Columbus Democrat., 1841-09-18
For the Democrat.)
\ SOAP NINE.


I'LL was drunk-IIe had been oot
walking aud had fallen into pit.
Bill. Polly, Polly, come herr,-co,
we're as rich as cream, by gar! rvs r,
soap mine, Come here, come here p,p. u
PO2y: go off, BhI-go long x,y :.
ty cr'ttel I; 60 way, you st-stale wretch j
Bill: Soap, by gar! FITCH as cream
To The COmmittee Of The Hhig Conrention
Columbus on The ID day Of August ls4|
GentIcmen;- For the love of G. ,oen,l]
if indeed you have any such love left, do "a
your sins and wash your hands Of lbs aso.
which you, by your address ,allempt to palm
tie voters of Lowndes. lis not 4 so,,
that you have found, It's aus a-pagur
II all, how shall get over this bolheraton
a-ah, now | have #: It's rotten lie cam
not Of the fighting kind mind YOU, bu, 81
make--soap." True, there is soap at the i
but run your nostrIls into ii but an iach a,|
deception must be strong, exceedingly lsd
put my biIl towards II, only, and | inhaled
noXious air that for The lfe Of ne Con
progue II without poker.
Your party have been saying that the d
,ate Of taxation would pay the interest and
pal OF the Union Bank Bonds and all other
against the State, including current expeDs|
fast as they fall due aud to prove hls--n|
toprove TINS tact--you have figured on a
very great scaIe--to mysnly and hide the
slIy of increased taXatlon-uol 10 p,eye M
taxes would pay as fast as claims fall due,
show that The bonds could be pa d Nithla
| years after they become due,ployded our p|
taxes amount to as much as you, to sun
present purpose, guess they do; and prI
neaIly a fourth be not annually lost by he |
/ ting Tax Collectors, az heretofore; and pr|
at least tythe OF II be not annually lost
lnsolyent list; and, plesumo, provided a
the IaX-collectors and Assessors do not
at least sixty thousand dollars annually al
services and provided likewise, lha lel
1Ne years 10 come, the State shall mol c|
a new debt nor appropriate money for al
pose except TO meet The current eNpehses,|
shall never exceed $780, 0,OL0--that she
suppress rebellion nor instructions nor
our soil when lnvaded--shaIl not encour|
useful arts, sciences nor schools in shot
yldcd the shall nuzzle along with her n sd
dust, like a poor pig without sufficient ba|
keep It from tuning summclset @hene'|
tempts to lunge It's snout into the soil. Al
vided further, that the people would subm|
present eXhorbitant rate Of taxation dur|
that the bank gently, ou lords and master
be allowed to keep their i'll gotten wealth
upon the downey bed Of ease and luxury v
people serve IN bondage and IN chains,
chdren Of Islae when in Egypt, in maxi
for notifications that they might be ensla
ever. Yes, provided all these and thous
other non-probablhtIes and non.p .posslbIlIIIt|
work III aid OF the tax money,you Try to s.
the present ra;e Of taxation would sPay hd
not when due, but within hcehe years allt|
is honor, here is patriotism, here Is otal|
J sustained with Il yengeanee ee! With all your
YOU have not bocn able TO show that VI
would enable the State even catch up
inieres short Of eight years at the end |
time You get an even start with the iMef|
and at the termination Of The following yd
: fall behind again one million and fifty sew
sand dollars; and from thence forward 4
ty one years, you leave us struggling nnd|
al matured debts which the lakes would
5 by hundreds of thousands Of dollars annu|
the first of March 1862 you yourselves 4
, deficit S3,045,226 65. What IS TO bd
: the credit of the State while you are n
r to pay only few cents annually on the
the interest only !? Think you her credit
sustained while neeectirg year ailerye1
: more than a fraction of the interest
, stock tins, for capitalists. When my de|
J to pay the interest, and fail for years and|
: do 80, grit my teeth at the bare sound
I names-I say, God help me, what eu|
No, gentlemen, if the people believe
I bound to pay these bonds, let them pay y
terest as it natures. Let us show tha|
. not dalIyng, blt wiling aud able to pay q
: And # we think VIC are not bound, let US
bond holders so, that they may at ono
e try the question, for to trial it must 60
I You set out in your figuring with de|
5 that the total OF State debt, at ne da'e
: address, 3Ist August IS4l, was SI,oZ4|
and vet il is dedecabe from your own -
: showing that the State debt, including n1
terest TO that lime, was about 4Ve,oo
I. moro. The very first year by your 9" l
e YOU show that the taxes would lack h'e|
!. aud fifty eight thous md nine hundred
i Teen oo,lsts and lory tHo CeL's ot payl
e a, and The lniefest