New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-02-07
HEAR THn UROAN,

The groans OF the Abolifiohists are sfnilof de-
lieions music TO the ears 81 all patriotic men. We
love to listen to them. For some weeks they have
been groanmg over the enormous expenses Of the
war they are waging upon the senth. Now, that
is proposed 70 levy taxes TO meet those expenses,
their groans are sweetly agonizing! Tie New
/ York Tribune advocates high taxation to keep IN
The war and pay the debts Of Lineelndem, to which
IL The Express, groaningl responds
ID this Wise: ~ v s s.ssisss h ~ ss4 n 81
We MUST TAX,--Yes, must tax, Must tax q To
pnt down slavery which, before the Tribune
started OF fostered Aholtionism, was pouring its
eommassionsd wealth Into our eohera atfording
employment for our spindles our ships, our work:
men, etc; We must now tax !! tds TAX ssse must
pay ten cents per pound on tea! Wo must pay
I'VE cents On oofse We nnst have al excise
we must q hare A stomp taxi we must hare poll
iet other people's business Alone We could hare
had tea coffee and sugar at old pricesr-Dnt MS
things are now, the Tribune il right II saying Con-
gssss mus taas The Abolitionista provided the
seeesaio with MI the elements of rebellion,
such as they have been seeking for years which
We peor Union Savers, y as we'll as the Adolf
tIonists, Of course, must be taxed Taxation is
TIE tax. 70 be taxed 70 save the Union, Or to re-
store it, g 3 worthy and cheerful sacrifice. But,
oh ye blind guides! Oh ye who have plunged
Us I'LL into this al s.s q. n NJ III
Wen, tax away and stop making fuss about
". Nobody y going tofpreTent your taxing your
selves. We don't care, and the world IL indiHer.
aent II you lax yourselves unto utter bankruptcy
That . yonr own affair. But, the South will not;
scontribnte rcd cent ID nave you from ins0 vency
you will never more be made strong and wealthy.
~ the patfonag of SLAYER and YOU win have to
depend upon yourselves exclusively for national
existence, We think you vii make a bad ont 81 ii
N carrying on Government as in less than twelve
months you have lost credit and character with
eign nations, hare bankrupted your merchants,
and mannfa ctnrers, and have accnmula-
ted y huge national debt, which will hang like an
incabus upon yaW industry for many long years to
come unless wholesale and retail reputation is
sorted The fact Is, you Aboitionists are alto,
gsther INIT for self GOV ernment have all along
been nnfit-and had itsnots been for Southern
means, patronage, patriotism and craftsmanship,
Nos1ld have gone 70 perdition long ago. As soon
- ne guiding and supporting hand of the South
Was the North plunged into all sorts Of
axcsases and eorrup and the result il, unbear
Ahles taxatien, bankruptcy Or repudiation For
NE truth of al this refer 70 the grooming con
LESSONS Of the New York Express, quoted above
d But all will avail them nothing. Their repent
ance, Il sincere, would have no effect upon the
South The Unien can never hereconstructed nor
viii the South ever become commercially depend
mt upon the North The ways Of the two sections
lie IN opposite directions, and each can pursue its
eRnpat "a ceablY, if the North 30 wills it, |