Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-03-27
Oar Ability 10 Maintain n long war,

var ADitAty 10 Malnt;aln ~ Long War
1t appears that when England entered
upon her twtnty-three years war with
France, from 1892 to lSl5-her popula.
ton was little over l0,000,000; her tax
able income was s625 100000, and sh,
was burdened with debt contracted in pre-
vious wars of Sl,2G0, 100000, the anual in
terest upon which amounted to $4,000,
600. The current expenses of the Gov
erment for its peace establishment were a.
bout sl00,0Q0,000 per annum, and her wal
expenses commenced in 1898 with the sum
OF S20,000,000, and gradually increased to
the end of the war the amount for 49, 5
being $3.50 100000. The total amount Of
these war expenses was S5,550,000,000 ;
OF The peace" expenses in the same time
including the interest on her previous debit,
s2,320, 100000; grand total, 7,S70,000,-
900. The average annual expenditure
during the twenty-three years was there
fore S342,ooo,000. And il appears that
instead of running the English nation, des-
troying her commercial prosperity, dimin-
lshing her population, or weakening any
OF the sources Of her natural growth, her
population increased twenty per cent. dur
ing the war, her advancement in wealth and
productive industry, stimulated in almost
every department by the war, kept peace
with that increase; and as the expenses of
:he war advanced, the ability of the people
to meet them increased also.
How is it here, comparatively The
loyal states have population twice as great
as was that of England. This population
increases at nearly three times the rate, a.
bove mentioned, of the English increase
and the aggregate annual products of the
industry Of thsse states, according to the
census of 1860, was S1,664 600, ,0OO,-
three times that of England in 1892, and
twice hers in 1915.
We believe this war is to be shortly en-
ded by its vigorous prosecution, as soon as
the proper season shall permit, aided by
the exhaustion at the South consequent up
on the blockade and the difficulty of pro-
curing supplies +; but the above compari-
son shows what ground there is for croak-
ing upon the subject of failure of our re-
sources TO carry on the war for years
should it be necessary-to preserve the
Union and the national existence. Saws
the New York Times, in concluding an ar
ticle from which we gather the above fg-
ures -
No one, we presume, will pretend for
that the energy of our people is
not fully equal TO that Of the English, or
that we are not quite as able as England to
carry on any enterprise which the honor
OF the country or the perpeiuation of the |
national existence may require. Our war
is one Of selt-defence hers was one of
aggression. We fight to preserve our ma
Iional life; to defend the Government of /
our own country; to secure for ourselves /
and our posterity the rights and liberties
which our fathers won for us and which
are the foundation of all our prosperity
England fought TO crush the liberties of
foreign nation and to impose upon France
A Government which the people detested
and had overlhrown. The English nation
lid not nix under the burden, why should
ours! Her resources were not exhausted,
ours are much greater. Her courage did
not fail lis ours inferior
Let US have an end to these dismal croak-
ngs of faintng souls aud disloyal heats.
Ihe Union is 10 be preserved by vigor-
'us war and speedy victories, if we are
ortunate enough TO win them,-but by
war to the end, whenever that end may
,ome.