The union Democrat., 1869-03-20
NUMBER IL
The Debts Of the states.
lrrem the caieago Tribune. "

| From the Chicago "Trihune.")
The debts contracted by the several States
during the war were substantially n part Of
the vast national debt incurred by the peo-
! pie IN the suppression of the rebellion. The
special commissioner of the revenue, in his
report, furnishes some interesting tables,
showing the general reduction of the State
Indebtedness since the war. The fsures Of
the debt in the winters of lS60-6l, lS65-66.
and III November, 1865. with the increase aud
reduction, are as follows:
Maine-Debt in 1861. $599,50o; Decem-
Der 81. 1865, S5, l64,600 December 81. 1868,
600. -
New Hampshire-De in 1861, $Sl, l,663;
June ]. 1866, s., ,002, ,070; June !, 1865, So
4S7, ,4l2. Reduction, $5l4.65S.
Nermont-No debt in 1861 in 1865, ST.
$50, ,0ooi in November 1868, 81, los, 900. Re-
duction, S4S2. 200.
Massachusetts-No debt in 1861; 1866,
IS, 254. .S64; 1857, $ll .092, 500; November,
1865. SIS, s6S,672. Increase since 1865, S.
SOC. .00o
Rhode Island-No debt in 1851 1865, S..
GOO, 900; November, 1865, So, 1000. Re
duction, $3.50, 900.
ConnecticGt-No debt in 1861: in 1865,
$40. .400. 900; in December, 1865, IS, 1876, 500.
Reduction. s., 264, 500.
New York-Septemher 80. 1860, $34. 1872
975: 1865. $40. 6Se, ,539 September, 1868,
S44, ,96S,7S6. Reduction, $4,6lS,75S. Unap-
piled balances in the sinking fund would re-
duce the debt to SOS, ,S64 AS.
New Jersey 1860, $l04, 900; November,
1865, S3,0lS, 800; November, 1868, So, 2,2l9,-
S97. Reduction, S799. .l02.
vania-November, 1860, $37, ,964,.
COZ; lS6l-62, S40,575 ,420 November, 1868,
$32.799,7S6. Reduction, SITE, ,634
Delaware-No debt in 1860 in 1867 the
debt was 81 "a, 900: December, 1865, $685.
500. Reduction. 1896, $50.
observation-disclosures productive mortgages
and liens to the full amount of her debt
Ohio-Debt in 1860, Sl4.250, ,l73; 1865,
Sl3, ,060,5 $50; 1868. Sl0,529,675. Reduction
since the war, $3.50, 600
Indiana-Debt in 1861. $7.770, ,233; in Is.
G4, SS,6S7 900; in 1868, So, ,l0l, ,5S7. Re-
duction, S. 5,5S6,373.
Michigan Debt in 1861, $2,3SS,s42; No
vember. 1866. S3,979. .92l: November, 1868,
So ,65l,07S. Reduction. SIS, l90.l Ill
Wisconsin-Debt in 1861. 500, 900; 1865,
S2.692, 2,467; November, 1868, 81, 252, 900.
Reduction. SAC. .467.
Minnesota, in 1861, had debt of $3.50 900,
which was increased to $3.50 900 9e -vhiAh,
Iowa is out of debt. ..-.
Missouri's debt in 1860. $24,734, 900; Jan
nary. 1865, S37 900. 900; October. 1868,
500, ,557 900. Reduction, sic. .443. 900. The
State holds collateral bonds for s. 900, 900 of
this debt.
Kentucky, in 1865, owed S5,254, BAG,
which is now reduced to $685. 600. The
debt unpaid is held by the State in trust for
school and other funds
The debt of Kansas is about Sl.000,000.
Nebraska is out Of debt
California. in 1865, owed S5 .290, ,Gl0. Ex-
pended for the war, S2.SO7 1868; now owes
S4,695, 500: discharged Hnd paid off, So, ,392,-
500.
We gather from these details that the
States which were not in the rebellion, IN
January, 1861, owed an aggregate of $751;
693. .S25 that during the war this was in
creased to S2lS. .307. 49S, which sum has since
been reduced to Sl57, ,ll8, los.
The present Indebtedness includes over
SIS ,OO000 incurred by Massachusetts for
special internal improvements during the
last few years. In addition to the payments
on the national debt the people should be
credited with the payment of SCI, ,0O0, 600 Of
State liabilities.