The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-01-29

forth from Caesar Lincoln that all the world
of the Northern States shall be taxed-that
all the dwellers therein shall be taxed In their
rising up and their sitting down, in their eat
ing and their drinking. in their sickness aud
their health. in their living and their dying.
Now that won't work satisfactorily. GET
ting in debt, like going down hill, is easy
enough, but paying is the mischief, and paw
ing so enormously before the first year is o.
yer, is the very diabolus himself to all but
the spectators, contractors and politicians,
and all can't be contractors and speculotors.
Illinois. with corn at nominal prices, and
whiskey dog cheap--Ohio. with pork at half
rates, and other western produce in proper
ton. will find it pretty hard to pay seven or
eight millions Of dollars direct taxes, in ad-
dition to the already existing burthens Of
their Federal, state and municipal govern
ments. They cannot do it, and they won't.
The attempt at meeting the exigencies Of the
occasion, by resort to such direct taxation,
will be indeed the application Of experiment.
am crucis to Northern belligerency. We do
not think il can stand the test We hardly
think Congress will have the nerve to ven
ture upon il at once. but it is that or moth
ing. The finances will break down, and the
war fall through without il. II is neck or
nothing, and not much to choose on either
side. Let us bear up firmly through this
winter and all will be right, we think.
Capt. Robert Tensill, Of Virginia, belonged TO the
United States Marine Corps. and was one Of the Off
Gers arrested in Boston in August last from the deck
Of the frigae Congress, her return from the Brsrl
station and imprisoned in Fort lafayette. He has re-
Gently been exchanged for Capt. MunsOn Of New York,
and returned TO Richmond. The Captain communi-
Gates 10 the Richmond Examiner some interesting re-
meniscenees respecting his prison experie ness The
Examiner Says;
The statements which Captain Tansill
makes OF the state OF feeling in the North. as
observed within a few DAYS past. are both
intelligent and interesting. The most re-
markable aspect Of the public sentiment was
that Of extreme disappointment at the results
Of The war 50 tar as i had progressed. The
most candid Of the Northern people confess
ed their disappointment, especially with re-
terence to two topics-the integrity Of the
slave population aud the tremendous anoant
Of resistance that the South had offered 10 the
resources and best exertions Of the North.
Expressions opposing the prosecution Of the
war we're every day becoming more open,
and more careless Of restraint. il was com
monty said that the Democratic party would
soon be 10 power again in the North, and
that its programme would be TO upset the
whole present system Of Yankee Government
and deal terrible vengeance upon those re-
sponslole Tor the consequences OF the var.
We are told that public expressions were
more than once heard that CAMERON and
WELLS should be hung" and that the work Of
retrlbution should 20 on until every man
who had loaned money to the govern ment
had been treated 10 = halter" Regrets Al
pnce Pihful and ridiculous were Iasished ON
the destruction Of i" the Unlon." When
Captain TAssmL left he vas implored by
many OF the people he met TO tell hi. friends
in the South that the Yankees only want
cd the Union" prayed for the Unisn.r
and would be satisfied to get the Union
buck on any terms