Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-08-16

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It's interesting, just now, to seeand hear
the intense love for peace expressed by
those who are giving aid and comfort to
the rebels. jeff. Davis and Beauregard
want peace, Cox, Vallaudigham, Payne
q Co. want peace, and so does the editor
Of the Messenger and several others here
about want peace. JEFF. Davis wants to be
let alone. And if you examine the course
of the traitors in arms, and their co-workers
with pen and tongue, in the North, you
will perceive that they all want the same
thing, and work and fight for the Same re-
suit. The administration and all the peo-
pie also want peace, as we'll as the traitors
and tories.
Now how shall we obtain peacel
There are two ways, and only two, to
attain this great object of common desire.
First: To surrender to tho demands of
the traitors; and that is nothing less than a
division Of the Union. Tho rebels will
take nothing else. Second: To conquer a
peace and compel the traitors to submit to
the Constitution our fathers and their faith
ers made.
Who is so blind as not to see that a
compromise now is complete conquest
of this government, a most decisive triumph
over us by armed traitors, an open declara-
ton to the world that our glorious govern
ment is conquered, subjugated and brought
to terms by jeff. Davis & Co. When our
flag and soil had been insulted by Mexico,
the Executive said, awe must conquer p
peace" Then the war was made to obtain
peace The subject of difference then was
only strip of land of trihing value, bu
the honor of the government was at stake
there could be no compromise. Now, bal
the property and territory of the Union, al
of its laws, the Constitution, liberty, ant
the Union ITSELF are at stake, and certain
men cry out for peace and compromise.
What manner of men are these compro
mise horn -blowers2 Take, for instance, the
leaders among them in Ohio, Medary, Val
landigham, Cox, Payne, Bean, Gray & Co.
and what are they?
They are unprincipled, corrupt, politically
dead, by-gono party politicians, lifelong
corruptionists, whose races are all run
whose only hope of being noticed in tho
world is to become more conspicuously
odious by living on the ruin of their country
Such are jeff Davis recruiting agents
such men counsel the degradation of the
country, not that they are sincere in doing
so, for sincerity is quality they never had
or long ago extingushed; but only that
they may be noticed and raise a party that
they may ride upon and plunder.
Effect of Direct Taxation upon Society
On the first page of to-day's paper will bC
found that portion of the Direct Tax bill pas
sed by Congress, regulating the levies. o
it the N. Y. Herald says: "We have hith
erto been the most lightly taxed and pros
porous people in the world, and now tha
we are promised new scheme of taxation
rendered necessary by the war, appreheu
sions are entertained that it may press in
juriously upon certain sections of the com
munity. But we do not think this is likel,
10 be so. The effect of the bills to com,
into operation next April will be to equal
ize the system of taxation more than hat
hitherto been the case. All real estate hol
ders have long been heavily taxed, whilc
those in the enjoyment of large incomes
but without being house or land holders
have escaped the demands of the tax gath
erer The income tax, as in England, may
be unpopular, but its simplicity and certain
ly strong recommendations in IFS favor de
mand it as a measure Of expediency at tn,
present time. That it will have anything
like permanent existence among us is
however by no MEANS likely. The tax ol
watches may easily be borne, as it will fal
on the wealthier portion of community, al
though we do not doubt that it will leat
many of those now in the habit of wearing
them to discontinue the practice. The gen
eral effect of the new schedule will be to in
duce the practice of domestic economy
Already, indeed the reduction of incomes
caused by the stagnation of trade and th'
depreciation Of property, has put an end T.
many of the extravagances which were be
, fore common to US. 1t is well for US as
nation that this salutary social change ha
' been inaugurated, and that people who hav
been accustomed only to squauder sho'd fin
, it necessary to practice the virtue of thrift
THE TORIES.
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