New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-15
s'oo'o 900 now in the Treasury and those made hsp'

e7o now In the Treasury and made
wait Ave years for sssistancei Kths BE- truth
humanity II u,ticei And this statement authorized BY
Department who say the unemployed soldiers upon sppos
ton work Bs ar rssgciss ne ssnstt Of Office
Is this argument why claims o. the equally help
less and dependent should DO argedi God forbid Shl
be believe that men now live who ken him
| OF whom Byron wrote;
| The sweetest note that soothsi bis ear
Was the sound Of the widow sghinsr
Should there be shaking Of dry bones IN the Treasury
Department. wedding OF the and fsw appoint
made that would galyanze new life and system where
confessed incowpetency exs Let not tho American
people submit quietly this open that the earnings
OF the nations dead must DO wisAhed from the helpless for
waa OF capacity system sufficient clerical help to speedily
send this money on its mission OF mercy.
The soldiers demand the Secretary the Treasury shall
correct this damnng wrong and prevent It's recurrence It's
remedy might labor number Of brave but now unem
ployed men.
Bat fey words TO all this talk about taxation
at his time being unwse &c. &c. pronounce mere
subterge and used for political purposes The class public
in Washington who this argument tho who
urging the admission Of the unoesn spirits Rebellion
National Councils They wish Congress to deny
the soldier justice and when tho foul deed done they would
try eloquent describing how false Con had been
duty Unwse At this time" say they We ask when will the
wise time srivet viii be when Rebels restored to
power Could the Union soldier look to them for asancei
woud the whom soldiers fought the field vote pre-
mums soldiers for defeating them in batte' think
not object az before remarked Is defeat the
BILL any honor the aid they presume it would
render an equally unholy cause.
the people at large would give this "equaliztng scheme
vote tomorrow the majority In It's favor would exceed the
number Of It's opponents largely
In five months experience have learned tho Of but
five public who have presumed to oppose this bounty
measure and they political reasonO -Four of their names
baya rt
that Of Senator McDougal OF California.
The soldier will willingly accept tns money when paid In
bonds and the increased prosperity OF the country as have
shown will all the requirements for interest when due
Let me propose few questions answering the that
has induced me to make this reply.
VIII Mr. Wells argue In financial decadsnoe. when
National securities have advanced foreign markets every
month since the close Of the Rebelioni
Will peace stne our commercial interests dwarfhe pro-
ducts Of our soli
VIII the increased Cotton culture OF the South sae the
looms Of New .Englands milsf
VIII the yield precious metals csessn California Dakota
Colorado Montana Nevada the aursrous rosious Of the
far Westt
VIII the tide Of emigration be checked tina. seeks the
unlocked treasures whose make than
million Of square miles
VIII tho peopng Of the great belt OF highway to the Pacific
diminish our industry slaoken resouroest
VIII O nation that grew rich In poor In peace
6nhioN
last Ave years worth times the National Debt
to Us as people, tho expense would be counted nought
were the blood she'd its requirement and the knoW
edge that those who were faithful In Its
requirement will prove valueess or nlure our oreds
abroad.
Every indication tends toward increased prosperity
far beyond tho history Of the past The wealth OF the loyal
States from 1850 To LEGO increased about 10 per osni viii
exceed that ratio tor the ten ysars ending In 1870
The increase wealth reduces debt BY esssnng the
ratio Of taxation.
IF In 1916 the debt Of England On incumbrance
Of e4l Il upon every hundred Of the value Of the
three Kingdoms but only es the hundred though
stands In pound sterling within ris Of Its highest hgure
Of wealth accustomed this what will be the eject
on our debit
Under our greater rate Of grovhhreefold greater In
the last decade We will not TO say how much stu
greater tho next 20 yeawhat will DO tho burden OF
deb. OF o. 600 upon the wealth that shall spring from
our mines. fields workshops and our commerce.
the small profits exorted by hpad
labor from sources limited quantity and variety TO trias in
comparison practically unm.ed measured not oy
miles and acres by degrees Latitude and longitude and
varied BY every nanoe that tho rains on civil
sed mankind stored with species OF wealth that the
lying all along and covering the bis
tore Of civilizations measuring an area equal TO oil Eu
rope Rusa excepted offering onshs Of its tribute
tuitousy other hall rewards industry ct full four
fold tho OF profit known In the Old World
May not conclude that people situated. 90 coum
sanced may only bear but quickly di'essSs debt 90
relatively no heavier than that which they cxlingushed In less
than years. whole generation sincs with this In
porant difference between them that In the poverty OF our
national nfaucy principal and the profits OF our loans went
away from foreign hands, but are our own
creditor having oil the advantages in the liquidation Of our
comparatively small debt enables England To support her
In the Language Of OF hsr best writers
money collected and expended at home equalizes ITSELF
and acts only force increase activity oorcuation
In conclusion will repeat problem suggested BY noble
friend OF the soldier;
what per cent on did those pay who left
salaries s4ooor per beside the comforts and
endearens and tho social circle TO carry musket
at Sill or sl3 per month";
Remember this law Is to benefit the who went at the
first sound bug and they ask that the Govern
msnt make bounties equal those Of the men who
entered the service at o later date.
II is justice and with this view until tho Bounty bill shall
be passed shall endesyor show that we bear
more debt Very respectfully, WILLIAM 5. MORSE
FIRES.