Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-01-15
THE FOLLY AND EXPENSE OF WAR.
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The king of England took from The pockets OF
his subjects $4,000, 600, 600 to replace the Bour-
bons OH the throne of France. The interest OF
this sum, at i've per cent, would be $500, OOO,-
Voo annuai'yi which would 90 SO far to place
Jesus Christ on the throne OF this alienated world
as to support Standing army of 100000 mis-
sionaries oil the gospel in pagan lands, and Chris
tan lands paganlzed by systems of grinding op-
preston and moral degradation. The interest
oil the money thus wrenched from the hard lean
hands OF The toiling people of Great Britain,
would build 10000 miles OF railway every year,
iron highways for the nations. The amount OF
principles, II divided among the 2l4 ,OOO, 900 in
ha6itants OF Europe, would put $500 into the
hands Of every individual.
The debt of The Netherlands, contracted. as
all national debts are, to meet the expenses of
war, past or prospective, amounts TO 665, OOO, OOO
10 liqudate this debt would require tax of
three dollars and ;welve and hall cents on eve
ry inha6ia9: of H-rppe, and seveniy-fve cents
on every individual Oh the globe. Divided a.
mong the population of Holland, the share of
each inhabltant would be S266. The wages of
laborlng men throughout the world probably do
not average 20 cents day. Then, at this rate,
Mree thousand three hundred and forty millions of
hard-tolllng sons of labor would have to work
one day In order 10 foot this war-bill of little
Holland
Let every Englishman read this fact, and look
upon the hungry millions of his countrymep.
and ponder, feel and speak:-During the year
1888, one OF great commercial prosperity, the va
lue OF all The British and Irish produce and man
ufactures exported from the United Kingdom,
was S2O3,437 $50. The appropriations for the
payment of the interest of the British war.debt
and Tor the support of the Army, Navy and Or
dnance, during tie current year, amount TO $685.
4O3, 5OG!!! Think of that all who love human.
ity' The war expenses, in time of peace, ex-
ceeding, by nearly $4,000, 900, all that the hui
man and iron machinery of that great kingdom
can produce beyond It's home consumption -!
But let us end, if we do not begin at home
Let us assume the average price OF cotton, at all
places oil expectation In the Union, 10 be 7 I-3
cents per pound. The crop for 1916 is estimated
at oI2,OOU,OOO pounds; worth, at the above rate,
S65,4OO,O0O. In 1884, the capital invested i'm
the production of cotton, was $500, OOO, 900, and
the value OF The whole crop, 76, OOO, 900, at sr-
Teen cents per pound. 1t may then be fair TO sup
pose that 81 900, 100000 have been thus invested
In 40. The interest of this sum at six per cent.
amounts 10 $6O,O00,000; which, being deducted
from the home value of the entire crop, leaves but
So,40O,OOO, clear profit of the business ITSELF
NOW lite appropriation 10 tie United STATES Nauy
J0r me current year, tcas $780, S6!!i Let
COTTON growers ponder on this fact, and on ano-
ther OF vital interest to themselves: A war; to
prepare Tor which, we absorbing three-fourths
oil The revenue o! the nation, would annihilate at
least hall of their capital now invested in the
production Of cotton; for they would find that
$500 100000 of their money were invested in
stocks, which would not bring one cent on the dol
lar, III time of war. sin case of war with
England" the function OF our glorious little ma
Wy and The glorious great navy of Great Britain,
would be mutual effect TO destroy the commerce
OF ooth nations, an interest which they own in
partnership, amounting TO 500, 100000 per an
mum, ot which raw cotton makes an item of
Soo,OoO,O 600! SO that all navy would do for
the cotton growers in such war; would be to
destroy market for Fifty Millions of Dollars
worth of cotton year. E.. B.