, 1880-07-24
THE CO3T OF THE WAR.

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THE COST oE THE WAR.
THE TIunuSE few days ago published q
stntelncnt made by Alr. iflbIaek, n Demo-
cratic member OF Congress from 1ntiinna,
during debate in 1s7u, III which le cllnrged
tint tile yast expenditures Of tile War. md
tho enormous public debt, md tic increased
cost OF Government resulting from the War.
wero due 10 tho Republicans, who refused to
fgree to tho demands Of tie South in 1sG0.
This Charge WIS promptly met by ar. Qar-
fluid Mt thu moment Ut Its utteralce, arNl his
response cannot be too often reproduced,
nor Its truth too often impressed Upon the
country, u largo portion Ut Tho present pol,-
,.latiun having reached tic ago Ut manhood,
Of rua4tng, mil Of voting since tint War wns'
begun and carried Oil. Here Is what 1fr. Gar
field said t0 Nfblucl, aua to tile Democratic
party generally:
desire to ask th9t scnteman an and his ra,rtly; ~;
one "4Gsto snGqsem - INT A.. y th9 ycr , 1! ta
Ohio had followed tio lend Of q@sant, @ Of sher;
e. d nSqF an 5 n 4 a4al nfShss ats o 1na a
aeriu 'snu, i' sai' at @ tloy Wea t. On
"nsars @ t I'll sH woS ID bc u"a e, n sad
toxether aru1ll the i1'g ,ntll tho isel,ellion id
boon Int under % nis .. fest IL ;lss!Eo t. Nyk , the
lung l4o War would hl.ye lnstctl, nfd how uiuql,
tic War would l,nva cont. i do mt hcsin,u 10
SsSo excec.lel $io56 6ltl,9oo. say, rs d nintter
e sSs h0 i III @ ss as sst @ s s,snees nnes & &
tho Dumooratio purity Of the Nor.l, would dIvi'l0
Sar iorees na oyers'e q! our eortsi tlss
| would hep thc cnusc which tney were maintain.
INK IN tts Held, i wy that; and that nlouo,
ne,se eIs Soe e to eGr oor u
art srsg the aseq1 otsr ss se nP qna H.
sxprcssss the trent cost of tho War: ind | say
il you hnd followed uouglAs there would hAvo
boen no debt, no b!ood, mt burden.
In answer tn Il request from the Senate, the
Treasury Department l,as' prepared and ha5
| recently published n statenlelt giving a tfe-
! tailed account Of the expenditures by tho
Government OH account or growing out Of
the War md resulting therefro,.l. The tables
of expenditures are divided under tl,rco
heals. tho footlngs OF Which are rs follows:
i. Expenditures growing out Of tho War, &c.
Expenditures other than for tho War, so5l,-
4. Gross expenditures to June 1870, sostl,d7l,-
We printed In TIE TRIBUNE OF Fritlny n
statement OF many Of the items Of this ex-
rclltliture; the pny OF tho army amounted to
Sl,150, ,000. 600; tho Subsistence, Quartermas-
ters Department, transportation. ,nt clotl,tnt.
amounted tn Slt45o. .u0o.coo; pail for horscs,
barracks, quarters, etc., Sl50, ,000, 900; boui1-
ttrs, 1000, 600; arnls. 10000; medical
department, about II, ,oo9, ,0oo; army pensions,
Sloz 40, ,ioa, whtch expenditure continues ut
lte rate Ut s3l,0ooo0o II year. tilese arc but n
fsw uf tho great ex!ciisGs; there lias also
been pnta out Slut ,O00 000 for interest III NIL
tho torms Of public debt. ....
Tho actual mo,luy cost of tic War to date
Is 81, lSo, ,1s,0,o?
Ills loss OF life during tic War, md moi
including those who layo tlind slnco Of
wounds and l1scase contracted III thu soryicr
WIS computed to hs a75,oo0 Union men a,t
a5o,000 Coufeuorntcs, Or over Il llalt-mlllion oi
abla-botlfel mel.
Tho War hns lefta debt, Will, pensions A,.l
Interest, which will 10 Il Charge upon sit
country for l'alf q CENTURY.
Tho cost Of tho socal md political .letnor
allzatlon resulting from tho War Gull only b.
fatntly estimated; 1t, too, rcmails MS q legac,
Of tic moral alvl political 1nat1iluss Of tht
Democratic party IN forcing tint War upos
the country.
Gen. Garfield wttl. great forco pointed ou
the responsibility the Democrats OF tut
Northorn States for tiIta enormous 0xpGtAl
, itl,ro Of treasure and Of life. III tho ilrs
p!ace, tho South demanded tlats'avory soult
be carriad into territory tlon FREQ. It re
iectct with scorn UongIas' tloetrInQ ths.t III
people occupying the Territories Should b
| freo to determine for Themselves wl,etila
I tlloy would lave HlAycry or not; the