Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-10-13

The expfe-s determination of Nj. Iincsib 10
accept Of 20 peace which does nor inclgde u is
tefms he freedom Of the entire negro sace IL
America. reudefs il worth while o. inquire what
all be the cost Of such fofesi emancipationl II
the people of he North are Determined 20 Tree
the negro, and are willing 10 devote their entire
meaus 20 this end. Il = -tll proper 20 inquire !!
u canno, be accomplished BY a cheaper method
Than that uropo.ed N, tba re election Of hr Lin
coin TO say nothing Of the thousands Of lives
to be sacrificed in the continuation Of this fearful
cot icI Tor saea a purpose, the mere question OF
is pccGniary cost i sufficiently sPpsIling. HHte'
d'f be e' 'sls"r',ian or ne uaion i N 6je.i 30
dear % the true patriot. that be sill hardly count
the eos, a sseh a work. Dai il a. eviicai that
thi* y not tie uiiimaie spni ~ ihe party ~ poS
e. Under cover Of b. I. tic people lave been
led 10 pour her resoufees int tic treasury snad
70 scnd theii sons 10 tie geld. For this the PEG
pie are willing TO endure aud labor aud sacrhee-
But the mack has been thrown Oh, and MI LIN
coin. over bis own signature, has declared 10
whom u uay coucern' that the abolition ct
slavery i 10 b. included ia his condition OF
peace. Are the people OF this country prepared
10 purchase the freedom Of the negro al such 4
fearful cost
The acknosleigel debt OF the United States
on the 1t Of Oet0ber. 1864. was 8 ,y55.9 fJ, 40
Al. or a fraction les. than Two thousand million
dollars. This would buy every slave 10 the
country az about FIVE hundred dollars per head.
but theg are not Yet free The actual debt Il
far greater than this. bot these are Official figures
% the debt which IA acknowledged. The annual
interest on this at siI pes cent. l. Sll7 .35s,o 1
10. II the war we're to stop now. and all is cost
above THE amount were 10 be repudlated, here =
al annual burden TO be borne BY the people, oil
the weight Of which thry hsye vet only a faint
conception
The totAl annual income OF The United States
Treasury, from all sources. beginning with lcJO.
aud ending when Mr.. Lincoln was elected
amounted 10 an average Of S57 500 ,620 per all,
mum. This sueiced TO pay the expenses OF main
tanning The government In all ~ branches. These
expenses will now be more than double. even
when the war - closed. Take all the money re-
ceiyed for sales of public lands, add to IL the
highest possible tax from customs, 80 that tea
coffee, sugar, and other comforts shall be an
enormous advance on all former prices. aud silks,
linens aud worsted shall 90 beyond the reach of
I an ordinary purse, and then YOU have only pro
vided TO- he necessary expenses Of the govern
ment
You have not paid Gle dollar on the interest
of this vast debt. IL Is true that the customs,
usually devoted 10 paying the government expen
ses, have been set apart for interest; but those
who have gone through this form know that the
place OF that money must be supplied before IL
can be 80 used. IL cannot be denied that after
the war IL closed the sum total of the revenue
from customs will fall far short OF supporting the
annual expenses of the government.
There will remainthen almost one hundred aud
seventeen million dollars 10 be raised every yevr
by taEation on the industry of the country Here.
tofore this issue has been lodged, and, while the
government Is borrowing, II may still be par
tally eVaded: but il soon must lie sQuarely met
There i much s~ophisirv used in regard "a the
method by which this mOuev will be raised. but
the burden itself looms up rs a mountain in the
distance, and tie people wiil soon begin To feel
its weight as il rolls upon them, Every laboring
mans income will be more than tithed. and no
finely spun theories will then persuade him that
he does not miss the money from bis pocket. 5 E.
No amount OF the most artful legislation eau
secure the working men from the presence Of
this grim spectre. IL will .crape the butter from
his bread II will take the sugar from his tea
and coffee Nay. these beverages themselves
will be soon forgotten Injuries among the poor.
or used only Oh holidays and state occasions
The farmer. the mechanic. the teacher, the ner
chant. each must give one days work IN ten TO
buy OFT this memorable tyrant The sharpest
contrivers IT the old world have given up the
vain endeavor to hide this oppression from the
people. and IL is now everywhere admitted that
Death himself is not more certain than the visits
OF the Tax gatherer And this is not for one
year or tao. or ter, but for a lite time. Ii il the
! sad encumbrance ON every estate which goes
down through the generations by inheritance
Nc canning, 10 sagacity can evaie IL. Everv
child OF toll born in the world Ia, To give one
tenth ct his straiaing muscles to this c~eIsele.s
sacrifice. and still to leave tia sad burden 10 all
it, fearful weigh, Tor those who ara 10 succeed
him
We have made the foregoing estimlte in The
mildest possible torn. in order TO convince even
the must captieus that they are paying too deti
for this emancipation Droeci. We desired Ia
show that the evidences 81 debt. already issGel
by the authorities, have imposed a burden upon
the people sufficient % tall with almost crushing
weight. even If nothing be added to H. But the
half has not yet been told. 1t the war should
cease to-day. aud the accounts be squired, the
Republican authorities themselves admit that thu
indebtedness growing out OF IL would reach four
thousand million dollars This is more than
double the figures contained in the foregoing
estimate. Ii the average annual interest should
be reduced TO five per cent, the yearly require
ments of interest would even then be two hun
bred million dollars II quickens the breath to
speak Of such = sum To paw this annual tax
would require the labor of every man, woman
and child in the country, at their ordinary en-
ployment. at-least one day every week And
this year after year, 10 the end OF their davs.
The total animal value Of all the flour and meal
produced ia The United States, by the last cen
sus. Was only 1923, Ia 1863, or not enough TO pay
the annual interest on this debt at six per cent.
rhink OF the capacity of that single nav which
must swallow annually as much bread as the en-
tire population of the country.
But this is only the amount If the war were
ended to-day. Alas. il is not ended, and cannot
De for long months, perhaps years TO come. if the
country insi-ts upon Mr.. Lincoln's condition Of
negro emancipation. Can we afford to provide
such an inheritance for the negro At such a fear
ful eusti We say nothing about the fruits Of
that emancipation. The working people of this
country can look for little sympathy and no help
from the negro race after they shall be freed.
Their presence will hc 4 constant burden and m
~ncyauce. They must be cared for by the pro
duct Of The white man labor alter they are taken
from bondage. The n%egro's iics OF freedom j.
summed up ia 4 release from daily toll BGf
suppose that another year or two OF tins fearful
strife would free the negro, and that henceiorth
be could provide for himself. l. IL worth the sac
riicel Are the white working men OF this cOuu
Try willing 70 bind this heaYy yOSe around Their
own necks, aud entail it upon their children, %
make this experiment OF negro emancipatiouf
II the Union can De restored. a Mcclellan De
elare- il must and shall be, without other coudi
tions. will the people prefer Lincoln, and the
chances % negro freedom. with the certainty Of
a double taxation for the rest of their livesg The
Tribune once endeavOred 70 prove by a series Of
elaborate statistics that the GRi0n Was only worth
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