Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-01-28
Taxation.


ing. 1t is not necessary, therefore, for Us
to give its definition.
But, in the history Of this Government,
never before have the peorle been SO near
realization of the crushing seight OF OPP
pressiye and burdensome taxation. Here-
tofore the country has felt little OF the evils
resulting from national expenditures. Inc
money derived from duties imposed on i'm
ports and the sale of public lands has been
more than sufficient fo- oil government
wants. The only direct taxes levied upon
the people were for State and municipal
nurposes. These, it is true, have some
times been considered ouerous and oppres-
sive, but in reality have been scarcely felt
amidst the reign of plenty. prosperity and
peace.
A new era is now about to dawn upon
us. The Government is engaged in ter
ribie civil war with portion of its own
subjects, who have rebelled against It's au-
thority. For ten months the deadly and
appalling conflict has ragged. More than
half million of men are in arms and
striving to crush the insurreetion, but
though they have struggled for months and
fought many bloody battles, the rebellion is
as defiant and menacing as it was at the
| time when our powerful army was called
| into the field. And it may be safely cal
culated, if there be no change of policy
if no terms of peace or compromise are to
be entertained until the rebel States are
subiugated-t war will not be brought
to successful termination for l,ng So
ries of years. 1t has taken ten months
with all our vast army to fortify Washing
ton and to place our borders on the seeded
States in state of defeoce, and according
to the same reckoning it will require the
time Of ten years and million of lives to
accomplish the complete overthrow of the
spirit of disalOylty by the dread alterna
tive.
Hence the prospect of enormous and
crushing taxation presents itself. Our ex-
penses are now over two millions of dollars
daily and are increasing rapidly. Already
our financial officers have exhausted nearly
every means in their power They have
borrowed until the capitalists are begin
ming to wary of how they let their money
60 on Government pledges. The Treasury
Note system has failed to supply the neces.
sary siuues of war. The only alternative
is taxation. The money must be raised by
some process or other.
As a beginning, the Committee of Ways
and Means in the House of Representa-
tives have agreed to report in favor of rails.
ing $3.50, 1000, 900 annually by direct taxes
1t will fall upon Illinois to raise SIS, 900,
900 of this vast sum. This tax will come
upon US Immediately. Therefore, our peO
PIE should be preparing themselves for the
approach Of the Government .ax>gatherer.
He will soon be around, when they will
by made to feel more wildly the folly Of
their political errors.
This is no idle speculation. 1t is with
facts we have to deal with now Every
man will have to pay four times as much
taxes as he has been in the habit of pay
ing heretofore. We don't see where the
money is to come from; but there is nc
, lodging it. The people have got to cons
! tribute the means to sustain the Govern
ment or it will go down. Then, let every
one, and especially those who aided by
their votes to bring about this horrible
, state of affairs, prepare to pay their enor-
nous taxes without murmuring. 1t will
by hard, but is inevitable
ATTEMPT TO MURpER.-B. T. 1ewes,
) Esq, of Crete in this country, miraculously
escaped assassination OF tn G night of the
22d inst. He was on his way to hia faith
er's about three miles from Crete, with q
horse and cutter, when he overlook man
in the road and Invited him to ride. The
man declined to get in, but stepped on the
runners back of the cutter box and rode in
that position. Mr.. Uewes suspected there
was something wrong, and kept his eye on
bis passenger, but happening to look for
ward he was shot in the back of the neck
His overccat ard the thick furs that encir>
; cled his neck, checked the ball so that be
was not dangerously injured. a struggle
then ensued and the man was driven away
from the cutter, when Mr. IIewes made hi:
escape The next day, German named
g. Eggleffstien was arrested on suspicion
for the commission Of the crime, and upon
comparing the ball found in Mr.. Hewes
neck with pair Of bullet molds discovered
secreted in one of the prisoners boots they
were found to correspond. A pistol wal
found in his possession, and he could give
no account Of himself at the time the out
rage was committed He was also recog-
nized by Mr.. Hewes as resembling the mar
who shot him.. lie was brought to this city
and lodged in Jail to await trial at the mex
D ! term of our Circuit Court. 1t is supposed
D shat robbery was his purpose.
l RAILROAD ACcIDESr.-On Saturda,
morning last as the freight train from tn
West was crossing the bridge over the cana
and river in this city, the wheel of one o
8 the cars broke, by which two cars wer
8 thrown off the track forcing the portion 0
3 the bridge ever the canal from its founda
a ton, which together with the two cars wer
b percipitated into the canal. Several car
:. penters were at work covering the brid ge
e .hree of whom, o. P Phillips and job
: Bowles of this city, and j. McMurtry 0
/ Geoeseo, were severely injured. Mr.. Phil