The daily union., 1852-03-09


,nls wing measure For illustration the man that paid
sloo IN tax would be benefited gas the that paid
40 TAX would be benefited twenty five cents whilst
benefit.
These lands. the democracy contended, had not been
acquired by tax upon The wealth OF The country: If
SO, there would be showing OF justice, by dividing the
proceeds 10 every man in proportion to his wealth But
those then held had been acquired by the blood and toll
Oh your revolutionary fathers upon the battle fields OF
your country: those since obtained have been acquired
by American valor upon the batile-felds of Mexico
SIR the price Of these lands the price Of blood And
The poor mans blood was dear price the rich mans
blood Sir. let your mind lnger for moment upon the
poverty stricken army OF the revolution Trace the
American soldier, by his blood stained footprints upon
the ice and frozen ground, IN the dead oil winter he
crossed and recrossed the Delaware 10 surprise the British
at Princeton, and Trenon and Bordenown, and then
aud toll and bloodshed win for you The rich legacy Of
these public lands And then tell me again. sir in view
OF such history this should not these lands be divided
rich millionares?
may perhaps be told, sir, that these lands have moi
a been acquired by deeds Of valor upon the tented
held, but that many OF them have been acquired
by purchase and paid for in money. True, sir, un-
der our Indian treaties well our treaties with
% pas a %ons oss
terlally change the aspect OF the case Has the
money, with which you purchased these lands been
raised by direct taxes you called upon the citizens
of the United States each contribute in proportion
to his wealth If So then there woald be some show
ing OF justice in the distribution OF the proceeds OF the
able wealth But not SO, sir this money is raised by the
operation OF tariff system under which you tax moi ac-
,eSS sodIg to mans wealth but to his neees
consumption OF the country Sir the democracy of Ohio,
acting upon The political axiom of the iusrous Jack son.
'that the blessings Of good government, like the dews
Of heaven should descend alike upon the rich and the
poor" did then, oppose, and will oppose, every
scheme Of distribution that tends 10 make distinction
in favor OF the wealth Of the country
Sir, told that these lands should be held by the
governments that some day they will be great of
national wealth and national reyenueadequate, perhaps,
to the expenses OF the government Sir, for one do
mol want rich government never hope 10 the day
when the wealth of the country shall be boarded in your
national golfers rich government ever has been, and
ever Will be, corrupt government never desire TO
more money in your national treasury than will be ade
quaie to an economical administration of the government
My theory is "poor government, but rich people /"
Past experience teaches that the expenses of your gov
ernment will be with the revenues of your
governments especially so, sir long the revenues
OF the government are derived from not imme-
datey touching the pockets of the people Whilst you de-
rive your revenues from tariff, and from your public
lands you may squander your fifty millions or sixty mil
lions year with perfect impuny But, sir, the moment
you attempt TO raise $50 600 900 per by direct
alton, you touch the pockets OF the people Them sir they
Will begin to inquire how, and for what purposes, such
enormous sums are appropriated care not, sir, how
you cut of all indirect of revenue and bring
us back TO direct taxation then, and not ill then.
you expect a pure government Sir, put the question
home 10 the representatives. OF the people, and ask the
old, experienced members OF this House-gentemen who
have had frequent opportunities OF seeing the curtain
rased-gentemen who have the hand OF power
thrust into the national Golfers puoining untold millions
OF the public money! ask these gentlemen, is possible
to correct these abuses until you touch the pockets of the
people by direct taxation Mr. Chairman, have
that you do change these abuses by changing the ad
mlnlslraton Why sir, in proof OF this, you need but
go back 10 the presidential campan of 1910 for very
satisfactory illustration.
In Ohio, sir, and doubt not that the same facts OBJ
tanned in all the other States of this Union the whig
stumpers kicked the bark from every stump crying
reform reform Sir, they no, only operated upon the
organ OF hearing but they called into equson also the
nrUan apahar in thatrl
mighty gatherings OF the people, they exhibited political
charts by which they endeavored TO demonstrate the
penses of The different administrations Ii you will visit
the residences Of our whg friends, in many OF them you
will find, hanging IN mahogany frames suspended
back of their looking glasses, these political charts
hardly know to what description OF architecture they
belong; sufficient for all practical purposes
say they were made up of "bock and figure work"
The wings at Their meetings used them as school teachers
use the black. board; and they would point with the
finger, perhaps with rod cane TO the different ad
showing how, under the different admins
down. according TO the circumstances OF peace and war,
or whiggery and democracy, until the year 1882 under
the administration OF Mr.. Van Buren, when the "block
and fgufe work" lowered up like the steepe OF Trinity
Church in New York Underneath this tower, they
placed in large and e.like figures, S39 100000 Sir,
what was meant by this splendid exhibition OF The archl.
tectural genius OF the universal wing payl Why, sill
these whg stumpers lett us 10 doubtful interpretation
They boldly charged corruption and extravaganza upon
the democracy and promised that they would vote the
wing ticket turn the democracy out, and put the wings
in power, you should have an economical administration
of the government; that the expense OF the governme
should be brought down TO what in the days Of the
"earlier Presidents y and, TO give colorng 10 their
charges OF exlravagaDce they described in gorgeous
coloIs the Oriental magnhcence OF The " East Room"
They painted Mr. Van Buren, in his English coach with
his in livery; they sent their spoony Oges 10
spy about the Presidential Mansion, TO take an inventory
OF his forks and spoons his towels and bed utensils that
the people might how the democracy had departed
from the simplicity Of the earlier Presidents
The people, believing that "where there were so great
cry there be 6re turned the democracy out
and turned The wings in. And what have they expe-
rienced Why air, il they would only realize Their
condition. they would learn the ruthfuness OF hsops
fable OF the fox and the flies they would feel that
they "losng every remaining drop OF blood in their
veins"
True sir, MIR. Van Buens administration was an ex-
pensive dmnisralion but, sir there why
such should be the fact 10 the year 1S39he year re-
ferred TO in the architectural whig exhibitonwe were
engaged in the midst OF the Seminole That year
alone sir this cost us Sl3,0O0o00, which, deduct
ed from the 500 O00 would have left the ordinary
penses of the government only S26,oooooo.
But Mr. Chairman | have already remarked that the
people relying upon these promises OF reform, gener-
ousy gave the government into the hands oil the wing
party They hold the rens of government to-day, sir
But where is this promised reform Whefe IS your
boasied economy What now, under this wing admin
istraton are the expenses OF your government Have
we come back the simplicity and economy OF me ear.
lier Presidents Noy, sir, you have wing admnis-
traon, and you have expensive war upon your nanu
No sir in the emphatic and classic Language oi Genera
TAYLOR ''you are peace with all the worio and tne
res, of mankind; and yet sir what are The annual ex
penses of your government Have you reduced Them 10
500 900 0oO-what Mr.. Van Buren's administration
would have cost without the Seminole war aye, st,
have you kept them 10 the @36, 6,oOO,OO0-what MT van