Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-29

WHY cannot the Congress make use oil ton
tine 10 retire say one hundred millions. DIVIDE
IL iuto ten classes. according % the ages oil the
subscribers Make the shares one hundred th0us
and dollars each. aud giving TO each class ten
thousand shareholders. During the lifetime al
all the shareholders each would receive SIX per
cent upon his share but, as ia the large number
of sha,e. some would die of each year. the
annuity OF the survivors IS c'nuhu''y "'c'e"s-
iEg.
Aud as no man expects to be the hrst To u'e,
but as every one thinks some OF the other share
holders must pass away before him, 20 though
some must die, each man hopes and believes that
his chance of suryivorship Is much better that
sny other of the shareholders.
Its a lottery ct surviyorship, with good IN
terest during life, continually iucre islng. AMI
with the prospect TO all. aud the certainty 10 one.
of AT some time receiving immense income
The Government, by the toutre. retres immed-
ate.y one hundred millions, and pays annually
six millions IL may, before the expiration OF
the tontine pay very much more than o''s hund
red millions; but It's payments are exteuded
through long series OF years The present
condition. OF the currency would be relieved bs
the spe,dy withdrawal OF the one hundred NIL
lions There are hut few who cannot spare
81 900. and all would. il they knew that oy a
certain day the currency feature ut the notes
would be taken away-thst no matter IN what
property they may change rt, heavy taxes would
Ind il out and eat It away Richmond Enquirer
Dec l9.
SMALL ARMIES.
The habits of a people are stronger than their
Laws The defense of the country. previous To
the present war. was based substantially UPON the
militia OF The several States. aud on volunteer
armies raised "A occasious demanded IL sas Oh
TINS system We couducse ell successfully the var at
l776 the var of 1912 aud the late Mexican var
IL was on this system we set out IA the present
war, and achieved. bel ore departing from IL, the
crea. eft successes that have attended our arms
Perhsps compulsory enlisiments, beyond tha'
contemplated ami provided tor M the Consutd
lions of the country and oi the Suites. bee NE
necessary with the developments at the var We
will not loos buck 10 the occf>iors or fleets oil
the charge; but more radical changes are pro-
posed-more sweeping onscripuon-upsettne
aud Obliteratng esery remnUhi OF the aid sys
TEN Will we be benehtted by the Lev orier OF
things ID Il prevslsl Wefesr not
Toe success OF suttlc. much les 81 war
depends not entirely upon the numbers on ,hs
muster rvlls II l. the moral aud phS>ic'i con-
dItioa OF the men. the numbers that en- he I'm
centrated at desired points. the requisite nun :
tians aud supplies al hand. and the superior xxi
OF those in commsnd
The consular armies OF Rome were rarely ID.
O0O men, and with these they conquered th'
world Xenophen conducted ms mastery retire
from the capital of PeIsi, Nth IN .0N men, ala
Mhitsdes With the same number, vsnquished th'
husts OF D,riu- NJ Marathon. Alexander let on
10 conquer Asia "a 81 .DOD men. and he dii Il
Nspo ie-,p with the same number rsuqu-hei nv
successive armies OF Austria IN Italy. each near,
double his own We are tot without parallels
especially At Manassas and the starting sucre>se
of Price in Missouri, with voirn'eerS. 80 the be
ginning OF this war. X il almost with the begin
/ ming of compulsory enlistnents. and the vast IN
creIse Of our muster roll, that our serious re
verses cemmenced
What ~e want IL undivided and uu~eskene'
armies in front Of the matt invading armies o
The enemy. Let Us select and fortiiy the appro-
pirate points that are in the line Of his main al
vance and there await him Aud We can checl
hun. Our detached forces have shown them
sssves more than match foe he They cal