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The family visitor. [volume] (Pruntytown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1858-1860, 1860-05-18

A YANKEE has invented an
instrument for extracting the
lies of quack advertisements
Soma of them are seen after
entering the machines as only
the truth comes out.
The family visitor. [volume] (Pruntytown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1858-1860, 1860-05-18

is performed lOf lne motner,
belongs to the mother. They
could not have intended this, if
they did, God have mercy on
their souls!
Let us now look at the result
of the acts Of these "MasterS
who WELD the power of the
government, and owning the la
Dor, do justice to all.' lntelll-
gent gentlemen, CONNECTED with
tl!~neeiing, Informed me last
week, that when all the rolling
mills and nail factories in thai
city were in operation, they
employed about 1900 hands,
at an average salary of $500 a
year. One per cent. on this
sum is 81 to the manor $4,000
per annum, to which add Scots
on the head and it makes 81, 200
more which is a tax Of $1,000
on the operatives Of the rolling
and nail mills alone. II is a
fair estimate that all the other
industrious classes of the city
of Wheeling will swell this sum
TO $4,000. This is a tax up
on The voluntary laboring men
of Wheeling. 1t is a tax that
they cannot stand many years.
| will contrast this tax with
the tax on slaves:-tke tax paid
by 1900 working menin Whee-
ling, whose average wages IS
only S4OO per annum, is equal
to the tax on 6000 slaves
whose net wages alter paying
lor food, clothing and tax is, at
least $50 dollar each, making an
aggregate income of990,O 900
dd7t'-.S TO the master, yet his
:ncome from the labour of the.
slave is not taxed one cent.
Take another=lss.ss = -: - : :,
The merchants clerk, or book |
keeper, or any other clerk, orI
head machinist, or foreman inI
any other capacity, no differe
ence how much wear and tear
his employments may be to his
constitution, if he receives 100
dollars of salary, he pays S22,
50 to the Stale as tax. A siave-
holder may own 10 slaves all
mechanics, who will bring him
in a net income of three hum
lred dollars each amounting to
$500 dollars, he pays $23.sO
cts. on his slaves and not one
cent on his income Of $500.
When the poor clerk is sick or
line his wares stop. But when |
The master dies his slaves are
an inheritance to his children.
The clerk needs no protec-
lion ofthe law-he is one OF
he sovereign body guards to
protect and keep in subordlna-
ion the masters slaves.
Yet, the income-the labor OF
his weary hand and aching head,
IS taxed two per cent. TO BUY
arms, erect armories in which
10 manufacture the munitions OF
war, with which to equip hlmS
self TO defend the master IN the
RIGHT of his slaves, while the ms
come or lne HIaSter, nrUH TIC
earnings of the slave is not taxed
one dollar. This is the "MAs-
TIERS" idea OF justice 10 al" lie
owns the labor and wields the
power Of the government"
says Hon. r NJ. T. Hunter.
l might go through the whole
catalogue of this injustice, and
inequality, and oppressive taxa>
ton. There are many poor
men in this country getting 70,
so, 90, and:lOO cents per day;
with families 10 support, and
this tax comes hard on them.
They all have to pay in addition
for everything they own
on the face of the earth, 40 cents
on 100 dollars, while the slave
holder only pays 10 cents on 'ne
100 dollars worth Of slaves.
H. .L l,borino white men.
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of minister of the gosple, one
half Of one per centum If the
same be not more than two
hundred and fifty dollsrs; one
per centum if more than $3.50
and not more than $500; one
and one half per centum if the
sum be Fmore than $500 and
not more than $1,000, and
two per centum if the sum be
more than $1,000"
That here may be no mIsta.
this tll law -l refers, we have only to
refer to the old law, which was
in substance as aboye, with this
exception, which is in the fol-
lowing words:
Except where the service is
one OF labor in some mechanic
art, trade, handicratt, or manu-
facture or minister Of the gos>
ple." =,
Looking at the old law with
the exception, there can be no
Iouht ahnut whom the new law
embraces, as it has no excep-
ton, save ministers ofthe gospel.
The new law embraces laborers
of every description in the SER
vice OF any "cOrpor0tlOn, conlpa-
ny firm Or person.
The law applies to laborers OF
every description, whether in
the rolling mill, nail factoty,
foundry, glassworks, tannery,
wagon factory, shoe shop, cabl-
net or carpenter shop, the jour
tailor or jour halter, r,the man who
works on farm, or who drives
the omnibus, Or the miner, the
man who guides the engine on
the railroad and the one who
fires it, the man who rePaaIr"i
the tracl, or H., mar wh su'
!lnSet-5V5ieeis or works in the ma-
chine shop. The language Of
the law is plain and broad in
It's scope, it is on the Income
received during the year. ',nat
is the wages, and it makes no
difference whether it is wages
by the day, week month or year.
1t is all nonsense to say that
men who work by the day do
not come under the provisions of
the law. Were that the construc>
ton every employee woul1 fix
his Wages by the day, which
would be a quibbling evasion Of
til e law:-But the law is inca
pable of that construction, it is
on the income Wages from any
company, firm or per-
son, received in the year en-
ding lst Of February each year.
There is no evadlng it unless
he Commissioner Of the Reve-
nue. peIures himself by failing
to assess the laborer, or the la
oorer per.jures himself by failing
10 give in some amount, for if
he only receives $40 he is lia-
Die to a tax of S cents, if S4O0I
he is taxed on that sum 81.
This tax is applicable to
the orphan boy who attendsl
he factory. or the one who
bears or tue luInUlero fl OH tic
ylass-blower. II he acts as an
adult mis- income is taxed, wheth>
er it is ST sc or 81 per week,
he is no more exempted than the
infant, who applies Tor license
to sci! goods as a merchant:-
The infant clerk is taxed on his
income. -.
A gentleman of high intelli>
gence, whose heart sympalhl-
ses with the poor, a manulac-
turer in the city Of Wheeling,
asked me the other day, if this
law applied to the poor orphan
who was working in the iacto>
ries at two dollars per week to
his widowed /, mother other
| think not. l think the MAS :
TIERS, who WELD the power OF
the government" did not intend
~, Loloonc m the
The family visitor. [volume] (Pruntytown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1858-1860, 1860-05-18
From tho Wheeling IVA Intelligencer.
Letter from Frank Peirpoiut.

