The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-07-03
More Deht-llore Tax.


for 300 900 additional men, and an appro.
priaiion of $500 900, ,000, TO carry on the civ
il war that is now unfortunately raging in
this heretofore happy and prosperous land.
10 raise this amount of money it proposes
10 appeal directly 10 the people, and after il
is raised TO lay direct tax upon :he people
TO raise the interest," thus submitting plan
that will not only ruin the capitalists of the
country, but bring the farmer and mechanic
10 bankruptcy and pover.y.
The New York World, another organ OF
Black Republicanism, says:
Congress may as well make up its mind
at once tor funded debt such as the coun
Try never yet saw. But this ought not real
ly 10 excite any very deep concern. Al The
time OF the first call for troops the govern
ment owed about one hundred millions.
Allowing two hundred millions for the ex-
pense OF putting down the rebellion (which
Is very large estimate-and fifty millions
TO cover all peace deficits we shall have
national debt of three hundred and fifty
milIions.n
This estimate would orly pay the expen
ses oil the present force in the field single
year, for it must be remembered that the
cost of maintaining the army is now about
one million dollars per day. But suppose
that this war should be prolonged for three
or four years, as ii probably will, if the rad
ical abolition doctrine OF determination is
carried out, how would the debt stand In
stead of three hundred and fifty millions, il
would be nearer thousand millions, pro-
vided money TO that extent could be raised
to carry il on, which is pot so certain And
what would be the tax necessary 10 pay the
interest on such debt? Pennsylvania's
quota, over and above the interest on her
own greatly increased State debt, would be
more than six millions annually, and yet
the ability of the people TO pay would be
less than it ever has been, because OF the
depreciation and ruin which such war
and property, foretaste of which depreci-
alton and ruin is already being experienced
although the war is scarcely begun. But
may be asked what is all this debt and all
this tax in comparison 10 the destruction of
thousands and hundreds of lives of men
would have continued brethren, had Crit
tendon.s Compton, Use or some other simi-
lar proposition been promptly adopted by
Congress, In December last, or other con
ciiaiory and Just measures, looking to peace
| and harmony between the section, been re
claims and should receive the serious re-.
| Election OF every good citizen.
! 1t may not be too late yet TO settle this
! trouble honorably, without all this cost and
sacrifice of life. In few days Congress will
meet, and that venerable statesman and
true Union man, Hon. John C. Criuendon,
who has just been elected 10 Congress from
Kentucky, will take his seat in The House.
LIE; Mr.. Loncoln advise with him and men
of his stamp, instead of some of the savage
disunion abolitionists that surround him,
and our difficulties may be speedily brought
to an honorable termination. Let the peo-
pie have an opportunity 10 vote on the Crit
tendon proposition, (Which is nothing more
than 10 re~instate the old Missouri Compro-
mise inc and make the act constitutional, J
or let National Convention of States be
called and we feel sure that the trouble
would soon be ended Would not either
OF these propositions be better than peace
dictated al the cannon's mouth
We have no desire 10 dictate terms 10 the
present Administration our greatest desire
and hope is TO see the war hohorably ter
minated and the country again made pros
porous and happy, and with this end in
view, as a conductor OF free press we ex
press our sentiments and criticize that poll
cy which We believe to be wrong -
As loyal citizen we have cheer
fully given our support to every measure
necessary for the preservation OF the Gov
ernment aud the maintenance OF the Con
stitulon but we cannot and will not con
sent 10 the proposition of some of the lead
ing Black Republican journals, high in au
thority, that this war must be carried on re
gardless of the cost OF treasure and life unit
State lines shall be obliieraled and all the
functions of the Government concentrated
in one national power. This would piac,
us under a despotism equalled only by tha
of Austria. God grant that this curse may
never fall upon us. We will cling TO tn
Constitution with undying enthusiasm, still
believing that the best Government that ha
been devised for man is that (which sa
credly protects the rights OF the humbles
citizen "-Edston Sentinel.
The EcoEoMY OF n EALTB.-This bus
nation of Americans have l2, 1000, 900 work