Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-11-09
Counting the Cost of the Union.

The New York World, in the course of article On
the war, says;
"Tbe Union at any cost is a well sounding cry till
Won come TO examine IT, Do you want the Union the
expense OF national houorY Ought TO purchase the
Union by a natiOaal bankruptcy We are shocked by
such questions reco from The alternative they pre-
sent But il the thought OF either cast oil the aeinl-
tive is intoerabe what shall we say OF an admlntra
ton tas is so managing tue to threaten US with
the accumulated horrors Of both? If the Warcontnues
to be nsmanaged as il Las been that 10 say, II the
Republican party continues in power another four years
we shall have nation b0nkruped and dishonored with
out the compensation of Union restored!
"But the war has made considerable progress.
YOU ook only at the credit side OF your balance sheet
and shut your eyes to the debit side, you may easily
fancy Yourself rich Ii may be satisfactory TO have an
omeiet on your breakfast table, Blu. II you have paid
enough for your omeet to buy house and lot, you
have resHy very little 10 show for your money. In p o.
noron 20 tie number of men called into service, and
the amount Of debt accumulated, the admins Ration
have Accomplished very little. 'Washington is safe
aud so is Richmond. "YicksbuIg is ours but cry
comes from oil the western cities that the Mississippi Is
no more open to commeroe than when Vicksbu'g was
in the possession OF the enemy. "Phe Army Of the
Cumberland is in Chatanocg4-but 1t was driven there
deieayod and stan IS there on the defensive.
The administration has called successfully for 75 600
men for 500 600 men to end the early by siUge
oyerpoWerng 6fort for 500 900 men TO save Washing
ton and repe the invading rebels oT 100000 men again
TO serve nine months and end the war within that time
bevond all peIadventure; for 800 600 still again to
replace the nine months men who were mustered out
with Washington again menaced and the North again
invaded and now the President calls for still another
500 600 mon to be allowed for, he tells u.s. on future
draft
Unless the war makes more rapid progress in pro-
portion 70 the colossal scale Of our expenditures our
resources viii give out before the rebels give up. We
shall have lost the knife and have flung the handle after
it, Our only security against losing not only the Union
but the expenditure OF blood and treasure
are making it. is in the election of adj
ministrauon which will prosecute the war with more
skill and success, not requiring the country to pay
pound for ten penny loaf nor taxing the poor mans
comfort 10 enrich "shOddy" aristocracy.
The various calls for men here enumerated sum up
one million, seven hundred and seventyfve thousand
men. To these, add the navy, estimated by the Yam
KEGS as equivalent land force Of 800 O00 and the
number is swollen to twomilons and seventyHye thou
SANDAL these to accom- lish a work which Lincoln
supposed might be achieved by seventy FIVE thousand
IN three months aud old Scott was could be fn-
shed up by three hundred thousand men, under dash
ing and skifu young leader in from two to three years
We have resisted, and resisting, this tremendous
host Of armed men-dspaying power OF selfdefence
OF WHICH modern nation, except perhaps, Prussia,
has shown itself capable and this not to acquire indie
penjeace but 10 defend and maEtain independence
HANGED down TO by our iathers-and yet the ratons
Of Europe with equal stupidity nAd iphuma5ity treat us
a. people who have hot made good right TO recog
niion No. one OF them Can exhibit higher vouchers
or more uumpaaohsba title deeds than ourselves.