The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-03-05

places uncontradicted, supposes that this war
will ultimately cost the nation 100000, 600.
Average this on the inhabitants of the u
nied States, and every town of 1000 inhab
ia1ts would be required to pay $4,000.
What town in Vermont has gained 10000.
by this war? Has the State with its 800 900
inhabitants gained $4,000, 900, which it is
doomed to pay?
While draw your attention to the Mexi- |
can war, it is rather to show what war costs
than to lingcr in contemplating the expenses
Of his war. We shall not be astonished
that the pcasantry in Europe are extensive
" crushed, when we consider hos wars have
ragged there and, to say nothing Of the ma
tons at present, how they have been borne
down with war taxes. But a word first in
regard 10 the unreasonable sum devoted 10
war expenses in the United States. From
1883 to 1913, with what could be considered
AS real war OF less than three years, the
expenses Of our government were SILL
$40, 73l, while bat Si4S,G2o,055, were OK
pended on the civil list. The result was
that our war expenses were S9G2, 75G,G73,
or more than six times MS much as all the
other expenses Of the government. We
may ask with much more propriety than was
questioned in another case, "Why this
waste 2"
How small portion OF our navy was
needed in the last war? Our line of battle
I. ships cost $500, 900 and about $500, 900 annu-
u ally to sustain them and keep them in repair,
: while they float about in idlcncss and perhaps
{ visit the Grand Sultan, or show themselves in
: the eastern seas. The kingly doctrine OF
y preserving warlikc attitude has amazingly
Z filed the heads of men, who pull the wires
:. ut Washington. BY this means they greatly
increase the prospect of securing lucrative
positions for themselves or their friends Du-
ring Washing,ons Administration of eight
wears, less than Sl1.00O,O00 wete expended
: on the army and navy. But during the eish
. years ending 1874, the sum expended wa
!. GI,00o, 900, being 1900 per cent advance
on the former period.
The salaries of ournaval officers are Ger
tanly large for a republican government. \
, mere captain has 81 800 annually, while in
service, and $500, when doing nothing
For GS ships,a few years ago,thcre were l55:
officers, or about 80 to each ship, with an av
- erage salary of $500. Whether the monel
expended on our navy now be more waste
full or moe economical, have not the mean
+ Of determining
IS But though we are following to some OK
A. tent in the steps of Great Britain, their con
of dition is yet worse than ours. 1t is sal
|, they have two Adn.irals to every ship of til
G. line, with a salary of from $4,000 to $40, 90
G. year. Some Of the field officers hav
Dc more than $4,000 year, and Wellineto
j. has received from his government, for mil
#. tary services about Sll,ooo,o 900. Thi,
or doing business royalty.
hope our Congress will see well to i
that if we admire, we shall not follow tn
h royal example.
'" Let us glance at Great Britain, aud pc
~ haps at Europe, TO sec what their wars cos
The war of the Spanish succession cost Grei
Br.lsin 100000, 00O,the Spanish war of lr3
S27O,OOO, 900 the seven years war of 40
S5G0,000,o00; the American war Of III;
5000, 900.
We "During he war agains, Bonaparte, no
! l4lQ t1 ISlt Eu1I,oI r,f- las. } : -
Nv 600, eco, and by loans 81 9t0O00.OOO; in a
in So, 1852 100000, or an average OF s. ,333 O.
70 every dayl From 1910 1917, % years, Eo
land borrowed 50 100000, and raised /
&c taxes So ,SjG 06G, in all 50 352 $50 0G6,
ar, an average for The twenty years OF 81 LAB 4
- every day, and more than million Of This 4
war! DuIing ninety days, be.or" and aft
on the battle of Waterloo, she Is supposed to ha,
~ spent an average of about five millions da'
during seven wars lasting in all sixly-Gi
IN years, she borrowed 81 10 0O0,O0j, and rails,
by taxes $500 600 eco making total e
- pendiiure OF Sl0,Il5 100000 1t has hcene
~ lmaled, lhalEnsland spent about ten IhouSai
nd millions in wars undertaken first 10 humh
7, the BuurbonS, and then 10 restore. ,hem TO Il
throne which Napoleon had usurred,"
Oh 1t is estimated that the wars Of EuroT
Gu from 1898 to 1915 cost $4,000, 900, 90
'o' which is probably six or eight times as niue
:! AS all the specie on the Globe. The simp
~ interest of this sum would be 5000, 100000
''' annually, If the principal of this sum WEI
: Gu in silver and placed in wagons carrying OF
~ ton each, they would, allowing two rods
'P' each wagon (and this is as near to each 9TH
'r as would be convenient for so many teal
M to travoD stretch on f,om the centre of We
Oh mont to St. Louis-yes, from the centre
vil Vermont to St. Louis, in Missouri, and ia
mt Their still.
icy We quote paragraph from the Pea
mt Manual"
'el- GIVE back all the property IT has west
from The ilSt, and the interest alone Won
y, suffice ere long 10 make the whole earth SC
no ond Eden 10 build palace for every one
cen her MOBILES and provide luxurieS for all b
md now tamiShed ana suffering poor; to sprc
over her entire surface a complete network
cen canals and railways; to beauty every one
her cities, beyond all ancient or modern exai
.L. pie, with works Of art and genius 10 suppC
'"' all her governments, and give a church 10 c
2O,- cry village, a school 10 every neighborhoo
.l and Bible 10 every family.
Give me the money that has tceu'sTont
lie war, aud will purchase every foot of land Il
ex on The globe will clothe every man, wom
and child in an attire that kings and quee
Ian would be proud OF; will build a school-hou
ira upoA every hill side, and in every valley ov
the whole habiable earth, and Will supply III
school-house with competent teacher; W