Letter from Frank Peirpoiut.
a Rakmg Expose Of the hiqui-
ties of the Tar RiN-Ho,o it
Effects Wheeling.
Editors Of the htelHgsncer.
GENTS. The Democratic
party in the South have, for the
last thirty years, nearly ever
since its present organization,
been steadily opposing the man
ufacturiug interest of this coun'
try. During much of that
time the Democracy ofthe North
have lent the South a helping
hand. / have known for many
years that the shareholders
were Jealous Of the free labor
ing population of Western Vir-
lginla. They have tancled that
there was danger to their slaves
if free laboring white men had
an equal share in making the
laws Of the State; hence the
shareholders of the East have
always arbitrarily 5 hsla thss Ps&4i R&agii
Ia their hands. In the last
twenty years the Democracy
have become the peculiar advo>
Gates Of the shareholders inter-
ests. In 1850, in the State
Convention to revise the Con-
stitution, Henry A. Wise, Of
the East, backed by William G..
Brown, Of the West, brought
forward his great measure in
that Democratic Convention to
exempt all slaves under y
years Of age from taxatlon.-
Those over II years are valued
al only $500 for the purpose OF
taxation.-The result is that
upwards Of S S230,o0o,ooo
OF the shareholders capital in
slaves is exemted from taxation.
Heretofore they have been fear
ful Of making too rapid aggress
sion on the white laborerS'
rights, but step by step they
have been aggressing, tiatter-
ing the laboring white men all
the time on their constaucy to
Democracy and Democratic
principles, until the last LegIs~
iature, when the shareholders
intetest reTcie" IN lrlurr1 oEGl
the free laboring classes ol
the Stare. p ar Y HIM
tns as,........,.-f.sv. d- % Jhe~ Senate
of the United S..'es, exn}:hng-
" exclaime-, That the master
Al the SouIh who owned labor,
;, ~.led the power Of the gov
ernment-and did justice to all.
Did you know, fellow citizens,
that at that very moment when
your United States Senator
made this declaration, the De-
mocracy Of Virginia were plot
ting and concocting at Rich
mond a scheme at the bidding
ofthe Shareholder, which if per-
sisted in, must break up every
manufacturing establishment in
the State, and drive the opera
,ives from the home Of their
adoption. They don't propose
TO do it by the sword or bayo-
uet. Oh, no, that's a game two
can play at. But the"MAsTER,
(of the slaves,) according to
Mr.. Hunter, ''w.elds the power
OF the government t''-and he
will do it by expressing you,
by taxing your labor in a
way that will as certainly starve
your families or drive you from
the State, as that the expressions
of England depopulated and
drove hundreds of thousands of
Irshmen from Ireland to Amers
ica-
Gentleman, lam not speak
ing ofanything that is conJec-
tured or threatened. | am spea-
king of an act that is done, OF a
law that is passed, and now the
supreme law of the State
Here is that part OF the tax bill
- =: ou, ~ ViruIpIo- Low
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IN virginia pay lileSe taxes dS-
sessed on the income for their
toll, and support and edu>
cate their children like free
man ought to do? I submit
$4,000, in addition to the tax
on the laboring class Of the City
of Wheeling now pays, is more
than they are able to pay. |
am Informed this new tax on
lsboEWill =, increase the taxes Q!
emptIin the City of Richmond,
tonearly $4,000, ,and in Alexan-
dris Petersburg andLynchburg,
$4,000, each. The labor.
ing class cannot pay this ad-
ditional tax. 1t will eat out the
very YitalS of all the manufac-
energy in the State. The pro>
fits Of the manufacturers will
not bear the tax. Do you sup>
pose that this last stroke Of poll
cy Of the Democratic. slave-oc>
racyof the State vas done with
out design on tn, part of those
who did it, or their sAeing the
the effect oft on the manufac-
turi:g interest ofthe State p
Notat all. 1t ispart and par>
eel Of the system. Mark the
exemption of slaves by the
Democratic Constitution Con-
yenion in 1850 Immediately
theState debt is run up from
$50, 900 to S46,0OO,0OO of
Stag indebtnes, and liability
first the land tx is raised, then
incomes Of Attorneys, Doctors,
CLERKS and license Of every kind.
Thsssit came on the laborer.-
1t j: oil folly 10 say our other
pro2sstY tax ;snot iacreased.-
ThAfT!ner in Western Virgin
], 3 q ss2 J ears ago, paid his
- ~ - - -,2. -,-..=.z-Ge 90,
ssith increase in actual
yalue,
/ ave not lime or inclina-
tion 70 go through the whole
Of oppt4ssions COM
mittel by this Democratic
slave ocracy of the State.-I
have spent my whole life in the
State of Virginia, with my head
and hands trying cherish all the
industrial interest Of the State.
But low when | see a deliber>
ate act, made by those who call
themselves Democrats, which
must result t,ifpresisted in, in the
Obstruction OF all the free white
industry-that is, Of all the i'm
telligent labor Of the State-my
heart sickens; | am disr.,S..s
with the alto. Woula ralneF
conceal it from the people than
expose it, did | consult my
private preference.
But gentleman, "eternal vigl-
Iance is the price of liberty."-
1t is as true to-day as it was in
the days Of the Revolution
The question is shall the labor
ing class of Virginia be driven
from the State by this oppressive
taxation, or will you vindicate
your rights. | assure you there
is but one way 10 defend -yo III
wives and children In the use
Of your hard earnings, peaceful
ly, and that | would COUNSEL
Let all who are opposed to op'
pressive taxation on labor, with
out distinction of party, join in
one fra;ernal covenent, that the5
1ciN 60 to the polls, this Spring
aUith a ticket headed "Fce La
bor," umdcr aOhich shall be aorit-
Ten the names Of Opposition men
for euery office in yO1~ gyt iron
the highest to the, lo,ceSt, ana
cote Tour ticket. Turn out ev'
cry Democrat west OF the
Alleganiey. BY this course
you will utter a voice, though
quiet and peaceable, that will
carry terror to your oppres
sors, Stand by your fam
lily affairs in the State of you
adontion .nJ Win J;c,to your Ia
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-05-10
Look Out for It.

