, 1864-10-21

houses and churches OF Naw England aud
New York have sent these people heFs 70
build up Statc. a Lberty-loving, God
feasipg, a barav, Intelligent and lznsst R Rso. sc
have already built up State which, consi1-,
eIing Its age, ita small pnAifc debt, Its a1apla
and vice provision for schools, challenges
tho admiration u it does not excite the envy
Of her sister Ststea.
Gratif< Ing as these figures may have been
to you as State-prou1 as yoar record wis
a1d is az people,, foz not alave ttead5 your
sell, not child within yonr BORDERS but
who Was offered ar education, without
money and without price, Jet, In al taess
blessings you were NOT alone.
You formed but p1r: Of this great aud
most wonderful country ot ours, gro1lpg
with Its growth, strengthening With It's
strength, and sharting ~itr It's tWenty-seyen
millions Of free white population all the
honors, the prosperity, the blessings Of .
great and happy people.
Again, let us fo- moment zsfsr to 6surssr
that We may more ful]y realize the ad vanciog
great1efs and prosperity Of our country
prior to the present war.
The cepsus shows thu: cur free white
popnlstion IN 1850 wss 10. SIS, III, and ia
1sd0. 27,ooS, ,0S1 beings, an increase In one
DECADE OF IS per cent! This ratio OF increase
would have given our country in the gear 4.
D. 1,c0O, 90 6G4 ,34S. And orr black population,
estimating the future Increase BY She past,
would, ia 1880, amount to 9,4o1 ,459, N aking
the total population OF these States Ut thai
time, 100, ,355, SOC. In 1Sd9, ne raised 100, 49,
L. 1850, We had built 8.5ss miles of railroad
with d capital inye=ted Of xa96, SAC, 148. aud
in 1850. We bad bniIt Sc, 5l8 miles, Wlta a
capttal invested Of S., Isl >5Go, SO.
Comparing our Increase OF population
with three great nations Of Europe we have
tie fes9s so Tas gagS515oaS5a fa e,
1861 it was but % So, f8S, OF an Increase Of
70 100 per cent, The population Of France
in 1851 was g, ,2s3 900 aud in 1851 81, 400, COP.
The population OF Prussia In 1871 was u,
2GG, eco, and In 1861 IL, s,4ol goo. Our increase
sritais @ in es zea:s 1os 50 pr cent. France
In co years $500 per cent. and PrusstR in As
yen1s 1900 ptrce1t
OUR PUBLIC DEBT AND RESOURCES.
The Federal debt at the close Of the fiscal
year ending june /, 1864, Was about 81 .750,-
0oo, Geo, or at the rate Of So, % for eaeh lndi
yioual Of the loyal States. The annual in.e-
rest to each is $3.01.
SupposlDg that the war continues until the
close Of 16G5 and that our public debt in
cleases to 5000 o00, GOO, If our population
increases but 50 per cent instead Of 50. ths
average amount to each person will be Saa.35,
with an annual interest Of s. 535.
Tie assessed value Of real and personal
property Tor tbe year18G0 was 3lB. 159, ,0o0, 900.
or this, $40 357 lis, ,o56 belonged to tue Loyal
stHtes and Territories. and 500, 1915 to
disloyal States.
Making reasonable allowance for decrease
In wealth and increase in population since
1850, it is estimated that the average wealth
81 6 liHss5y s. fdi7fdual IN tie loyal States Is
The increase in the wealth of tho nation
was from 81 135, 760 o00 In 1850 to BIG, 150,-
616, ,oo0 or en incrsace Of 12o.45 per cent, or at
the rate Of s902, So. .5S4 per annum.
1850 to $2241, ,3s8 COO In 1850. OF 0i3 per cent.
Wiscorsin $50 per cent.
Illinois 4G7 per cent.
Culifornis 8}8 per cent
Come eticut 1s5 per cent
Ohio 138 per cent.
PenIs5 lvania 90 per cent.
Such was our country in 1s6o-such It's
p0pulattou--such Its wealth, aud Ruch Its
prospects, Tor glorious and brilliant {uture.
Our colonies Ind not been planted without g.
sacrluce-onr Independence had not baen
acbie1ed without q struggle: for through
1org and dark years. onr fathers struggled
end suffered and died. Our rights upon the
high seas were not maintained without q
sacrifice. But all this mad been done; and
from 17E} to 1914, and from 1915 to 1876, and
from 1913 to 1850, we had lived In peece--lu
uatfons- Public ard private rights were ev-
cry where respected. Our country had ex-
teIded from ocean to ocean; and from the
British Possessions On the north to the gulf
Of Mexico on the south, the sails Of commerce
WEltened every 3ea-
country for tie year 1856 is $50 000, 900 600,
md with an annual increase Of S20, ,0o0, :;
COO, Goo.
Ih9ee Hgurss Gen. Fuller presented in Or
der to draw apicture OF our future progress
and greatness in the Union, In order to con-
bn*t tNa .knn1 han hi il
are to be broken down by ponderous public
debt, greater than ne can bear. We are Bcrry
that onr Eoom will not permit us to follow
Gen. Euflet In his masterly eforts.
SECOND STAND.
Eolarge was the audience gathered here,
that necessity was forced upon the officers
to divide the meeting and occupy two staads.
TIE SECOND etaud Was occupied BY Gen.
John F. Farnsworth, Representative in Con
gress from the I'd District Of this State. He
spoke for nearly three hours In mastery
manner, condntng hts remarks to Gen. Nc
Clellan's campaign In Virginia. Gen. Farns-
worth was su0altean during the whole of
eyer5 feature Of i. i Is crushing history to
the ssLittle Mackerel"
IN THE EVENING.
In the evening meeting was held at Han
chetts HALF Il Was crowded to the utmost
capacity. Most eloquent epeeches were made
" u. W. daze1tQn, o. t0inmpu6, 01f CA5sl'
dy, OF Janesville, and Gen. Fuller. TIE
speeches were all first rate, that Of Gen.
Ful1et's Was mastery. During bis appeal to
to the loyal women to stand by thtir hus-
bands, brothers and sons In the army, there
was scarcely q dry eye in the audience.
REBEL FNANcEs.-The Richmond Eryu;r.
e., Of Saturday last, has q leadtag article on
the condition Of the rebel hnances, which
opens in the folio wing lively Rtrafn:
Money has cenaen to be standard Of