Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-01-21
The Folly and Expense Of War.
By ELlHC BUaRETT.

The king Of England took from the pockets Of
his subjects Sl.OOO,OJo.OOO, 10 replace the Bour-
bons on the throne of France Tho interest Of
this sum, at ) per cent, would be S20O,OJ0.G0O
annually; which would 90 far 10 place Jesus
Christ on the throne of this alienatod world, to
support standing army Of 4O0,O0 missiona rios
of tho gospel IN roUnr lands ID Christian lands
pa ganized by systems of grinding oppression nd
moral degradation. The interest of tho money
thus wrenchcd from the hard, lean hands Of tho
,oing people of Great Britain, would build lO,-
600 miles of railway every year; until the habit
able globe were in,orsecod by tho iron highwa vs.
for tho nations. The amount of principal. if
divided among the 2l4.OOO,O)O inhabitants of
Europe, would put so 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 1866. 900 coo.
To liquidate this debt would require a tax of three
dollars and twelve and Il half cents on every in.
habitant Of Europe, AID seventyfivo cents on
every individual on the globe. Divided among
tho population of Holland. tho share of each in
habtant would be S266. Tho wages of labor.
ing men throughout the world probably do not
average 20 cents day. Then, at this rate three
thousand three hundred and forty millions of hard
,olling of labor would havo TO work day
in order to foot this war bill of little Holland,
Let every EngIishmon read this fact. and look
upon tho hungry millions of his country men, aud
ponder, feel and speak:-During the year lSi5.
one of great commercial prosperity. the value of
all the British and Irish produce and manufactures
exported from tho United Kingdom, was 320S.-
137 $50. The appropriations for thu pavmcn. OF
tho interest of the British war-debt ami for the
support Of tho Army, Navy and Ordnance. during
the current year. amount 10 S225, i03 800 y.
Think of that. all who love humanity Tho war
expenses, in time Of peace, exceeding, by nearly
100000, all that the human and IRON ma
chinery of that great kingdom produce be-
l,-,, y,,f,ti.,
But let end. if We do not begin At home
Let US assume tho average price Of cotton. IL all
places of expectation IN the Jnion 10 be i-2
cents per pound. The crop for 1915 Is cs.imatci
at a2OOo.0OO pounds: worth. al the above rate
$50, 100000. In 1891 tho capitol invested in
the production OF cotton. was $500 600 900 and
the value OF the Whole crop. S76000 GOO at SIX
teen cents per pound. It may then be fair 10
suppose that 5 l.0J0,000.0OD have been thus IN
vested in 1915. The interest Of this sum. Al SIX
per cent. amounts to 500 .00l 900: which. beng
deducted from the home value Of the entire crop.
leaves bat so.40OO0o. clear prof.. Of tho business
itself. Now The appropriation TO the United States
Navy for the current year. was s6.35o,7 Sc =
Let cotton growers ponder this fact. and on
another of vital interest 10 themselves: \ war,
TO prepare for which. arc absorbing three
tourths of the revenue of the nation, would an
initiate at least half of their ca pta Invested
IN the production of cotton: for they would find
that $500, 00o, 600, of their money were invested
IN stocks. which would not bring cent on tho
lollar IN time Of war. ''In case OF 4 war with
England the function OF our glorious little
navy and the glorious great navy of Great Bri-
ain. would be mutual effort to destroy the CON-
nerce Of both nations, an interest which they
'wn IN partnership, amounting TO SIo0.010,00O
yer annul1. Of which raw cotton makes an item
# SoO,O000OO. So thu. all our navy would do
o. the cotton growers IN such wGr. would DO 10
es;roy market for Fifty Millions Of Dollars Z
FoEih OF cotton year. L. B. Il