The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-22
n Herculcan Effort.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

MARIETTA, Ohio, June 8, 1865.
Ihavs seen several extracts from your paper relating
- started In your city for the purpose Of
paying OF the national debt. infer that the HERALD
lsads OF in the movement God grant that every press
n the land may second your noble effort.
Our young nation just now emerging from the terrible
conflict which for the last four years has swept it,
comes up from this baptism of fro and blood with
half Of her fair heritage devastated parayzed by tho
unclaimed demon Of war while upon the other half
must inevitably fall the greater share Of the enormous
Now, we have either to pay on this dcbt or submit to
Vstem Of rigorous taxation for generations to come
Chn pay the debtf You noby answer yesl and give
Substantial evidence Of your faith by your works Others
roiced 10 see, doing the same thing and that
70, upon a scale that evidently means business.
That magnificent contribution Of Commodore Wander
b worthy of that generous man, and h but another
pledge Of his noble patriotism He is practically illus
knitting the postulate HE that devisoh liberal things
By liberal things shall he stand.
Il Is a Hercuesn work which you have under
taken Can you carry II through God grant you sue
ssss Meanwhile, we Of the aborng masses are watch
ins the results with interest We feel that measure
and now sir, while have neither the right nor the
Wish 10 start issues permit US to ask whether u you
f 10 raise the amount by 10000 subscriptions VIII
permit the deficiency to be made up by those who emu
late your noble example, but have not the means to sub
scribe in large anounsf Success and that alone, Is
what we wish II those who able contribute their
thousands will do up the work will make for them tho
proudest record written by man. The world viii
hall them as the beneacors Of our race and oil good men
viii halow their memory patriots Oh that the ques
Non of your were put beyond peradycnture
But whatever may be the result Of your present move.
.sn may We not look TO you for AID and counsel u an
asred dear sir that such an appeal would thrill through
the heart Of people like the touch Of electric FIRE.
Lot me illustrate what mean in a practical way, In
conversation which recently took place in my hearing
among the employees OF OF our manufacturing estab
shments one man land he man Of very limited meansl
.id-i will give one hundred dollars to that object
"And so would give ty dollars" responded an honest
German, who had sat quiet listener "and !, said a
casual cslern whose sleeves rolled up and his
nents grimed with lime dust, III will give another one
hundred, and have all back again In two years time In
The reduction Of prices Of supplies for my family And
thus the thing went round the circle.
There viii be no such word fail IT, In the arrange
ment Of your plans, you viii only give US the privilege
She post Of honor II you pleass) Of standing your
osrve corps ,t..tt. .tt.st4t.IN' ~ If.r I..0
years been watching the facility with which We Yam
KEGS do impossible things Let break the seal Of
seventh wonder upon their vision, by paying OF the
national debt II would DO the grestest peace measure
ever inauguratcd by man. standing army Of a mil.
Hon OF mon, backed by navy OF triple present one
would be M nothing compared TO IT,
Respect would DO attained then, wrung perchsnce from
unwilling courts and cabinets but nevertheless II would
- attained fact written as with the point OF da-
nond In eternal granite
-Four years ago British capitalists secuted the idea OF
touching American loan That We were utterly bank
rupt and government failure, were TO them fore
eone conclusions Pay the debt and the Old World viii
be cured of such folly. We well remember how our
cheeks burned reading that fppant speech Of Earl
Russell at the breaking out Of the rebellion Now that
the bubble has burst cut them up Into hall dozen fag
ments They are getting too strong The wish was
hther 10 the thought But we have CHASED them with
-grecpbacks quito out OF their financial folly, while
abe "bubble still remains intact sphere OF polished
And elastic Steel all the stronger for the ordeal through
which has passed, and brighter by fer for the fierce
Pay OF the d. b. and we shall have peace permanent
end enduring peace. There Is not Power earth that
su mot pause aud think twice before IL strikes