Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-06-19

Cost OF the War---A Plea for Peace
The large Indebtedness winch is rapidly being
ere ,ted and increased by both the State and Ma
tional Governments. is exciting deep concern
among those who look at the evils il will entail
upon the country The New York World. of last
Thursday, Republican print, thus refers to the
subject:
Congress may as we'll make up its mind at once
for a funded debt such as the country ReUer get
salc But this ought not really to excite any very
deep concern. AT the time of the first call for
troops, the Government owed about one hundred
millions. Allowing two hundred millions Tor the
expenses of putting down the rebeIOn-which is
a very large estimIte-and fifty millions to cover
all peace deficits we shall have national debt OF
three hundred and .ftfy millions.
This estimate is upon the suppositiOn that the
rebellion will be promptly suppressed. In that
view of the case the interest upon the debt will
add to the yearly disbursements of the Govern
ment fifteen millions OF dollars. But if the war
should continue several years the funded debt and
burdens upon the country will belargely increased
If this policy is necessity, ii the exigences of
the case require it, every patriotic citizen will
cheerfully submit to this exhaustive drain upon
the resources and productive energies of the coun-
try But if this war could have been avoided, ii
the nation could have been spared the terrible
ordeal through which it is now passing, the folly
and wickedness which have brought it about
will excite the just indignation of the
country In this connection we notice that peace
resolutions have been recently introduced into
the Legislature of Connecticut. Six months ago
similar propositions were made in Congress, but
they were rejected. If they had been adopted
then. all the border slave Suites would have been
saved to the Union, and secession would have
been comparatively a harmless movement in the
balance of the slave States. The adoption of the
Connecticut resolutions even now, and acted upon
in good faith by the Federal Government, would
sures that can be adopted. The following is the
plan orpeace proposed in the Connecticut Legs
lature. similar proposition having been recently
offered in the Iowa Legislature:
ReSOIUed, That the Senate of the Stlte of Con
nectcul recommend to the Government OF the
United States. this their irlie-t aPpe Il, thai
while every preparation tor the defense and main
tenance of the Government shall be made ces
s,ton, Il possible, of any further hOstilities may
take place. until Congress shall have time TO act
in the premises.
ResO. red. That recommend to Congress the
| call of Il National Convention for the settlement
OF national difficulties, and that every possible
honorable mems shall be first exhausted by the
National Government before prosperous peo
pie be plunged into civil war, the ultimate re
suit of which the wiseSt can not fOreSee.
ResolUed, That We are opposed to civil war
prosecuted for the subjugation or destruction OF
the seeded States, while it is pOssb e. amicabl y
| to settle the difficulties existing.
Resolued, That We are opposed to the prosecu-
ton OF war against the seeded States, wagcd
under any circumstances. for the purpose oil
emancipating the slaves in the Southern slave
/ holdinu States