Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-07-28
From the Lewiston journal.
National Expenditures.

Six dollar Of taxstian reverv dol ar Of deb paid I,
He e are tie exact official hgure-: Reiue IN of
lutte ct bca ing det In enteen Years, tq,r.7iq,
eM, ordi ary ,eceip's inta the treasury duii 4
the seventeen e,rs. Avn. ~ xvi ~ or alno.
six thou aud MILD Of dollar Th. 1.-The taxation.
this the .ac,ih,e which the Aue ic pe"p'e have
mare to pay of one billion E their debt.-Argas.
We submit tn the Argus that such a state
ment as the above is not the whole TRUTH"
aud must necessarily mislead those of its
readers who are not fam liar with facts which
the Argus conveniently omiis to state.
While Il IL true that only 1897. 7l9 1914 Of
the interest bearing debt. or 81. 07O, 16T 900
Of the debt of 81 756 43I 81 rs ascertained
and adjusted on the 3lst of August. 1865. has
been paid since that time; yet the Argus can
but know that more than double that sum.
exclusive Of interest. has during the past sew
enteen years been paid for expenses and La
bilities growing out of the war. in addition to
the thousand million. paid for a reduction Of
the funded debt of 1865. In round numbers
o.. 800. OO0. 600 has been paid since 1868 to
liQuidaie expenses and liabilities arising from
the war, and over 81. 700 600 900 for interest
on the same, a total payment Of over 81, 0OO,-
000, 900 on account nf the war during the past
seventeen years, or $500, 0O0, 900 per annum
on the average; while the revenue from all
sources. including public lands and mscel-
laneous items, have been during the aame
period Sc 14S. 540.S14. or about $500. 900. 900
per annum On the average-leaving about
4S.540.sl4. or an average Of Sl0O. 900. 100
per snnum for ordinary expenses. In uther
words Of ever four dollars of the revenue Of
the nation. three dollars have gone to pay the
expenses of putting down the slavcholders'
rebellion-a rebellion in which no republican
participated.
The Argue we'll knows that the war to save
the nation has cost over &c 900. 900. 900. in
addition TO about 81 900. 0O0. 900 If interest
paid up to date. II the Argus Il not familiar
with the 6vures, we refer it to the official re-
port of the Secretary of the Treasury made to
the Senate. June 10th. 1850. More than e..
600. O0o, 600 of this cot remained unpaid
AuRust Sist. 1868 when the adjusted or fund.
ed debt Of the nation was found to he o.. 1885,
$Sl.8Si. Since that time about q. 3O0. Co.,
900 of liabilities on act cunt Of the war. not
then ascertsinea, or not then preferred or nc.
cfued, have been adjusted aud paid. in addi
tion to 81 .os0, 767 600 Of thesfun,ied debt. OF
which sOme at the items are in round mum
bers - follows:
rss.i,as asd Expeuses Of Settling
Bsrk iay aud rnan,ie. ios.. Ss.o .
kefandine IN states. War Expenses 4s.0on,eo
Nappurs M t'aSl rome, for sotfiers io,to .6sp
~. s.' ssd:. Petal Acts u Relief LEO GO
Chin. { q, n Men In the South for
Sspp =. fsrhii Cd 5000 e0n
HAyhess { ~ party Lost II War 4.so.cs
1eaastes - ssansea S.00aao
Expen - under heconstruesioa S.soo o Q
C>~t Il Csa'e flag War Revsnse ias.uoOoe
Disssrlss war Ksve.as 100000
seppss Bsreaa If hefs-ees and
Arsiscisl unbs fr Sold.e i.0N.o0
nee .sn., l = and Armament ef
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