Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-01-07
From the Friend.
Who wants to 90 to War!

Tho following article comes to US in the shat
Of an Extra, from the Christian Citizen. paper
published at Worcester, Mass, of which Eiihu
Burritt, we'll known the learned blacksmith.
IS Editor. Ii is from tho pen, the initials at
the foot import, Of that very roma rlabc man.
and is think, particularly appropriate and
well-timod at tho present iuncture. when tho war
spirit is 80 rife in this land--we might say Chris
tian land, was not tho of tho word in tho con
nection, positive incoDgruity. Tho paper IS d.
signed u Circular addressed TO Editors Of pc
radicals. with a desire for its insertion We
hopo tho request will be extensively complied
with. Plain facts, thus brought together, and
forcby stated. while they arc of ready compro-
hension to tho loves. grade of capacity. fur
nish food for thought and mditation to the most
learned and intclIectua.--[ Ed of tho Friond.''
SCRAPS OF USEFUL lNFoaMATIoN-CoURsE No. l..
II see that many Of the newspapers of the coun-
try are copying into their columns scraps of Gu
rious information" from the New York Gazette.
While reading tho interesting medley of facts
they embrace, conceive tho idca. that few
scraps of moro specific aud sober information. if
prepared with unmpeachablc fidelity to truth.
might make q sal utary impression the public
mind Here, then, n fow items of such for
nation, which havo collected with some ca re,
and for which humbly solicit an admission into
some corner Of your paper.
The mercantile shipping of the civilized world
amounts to about s OOO. 900 ions. which is WORTH
and old. $50 per ton. and nets cloar Of inter
est. Insurance.. &C., 10 per cent, or S24.0GO,O 00
per nnnum. Tho appropriation to tho British ma
Wy. for the current year is S33 $50, 2O0!! Is not
this n sober fact! that tho annual expense of one
nations navy exceeds the net profit OF all the mer-
cantle shipping owned by the civilized word9
The wnr.debts Of the European nations amount
to $4,000 600, 900. |, would require the abour
Of four millions Of men, at $3.50 per onnum for
each man, to pay tho interest of this sum, at & per
cent. 10 pay the principle. it would be
sary to levy tax Of at least Ten dollars on every
inhabitant Of tho globe! Another fact, rendering
this moro impressive. may be found in the scrap
Of curious in formation. that heather nations
arc in arrears for tho butcheres they have pcrpe-
trated on the human race. They pay cash dow
for all that done for the devil under their ha nJs
Christian nations alone "go on tick for tina, kind
Of service.
From March 4th. 1886, to June Both. 1871.
our Government expended on the War Depart
mont 1868. 43S,S5l. The interest of this sum. at
6 FER cent. would build Wi,ney's gren, railroad
from the Lakes to the Pacific. Of $500 miles in
length. ut $4,000 per mile: and thus erect high
way for the communion of the family of nations
which should be rcckoned in all coming time one
of the greatest enterprises that blessed the
race.
In lSlS, thero were produced in The United
States Ioo'oOO.OOO bushels of wheat and 14o.-
oooHo bushels Of Indian corn; which. at 81 per
eashe! Tor the former, and - cents for the latter.