The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-01-31
bons, would 90 without them, and pay the
same amount towards the war.

bons, would 20 without them, and pay the
same amount towards the war.
In America, q far less proportion OF labor
Il devoted to iuxuries, than In England, ou'
still II Is true that we can spare "a large force
for the war, and yet have enough to provide
food and clothing, and other comforts oil lli'
for US all. We can all economist rs indl'
vlduals, and 30 spare something Tor the sol
diers. The imports OF dry goods into th'
city OF New York alone, are hity'h'e NH
lions les up to December OF last year, thar
in the same time the year before. a grca'
part Of this saving is by dispensing with ar
ticles Of mere fancy, by the women OF 'nt
country. What harm comes to- anybody y
the ladies who formerly did nothing IN ,ne; !
leisure hours, or worked worsted, when :, =
tho next thing to il, now knit han mn,
lion pairs Of socks and mittens' Is no' -
much useful labor created by the war ,,,,,
We have, in fact. had surplus OF IaOv.
IN oar farms. rs a whole, for some 80 :.
o.st. More Indian corn has been raiseu 81,
,nanv narts of the West, than could % I'o"'I
anv or properly used. So ablndan. anu =.
~ h.s 4, bcen in some localities, ina, ~
ID. h.sn burned for fuel, which is p1ohc
Ia, sor the fresh productive soil has been
,hn, ns.dlessly sapped in its production:-
AM now. with no extraordinary crop tine
-a,., .ea,on. we have enough Tor ourselves,
9th our vast armies, enough to supply the
demands Of France and England, and. thank
Cod. something to give to starving Ireland
when she wants help again, Us she probably
will, the coming winter. ,
We have il stated on the authority OF
Pa,hley, that there were in England in 1881,
800 600 able-bodied male paupers and that
the amount levied for poor rates in that coun-
try. was about $50, 900 900 in the same year.
Yet England is great and prosperous ma
ton. We have no able bodied male pau
pers, but are we not vastly more able, Tor
that reason, to send an army into the field,
and to maintain il there? less than $4,000
persons in England are classed rs landed pro-
prietors, while here, except in cities, every.
body owns land.
This diffusion OF property is the secret OF
the ability Of everyone to take care OF him
self. The famine of 1876 and 1917, in Ire
land, was the result Of the poverty OF the
people, rather than the scarcity OF iood.-
There was abundance Of food in Great Brit
ain, and ship loads ready to so to her ports,
but the people had no means wherewith to
buy food, and so they persisted by actual star.
yation, while the granaries or capitalists and
wealthy landholdcrs were filed to overflow
ing. Before sheai Of wheat was cut, in
1877, -four and meal became drug in the
English market, and many dealers were ruin
ell by the sudden reduction in prices. w,
have no means of knowing the surplus Of
our crops this year. but as yet, they give nc
signs of exhaustion. A few cents adyanc;
in price will enable those who have lost oil
wastefully consumed their wheat and corn,
10 bring IL into market. The increased de.
mand will open new facilities for troDsporta'
ton, and stimulate those who remain al
home to increased exertion. Labor will be
directed more exclusively to the production
Of articles of necessity. and patriotism and
self.interest will both call upon all to sacri-
fee something at least Of our usual luxuries
Mt home. for the comfort Of our brave sons
and brothers, who are so nobly maintaining
our rights in the field.
We have no cause for discoungement.-
Rcpublicanism, with her equal distribution
of land and Of privileges, is exhibiting sub
lime spectacle before the world to-day, such
Us kings and potentates have never before be-
held, and will never see in their own king
doms--an army Of more than 100000 free
men volunteering to fight for their country,
with abundance at home supplying tho mar
kets Of the world with bread, while in Con-
grcss in the first week Of its session is con-
sidering the expediency Of sending relief to
the homes of the brave lrishmcn who have
rallied so readily to the standard OF their
adopted country England Farmer.