New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-11-07
AN EQUIVALENT WANTED.

AN EQUIVALENT WANTED.
Three millions of dollars per day is ths
daily expenditure of this Government in put.
ting down the rebel ion. Three millions or
.dsyis twenty-one millions per week is ninety
millions per month is one billion and nine
tys6ye millions per year Think oft, pom
der over it. We will not undertake to state
the amount Of the indebtedness incurred thus
far'in@carrying on the war-it may be two
billions Of dollars for ought ws sl bpSMxs p,S%Ma,Sss
debt. 1t will oyerwhelm the people for years.
Generation after generation will struggle uu.
der it. ,....-....-
We'll, what ofite Nothing to speak o.
The pco2lc will scold md fret and grumblc
at It J; they will shuddcr at the prospect as
the expense keeps piling up and the burdens
keep increasing, but the mass Of the people
are perfectly willing that all this should 60
on-keop increasing further and further on.
provided it viii achieve the object sought tor
restore the Union to its former condition and
maintain the Constitution Of cur fathers.
Posterity will prefer the tax the enorm.ds
burden incurs, rather than to live in third
ratio country, which they are bound to live
| in, if the Union is sundered -.
But we confess that We soc but little show
of restoration at the present hour Our i'm
mouse army seem, to DO doing hut little to
roll back the tide of rebellion. Month after
month is passing away, still the monster up
rears his ugly head, still maintains his
ground. How long is this to continue How
long have VIC to wait and watch until we see
our armies marching victoriou.ly through the
seeded States! How long before Richmond,
Sumpter, Charleston, Savannah, Mobile and
the rebel strongholds Of their inland towns
will fall before our victorious banners! !! How
long before the glorious old flag will wave
triumphant in every State We are asking
questions that VIC cannot answer, and, We
fear, are unanswerable at this time. The
country is getting uneasy on this score. 1t
cannot we'll account for the prcsentinactivity
in military progress-cannot exactly see why
our vastly superior forces are not on the Of
(ensive-nre not carrying the war to thevery
vtals of the rebellion They are willing, rs
we before stated, to see the debt piling up At
the rate of ninety millions per month, but
when they see no corresponding progress in
the vast work of curshing out the rebellion,
the feel like asking why it is. They are
thinking about it, and thinking very strong.
Fro long they will think very loud Lot tho
work 60 on. Spend the money, but show NJ
some satisfactory vouchers. Show US tho
victorious forward march Of tho army and
navy show us active triumphs-positivc VIC
tories. This is what the hour demands let
it be forthcoming.-Dem. and News.
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Fanaticism is incxorable, It has been 20
in all ages, and will con tinue to be so in this
age Its nature is unchanging its intolsr-
.nco unlimited. Everybody aud everything
must bow before it, completely and uncondi-
tionally, or else receive the weight of what
ever punishment it may be able to inflict. It
yields nothing; it comedies nothing. Itmust
have it's way. It would have lone party"
but it must be on its platform and for its men,
Behold Senator Browning denounced -
.traitor" and "secessionists' for having
some conscientious doubts rs to the coastitu-
tionalitv Of one of it's measures. Behold
William Kellogg and Thomas J. Henderson
and Henry Grove and other prominent men
Of the republican party denounced rs 'disloy-
ap for daring to have opinions Of their own.
Behold the whole democratic party, benold
all conservative citizens, proclaimed ''tories"
because they righttulIy refuse to yield support
| to radical men and me ssures.-Chicago
! Times s.s ss.aaG Ga -a a7a
A physician passing by a stone-msson's
| shop, bawled cut Good morning. Mr.. D.!
Hard at work, see You 6nish your grave.
stones as far as In Memory or and then
wait to see who waats monument next g
"Why, yes" replied the old man, .'unless
somebody's sick, and you arc doctoring him
then keep right on" ar
Awcstern editor announces the death OF
ladv of his acquaintance, and thus touching
ly adds :-"In hcr deceasc, the sick lost IN
invaluable friend. Long will she seem to
stand at the bedside, rs she Was won't, With
tho balm Of consolation ia one hand, and .
cup ofrhubarb in tho other" ai.s fts3,
Alta weekly meeting, straight-laced and
most exemplary deacon submitted report
in writing Of the destitute widows Who stood
in need of assistance from the congregation.
"Are you sure, deacon" asked another So.
emn brother "that you have embracod all