The union Democrat., 1869-03-20
NUMBER III
The Debts Of the states.
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From the Chicago ''Tribune."l
The debts contracted BY the several States
during the war were substantially n part of
the vast national debt incurred by the pco-
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 figures Of
the debt in the winters of 1S60-6l, 1866.
and III November, 1865. with the increase aud
reduction, are as follows:
Maine--Debt in 1861. $599. $500; Decem-
Der 81, 1865, SIS, l64, 600: December 81. 1868,
600.
New Hampshire-Debt in 1861, SCI, Cos;
June | 1866, 81 4,002, ,070; June l, 1865, So
4S7 4l2. Reduction, S5l465S.
Nermont-No debt in 1861; in 1865, ST.
ESQ, ,0Oo; in November 1865, 81, los, 900. Re
duction, S4S2. 900.
Massachusetts-No debt in 1861; 1866,
IS. 254.S64 1857, $ll ,092, 500; November,
1865. Sl3, ,S6S,672. Increase since 1865, S.
500, ZOO.
Rhode Island-No debt in 1861 1865, 81.
600, 900; November, 1868, $3,l40,0O0. Re
duction, 1859, 900.
ConnecticGt-No debt in 1861: in 1865,
$l0. 400. 900; in December, 1865, SS, ,l35, 500.
Reduction, s., ,264, 500.
New York-Septemher 80. 1860, S34, 1872
975; 1865. $40 .6Se ,539 September, 1868,
S44, ,96S,7 7S6. Reduction, 81, 4,6lS,753. Unap-
piled balances in the sinking fund would re-
duce the debt to SOS. .S64 44S.
New Jersey 1860, $l04, 900; November,
1865, 3,0lS, 800 November, 1868, $2,2l3,-
S97. Reduction, S799. .l02.
Pennsylvania November, 1860, S37, ,964,.
COZ: IS6l-62, SAC. .575, ,420 November, 1868,
S32.799.7S6. Reduction, S7.T76, 6S4
Delaware-No debt in 1860 in 1867 the
debt was 81 ,242, 900: December, 1865, $685.
500. Reduction. 1886, $50.
Maryland--Ilolds productive mortgages
and liens to the full amount of her debt.
0hio-Debt in 1860. Sl4. .250,l73 1865,
Sl3 ,060, $50; 1868. Sl0,529, ,675. Reduction
since the war, s.. $50, ,906.
Indiana-Debt in 1851. $7.770. .233; in Is.
ca, SS,6s7 900; in 1868, So, l0l,5 ,5S7. Re
duction. S., ,5S6.373.
Michigan-Deb in 1861, s2,3sS, SAP; No
vemher. 1866. S3,97992l November, 1868,
$3 .65l,07S. Reduction. S., 1870 Ill
Wiscorsin-Debt in 1861. 500, 900; 1865,
s., ,692. .467; November, 1868, 81, 252, 900.
Reduction. $40. 467.
Minnesota,in in 1861, had debt of $3.50, 900,
which was increased to $3.50, 900, of which,
in 1868, there was outstanding $500 900. .zee
Iowa is out of debt. .--.
Missouri's debt in 1860. $24, ,734, 900; jan
nary. 1865, S37 100000; October. 1868,
$50 .557 900. Reduction, Sl6.443 900. The
State holds collateral bonds for $S, 900, 900 of
this debt
Kentucky, in 1865, owed S5,254, BAG,
which is now reduced to 3,6l9,0 600. The
debt unpaid is held by the State in trust for
school and other funds
The debt of Kansas is about 81 100000.
Nebraska is out of debt.
California, in 1865, owed S. 900, ,6l0. Ex-
pended for the war, S2.S07 1868 now owes
S4,695, 800: discharged and paid off, 50 ,3e2,-
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, lis, los.
The present Indebtedness includes over
s., 5,0000 600 incurred by Massachusetts for
special internal improvements during the
last few years. Ip addition to the payments
on the national debt. the people should be
credited with the payment of SCI. 900, 600 of
State liabilities.