The Rebellion was suppressed at a cost of more than four thousand million dollars, a considerable portion of which has been already paid, leaving twenty-five hundred millions as a national debt to burden the people.
Sumner provides a stark financial overview of the costs incurred by the Rebellion, highlighting the significant national debt left in its wake.
Share
More from Charles Sumner
Disunion no remedy for grievances of, VII. 33.
The only Constitutional party and party of freedom, VII. 38.
Early testimony of the Church against, I. 59.
Slavery and the: speech in New York, XI. 433.
Other voices in this conversation
