The Nevada Democrat., 1861-09-03
THE COsT on PEACE.

address Vi Rev. 7. Starr King, delivered t.,
SAn FranciscO, last Thursday evening:
Think of what our ancestors endured in
the Revolution They came out Of i. lhree
millIvms Of people, with nearly Two hhnared
millions Of debt. Two thousand millions of
dollars TO day would not be such debt on
our nation rs that legacy of Tie Revolution
What wenla SaH. AdaIns what would thrift
" Franklin, what would prudent Washing
ton, have said, II, midway in tue struggle. o
committee. known to be in the Interest OF
the British Parliament, had approached
them with .magnifying glasses 10 read the
lax bills with, and lbe appeal. 'Stop flchs-
lng--g,ve the people ten and sugar cheaper.
aud let us have power 10 the submissive
Colonies at peace ~ Would they have eone
out Of Westinghouse camp With u whole
b0ne in their skeletonsg
Heavy as the Revolutionary debt was.
The Constitution lifted it, fioated It, aud
melted II away in . few years by the pros
periiy II poured like magic over the land.
Aud now, II is cheaper 10 fight TO restore
the Constitution over our whole domain.
than 10 make peace and see bali the coun.
try torn from II. -Four years of desperate
''NEbsS WYNN wv btiuk uh 70 lOW th IIt
country was after the Revolution. Two
years Of such expenditure Of resources as
the government possesses, might cost thou-
sand millions OF dollars. Suppose II should
be successful, as Il ought TO be, aud would
be, ia reducing the rebellion. The interet,
on j. would be sixiy millions Of dollars a
year. Aud we should then need only "a
u small army and navy; We should havc
the resources Of the whole country TO HELM
recover from the losses of the struggle and
our annual expenses might be hundred
millious OF dollars, besides the interest on
the debt.
What If we make peace now We bave
spent probably two or three hundred mil
lions already. which would be dead lOsp.
We should have hostile rival, flushed with
arrogance, arming frontier which we
should be obliged 10 watch and guard with
forts aud vast military power Oar
Southern enemy would attempt leagues
with European naval States that would
force us TO increase our lighting ships
Sn an immense scale. Mexico would cla,m
our prOteelOrate against slave.hOldiBe
cupidiiy, aud our simple pence establish
ment would cost two hundred and fifty mil
lions Of dollars, besides the interest On wha.
the war has already cost. Aud then we
should have only twO-ihirds Of the present
nation 10 pay the burdens. Il was glad t.
see this view, which had written two days
ago, so ably stated in the Bulletin last eve.
nlng.) II IL economy TO llght II out and
put down the rebellion. Our duty IL al.
ways the most economical. And two.
years' war, successful will save US a bun.
dred millions Of dollarsa year in the future.
besides saving the Constitution, which 10 q
fountain OfbeDeHl incalealAble and undrRin.
able.
The peace men here tell US that the wer
makes our exchanges higher. II is because
their party have pirates on the sea. Sweep
them away, aud our exchanges will be nat.
ural again. They sympathise with Califor-
MIA farmers tlat wheat Is so low in New
York. because the North western surplus
does not go Souib. Aud their remedy IL 60
acknowledge the South as separate and
hostile power. that they may open their
ports forever to foreign wheat, and choke
New York with Western grain, year after
year. We say, 6ght aud open the Southern
ports as American hRrbors again, and let
trade resnme its natural channels In ale
years bhty cry lH ouI euIri iue puDHC dfUt
will be $2,6O0.OO0 900. Very well the 10.
tereU Oh that will be Sl5O.OOO,O 900 Such
burden will be Q good comment 10 our bis
tory, forever. .-on the doctrine of Secession
And II we put II down, IL would then BE-
cheaper for the country than IL would be 10
stop now. With broken Constitution, and.
pay Sl5O0O0, 600 year for a peace es.ab-
lishment, which wOnld only be perpetual
pfovoeation and peril OF new war with an
insolent foe. And 90, after a careful study
Of the frightfal statistics ofOur new thest.
rcal Quakers, we say 1t is cheaper to 6gb,
for the Constitution, and the flag, and The
nstion'Funity, than to make 4etms with
abominable treason. As&.9