Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1864-08-04
WHAT WE GAIN By THE WAR

1st. Then, this war will destrc
forever the curse of Slavery, Il
cause of this horrid warfare with q
its calamities, making us truly FIRE
people, and our government in fac
rs well as n theory, the model gov
eminent of the world.
I'd. This war will destroy South
. ern monarchy IN embryo, and estat
lish free institutions and a bette
population in the South.
sdr This war will give US uni
form National Currency founded OIL
the wealth and faith of the who'll
Union, instead Of an insecure loca
State currency, issued in open anC
fragrant violation of the Constitution
of the United States, which express
! ly declares that "no State shall issu,
Bills Of credit which Mr.. Madison
The father of the Constitution, says
was inserted to prevent the State:
from creating. or authorizing Others
to create, "paper money" and thus,
also restoring the control of the cur
rency to the National Government,
to which it Constitutionally belongs.
4th. Our National Debt, not equal
to one half of the British debt, will,
like theirs, constitute most power
full cement to hold the Union together
should all else fail. Our National
Debt consisting of government bonds
and notes in the hands of the people.
will, when the Union is assailed, rally
sll hands to the rescue, to save their
money which must go down with the
government, and ever the miser who
would not before give cent to save
the Union, will then wade knee deep
in blood to save his greenbacks and
coupons.
5th. A high Protective Tariff to
pay the interest of the war debt,
will be indispensable, checking the
importation of Foreign goods and
the expectation of specie, increasing
our wealth, national and individual,
and developing our rich and exhaust
less resources. mineral, manufsctur-
ing and agricultural. ...
9th. The high i0ages Of labor, oc-
casioned by the war, will add greatly
to our nat onal wealth and strength.
by attracting to our shores the labor,
capital and skill of foreign lands, to
make our railroads, improve our
prairies, fill our factories and work.
shops, and our armies with brave
men
7th. This war will preserUe and
our free Republican form of
Government By equolizing acealth and
property among the people, taxing
the rich for the benefit of the poor
the millions paid by the wealthy be-
ing distributed among the soldiers
and their families in the shape of
pay, bounties, pensions, land an
nuities and grants, leveling upwards.
and checking the vast accumulation
of wealth, and the consequent de-
pendence of the many upon the few,
tending, if not thus corrected, to
aristocracy and monarchy in the end,
thus, too, preventing agrarianisms,
by destroying Its motive.
Sth. Tie terrible punishment of
the authors of this rebellion by this
war, will prevent its recurrence, by
all others, hereafter, from
following their example and sharing
their fate, and thus put an end to Sc
cessionism forever.
9th. This war by giving us a
posOsrta navy will prevent in future
foreign wars, by causing our power
to be feared and rights to be respect
ed on the high seas. Thus preserv-
ing peace by being prepared for war.
10th. This war will prepare us
for taking our high and pr per posi-
ton in the approaching great war of
principles, the world wide ''irrepres-
sible conflict between Republican
ism and Despotism, the germs of
which have been lately planted by
Napoleon in Mexico, and by Freder-
ick oil Prussia in Denmark. And
this great conflict when it comes,
having its origin in the love of liber
ty shed abroad from our shores, by
the recent facilities of steamships
and telegraphs throughout all Eu.
rope, will not permit us to remain in
different or inactive spectators, con
sidering the proud position we will
occupy. and the deep and vital in
terest we will have in the great is
sues involved.