Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-07-06

Cne snlVellng Oh Engllsn 81 mpatnl-
sers, and the mock horror of his
guilty associates at home, can afford
to trust to the verdict of the ages for
the vindicstion of its righteous act.
As Christians fearing God, as citi-
zens loving our country, as men
mindful of the freedom and happi
ness of our race we do elamor for
justice for jefferson Davis!
LOSS AND GAIN OF THE Ma
TION By THE WAR.
Motley, in the History of the
United Netherlands. has shown that
Holland actually increased in strength
and wealth throughout the horrible
war which Philip of Spain carried on
against her for tlcenty gears. This is
very contrary to the ideas commonly
entertained of war, and especially
held by the croakers Of this country.
1t is true that there are absolute los
ses in war, and so there are losses in
periods of profound peace, which are
startling to who ever contemplate
them. Look upon the great stream
of the dead constantly passing to the
grave! Look upon the heavy losses
by fires and shipwrecks and bank
ruptciesl Look upon the enormous
losses by the vices of society. The
lazy, the Incorporate, the gambling,
diminish the public industry and
spend what thrift has acquired.
Really, some persons seem to think
that our brave soldiers would mot
have eaten bread and bacon If they
had been at home, and that none of
them would have died at home.
The growth and the losses of a
country are relative. That country
is in q decaying condition, as was
Rome in its latter days, when its
losses are greater than its growth;
and that country is prosperous aud
Strengthening, no matter whether in
war or peace, in which the increment
of growth is greater than fts losses.
Such is the condition of our country
now. The calculation can be easily
made. There are fixed data on
which we can calculate the precise
losses of the war. The Commission,
er of Statistics for the State of Ohio
has, in his last annual report, given
the actual losses of men in that State
by war-based on two acts of data
one, the returns of the township as
SCISSORS, who in May last ascertained
the number, and another, by deduc,
tion from the returns Of the army
and hospital reports. The results
are nearly alike, and confirm eacl
other. The assessor found in May
1864:
Number died in the service 1856
Number disabled in the service sos
The Commissioner found the mum
ber who died to December, 1864, II
have been 1s,500. Allowing for til,
difference of time, the number o
Ohio soldiers who have died since
the war will be less than 10000 il
April-four years from the com
mencement ofthe war The number
of positively disabled, as returned
by the assessors, is just one-half
Thus the whole number of Ohio sol
diers died and disabled during fou
years war is not over 10000. OhiC
has rather over tenth of the popu
lation of the loyal States, and Ger
talnly has its full proportion of sol
diers. The limit of the losses, boil
killed and disabled, of the Unior
army, is 100000. The Government
estimate is 260, 900; but let us taxi
the largest number. Now, what i!
the growth of population9 Th,
natural increase of population IN thi
country is two and half per cent pc
annum, and to this we must adC
whatever migration there has beer
in four years. The result are these
Loyal population in 1860. 23.00O,0 90
Natural increase (of four years. 100000
immigration OF four years ii round
numbers eOOOO
Total increase OF population 10000
One fifth able bodied men 90
Died and disabled in the war 10000
Increase Of able bodiedSeu since go $4,000
Thus we have gained more mel
than we have lost Including all tn
disabled) since 1860, There is n
doubt that this estimate of loss is ful
high enough.
The loss and gain of property vii
be found in nearly the same proper
ton, if we consider the public debt
loss-Which it certainly is not. Bu
let it be so, and we have this result
P.operty OflOysl States in go $4,000 90
Previous increase 13 per cent. as
sessed at 10 per annum, for four
wears 4,s0O O00O, 90
Deduct the whole national debt 2,300, 900 90
Leaves an actual increase
. (ls65J of S2,5O1, O,OO
Now, let US suppose the people pa
Of this entire debt in one year, the
viii then be richer than they were L
: 1860 by s2,5O0,0O0, 900. But a
f three fourths of this debt will b
3 paid to the people themselves, tn
. nation will really be nearly as muc