The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-03-27

The Expenses Of war-COtiOn Growers.
AS many Of the members Of Congress,
and also a large number Of the democratic
papers throughout the country are brawling
out Justify for "wAR!" we haze thought it
expedient to give some statistical facts in
relation to the expenses Of war, and also 10
show the great amount Of damage the cot.
ton planters would sustain by wal with
Great Britain.
BY official documents, we see that the
debt Of the Netherlands, contracted, as all
national debts are, to meet the expenses Of
war, past or prospective, amounts TO $685.,
600, OOO.-To liquidate this debt would re-
quire tax Of three dollars and twelve and
half cents on every inhabitant of EuIope,
and IS cents on every individual on the
globe. Divided among the people of IIOl.
land, the share Of each inhabitant would
be S266-a tolcrable heavy tax TO pay for
the hoaOrs of warl The wages Of lRborinq
men throughout the world probably do not
average 20 cents day. Then, at that rate,
three THOUSAND three hundred and forty mil.
lions of hald.toling sons OF labor would
have to work one day in order TO foot this
war.bil Of little HOlandl
Let every Englishman read this fact, and
look upon the hungry millions Of his couD.
trymen, and ponder, feel and speak. The
appropriations for the payment Of the inter
est Of the British war.debl and for the sup
port OF the Army, Navy and Ordinance,
during the last year amounted to $685.
4O3,5O0A Think Of that, all who love
humanity The war expenses, in time Of
peace, exceeding, by nearly $2O,OOO,OOO
all that the human and iron machinery Of
that great kingdom can produce beyond III
home cOnsumpiionl
But, look at bome.-Let US assume the
average price Of Gotten, at all places of it.
exPor Ation in the Union, to be "a cents pei
pound The crop for ls45 is estimated d
672,o00,O00 pounds; worth, at the abov,
rate, SOS, 100000. In 1894, the capita
invested in the production Of cotton, wa.
SsOO,OOO, 900, and the value of the Who'll,
crop, $40 100000, at sirteea cents per ID
It may them be fair TO suppose that 81 900,
100000 have been thus invested in Is45
The interest Of this sum, at six per cent
amounts to 5000, 900; which, being deduct
ed from the homo value Of the entire crop
leaves but So 100000, clear profit of tn
business itself. Now, the appropriation
to the United St1tes Ngpy, for The curren
gear, ras S6.s5o, 7s9tl Let cotton grow
ers ponder on this fact, aud on another o
vital interest 10 themselves: A war, TO prs
pare for which, we are absorbing three
fOurths Of the revenue OF The nation, woulc
annihilaIe at least half Of their capital nov
invested in the production Of cotton: for the,
would End that s5O0.OOO, 900 Of their none,
were invested in stocks, which would no
bring one ceptIOR Ae dollar, IN time Of war
i'lu case Of Wal with Eagand,Y the func
ton Of our glorious little navy and Of n,
glorious great navy Of Great Bsilain. woul,
be mutual eaor. 10 destroy The commerce,
Of both nations, 40 interest which they owl
10 partnership, amounting TO 100000 ,00O
per annum, Of Which BAw corFoN MAX e
AM item Of S5OOOO,OOol soaall that 81
navy would DO fos the eoiton growers i
s,,eE ,Sar would IL " desf,.
for Fins Millions ~ D0llar worth 81 81
son year Think of D cotton plan,sl
and cay 81 VA ei' .oueel sustain ibos
uhsss pyo'es s tiillfor war"