There are now in this city one or two
small squads Of men who arc determined
to circulate uncurrent, WORTHLESS, red dog
and wildcat, money. One Of these has
lately got hold of the Northwestern, Money
Reporter and Insurance journal, hereto
fore a respectable concern; bu: in which
We now find regular standing quotation
Of the Bank Of Whitfield, Georgia-as
dirty and worthless wildcat as any State
ever brought forth. The responsible pub.
Usher Of that sheet is the man who engi-
neered the Planters aud Mechanics Bank
Of Dalton--another wildcat, by which the
people of the Northwest were first hum.
plugged and then swindled-and the object
now, SO far as We can divine it, is to repeat
that game with the Whitfield money. We
warn all our readers againts this North
scesterm Reporter and Insurance Journal,
as being thing utterly unworthy of cred
it; and against this B1nkcf Whitfield as
an up.aud-down, out-and-out swindle.-
What bogus insurance companies the sheet
is endeavoring to lift into the confidence
Of the people, or what other fraudulent
bank it would aid in circulating its notes,
We have not learned. But it is wise to
distrust all its editorial recommendations
as to insurance, and to put no faith Whit
ever in its quotations Of money.-Press &c
Tribune.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-05-10
PURIFY THE BLOOD,
MOFFA1'S LIFE PILLS
PHOENIX BITIERS
Free from all Mineral Poisons.

