Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-11-15
rs,c waite OF Property by War.

1t is the chief mp0vcrisher of the world. By its
uncertain and sudden changes, its general derange
ment and sagnation of business, its withdrawal of
lahorers from productive cmplOyments and its for
nation of lazy and improyident habits, it cuts the
very sinGwS Of q nations prosperity aud prevents,
to an extent almost incalculable, the accumulation
of wealth among the mass Of the people. When our
population only fifteen sixteen millions, our
annual production was estimated at 81, 400: 00O,O 900
and if we suppose to diminish this amount bare
ly oneh the loss would be no less than S200,OOO,-
600 year. At such rate how intellectually vast
would be the loss from this alone to the whole
world with its 1000 100000 inhabitants!
But consider how much the war system costs
i'll peace. The amount Of money wasted on fortifca-
tiOns and ships arms and ammunitions, on monu-
ments and other military demonstrations, it is quite
impossible to calculate France alone with a terri
tory not large single States in our Confed
eracy. has than 40 fortified places; and sim
gle one of her war monuments cost S2,OO0,OOO.--
Millions of dollars have ourselves expended on a
single FORT and hundred millions more would hard
ly suffice to complete and the whole circle of our
projected Qualifications.
From 1916 to 1884. eighteen years of peace, our
national expenses amounted to $464 10000 of which
nearly $1,000 600 about sx-sevenths of the whole
went for purposes! Besides all this, Judge Jay
rcckons the yearly aggregate expenses of our mill
tia not much if any short of fifty Millions The
annual expenses of England for purposes, incu-
ding interest OH her debt, average than
100000; and Richard Golden after careful and
extensive inquiries came, in 1913, to the conclusion
in time of peace, thousand millions doarsa gear
besides the interest on her debts, which amount
to TEN THOUSAND MILLIONS
Look at the actual cost of some wars. From 1865
TO 1915, period Of l27 years. England spent IS IL
war, three more than in peace, The of 1858 in
creased her expenditures, nine years. 100000
The war of the Spanish succession cost in eleven
years, moro than $300000000 the Spanish o
1888, in nine years, S280.000,0 900 the seven years
war of 1856, $560,000,000; the American war o
IT'S, S68O000000. in eight years. The French wal
of nine years from 1888 cost 50, ,000, 900. Durn
the war against Bonaparte from 1903 to 1915, Eng
land raised by taxes 835 900 000 and by loans 81
$40 100000: in all, SIS 1885 100000, or an average
s1.323,O82 every day! For 90 years, from 1907
she spent for purposes alone, more than one mil
lion dollars every day! During ninety days bcfor
and after the battle of Waterloo, she is supposed t
have spent aggregate of about five millions day
During lasting in all sixtyfve years, sh
borrowed $4,170 100000, and raised by taxes, SIS
$4,000 OoO-S10 10 100000 in ALL The wars {
all Europe from 1888 to 1875 twenty two years. COS
some Sl5090000 900, and probably wasted full twic
as much in other ways, thus making q gran
total of more than forty thousand millions of doar
There is no end to calculations like these. All tn
contributions of modern benevoence scarcea drO
in the bucket in comparison with what is continual
wasted for purposes. We started at the hr'
suggestion of railway across the Rocky Mountain
to the Pacific but sing gle years cost of the wa
system to ChristendOm would build that road, an
two more around the globe.-4drocatc of Peace.
ANTIQUITIEs.-Nineveh was Is miles by Q, and 4
round, with walls loo feet high, and thick enoug
for three chariots abreast
Babylon was 60 miles within the walls, whic
IS feet thick, and 800 feet high with 100 br;
gates. .gs
Tie Temple of Diana, at Ephesus, was 425 fe
high, to support the roof 1t was building two hun
drcd years.
The largest of the Pyramids is 481 feet high, an
663 feet on the side its base eleven
The stones about 800 feet in length, and the la
ers are 208. 100000 men were employed in its
rection.
The Labyri nth of Egypt contains 5000 chambe
and II halls.
Thebes in Egypt presents ruins 81 miles roun
1t had 100 gates.
Carthage was 25 miles round.
Athens was 26 miles round and contained $780,
citizens and 400. 900 slaves.
The Temple of Delphos was SO rich in donation
that it was once plundered of 100000 sterling al
Nero carried from it 200 statues.
nas~sa~ annah Ca } has population of abo
10000 according to the new census.