Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-30
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Nheh tue present. rebellion ohtained
Iull hetdw y, and he cost of thu war h,,.
gan 10 develop, II Was thought by fl, apci,I
men that the country woul be n.ahh, !,
P.o'oag Tho Struggle over eighteen months
or Two Years, B0s ness received Tho Brsl
snocE anu staggered uuderit; a gloomy
prosper loomed up; war andN.nro;usri,y
seemed to clash, an one or The olbs,
must su'cumb. In the southern sl.tes
these opinions have Yroved true Tb,,
war has been confined to their territory.
ana they are now apparently we'll uigh AK.
hausled, Gold has reaohe prem nm nl
ouO TO O0U per ceut in Richmond and ina
cost OF everything is in the same r,uo-
Inc north, however, has been incress,ng
N wealth. The resources Of the co,n,rS,
were mnrh greater then than they w.rs
supposed u be ; and while the war has
| cut oil the cotton supply wherewjtb +,
pay Jur bills abroad, We nave had a r.u,
channel opened 10 us in The q .portaton of
cereals To supply the deh iencv m Eurons
ocrasonel 10y their shot crops during III,
past Two years cur debt has been roll
ing up enormously, and is growing into
huge proportions; but with the rrs,l co,
al TIE cou TRY properly deyeopel and
rightly managed VIE can carry ON
this war for a number of wears Our
population is receiving daily acccssiops
from abroai, and Instead Of decreasing is
on the increase.
The means OF supporting ourselves IN.
on our own products are within our own
boundaries, and the war is the mower
which IS daily bringing to view our inter
nal strength and wealth. With this de.
velopment national power and feeling are
strengthened, and the debt, although we
do not think it blessing, may be made
the means OF national security. If We
look to history for example, take England
when sue waged war with France 70.
twenty three vears--from 1892 to 1875
and we will find that as the war pro-
crossed the ability of the people to meet
the increased taxation increased in the
same proportion. The population in
creased, and the wealth and industry also
advanced. What were her internal re-
sources compared with our own. AMI what
was her population SIZE commenced the
war with population of little over TO-
10000, and with a debt incurred bv pre-
vlous wars of 81, 200, 900, OO0, upon which
the interest was SIG, OnO0O, in addition
to the ordinary expenses OF a peace estab-
lIshment. What did that war cost2 Over
and above the necessary expenses Of the |
Government on a peace footing-which |
were during that period Sl00,00O,OO0 an. |
nuallv. The total sum raised during the |
Lwenty-three years commencing 1893. and
ending 1915, was S5,500,000 This |
total, together with the cost of the peace
establishment, swells the amount t.. 81,
$4,000 COO She ended that war stronger
han when she commenced H. Her object
vas an aggressive one; ours is one Of de-
ense. Of selt-pr.servatlo That which
'ur fathers belurathcl to us in honor, we
.aould hold. Ne matter how great the
'ost IN money ami IN blood. DIR ho.or
lur national existence, the hopes of the
IN foreign lands, hold Ms ac-
'ouniahle for the issue. If We are SUI
'essCul we shall hand down debt to our
bat 1t will not equal the debt Of
gratitude that they and other nations will
we to the present generation for the pres
rvallon and perpetuity of our free iusti-
uhons.--N y, Observer.