of the above interest, about So.
800, 900 is upon the war debt. which it
certainly will not be fair to make the
Whig administration accountable for.
4,h. For arrearages paid to Mexican
Volunteers, S635.330.
From which the Wings should certain.
ly, in like manner. be excused.
9Th. Payments for pensions granted in
consequence of the Mexican War form
another item amounting to the sum of a.
bout S600,OO0 1# .#
This must also be placed to the debt
of Mr.. Polk's administration.
oh. The expense Of running and
marking the boundary line between Mex
leo and the United States, is another
contingency arising out of the Mexican
war bequeathed to The Wing admins
tration, and amounts to the sum oi S2O4,.
377.
7th. Refnnding duties collected in
Mexico; expenses of Commissioners un.
der 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 Mexican war. and Justly charge
able TO Democratic rule, amounting to
S58,9l5.
The above items, after deducting the
interest on the debt existing previous TO
lS45. from an aggregate of more than
Sl0.00o,00O tor expenses growing di-
rectly ont of the Mexican war; The pay
meni Of which was unavoidable, and has
been directly saddled upon the Treasury
by the Democratic Administration OF
Mr.. Polk, and in no way formed por-
uon of MIR. Polk's peace expenditures
anterior TO the war. "
The following additional items are of a
character which formed no portion OF
the annual expenditures under any form
er Administration:
lst. The expenses of collecting the
revenue from customs, 1855 All
Con,ingen, expenses ditto. l0,245
Expenses of collecting revenues
from sales of public land, l45,306
Up 20 the Sd of March, lS49, when
the Wing Administration came INTO pow
er, the eKpenses OF collecting the reve-
nue. were frs, deducted from the gross
receipts, and the nett amount only was
paid into the Treasury, and figured on
the annual statement as the amount of
receipts; but by the act of Sd March. I8-
40, the gross amount of revenue is now
paid into the Treasury, and the expens
es for collecting it form an item of cur
rent expenditure.
ID. The expense Of taking the Sew
tnth Census, $672 500, =
This is an unavoidable ne W expense,
paid by the Wing Administration, and-
occurs only once in ten years.
3D., For refunding dulles upon sugar
and molasses, collected under Mr. w ak
er's construction of the Tariff Of 1916,
but which the Supreme Court has de-
cided were illegally collected, $439, ,5sS.
4th. Payment for debentures. draw
back, &c, on foreign goods on which the
duties had been collected. and refunded
on the exportation of such goods from the
United States, S794.639.
9Th. Repay ymeni to importers for ex-
cess OF money deposited for unascer,sln-
ed duties, but which was refunded so
soon as The exact amoun, of such duties
was ascer,ained. $S96.024.
Both these latter items form portion
Of the amount stated as receipts Of reve.
nue.. but of course form no item of acral
expenditures.
9Th. Deben!ures and other charges
connected with the customs. S72 ,623.
7,h. Refunding duties per act of 9Th
August, 1916. $59.732.
9Th. Ocean steam mail service. which
is included in lhe expenditure of the Ma
Wy Department, but the revenue from
which source is included in the receipt
Of Pos. Office, $l.S02 365.
This item formed no portion of the ex-
penditure under Mr.. Polk's adminis,ra-
ton previous 10 the Mexican war.
9th. Repaymentof the public debt and
treasury notes, 1851 ,265.
10Th. Trust funds paid, s257.396.
Nothing under this head is includ,d in
The above expenditures for the year 49,
s6 under Mr.. Polk.
llth. Expenditures for the indian