Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-05-29

ment vas for the first yesr Of the wag 1915, and
exceeds the entire average expenditures Of the year
1876, preceding the war.
The average expenditure Of this department for
each officer and private in the Army, if BASED upon
the second estimate Of the Qaariernaste- General
for the year 1852, viii be S4es &C. 1t may be said
that these estinates Of expenditures should be made
for the full legal establishment Of the Army. in
stead Of rs actual strength. The sece airy Of War
informs Us that ''the aggregate strength Of the
Army, suppasing svery company to hava it, com
Dement- Is twelve ousard nine hundred aud
tWeuty-se7en (I2,927) officers and men" He fur
Their informs us however, that 'it is estimated by
csmpetent judges that owing to deaths, discharge
desertions and other causes the number Of men in
service and fl for dlay usually falls short Of the
legal organization, on average of from thirty TO-
forty per cent, Consequently, the number upon
which have based my calculation and comparison
-l0,76s is very full for the legal organs stion
Staten 'nt L end accompanying plpers from the
bureaus OF the War department, numbered from
to !, submitted By tbs Secretary Of the Tressu.
~, for the purpose Of showing the actual and esi-
mated expenditures Of the War Department for
seven years subsequent to the declaration Of war
With McKee, WHICH are stated at Sir, $40 495 81,
under The peace establishment Of 1888, would have
been S35, 74S e49 81, aud charging the excess for
the sesen years, of $32232, 745 H. as having beea
oecasioned by said var. In this statement the
Secretary does not give the expenditures actually
incurred during the var, but gives the aggregate
expenditures Of the War Department for seven
years, when hut three years Of tsat period we're IN
time Of var. He does not show the necessity of
tbe largely increased expenditures in time Of peace
since The termination OF tho var, but seems TO be
entirely satisfied ia making the statemea. and
charge ne mas, fhe Secretary seems TO have fer
gotten one thing and hst is that TIE people Of ihis
coco;ry adopted and made taat var their eFu sus-
tanned its prosecution, approved it, tsrminaion
sui are Wiling en- determined to aoknoRielge and
liQuid!g al The expenses and lttbi.ies resulting
FROM 4. But they have a0t ygt endorsed or ap-
proved bis pr9figate and sxtrag5gtnt expeEdi-
lures, actual sal proposed under the unsusisined
allegation that they required in consequence Of
the war with Mexico.
Similar statements and tables accompany the re-
port of the Secretary showing tAe aetu Il and ii
mated expenditures Of the Navy Department for
the seven years subsequent 70 the declaration Of
war with Mexico amount to S62 $50, 1871 a; that
under the peloe establishment Of 1915 they would
have bean $4,000, 473 &C; excess for the seven
years, $40 05S 858 H. also charged to tha account
OF the war with Mexico. The Secretary hsd The
evidence before him 10 prove the fallaey OF this
charge, in the very table upon which he relies t.
sustain him in hrging this excess in the naval
expenditures OF the Mexicsn war Aud to prove
tho utter ground sni gustise Of ths charge
il is only Necessary give the expenditures Of the
Navy Department for each OF the seven yelrs
separately as they appear ia-that table, and which
we're