The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-06-21
Fran the .Eiipaukts Press and .Eeus
The Revenue and the Cost Of War.

changed in every thing else, have not
changed in thi. respect Money is sill
The nersas reruns, tho nerve Of thing. aud
without it nothing will avail.
We are now entering upon war on
vary extensive and extended scale. The
base Of our military operations, from
Fortress Monroe TO Cairo, is upwords Of .
thousand miles in length that of our navy,
the Southern coast, more than two thous
and miles. The war is waved against
people possessing ell that martial vIgor
and Independence Of mind and spirit, in
fac; all those dashing virtues for which
the American character is noted. 1, will
I've bloody struggle and may bs long
Hruggle. Hence it needs money, and
perhaps more money than the people have
any conception Of Some say, if we want
money there j. q enough in the country,
ard the Government can easily borrow il.
True, but II We borro wye must secure
means 10 pay the interest, and eventually
The capital or else evsn government credit,
ike everything human, NAV come to
sudden end Another question il, can we
borrow all the money necessary 10 carry
on this var even if i, lasts bu. one wear
Ii 10 we'll for the people to know this, and
~ will therefore endeavor TO give an ap-
pre1irnats statement Of the probable e1>
renses aud Of The mean. required By the
fedora goEernmsns.
Genera Scott /. reported to have stated
thai there are now in ths service Of the
United States 220 900 men. The ssner
al estimate il that the army cost. the gov
srnment a; tie rate Of 1000 per man
yearly. His was mainly on account Of
costly transportation Of provisions through
the vast wilderness Of the western deserts
where our troops wele heretofore station
Ill These circumstance. having changed
and les.eled the expense. the rate per man
val also be les, Nevela eless, il will be
safs 10 assume tha! the extra army expen>
'e' for the first year will run up TO 1875.
600 600 FoI our navy number Of vess>
els have been bought, some chartered and
some are TO be built, and IS, 900 addition
nj seaman to be enrolled in the service.
1t has been given ont by the navy De
par.ment that the addition to our navy.
for the purpose of making the blockade
effective and protecting our commerce az
anst p7vateers, will be about 400 guns.
The arerage cost Of maintaining our navy
has been Si4 900 year for each gun afloat.
This will give An additional naval expend
Ituro OF nearly twenty millions. Add to
This the estimated cost of new vessels of
about forty millions, as conceded BY high
officials in the Government, and We have
All extra war expenditure of the navy de-
Tartmeut Of about sixty millions Of dollars
To recaPitula.e
Extra arm, 'Ipe ses, sl25, 600 900
EKtga navy expenses, 90 600 600
Total eItra expenses tI65 600 0OO
Add to this the ordinary expense.
o. The civil, naval and military
service, 5000 600
Gra7d total for frat year Of the vars2s5 600 900
Tbs next extra session Of CONGRESS will
have 10 provide measures securing 10 the !
Government an income adequate TO this |
enormous expenditure Under the pres,
cut tariff, known M Morril's the customs
dnt'as will not reach higher than about |
10 0OO0OO Ter year, not even allowing |
any deficiency for the derangemens OF |
trade IN consequence Of the war. Where |
are the other two hundred and ten mil, |
lion, 20 come, from Borrow it on bonds
That's impossible. First there j. no. SO
nnch money in the hands Of capitalists.
and second because the credit Of the ma
ton could not B At it. Already now l.. |
; bonds arc a. q discount of 5 per cent.
wherr our national debt is hardly over
seventy millions experience in this conn
Try ha. shown, as the Boston Courier,
veil remarks that every ten millions taken
rom ouT hnanclers for war purposes eau.
90 depression Of ten per cea. in the seou-
rites. kveniwere We to succeed to borrow
that amount for the fret year at a more
or G" acceptable ratio whore would We
land in the second /!
Borrowing, then the whole amount. j,
almost entirely oft Of the question. At
least one-iiiir'I OF tho entire expenses of
OF the Government must be raised directly
from the people. Thi. would be about
eighty millions, and allowing a revenue
Of Srfty FIVE millions from cd,,om. wouId
Iesvs abou, fifty FIVE millions TO be provid
.d for 10y direct taxation the first wear
II has been proposed BY influential eastern
Journal, the Tribune and Times, tina.
iaiy Of "a cont, per pound be put on tea
and OF 6 cents per pound on coffee The
Ur'ei State. have consumed in 1860 of
lea 20 223 81 pounds and Of coffee $50,
BOZ 555 pounds. Allowing to the rsyol.
TEL s.sIs. one third Of that consumption,
HE revenue upon thsss articles. if taxed
II the rate named, would Yield for the
nIted States. on tea about sc 800 COO
On coffee about $1,000 600. in all about
IL. 600 600, Leaving about forty milton.
vesr or sbou! two dollars for syerv man.
roman And child in the northern Sts.e..
II. anProyided for. A stamp duty on
''Psr- Of value, such as notes, bonds
nor Sags,, deeds, contracts &c, will come
ext which NAV probably also yield abou,
en- mliiion, The res, of Thirty millions
'i.i asre TO be appropriated among the :
oysi States IN the ratio Of their repre.en- :
alton in Congress according to the census I
( $50, Wisconsin 900 90 inh.bi,antsl