Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-01-24
Results of the War. mo. II.


power to acquire it.
Hitherto it has been supposed that
a few countries, England, the German
States. France and Austria, were the
only nations of the world where great
aocnmulations Of wealth h a d been
made, and great resources could be
secured. War has always made great
demand for such resources; and more
especially since civilization has adj
vanced. the soldier has been better
provided for, and the arms and NUM-
tons of war have become so many
and so important. The expenditures
have increased immensely with the
use of rifles, heavy cannon, and still
more with the use Of Rail Roads, |
Steam Ships and iron clads.
In the times of NapOleon it came to
be a proverb, "that the heaviest purse
would in the end win" This prOverb
was Aaunted in our faces at the open
inc of the rebellion; while the agents
of the rebellion were Selling the OPP
portunity to get ahead of US, and were
successfully negotiating for munitions
of war, ships and loans of money, in
Liverpool, London and Hamburg; and
while it was insultingly proclaimed
that our government could make no
purchases except for gold, and that
not one cent of loan could be negotia-
ted by us across the water. And. Of
course, they said, we could not carry
on a war for a long time, and success
fully without foreign money. We
were a nation ofpoor laborers, of shop
keepers with small means, and OF
politicians with none.
But all this has ceased. Our credit
abroad is as good or better than ever
Our stocks are bought by foreign CAPT.
taIists, and our government bonds
find a ready sale in all the nations o.
Europe.
The refusal Of foreigners to loan Il:
money was one of the iefinstrumcnt
alities to our success, our universal III
teligcnceand enterprise, and varied in
dustry was the other. The govern
mont was obliged to seek its supplie
and money at home, to be furnished GU
Of this universal industry, the small &C
cumulations Of every city, town, village
market, farm, factory and shop in tn,
land. This aroused our patrioti
pride, and stimulated every man, VIC
man and child to become identife,
with the great interest of saving tn
nation. Thus we have proved tn
great wealth, and producing power
Of our country. More large fortune
were found, which could loan thei
hundreds of thousands of dollars, tina
had been suspected; and immensel
more that could spare few thousand.
And still mOre-great numbers of tn
people who had laid up little or notl
ing to spare hitherto-found that b
industry and economy they could say
something, by which they could bot
aid the government, and lay by littl
for themselves, to be accommodating fc
future needs.
BY the use of machinery, in factC
ries, shops, and on farms, lately il
troduced, and by calling out some |;
Dor which had been idle or unprodu,
tive, as much, even more was produce
than was produced before a milhO
of labOrers had been changed int
soldiers. The amazing fact is show
in the statistics Of the Treasury d,
partmcnt, that in the fiscal years enc
ing June 80, respectively, in 1856:
1868, and s 6 4, we exported
foreign countries two and three quar-
CT times more wheat, and eight time
more ham and bacon than in 1855
1859, and 1860. Equally amazin
under the circumstances, is the il
crease of farm products, according t
the report of the Commissioner {
Agriculture. Including VIII at, ry.
oats, barley, buckwheat, and potatoe.
the number of bushels reported a
raised in the loyal states, in 1863 j
9j3,2S 1882; m1S64, 1913, 1851
in 1865, 1,228,501,282 The usua
result Of war has proverbially bee
famine. But the United States. in tbi,
as in some other things, has reverse,
the old world-wideproverbs. Through
out the war, bread stuffs have RISE
in price less than any other large elias
of commodities.
Sums amsuntingto about 5000. 900
600 of dollars have been collected h,
the government in five years, or abou
two hundred and fifty dollars for eve
ry man, woman and child in the Iowa
states. This, like the waters of tn
Mississippi, has come from vast teritc
ry. Springs, rills, brooks, creeks
from every mountain, hillside and va
ley ofour broad country have contribut
ed something to swell the mighty foo
that it is when all come together
About two tifths of this has been paid
and about three thouSand n,ill;ons ~