The New York herald., 1862-05-28

lows-For the lcterior Department, Indians and PEN
| sons, to the I'D Of May, s. eSl 800; civil
list foreign ntorcourlV and miscellaneous, $2 1856
making total of nearly 325 1857 900 The expenditures
| OF the War Department during that time amounted to
| S374 ,172 600, and the NGvy, during the Same time
s42 ,000 total Of S4l6 227 900. The average
daily expenditures the War Department have been
average In both departments Ss9s lat. No rsquisons
are unpaid excepting q few thousand dollars for ille
only 1864 9I7 yet tho day alter when tho paymasters
came I'M the cnditures 81 600 0O0 but Satu-
day only $500 900; and the expenditures OF the govern
ment 10 the ed OF May as' in round numbers
for the military, 1914 0000o0 navy S42 600 000 all
other expenditures S5 900 Coca total OF SAL O00
From the Ath Of March, 1861 till tho 22d of May the
public debt, including $40 900 900 old debt, bequsahed
by Buchanan, amounted in the aggregate Friday last
~ S4Sl ,7s6l45 Mr.. Dawes parallel between the
expenditures under the former administration and
the present, showing, as to the civil list, this
saministrasioa has been far more honest and
frred TO tho tratorous efforts OF Mr. Cobb to destroy
the credit Of the government and complimented Secre
tary Chase showing that the latter has managed the az
fairs with consummato ability. Nst q dollar has been
lost TO the Treasury by default wasted in profgacy
Doth AZ nome and abroad In further reply to Mr..
Voorhees, no said for every dollar pundersd by the
puocans could show corresponding underng by the
domocras since this administration came into power,
and Concluded with remarks In degree complimentary
~ tho loyalty Of Mr.. Voorhees, and his party friends
MIR. VALiANDiGnAM, (opp. OF Ohio replied auding TO
Mr. Dawes hgures and saying that tho Secretary tho
Treasury does net aitx his 70 the statement. Il
from some clerk Tho censor OF this aiminstra.
ton had aathoriz despatch stating that the expenses
ths government DO not exceed they equal one mil
Mr DAwE3 replied that the gentleman had no authority
to say his statement did not bcar tine 81 .turo of the
Secretary OF the Treasury nor was true the data
fu nshed by clerk in the Treasury Department.
MI. .VALLANDIiiAM rejoned that when the gentleman
would not the statement bore the signature OF the
Secretary lCnase), he (yaandlgham) had right
sumo 1t did not have Official sanction He then replied
to the financial part Of Mr. Dawes speoch and read
tho statements Of the Secretaries OF tho treasury
and War, and Charm Il the Committee Of Ways and
Means, TO SHOW the expenditures be
millions pcr day.
> Mir. ColpAx, (rep) of Ind, said:-The gentleman il
making his calculations upon false bases. He pedi.
Gated his nsurcs ugon the assumption that because,
when the army, in the time of poace, numbered egh-
teen thousand men, and the expenditure for the army
amounte to eighteen millions year, therefore fol.
lows that the cost Of every soldier now then,
the average thousand dollars annually. desire to
draw attention to brief explanation OF those gures
Tie cost OF one thousand dollars year includes
in tho cost OF the army tn, cost Of Tho forticaons
building various parts Of the country charged to the
military expenditure. Furthermore, II will bo seen
that this small army scattered in California, Utah,
New Mcxco, Texas, and in remote Territories whore
the prov idng for them EXCESSIVE But wnen
you have army masssd when you have ono hundred
thou hore and another hundred thousand men
in another place, with all the necessary supplies near
them, the expenditure dccs not up to thousand
dollars year man.sor at all near that amount Bat
sir, word about the credit OF the country II Is the
miracle Of the nineteenth century that tho credit Of tho
country has steadily risen hi sher ana higher In the
midst Of al intestine war; and whie the gentleman from
Ohio (Mr. Vaandigham) seeks to make the country
| believe the expenditure OF the administrator is
greater than Il is, and greater than official gures mako
IT, the country still eyinccs in marked degree conf
| dsnce in tho government. No other instance can be
shown OF q country engaged in wlr--especaliy in
| civil war which shakes public confidence more than A
war with foreign count:cs-beariag up under such
enormous expenses as ration - compelled 70 incur
Tho credit Of tho government has gone up and up TIL
| from Ohio (Mr. va.lsniigham) that no attacks
| upon tn, administration, no attempts t, mako tho
w.F aaec larger e. Snn they sy
American people or create ianic in tha financial
market can shake tho public confidence in the men at
the head OF national Affairs. The people, tell tha
gen:oman. determined TO carry the war to slc-
full and triumphant c 81 Unit. the Stars and Stripes
again wave over evey foot OF tbs national dumair-
until ev.rywhcie icb,lisn Is crushed utterly and for
ever. When Sir this nd aims ration into power
this administration so denounccdhsy \, M hn. lin
outgoing min!stra,im IN had failed, pub, edye.is,-
1 ment, borrow tho money needed ordinary OK
ses at twelve ror cont. The bidding it rang
ing from twelve to thirty six per cent rer ycar. BIT
now SUCH Is tho coald nc, n tho administrations you
i can borrow all the money you want at n,e por cent.
