The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-10-04
Moral and Religious,
rAcrs For TIE MILLION.


noo.rs Edtors. Can you make room IN some |
corner of your paper for a few facts which have
collected with some labor, and which, | Think Sc
r;ou,ly concerns the people of the Anglo'soxon racer
The national debts of sixteen Of the European CIV
ornnents. Mt the closest estimate that be made,
amount in our currency, to 1896, OoO 900; all in
ourrod for the expenes of war. This sum embraces
the mere nrrearuge not what has been paid for carry
ing on war. Tho average amount Is S63,25 head
TO the whole population of the these sixteen. nOons
The interest of this vast nearly equals tax OF
ono Dollar on each inhabitnnt of the globe
Since the Reformation Great l'ri'ian IN" been
engaged 65 years in the prosecution OF seven wnrsi
for which she expended in our currency, Sfs,9s2,i-
90 0OO. 1t has been estimated by our Missionaries
that school Of so heather children, on the continent
of India would only cost $3.50 per annum' Then
thi, sum expended by Christian nation in 60 years
in carving on war with other Christian nations, If
sppIied to the education Of the heather, would have
shooed A6 O62 ,I5A children per annum for Go years
Allowing years to each scholar, then sos, sos 900
children might have been educated for the mony that
Great Britain drained from tho sources and channels
Of her wealth and industry, TO waste in wars, every
quality Of their condition, From 1893 to lSI5,-a
period of 20 years. Great Britain, France and Austria
81, $50, 900 600 in war
The interest Of this sum,a per cen, would have
supported 80 900 missionaries among the heatben ma
tons during the whole % years, in which these
christian nationa were engaged in doing the devils
work on each other. The aggregate amount would
have given FIVE years schooling to ASS, 666,66 pa
gan children on the Laucasteran plan. The interest
one month at the above rate, would build lA66 miles
of railroad at fS25, 900 per mile.
Consulting the best authorities can command, |
find that the aggregate of tho expenditures Of
our own government, from 1898 10 March am, isAa
is $l,IIl 1916, 734.
Now-pntrotic Americans! viii You not read this
reflectingy? - of this vast sum there have been cx
pended only Sl4s 500, 055 for civil purposes cm-
bracng the Civil List Foreign Intercourse, and the
Miscellaneous expenses, Then it follows that, $s62
953, $50 have been avshed upon preparations for
war in time of peace, within little than half
century, by this model Republic! Another fact: From
January LIST 1926, TO March I'd, 1912, the war ex-
penses of the Government, were 1888, 65 i,ssli-5
millions more than all the civil expenses orthe Cow
eminent from 1889 to Is4s!
Anotherfact From 1916 to 1924, eighteen years
our national expenses amounted to $463,9l4, 1856;
and of this sum, nearly $40O, 200, 900 went in one
way and another for and only $4,000 900 for all
hfies GpdbS I'VE fe GIi ia olS year ar for
the whole-for The peaceful operations of a govern
take into account ali the EXPENSES aSd ali the 6ssa
Of war, in this country i, viii be found have vast
ed for using sixty year, some two or three thousand
millions of dollars EIIHU RURRIT
Worcester, Aug 0,ls45.