East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-29
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performances-willh have an interesting
duty to perform. BY protesting to ig-
nore all old party issues under the assur-
ance that the policy Of the country on
these issues was not to be disturbed, and
by appeals to the North, and denuncia-
tons of the South, they succeeded in
obtaining power in one section, and
driving into hostility the other. The
future reader of history will stand
amazed when he finds that the mildest
form of republicanism was to stop the
extension of slavery by Congressional
prohibition Of that institution in the Ter
ritories," and that with this profession,
when in the first session of Congress in
which they had complete power, they or
ganized every foot of land belonging to
the government into three territories,
and never said one word about prohibit
ing slavery in any one Of them The
reader of history, too, will not be less
amazed to find that while protesting to
be converts to the policy of the Demo
cratic party in reference TO old party is
sues, and promising not to disturb those
questions, yet their very first acts, when
they have the responsibility of legislation
upon them, are to overturn all those set
tied policies which had cost the people SO
much time and exertion to establish -
The Democratic policy of a revenue tar
iif, with protection as An incident, and
with the principle that importations
should pay duty according to their
value, is all swept away, and the reverse
principle Of making the whole people
tributary to the manufacturing interests
of State or two--legislating for cor
porations and the rich-is resorted to-
One fact will illustrate the principle as
they apply it: The tax imposed Oh tea is
fifteen cents per pound Thus, the pound
of tea which costs fifteen cents in China,
aud the pound that costs seventy-five
cents at the same place, pays the same
duty to the government. The one is
consumed by the poor man, the other by
the wealthy. The poor man has to pay
as much for the support of the govern
ment for his necessity as the rich does
for his luxury.
Take the Sub-treasury as another
measure. During its existence Of twenty
years, the government never lost one
dollar by it. The republicans in power
virtually do it away.
Another forcible demonstration Of
their anti-Democrstic princip ples-ther
natural and instructive disposition to class
legislation that proves that they possess
the old spirit of federalism, is the par
tislity and favoritism of their direct tax.
The Detroit Adont,sr is forced to sd-
nit
"rhere seems to be q very striking in.
equality in the spportionment OF the
S20,000,000 of direct tax among the va
rious States. The proportion for Michi.
gan, for instance, amounts to almost
three mills on dollar, while that of New
York is only a mill and half. Maine,
with eight Representatives, In Congress,
pays but S420, 900, while Michigan, with
only four, pays s50l, 900. But We sup.
pose it is all right. At any rate, there is
no help for it,"
Now, under the operation of oil these
measures, who is to pay the expenses OF
this WARP The main part of the revenue
land makes aud we consume. We con-
soquently pay the duty. The East lend
their money to tho government and pay
no tax. We are taxed to pay the inte-
rest to them, and eventually the princi.
pal. We poor people Of the West, are
taxed directly twice as much as the peo-
pie OF the East.
Every man will see at glance that
the settled policy of the Democratic
party and the country has been COM
pletely overturned by the republican
party. And yet, with impudence unpar-
allelled, Democrats, who have spent their
lives to establish just policy upon sound
principles for the government of the
country, are asked to abandon their party
aud 90 in and support sn administration
that returns to monopoly and class legis.
lation! We think republican papers will
find out that there is "help" for such q
state Of things. To sustain our position
on some points, we extract from Wilks's
Spirit Of The Times, . paper neutral in
position, but always anti. Democratic in
its tendencies, the following -
"Thc session Of Congress is ended
It did all that was asked for it in the
matter Of voting money and men, and
oonferring extraordinary powers upon the
President, for the assertion and preserva.
ton of the Constitution as is alleged =
But, considering the plausible charges,
backed by arguments that may have
been answsrable but were not answered,
70 the effect that the President aud Con
gress were practically suspending the
operations of the Constitution altogether
and, by making its provisions nugatory
Setting precedents for the cutting Of il
up, root and branch, at no distant day
il would have been better if that nstru
ment, and the general principles Of civil
liberty had been treated with more So
lemnity aud respect in the perhaps neces
sary moment Of their disregard. The
TWO houses have passed measures for the
increase of the revenue; and In some
part they femind us Of that text Of Scrip
ture which pithily says, And & decre'
went forth that all the world should b
taxcdp Twentv nillions Ia In be raise,