Our bnds above par, and the pccplc OF country
arc determined TO stad by tn government and the war
i till treason is everywhere put down.
Mr.. vAiLASDeHAx replied that ha had voted to plsdgo
tho public faith u the sxeat OF Sl50Co0,0co; but he
had agan tho Tax bill because It's details did not
i suit aim.
/ replied had object in view, nane.y: to give thc
people of tho country the Information TO WHICH lhay
were entitled from the best light before him. Let sono
| other man than tho one IRON Massachusetts, loctire
| nirn. 1t had not been fifty hours since Govornor
L Andrew, beng cduru upon lot LOppS, gave hating
evidence OF atriotsn by anncxng c,ndons Infamous
to him aud Mas .chusetts AID to American citizens
Tho gentleman (Mr. Dawes) stood he.e to pluck the
mote from eye, instead Of tho beam from that Of
Mr. DAWES said tho Governor OF Kentucky had refused
| 10 respond TO the call for troops at all.
Mr. Wr'xIYsx, (Unit NJ of ky.-Oh lat Kentucky alone
Mr. yoORri.I$-lt a bad example for s[assarhu.
sets to follow Tho ,ovcrnof OF koatucsy reso;ti TO
no such amous con litions. 1n1 gentleman from Mas
| sachusetts to-day said the expenditures were
million day. Yet his same member, in a speech on
tho 18th OF January, remarked u at 1t takes 81 900
per day support tho army IA tho field. Nobody
crisi out against ihs gentleman. Aud tho gentleman
riher said that occasion iitt tixty days woa!d
bring abogt cons mn.aon, as by that time II would
b, Impossible Tor the Tr asuy to meet ami continue
meet this stat Of thias. Where wa sch statement
that in hs (r. Yo,rhscs spo,cng lie looked upon
III, gcncmau's speooh attempt u reconcile his
republican III nds u heal their n.nis, All prosant
them rs the pure, c iiae pi.iy OF Tho c,uary.
fic also referred, p.crt u his lo.mor stitcmens,
to of Ir Stevens Chat man Of the Committee
o. Ways and Means, who said the expenditures wore
Nr Srg s>s (rop.) OF Pa explained that that time
fleet 0. h'indrcd I'd iity vsssols moving.
Mr.vooRg could MT see Low those vessels could cost
less ow ihsn at that time. ~ % Mr. awcs' remarks
about democrats having stoon as msch un lcr this ad-
party irau g AID spccglti might he denounced tha
pundo Who prey the hard etraings Of tho people
| J,hn II. Floyd indicted here. Could the be
sal! OF simon Cameron. Alarse number OF republican
representatives horc voted against the resolution
sure Mr. Came and but Tor Tho help of demcsa
| could not have passei 10; and the Presh
Il
/ ron his own pioce OF personal furniture.
The President takes upon himself all of Mr. Cameron 8
many man of ono virtue and thousand crimes.
The President hugs him TO his breast Tho gsatem n
fr1m Massachusetts, more denounced tho Presidst,
and was freeman enough to sag that soul mis-
own N conclusion, h, ccnsurei tn admiastrat,n for
| extravaganza, defended his position AMI wIaoi his
ngures, lro!uctd tho o.nrr day aud now 90 stand.
lho man who charged him with dsoyay or inl cached
his motives false in hts ;seth Ia his throat and in
| his boaTt
Mr wArsw RIn rc.crrcd to tho conduct OF Ken.
| tucky during the present war, saying that In
forty days she sent moro trooFs into the
ncld thnn Mnssa rsetts although tho laor has twelys
representatives here 10 the formers en Il the govcrhr
OF sclusetts trld of the contest and VII! LOT
itoly rbute her quota of troJls Hh0 c0aGi ions
give Kent csy the % urtuny 10 d. 80, though lao TIE
hour, and sn, will aiix no conditions. We h,ve en-
listed for tho war; and intend u light IL ot; and 1e
ia'enl to ground our arms ut tho rebellion i
cr she'd to ho olrh AID a the states again United
un,!er the constitution. tell gsntiomrn now, that II
tasy intend thii 10 be war OF omllcipatiCn viii ~
back n;tcky aad by the tod OF Abraham, 81 slge
Ll,n VIII l-ni 40 ont W ~ lilam 20 ino lca,