The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-24

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TAmsis vaveriag II the p1blis win - 10 |
Ne wsr, resulting from disaster IN Geld and |
confession IN eo1nell. But there are many
strong reasons Why Il cannot b given up and
must not b given mp, but nust DO continued
until there 10 no more forcible resistance 70
he gevsrnment. q We cannct afford to let il
sad sooner. Any other cenclssion than that
By the decisive triunphing over rebellion VIII
- too expensive for us. There IL : common
suppression contrary 70 this, that the War is
too costly 70 DO prolonged. NwM not appear
- sfter the careful confederation which On
American citizen should choose to give to the
Affairs Of the republic IN times like the Pre-.
sent. a9.3 $ 80 49, ~
It Was the plan Of the Union that there
should be one ruling power upon this contin-
ent. There was not 10 bs smother beside it
strong enough TO awaken jealousy %. to create
. necessity for the keeping up Of great arma-
nents in time Of peaoe. II was not, indeed,
proposed to secure this single supremacy BY
oyerrunning it's adjacent countries to the 18TH
mus and the Northern ocean; nor by hinder
ing the growth or the prosperity Of the popu.
lations that occupy these neighboring districts.
Il would not have been necessary. The divi-
sions Of the soil had given US power. The
land We lived on Was IN inheritance itself Of
empire. We needed to do NO more than to oc-
cupy and gil up our wide central territory
Dominion would have fallen upon rs with the
rain on our hills and prairies; and the same
united and growing strength that gave US So
curity ct home would have insured US peace
abroad, With the sss between us, there
would have been nothing to fear from the war
like nations Of Europe. The occasions Of hos
tility with them were likely to be few; the re-
sources for meeting it were sure to be album
dant. lrsa s5,, 81
It is too soon for oil this to have the sound
Of the past. We cannot afford to let it slip
away from rs yet. 1t 10 not prudent for us, if
economy is Ill We think Of. II FOUR Union is
left to break up, even II it holds in two frsg-
ments, and there 10 no other divisions than the
one now threatened We shsll never again enjoy
such security. There will be rival nation at
our doors. The long and open frontier be-
tween rs viii require to be hedged with for
tresses and guarded BY great movable armies.
We shall need to keep watch upon the North
too, Is we'll % the South. The Canada that
We have had no fear Of hitherto. even with the
distant power Of England behind her, will ap-
proach more nearly to be our equal We shall
hold but marrow belt Of land, with formida-
bic foreign powers on either side. From these
opposite boundaries, invading armies might
meet after few days march, on the center Of
our soil, or in the streets Of our captured
cities. The dangers from European intrigue
win also be multiplied many fold. I: will be
necessary to hold ourselves in continual readi-
ness for war. Preparations on the most 81 :
gsntic scale, by sea and land, will go on with>
out intermission year by year. The cost of
these will be scarcely less than that of actual
war. &.
Can any one fail to see what will be the ef-
feet upon taxation! Our burdens will be far
more oppressive than any war debt is likely
to make them. There are abundant reasons
for believing that the present contest might be
successfully ended BY determined exertion
for two or three years more at furthest. That
is the cheapest mode. We should then have
the prospect again Of permanent peace. And
though our army and navy will doubtless con.
tinue for time much larger than they former
" were, yet they will be small compared with
those which the divided states would keep
We shall have one load to carry, but not the
new loads to meet US each year. 1t is these
last that exhaust . nation. A man can hope
to clear off single great debt. if he has .
thrifty business, and prudent family; but
daily extravaganza will be apt to ruin him,
even if he had fortune ct the first. There is
the same economy in public finances. It is
the continually recurring, perpetual outlsys
that We ought most to avoid. The vast debt Of
England would be no great burden to that ma
ton, if its resources were not drawn upon by
r1u Tkok
sound economy requires Of US now is that we
push our way out into broad and assured
peace, cost what it may. Chespness is what
We want. We must cut road to it with the
sword. A solid triumph over the rebellion
once gained, and We can unharness our forces
from war and turn them again to the labors
that give wealth. Freedom to do this is what
We need. No debt can make US poor if this is
secured. The weight will come on the strong,
undivided land that our timely outlay has
saved. The colossal arm that will then be
lifted for labor viii shake it of, as workman
does the dust from his sleeve. Only We must
let that labor 60. out into the fields free, and
without the weapons Of war fastened upon all
its joints. 80, e,...., - IN III
The present condition Of the nations of Eu-
rope shows Us what the evil is, AID teaches US
what We must not become, They are poor be.
cause SO many bodied men are kept ready
for war in time Of peace. 9 One man learns to-
fight in order that another may labor in safe
~; and the other works to pay him that is
ready to fight. The armies Of Europe are al.
most as large in peace % in war. The warn.
ing Of that sentence comes to US in the voice Of
those many nations. All that evil will be on
Us if our Union drifts to pieces. j, 1t will make
no difference that We shall be republics per-
haps, and not monarchies. Preparations for
war will cost us % much or more.
The expense only Of constant readiness for
war has been spoken of. But we must know
that this will not probably DO the whole. Wars
will come back upon 10, and We shall not es-
cape from their burdens in any other way than
BY making thorough work, nov, once for all.
There are higher considerations to be thought
Of; but for tha: Of cheapness in our national
Life, this is the sum. It Is to be had only un-
der the old simple system Of one strong and
peaceful republic. Any other that We can get
viii be complicated and costly. We are fight
.