The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1863-10-07
Facts for the People to Ponder.


her people viii have TO pay annually for
an incaIculable period. We take the facts
as we 6ud them set forth in that paper, ex-
cept in one or two instances, in which we
have taken the liberty 10 correct what we
believe to have been slight errors.
We assume that the National debi is now
or very soon will amount TO The enormous
sum of THREE THOUSAND MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS, of which the proportion
chargeable TO Pennsylvania will be one.
sixth, or FIVE HUNDRED MILLIONS OF
! DOLLARS. The annual interest upon which
will be THIRTY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
In addition 10 this, We have the facts that
on the fret day OF September, according TO
the returns from the Surgeon Generals de.
pariment, The list Of soldiers entitled 10 PEN
sions amounted TO ore hundred and seuenty-
thousand, El70, 900 Toihis formidable list
We fell perfectly safe in adding eighty thou-
sand ls0 ,00ol more, making the whole
number of pensioners 10 be provided for,
| ttro hundred and fJfty thousand $50 600, land
We. assume eight dollars per month to each
oS = AOW oSCldS0s ntS WOuiu oUlOuOI 10
ninety six dollars per annuu TO each pension
er. making the aggregate TWENTY>F FOUR
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS to be paid annu-
ally, of which Pennsylvania's share-one
sixih,-would be FOUR MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS,e equal 10 principal of S66, $685.
666 663, lsixty>six millions six hundred
and sixty-six thousand six hundred and
sixty six dollars and sixty-six and two
third cents at six per cent. For the sake
of ever figures we will call il SIXTY -SEV-
EN- MILLIONS. This will make Pennsyl
vania's share of The National debt. FIVE
HUNDRED AND SIXTY SEVEN MIL
LIONS, the interest on which at six per
ceEi., say in round numbers, THIRTY
MILLIONS, she will have 10 pay annually
in the shape of taxes. OF these taxes the
county OF Dauphin, containing one six.ieth
of the whole population of the State, will
have TO pay nearly FIVE HUNDRED and
SIXTY-SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
For the sake of round numbers-as we did
befoTe-we will say .fuf kund,ed and fifty
fbOusond-which would be ssUea dollars for
every man, woman and child in the coun-
ty; or, computing the taxable inhabitants
at ten thousand, fity-6ve dollars for each
one 10 pay every year.
lie. Us look at this calmly for a moment
in the Iigh, of facts, and see what is the
ability of the State TO meet this demand of
FIVE HUSpRED AND sIxTy-sEvEH MILLIONS As-
NuALLY.
The Post having examined the doc uments
finds iha; the Revenue Board in 1863, fixed
the valuation OF ell the property in The
Stale, Real and Personal a. FIVE HUN.
DRE0 md NINETI- SIX MILLIONS
Now 10 order TO balance the books fairly
we must not forget the State debt, which is
in round numbers, s3s, 900, 900. Taking
then into the calculation the whole debt,
State and National, which we have To foot,
and the valuation of all the properly of the
State, as computed by the Revenue Board,
and the account will stand thus
PENNSYLVANIA, DR.
To her share of National debt, $500 900 600
To principal, al per cent of
her share of pension list, 81 900, 900
10 Def own Slate DEBT, 80 600 900
s605 900 600
Pennsylvania, ca.
By her own valuation of her
own properly, 1896, 900. 900
Balance against the State, SO ,0Oo, 600
So iha, if Pennsylvania were put up al
auction tomorrow and sold for the full sum
at which her own Revenue Board has val
ued her, she could not NEE, her obligations
by NINE MILLION OF DOLLARS That
is, her debt 10 nine millions more than she
is worth. And this is the result of Abolition
pIunder and mismanagemsnil Tax payers
ol the S,ate--iax payers of Columbia Co.,
s'how do you like The picture 2"
The democratic party has always rolled
well: Ii has preserved the liberties and con
sii;utional rights the people; has main-
tanned the honor and made the history Of the
counsry-has always been national in its
aims and purposes. It was msIigned (as
now when il opposed the alien and sediliou
laws; when il made war with Great Britain
the seas, aud when Texas and California
were annexed to the Union. History has
vindicated its position and justified nearely
every important act since lis organization.
On the other hand, the party of which A.
G.. Curtin, is the head, is the sectional, one
idea party, the fruits OF whose teachings
have fOmented discord. and set both Sec
tions of The Union al war, in order to en-
franchise the negroes of the south. In the
language Of Wendell Phillips 81 There is
/" merit in the Republican Party. 'sIt is
g The first sectional party ever organized in
this country. II is the north arrayed
" against the south. The first crack OF the
e iceberg is visible. You will vel hear
(" it go with crash through The cenire!"
The great State OF PennsyIvapia now lies
cIonching and powerless a the feet of the
Washington authorities, and Curtin is any
thing Governor but in name. If vou are