The great popularity which MOFFAT'S L!FR
PILLS and PHOENIX BITTERS have attained
in CONSEQUENCE Of tie extraordinary ceres e.
fectcd by t..:ir use, renders it unnecessary fer
the proprietor to enter into a particular aaa!y-
sis of their nedicu! virtues or proper,:et.-
Having been more than twenty yesrs hefsrs
the public, and having the united, tes,;msry
Of moro than Three Millions Of persons who
have been restored to the enjoyment Of perfect
health by them, it is believed tllst steir zspu
'ation as the best vegetable medicine nov. be-
fore the public, edmitssof. no dispute. Ia Il
most every city aud village in tie United
States, there arc many who Gre ready 10 testity
to their efficacy in removing disease, and CIV
ing TO TIE whole eysten renewed siser An1
health.
In casea Of Se!et4,a, Ulcers, Se.sry, 4r Ev7-
ions Of the, skin, the operation Of ,ke LIFE
MEDICINES IS truly astonishing. often rsnsv-
ing, in q few aay., every vesiige Of these loa,h-
some diseases, by their purifying effects euais
blood. Bilious f.t'ers, ffrer ind 4g1e, Dgspep-
ssa, Drof<y, Piles and III short most al diseases.
soon yield to their curative properties. No
family should be without them, as BY their.
timely use much suffering and expense may b
seyed. Prepared ty
WILLIAM i. AOFFAT, II. u
Z: = = -Ner+ York.
And for sale by all p5u sxi.,e. -~2nsa-lr
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-05-10
Minnesota will Survive it.

Two Clash" journals, Of New York,
Donners Ledger, and Ha,pers Weekly,
make it their special business to traduce
aud ,nalign the State of Minnesota.
The former has repeatedly asserted that
during the past Winter, we had snow to
such depth, that buildings were covered
by it; and the latter now says, that ""thc
crops Of Minnesota in 1859, were fail
urc:" .;:r, .:..
The following are facts, which it may
be well to place upon record opposite the
above Jalsehoozs:
First. During three Winters residence
in Minnesota, we have not seen snow to a
greater depth than twelve inches at any
one time and last Winter VIC had less than
any previous season. - -.
Second. Minnesota produced heayi
er crop, per acre, sown Of Wheat, Rye,
Barley &c. in 1859, than any other State
in tho Union. ,....
Third. We have the healthiest, pleas
sntest and most productive country, that
we have met with in our lifetime.
Fourth. The assaults Of the above
journals, constrain us to ask, whether the
proprietors have not invested pretty large
" in Missouri and Kansas? and whether
thew ase not auxious4to induce emigration
to thaee localities, in order to dispose Of
th<ir ezops IF feyer and sgue-whioh .re
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-05-10
The Great Wigwam.

The Chicago Press d 7ri6nne Of Tues
day, under the above head says Of the great
hall now building for the use Of the Re-
publican National Convention and for the
purposes of the ensuing campaign: This
immense structure, one hundred and eigh-
ty by one hundred feet will accommodate
about ten thousand persons on its immense
floor area, deep galleries and broad plat
form. Only the platform is at present to
be seated, the floor and galleries to be left
a series Of broad stairs or platforms on an
incline which will allow short men every
advantage.
The building will be strong, compact
and weather-proof, (and in that it is not
fre-procf it shorld be we'll watched O.
nights and will cost about SIS, 1000. 1t is
being built and paid for by voluntary sub
sc1iptions Of our Republicans. In the cen
ter Of the front on Market street, will be
a dome surmounted by large eagle and
shield supporting flagstaff, in the original
plan, the architect has very pertineDtly
represented banner floating in the breeze
inscribed with the sentiment "1rrcpccs-
sible and Undivided -
Upon each corner Of the building will
be tower with some appropriate device.
The whole building seems planned not on
~ in accordance with good taste, but the
acoustic principle and other matters have
been cared for Both fronts will stand
thirty feet high and will be plainly but
neatly finished and painted. John NEW
en- Esq, is the contractor for the build
ing.
The Wigwam will be lighted with gas,
and when its vast interior is alive with live
Republicans looking down upon the broad
platform upon which perchance Nation
al Republican Convention is in session,
that will lie sight memorable and grand,
whlcl, many will come hundreds Of miles
70 see. It will remain during the entire
campaign, marvel in size and happy
emblem Of great purposes.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-05-10
Bold Express Robbery.

