Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-06-28
THE SECRET ANTI-TAX SOCIETY,

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There is most extraordinary cores
pondent of the New York Tribune who
has discovered that there is secret anti.
tax society somewhere about Dubuque
N"w this report is loo true, we are sorry
to say, and it extends over every part Of
the. ssstate, and it can now be pretty well
established, that it embraces a very large
number Of the leading men Of both parties,
and indeed i. is gravely charged that no
less personages than Governor Kirkwood,
Senator Grimes, Mr. Instice Lowe, belong
to this society with many Democrats and
perhaps among them Gen. Geo. W. Jones.
1t is rather difficult to imagine how the
secret got out but it is supposed to have
happened in this wise
Some Of the members told their wives,
and the first these gentlemen knew that
their famous work was made public was
after this manner
Governor krkwood, who has denounced
men for not paying their taxes, picked up
a newspaper, and found bis town lots and
lands advertised for sale, and that he was
himself advertised as delinquent in duty,
and so many others, until IN fact, their
property has been con6sca,ed without trial
by jury, and it is quite certain that there
may be much difficulty upon the subject,
10 bot a.
may eventuate in civil war, seeing the
prominence of the men whose property
has been thus conhsca.ed.
A party led by Senator Grimes and Gov,
ernor kirkwood with their dependencies
will be the nucleous Of the rebellion.
In that case the Governors chair will
be vacated, and the Lieut.. Governor will
take his place, and Col. Warren fill the
vacant, seat Of the Senator, and Lieut.
Gov Needham must call upon the General
Government to suppress the rebellion.
This Anti tax raid must be put down
The man who has properly sold for tax,
is traitor. The man who opposes the
Dog Tax is a traitor for there Is now n
dog law sufficiently stringent to prevent
puppies from barking at gentlemen.--
Whosoever believes that cotton will no.
grow in Minnesota, is traitor. Whose
ever believes tha, sorghum will not make
bettes sugar than cane is traitor, Who
soever advocates short winters is in clear
sympathy with the South, and should be
hung, quar,ered aud beheadcd as a traitor.
Down with treason aud Anti. Tax associa'
tons or if any man be found with home
n ade clothes upon his person, let him be
arrested at one opposed to the civilization
oil our British ancestors. Let them and
their wives aud children be arrrenticed.o to
Government agents, and denounced pub.
liciy as buttcrnuts. Moreover, let those
surveillance who drink rye coffee without
sugar, to cheat the Government out Of its
revenue, and to ,hwart the purposes ol
those Anti-Tax disorganizers. Let pray
er be made for public service, embracing
thanksgiving fJr our New ERA and let
the opening prayer commence with We'll
drink rye coffee; it is sweet enough for
me, without any sugar in it, if the bigger
can be free
These applications will test the patriot
ism OF the people. : Burlington Ary'tS.
When George Stephenson, the celebrat,
ed Scotch Engineer, bad completed his
model OF a locomotive, be presented him.
self before the British Parliament, and
asked Tor the attention and support of the
body. The grave NJ. P.'s lookingly sneer'
ing'y at his invention. asted-"So you
have made carriage to run only by
steam, have You = Yes, my lords" And
you expect your carriage to run on paral,
lei rails, so that it cannot go off, do you T.
Yes, my lords "Well now, Mr.. Steph
enson, let US show you how absurd your
aim is. Suppose when your carriage is
running on these rails at the rate of TWEEN
~ or thirty miles an hour, if you're ex.
travagant enough TO even suppose such
thing is possible, II COW should get in the
way2 You cant turn out tor her--what
then "Then tell be bad for tic eop,
my lords - 81 "A. #..