Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-02

war expenditures then incurred, to be paid in
the fiscal year 1857, F. $4,000. 900
Appropriations now called for to meetexpenses
il July. 2l4OOOOOO
1881, 245
fences =. ............. 4Ho00O
81, O8O, 4O4, s7l
These the figures furnished by official documents
for the two years commencing first July, 1861, and
ending Both June, 1868. They embrace the expendi-
lures OF the Government for period of two years. to-
gethef With those of bali of April and May and June
1861, the first months of the Of the. period thus
covered only the expenses of about six months are de-
fney ascertaned those of the residue of the time be-
ing conjectural and estimated The actual expeudi-
lures OF the six months for which they are ascertaned
exceeded the estimates submitted to Congress in July
S214 100000 AT the same ratio of excess, the real
expenditures for the next eighteen months of the period
estimated for will require additional appropriations to
supply deficiencies of six hundred and forty millions;
and the aggregate shown by the above table will be
swollen to seventeen hundred and twenty millions 1t
would be very moderate computation to assume that
the actual expenditures for the two years, estimated at
ten hundred aud eighty millions, will be from twelve
hundred and fifty to fifteen hundred millions more
than six hundred millions year.
Thus the expenses of the Federal Government at
the rate Of sixty millions of dollars a day. Consider
ing that this expenditure is disbursed almost wholly
within The Orthern States whose population is TWEEN
ty millions the average amount OF money which is thus
paid the Northern people by their Government in pur
chase of their support to itself a1d its
nearly fifty dollars to each man, woman, and child per
annum; which is the largest capitation expenditure ever
yet recorded in the annals of finance.
This enormous amount of expenditure, were it not
officially disclosed would seem incredible; and it reveals
the most supendous system of argesses dsbursed to
corruptbe, moneyIoving people, for supporting an un-
holy measure, which the history of mankind affords.
A YANKEE FISH IN A PICKLE.-In yesterdays issue
we copied from Northern paper letter signed "Ross
A Fish, Captain Company E, First California Regi-
ment," prisoner in Charleston, South Carolina
Ia that letter Capt Fish speaks OF his "undying devo
tom to the Yankee cause. What the same Captain
Fish thought Of the Yankee cause in April las, we DC
not know. but the following letter will show what be
then SAID he thought of it, It will be seen that he
an applicant for Office under the Government of the
Confederate States Of America-an unsuccessful appi
cant, need scarcely say His letter addressed tc
gentleman 10 Of the departments of the Confed
crate Government who had previously known him.
Richmond Enquirer
WASHINGTON, April g. 1861
Dear Sr-Past favors and friendship warrant mi
in intruding upon your valuable time. ] am in hopes
that my services through your influence can be used il
the Confederate States. You know my political opin
ions preclude nay getting place under Lincoln besde
n birth place makes me a SOuthrOn out and out.
az convinced that it is unnecessary for to advert Il
my ability; and any position that you can secure for
will be thankfully received.
| am truly, yours
ROSS A. FISH.