On the arrival Of the Boston express
train in this city over the New Haven
Railroad on "Wednesday night Of last week,
a safe belonging to Adams Express was
found to be missing. The safe contained
about $4,000 in specie and bills, and no
clue could be got to the guilty party. 1t
has since been ascertaineds that the safe
was pushed from the express car just be-
fore the team reached tie Norwalk draw
bridge, and that the robber took advantage
of the slackening Of the speed of the train
at the bridge to 60 back and secure his
booty. The empty safe has since been
found near Westport, having been broken
open by chiscls. ! he express messengers,
it is said, are forbidden to step out OF the
car containing the treasure they are guard
ing; but, in this instance, an old employ
,ee Of the company disobeyed his orders,
and while conversing outside the car, some
scoundrel, who may have ridden over the
road for months to secure such an oppor-
tunity, pushed out the safe. 1t was smart
operation, but the robbcr was not SO smart
as he might have been, for alongside of
this safe was another, contsining, it is said,
$139, 600, which was not disturbed. 1t
was lucky thing for the company that
the thief. selected the safe he did. Adams
Express Company arc heavy losers by the
operation, for they did not allow their cas-
toners to wait moment for their money.
They paid right up when called upon,
which was decidedly "sound" proceeding.
They now offer reward of SIS 900 for the
arrest of the thief, and the recovery of the
money stolen. III: s...
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-05-10

ties. AS the Republican members issued
from the Hall, the crowd set up a continu~
Gus hooting, chasing two of the prominent
members for long distance, until they
were compelled to take refuge in the Ma
rine Bank, and to have a police force to
escort them home. They again assembled
the next morning, but this meeting was
also broken up by the rowdics, and the
members compelled to dispcrse In the
afternoon of the same day (26th) the Con-
vention held a secret session, under tie
protection of the police, and completed
their business. They appointed one dele.
gate and one alternate from each Congress
sional District, and two Representatives
from the State at large to attend the Chi.
caso Convention. A speech was made by
Judge Blair, which was conservative and
appropriate. The President was highly
commended for his 6rmncss and perscver-
ance.
THE MA1Ls.-The DEPARTMENT says,
that there is Daily Mail be- ween St..
Paul aud St. Cloud, and We suppose that
We are bound to believe it. But the fol-
lowing are the facts Of the case:
First. We have Daily Stage, carry
ing the Mail, leaving St. Paul at 4 A. NJ.
and arriving at St. Cloud at P. NJ.
Second. Instead Of sending the Mail
through by this conveyance, it is forward
ed to St. Anthony at II A. NJ, where it
lays until A, NJ. Of the next day.
Third. Instead Of sending the matter
for Brantford, St. Cloud and the twenty
offices West Of this, in seperate parcel !;
it is placed in promiscuous Bag, at St.
Anthony, and is often delayed on the way
from enc day to one week.
Take last week as an example.
Afbnday. St. Paul DaiIies of Sunday
promptly received. Tuesday and Well
nesdny. Letter Mails all right, but no
papers Of any kind received. Thursday
St Paul papers Of Tuesday and Wednes-
day, and papers from below received
Friday. No paper of any discription.-
Saturday. Not paper from St. Paul Or
anywhere else.
At this present writing We are in an en-
viable state IF delightful uncertainty-hnve
a Daily Mail. Distance from St. Paul Is
miles. -Four Daily Pioneers and Mime.
sotians due; Convention said to be sit
ting in Charleston ; but whether Douglas,
Hunter or Hcpan he tie nominee, we do
not know, and may not learn until after
the election O! 70. an Ox-team Express.
We will ohecrfully invest our last dollar in
stock.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-05-10

sG An accident, and almost mirracu-
lous escape, occurred on Thursday last, at
the bridge which crosses the Baltimore
Central Railroad, at Kennett Square, Ches-
ter county. A gentleman, with his wife,
was dtiving.a two. horse carriage, intending
to pass over the bridge, which is twenty
FIVE feet above the track. The horses,
frightened at an approaching train, became
unmanage>blc, and while tho gentleman
jumped out to seize them, they backed
over the bridge, ana were precipitated to
the track. He quickly descended, expect
ing to find her a corpse, as he carriage
was complete wreck, but to his surprise
she was almost uniujured, and being as
sisted from the ruin, walked to town. The
injuries to the horses were triding.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-05-10

Pryor. This noted dnellst after an
absence Of five days from his seat got back
on Monday. A little later, after his re-
turn to the Hall, Southern member call
ed Pryor's attention to the fact that the
stock Of q pistol was protruding from the
rear pocket Of his coat. Thereupon he
withdrew to the cloak room, adjusted his
dress, and not long afterward disappeared
for tho day. :"