New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-26
HOW THE UNION SUPPORTS TEE
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Money, from the public funds, or TO be raised
by cocrcive taxation, may or may not be evil
dence in itself of the loyalty OF people, or Of
their acquiescence in the policy in support Of
which it is to be expended. Money raised,
without the Intervention Of legislation, by the
spontaneous and cheerful VIII OF the people, and
devoted to the support of their Institutions, has
all the grace of charity and oil the nobility Of
patriotism. From tho beginning Of the present
Rebellion, the inhabitants Of the Loyal States
have displayed a generosity rarely exhibited in
any period of The worlds history Indeed, such
has been the prodigality Of donations, that they
seem to have become a matter OF course, and
they have been extended upon every flesh de-
mand, as if 10 such demands there could, III the
possibility Of things, be 40 denial But great
as We knew these contributions 70 have been,
we confess that We had never formed an adc-
Quate conception OF their importance until
we read q pamphlet recently Published
in this city, in which all the results
Of public Hberallty arc carefully brought
together and dcxtcrously detailed. This
pamphlet is entitled THE Philanthropic Re
suits OF tho war ia America, collected rom OF
fetal and oihe. Authentic Sources, by an
American Citizen" This litlc publication, in
is few pages, tells a wonderful stoTy--it is a
complete refutation o. The old theory OF Yankee
parsimony--it gives unquest!onablc evidence
that the sneer OF the STAKEHOLDER that the North
is utterly devoted to money-getiing, Is simply
slandcrous, and it proves that il We hayca con-
science, we are quite willing TO pay muniliccntly
for the luxury. If we love cash, we have de-
monsrated that we love the Constitution bet
ter A few facts, gathered from this publica-
ton, will not be at present without special
value.
The assistance volunteered by the Legsla.
lures of the States must be first noticed. Within
three weeks after the Presidents Proclamation
Of the 10Th Of April, 1861, the Legislatures,
"without waiting to see whether there was any
probability that the National Treasury would
reimburse their expenditure, voted largo sums
for arming and equipping troops" These sums,
thus advanced, within three weeks after tho
Proclamation, amounted TO S23, 80, 600. But
the loyal cities and towns of the Union were not
behind the Legislatures. Before the 9Th of
May, 1cGl, New-York City had given 81, 49,
coo; Philadelphia, $3.50, 900; Boston, SlGS, 900;
Cincinnati, S2s0,c0o; Buffalo, $4,000. The
writer whose researches we are following, says:
San imperfect list, which gave less than half
the towns and cities which had subscribed for
the equipment Of troops, showed an aggregate
of 81, SIT 900. The entire amount must have
considerably exceeded $7,OCO,G0O. From these
two sources, then, in the first three weeks of the
Rebellion, was an aggregate contribution Of
over $50, 900, 900, 10 the fitting out Of the Vol
unteer army. After deductng the 81, 1000, coo
refunded by the United States Government
there still remained more than sic, OOO, coo Of
absolute donation"
Then came the Act Of Congress of July %
and %, authorizing call for 10000 men and
$500, 600, 900. The expense of the organization
of these regiments was, TO considerable extent,
borne by private persons or municipal corpora
tons. Over SIC, OO0, 600 were paid by indivdu.
ais and corporations, up to January, 1852, to-
ward the fitting out Of these regiments. Let us