The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-07-25
sosthern Profit end Loss Account.

Sosthern Profit and Loss Account.
From the Isfe,s6ary Daily Erp-e.~l
We have reflected good deal upon tho subject
in its various aspects and characteristics. Again
"a, rain have sre turned in our minds lhe
e1.e',ies and sufcrings-the scenes 0f blood, fire
the first success OF the enemy upon our soil do,Sn
to the present day. The lessons of history tho die
tates of reason and thd teachings of philosophy
have all been wildly impressed upon our m.di!a-
tons, which would otherwise have been mere aim
less intellectual ,sanderings. To the superic ,ai
thinker TO him whose Judgment is guided and Sic:
termined only by the natural impulses and excite
mcnta arising from his PASSIONS as they arc affect
cd by the changing scenes Of the terrible drama be-
fore him-to him whose enquiries arc unassisted by
those perceptire and reflective energies which nre
necessary in great national crisis hise the present
for right investigation Of the agencies and prn-
cpes which arc at work in the strife that now con-
vulses cOntinent-thcre be but little profit in
P"ndering the momsutous events which for tho last
three years have been occurring arJun d him. lie
may feel greatly efnted whe, victory al our arpy
is announced, but he is likely be corresponding
ly depressed the news Of any disaster, and Chm
templatng il only through the medium of tcspan-
dency, he may be disturbed by the most SERIOUS
misgi~ings and alarms IA to the Consequences
Now as it respects this war, we submit az the
suit OF our reflections that although it has, fur,
tes i promise Of sas. ans, hunaan; =, il
zion. Hundreds Of millions Of dollars worth Of
our property has been destroyed and stolen nv The
raPacious and incendiary foe.
uekfOes atone tnaL nave been urn cnth.ed
from as, amount in TaIoeto at least are bundled
and SHY millions Of dolisrs besides what VIC hive
lost from tho want of their labor. 1t would, rer-
haps, not DO an unreasonable estimate to put our
hggrcgaes losses, by the rcbberies, burnings and
aievastatiens we hare been subjected to, at five
hzndredl million Of dollars. This is "a prodigieus
Aggregate OF pecsniary damage, il is true. But is
there no ofsct againit IL? Let MS see.
Before tho 6onmeneesaent of thsmar, we Maid nm
annaal tribute TO ths NsTfh, in varioua ways two
handrcd mislitn ms Of dollars, which went 10 enrch
and sggrandize that aecfion and TO impoversh yntl
enfeebie the South. Every intelligent man in ,ur
land who remembers the pre-exising order er things
to which VIC allude, wiz admit tho truth of the as
eertsan We have just made We'll. in this ,,ne way
we have saved six hundred millions of dollars in
the three years wo have been Sighting, which is At
once fall Pecnniaiy equivalent for our iosses, In
property. That. vaIt sun. but for the war; woufd
have all gone into tho Golfers Of our enemy, and
they would have bcsu just TINT mach richer whilst
we would have boen just thas much poorer but
evory dollar of Il has remained in our pockets snt
ehefe"ssc. our enSmy is just that much a
loser. Bat this il not ALL or near ALL Hut for the
we should have continued for ls.e. IL NO, an
andiess series OF yenrs, To pay tho acciastonsetl
tribute, far, secession had been pca.eabls we be-
iteye that there woald have been material chasge
II Tho trade relations between North and s,osth.
'ur eoetoa, tobacco, rice, naval storcs &c. preuid
have served, ~ usual. to build up Northern apu--
iesce and poser. At all orsnts !. would ksvs
taken IT LEAST ten years for to haze shaken on
ths Inveterate habit we bad eoutraete.n of mixing
tho Yankees our canssercial factors md ABORT The
svise policy Of doing business ON our own aes,,nf
and for our own hen,fk In that ner;oaF or len
years we would have paid in tribute To- tha rf.rsh
sa aggregate OF two ekcusau<i tniiopn of aoIi,,rx
AL tbs % havo saved-or, Ga other word. Mi iii.
we have rsiued bv The var Ia mi. ~. 1919,
Of our fmngsnS;op or i. IL raj =, S,s ~ f,s r,
u a. much truth rs thst the table ON H,icls vn
are now writing Is made Of solid wood. Then, We
ssk, 10 not the pro6t and loss account in isnaniai
,hs nSL ss;,n HOY stand. the var .eeognt WITH
s.iba.s Of two hsssS n nil sns , h