Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-07-22
Cost OF the War 10 the South.

A Richmond paper estimates that tho
W ar has cost the Soulh five thousand eight
hundred millions of dollars, namely:
Twenl-fve hundred millions by the loss
Of slave properly; nine hundred millions
by the ravsges Of war; nine hundred mil
lions bv lhe loss Of staple crops; fse hun.
dred millions by property sunk IN The
Confederate debt, and one thousand mill
lions by what the South must hereafter
pay as her proportion OF The principle and
interest of The national debt. by the GEN.
sus Of 1860 the enIire property OF ihe IF.
teen slave states was valued slS7 100000,
.OOO-lhe slaves being valued al $4,000,
OOO, 900. For the last year before The war
the cotton crop was worth s250.OOO,Oo0.
The tobacco crop for 1860 was worth
SAC, ,O0O,0 900, and The rice and sugar crops
for the same year were each worth $50,
OOG, 900. Wheat and corn were subse-
quenty planted in place of these. but Tho
product was consumed by tho rebel
armies and The slaves. The deb. OF the
COnfederacy al the time Of its collapse
was at least four thousand millions Of dol
lars, hich had absorbed say one.eighth
of this sum in gold value. Sngleing out
Georcis-as the Empire Safe Of the
South-irom this general calculation, We
have, on the authority OF leading mer.
chant Of Savannah, statement which
shows that she has lost by the war, in
slaves alone, The sun Of two hundred and
seventy.lwo millions Of dollars, this being
the value oil the slaves when Georgia Sc
ceded. Georgia has losi, ,slso, fourteen mil
lions in merchandise and elghiy.six mil-
lions in money and solvent debts. She
has lost in bank capital twelve and
half millions; railroads. nine millions: and
three and half millions invested in man.
ufsclories. What Georgia has saved with
which TO commence another career OF in
dusiry is her land, now estimated at an
average value per acre Of s443. the sum
Of sl49.547 .SS9. Besides her land. she
has saved from The wreck OF the war, IN
money and solvent drhis, Ten millions; IN
capital IN manufactures, shipping and ton.
mage, household furniture, and railroads.
twelve millions and half OF dollars. So
far as the planting interest. which was the
chief interest in The Stale. is concerned.
il is nearly parsIy zed. and will 50 remain
ill the new labor system now inapRursi'd
shall be successfully adopted. The land
remains. and the same labor is in exis-
lance in good part, but IL remains 10 be
seen 20 what extent il may be skIllfvlly
and steadily applied. The same may be
said. indeed. of al lhe oIber Southern
States lately tie & ID Of war, and ye:
with ready acceptance Of such opporiuni-
ties and resources a. yet remain. especisl-
ly when once the influences OF lbe re-
snsining features Of the amnesty are re-,
moved or duly mndihed--ihe Sou'h viii
rise again. through native energy. 10 de-
gree Of wealth and power honorable 10
her people. and OF the same large sdvsn.
isge. as Of yore. to The whole nation.
With the obstruction which excludes Sid
possessions Of means 70 he amount Of over
twenty thousald dollars from general sD.
nesly once OUi of 'be way, al other
dificulues will daUbllrss be ssurmouniedby
the Southern people. ard nUch as they
would be By lhose OF any other section
Of the coaniry o. portion Of The iDhsti.
table globe. or that, there need be iiiils
question.