New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-31

new Republic sought admission into our glori-
Gus Union. The honor Of signing the JOINT reso-
luton Of Congress for this purpose on March l.
1875. was the GROWING glory and almost the
last official act of the illnstrious John Tyler.
Texas ratified the resolution on the 4th OF July
following. being suitable act in commemors-
ton Of our National Anniversary, and by act OF
congress of Dec. % of the same year, the laws of
the United States were extended over that inter
estirc portion of America. But this barmonl-
ors and agreeable transaction between two
sister Republics was not regarded by third and
adjoining Republic with much satisfaction.
On the 2ssh Of March, Isle, Gen. Taylor and
the "Army Of Occupation " took their position
opposite MatamOras. On the 2lth April the
first hostilities took place, when detachment
Of our troops were killed. This resulted in the
first great battle of May So; and on the 18th
folowingC congress passed the first act for the pro-
seeution of the war, appropriatng Sl0,0o0,00O,
and providing for $4,000 volunteers. We have
not space. nor is it necessary TO give either an
outline of the war, or the details of its ex-
penses The treaty of peace and cession was
signed at Guadalupe Hidagc Feb. :, ISIS.
II is then for this briefperod of two years
war that the National Treasury has been bur-
dered with an amount of expenses certainly not
less than $3.50, eco, 600, and more probably than
$500 100000.
Mr.. Corwin, as Secretary of the Treasury, in
his report of December, 1850, presented an ac-
count of the actual cost of the war to that time,
the amounts furthur required to June 30, 1852,
and estimates Of subsequent expenses directly
chargeable to the war-the total footing at
S2l7, 1855 50. NJ. Corwin says: This
"amount does not include many claims presented
"and to be presented, arising indirectly from
"the war, their great variety forbiddiug even
san approximation either as to number or
"amount.'
The public documents printed since his report
do not satisfactorily present the separate
amounts specially chargeable TO this war. Still
we can make out from them that there has been
paid at least $472, 75S 80, directly caused by the
war. Doubtless there is a much larger amount
srnothered up in the general table OF expendi-
(the total list of which has for several years
averaged 81, 500, OOO,) in bounty lands, &c, we
cannot Immediately make out full schedule.
BY the act ofsept 9, 1850, Texas received for
its cesson of that part of its territory now in
cluded in New-Mexico, 10000, 600, and for its
REIMBURSEMENT of claims on the United States,
the sum Of $4,000, 900 in stock bearing hye per
cent interest. payable half-yearly, and redeema-
bic in IA years. Half of this amount, or
8. OCO 600. was reserved for its creditors. This
provision was changed at the last session, and
an additional amount of $780, 900 was appro-
priated toward paying the creditors of Texas
which sum is consequently chargeable TO the
account of our National expenses for that State.
The purchase of the Mesilla Valley, ostensibly
for the purpose OF having one of the moonshne
routes for the Pacific Railroad within our ma
tional domain, was effected for the moderate
sum of $4,000, 600, in accordance with the
treaty of Dec. -, 1865. The expenses for con-
GLIDING this treaty stated in the Treasury
Report as at least $50, 255 S.
As Spain has not yet accepted the small sum
of $3.50, OOO, 600, which the present Adminstra-
ton has offered for Cuba, we cannot yet include
this in our summary. The following table, how
ever, shows the terrtorialincrease of the United
States since 1883, as given in the compendium
of the last Census;
Square miles.
I-s3 Area Of the Union 81 the peace.
lgG3 The purchase OF Louisiana ADDED about,
of Florida added 90 yD
iGl5.Admission OF Texas (Emorys Map iSHJ......Si8o
1919 Treaty Guadalupe 550dS5
1885, w it'll Mesils Valley ........ ..'.''''''''''
1885, Total area Of United States.
The present area of the Slave States is Sol 5O5
square miles; that OF the Free States 6l2,oU
square miles; total area occupied by the States,
|. a64. IO5 square miles; area occupied by the
Territories, l,494, sci square miles, or little
,,,o~a than half nj the entire Union.