Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-16
TWO NORTHERN VIEWS OF rHE WAR.
The Cincinnati Enquirer thu, g,omly depicts the

consequence Of Liucoln's war policy to the North:
Toe President think that. national debt OF
5000 would be but trs for this country to bear
Those VINO well Inform ID know better 1t Id
than onessventh Of al the debt which Gsest Britain
IDS herself laden with the end OF eight centuries of
war. The wealth OF the United States Ia not obeeuth
part Of tina, Of the Brith Emprs so that 5000 900
for would be greater burden than that Of u 0O0
900 900 for Great Britain. At sir per cent it would
qure $50 100000 every year to pay the interest Ia
ordinary seasons this about all tina. could raise from
customs so that the expenses of the Government would
have TO be deayed by direct TAXATION and the principal
OF the debt II IL was ever paid would have to b, BY
direct and oppressive assessment upon the people, 10
the dim distance, We see tha. the funding Of this
deb; would create great arstocracy, while 1t would
grind down the laborng masses. Taxes up,u tea and
c,fse upon sug It, upol moassespon every article OF
necessity luxury direct indrect-Would oe the
sequence In time Of peace Of this tremendous debt,
which, in addition to our Sate municipal and corpora
ton debts would hang over u, for centuries to come
The sacrifice may be necessay-it may be work Of pa.
riosm-but s foolish to blind ourselves to its real
nature and character I. is just foolish Il was TO
underate the forces Of our eaemy at Manassas.
The Hartford (Coan.) Tines expresses itself in siru
lar tone. l. says:
sncs the recent errbl, defeat Of our Northern
toe truth begins to be Acknowledged by some OF
neighbors thst we never conquer the South. Oar
Abolition papers of the North have constantly mpelled
rs on To siruction TIE South have enrolled mill
tia of over 900 900 They have than 900 900
muskeis besides powerful artillery, equal to and
nov they have captured fre OF best batteries In
the face of thes, stubborn facts warbreedng
Abolitioni,s push in this ruinous civil war;
Within few months or perhaps weeks, We must,
without doubt be sub ect to the draft upon the
roimsnts which now being made throughout this
State according to the recent Of legislature.
Men be taken from their families and their peace
ul occupations fght-for whats Can President Lin.
coin tels The wealthy pay the SIS demanded, aud
stay at home; but where Ia the poor man TO obtain
the cash pay his penalty In this presen, time Of bus
ness ruins He 60 70 war, and here il discharge
except by DEATH In few days comes upon Us the As
SCISSOR appointed BY Abraham Lincoln, from whose
sessmen there is no appeal 5000 upon his heel, comes
the Uuited States collector also appointed by NJ. Lin
c,n and the tax must be paid forthwith si6S 900
Is the sum taxed UPON Connecticut for the
About 81 O0O.0 600 have already been borrowed BY
this State TO pay aud equip our Ave regiments Our
snug Safe fund of near $500 O00 well invested in bank
stocks, has been spent and more than double that
smount il already incurred and demanded. For the
frat time in the history Of little State have Connec.
lieu bonds been hswked about the country, and yet
the war has Just commenced The great Wet begins
10 feel the crushing weight Of She has money
to pay her troops her bonds are unaleabe, and her
credit declining. Their corn, which once found
let down the Miss sppi, brings ten cents bushe
Instead OF blockadug tina Sou they confess that they
Themselves blockaded Here Is positive proof that
the the distress aud necessity of some Of tie great West
eru States will induce them to qu. this uuion. Who
will then assume enormous national debt Of peihIs
one CT tso thousand millions Of dolarsy "No.hng 60.
ing wrong" sirY