New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-14
THE WAR DEBTS OF THE UNITED STATES.

WASHINGTON, Nov. III, 1857.
Some of the debts incurred by the United States
during the last year two are, as yet uusscertalned
and do not enter into any estimate of the sulepcy
ofthe revepue to meet the necessary expenditures OF
the Government year by year. The Government has
large amount Of floating debt, which 1t knows little
about and will not acknowledge till it becomes press
ing.
II WI be remembered that the California Mexican
war debt, large in amount, took the Government by
surprise snc the most surprising part Of the matter
was, that Congiess admitted ii, and It has actually
been paid. But the end of that claim we have not
We have heard occasionally, but not very distnc-
lively, Of an Indian war in Washington Territory and
another in Oregon Territory aud of the employment
there of volunteers aud what not.
Gen Wool always maintained that there wae
war except created 10 the Territories against the
Treasury OF the United States. Sach position rem
dered him very uppopul lar the comm snder of the
military district Of the Pacific and he requested to be
relieved from il. The Territorial Governors had their
popularity. But the Governor of the Territory of
Washir gton-Gen Stevers-msintained that the pre-
tends2 lndan war made and kept uP oY the white
settls within Ills Territory, and undertook TO restrain
the operations within some bounds OF plausibhy, ana
seclsis martial law. For this ast and necessary act
he was slgt ally ebuked by the Government ana VAS
then superseded.
All the objects Of the vars in these Territories being
accomplished Tor the present, the time has come Tor
footing ND the bins.
The amount of the new debt in the Territory Of
&nnRtCn 20 iAI Is ascsudiaed, Ouly ,bUO,uOU.
The amount Of various claims including Indian depre-
dations, coming from Oregon, Is more grsve-bsiog
several millions. Tbere twice as much show Of
fighting Ihdiabs in Washington as IN Oregon, but t1e
war was conducted under the direction of veteran
military chief who did not go altogether for humbug
For expenditures or debts incurred for supplies or
volunteers, depredatops In these far-of regions
there Is no limit ard no accountability.
All this was bad enough 10 the old Seminole war,
when ioffy millions were expended, though the opera
lions there were very much crcumscrbed 10 spsce, ia
comparison with the Territories of Washington aud
Oregon. But the whole country between the western
boundary Of Missouri half Of the portion of thu cooti
tr ent which belor 70 the United States has been or
is To be the theater Of these treasury wars mic.ed
Indian wars and the extent and p oft of the speouls
tons can hardly be conceived because their sggre-
gate Is Dispersed large surface and is distib-
pied among many individuals.
We can tell what the last and next war agsins. the
Ceyennts is 20 cost
The military operations in Utah and in Kansas are
20 swell the amount of estimates for the ensuing wear
There ia no doubt that m.ny Of the claims comug
from the Western Territories will be thrown out by
ihe Department ani that the claimants will worry
CopgTess into some provision for them in the course NJ
time The effect which the vast expansion settled
Territorial l1lts is 10 have in the Increase Of Our