Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-03-21

the most e1sy and striking way OF shusirE IL
magnitude. There J. htrdlf anybody bat what
has heard denupcsto"- Of the weight OF that
debt. Apart from The 5amring fist that the prin
cipa part Of it 49, contracted for the purpose VI
waeing ware by the crs,~n against Democracy IN
France sud America, We might learn something
from that consideration: out the great point wa
10 give : ia-t idea OF the weight of our own debt
by placing il alongside Of the debt Of England
That gives us not simply the means Of compan
son bot euforce~ proper conclusion: for u the
peope OF England. and the poor OF England e
tasIlv suffer there by universal tsxaiiOn 90 meet
the interest. can not - ape the same fate
And we nav observe further. hat there :
another feature Of resemblance IN the two ~
tens The land OF 4 gland i not taxed for
geaeral purposes at all. and thus Tar real estate
with ~ hs- escaped FeIeral taxation The in
terest Of the British deb, and Of own J. 10 be
raised by excises and imp0sts We have fol-
Low ed the British ex ample OF exempiiug the land.
because the abOiiiionsts are afraid Of the farmers
Bot very soon that class which possesses
about three fourths Of the pronerty aud does
that share OF the business OF the Northwest, will
be taxed ike other people They cannot look
Tor the British exemption much longer. Ii the
interest on our debt Is paid they will have 10 pay
A large proportion. In England the land be
longs 10 a privileged Orier-the nobility very
small handful. but by their institutions their de
pOsitores of their political power OF the country
The whole number of landh0lders, including
town lots, is stated at the Incredibly sum OF thir
" thousand and prob ably the bulk of the land j.
held by 1.-THE Of that number, being nObles of all
degrees In The United States agriculturasts
know to their that they have such
means OF prOtectOn-u0 exclusive political
strength. They must pay, and probably 10 the
end will be the victims Ofp1blic debt policy, akin
to the existing tariff policy and the transpnrta
ton policy all of which most bitterly hostile
to the whole class OF producers The debt will
soon be held by the same capitalists. who own
all the factories and the railroads. and the ships
aud steamers, aud are concentrated in Wall
street, New York and TO support these Western
farmers have ever been, and by means Of the war
must continue 10 be. deprived of their wealth,
their natural advantages their annual crops. a.
well any boarded surplus. and the great rivers
and lakes They are like lion in the toll aud
thev will de there like the lion unless they
break the cords. some friendly mouse guaws
them asunder Alas that their yigOr should be
hourly diminishing. and that no help even the
most insignificant, makes is appearance. The
Ohio farmers will have to shoulder The butt end
OF an annual charge OF $40 900 900. of which
Hamilton county must pay more than tenth.
and the other counties IN that proportion We
made also some calculations 10 show the burdens
OF average families We propose nov To say "a
word on the condition OF the poor in a heavily
taxed community
IL will be said that the poor DO not pay the
taxes, g. that they will be borne mostly by the
rich On the contrary, We pronounce il 10 be "A
fallacy that taxes 30 not fall on labor. but en-
tirey upon property The poor Who labor tor
living on the farm. in the shop. or At other work
BY applying their energy To the tools oil their
calling. and acting upon the materials furnished
by themselves and bv the capitalists DO pay a
very large portion of all taxes and assessments
poor mans family consumes food aud clothes
that are heavily taxed and thereby advanced in
cost, To almost the same extent as the rich mans
family And indeed, the impOSts fall even more
oppressively upon the poor. in proportion than
by direct taxption. But direct taxation itself
laid not per cdyita. but upon property, comes
greatly of of the earnings OF labor-oh of the
scanty pittance OF the poor Landlords do not
pay the State taxes, which are all direct and il
would be the same with direct Federal taxes;
they will generally be added to the rent exacted
from tenants. Aud il is the same thing with the
products of the field ana of the :actory-the
consumer has to pay M advanced prize, nearly
equal to the additional taxation The poor pay
a large share, and you cannot protect them from
such consequences Taxes are like the avalanche
of snow breaking from the mountain tops but
descending. aud descending, With increased bulk
and momentum, ill ltOverwhelms the hamlets in !
the plains heae,w So all public burdens sink /
and sink. till they fall at last crushngiy on the
poorest and weakest Very little thought will
produce that conviction. Each class of society 1
seeks TO protect itself II the merchant and his
goods are taxed, Of necessity he raises his prices
So do landlords. manufacturers, and traders zen /
orally Business also contracts and the burden OF
the strong i thrown off upon the dependent, wa
yes beng the first thing 10 tall ia CONFUSION. /
and the last 20 rise against X. But somebody /
has 70 stand the pressure AMI IL comes down bar 1
der and harder Al every successive steps ill 10 I
reaches the crowds of lab0rers who i've by their I
daily toll Each one of these is subjected TO the I
combined action of all above him, and he must /
meet his fate IN the fearful shape OF reduced Wa
ges and higher prices for MI his comforts What
remedy has the poor man! None; he must work I
on or starye, for he has neither capital, surplus
friends He i not even comfortable slave. /
after the fashion OF the down trOdden African.
with an interested muster TO stand betN cen him
and harm in the shane of Sickness. accident or
other misfortune He j. compelled ffom the era
ole 10 the grave To serve two iron tyrtnts from
whom he can not escape and they are his Power .
" aud his NeriSsity We think il is high time
that the farmers. mechanics aud laboTets for VA
ges should pat Their strong arms and hearts at
the disposal o. the clear Minded and honest led
ers OF the Democracy. who will sooner or later
arrest this awfully increasing load of public
debt We see ia the Eistera cities combinations
of working men. but we advise that those who
labor with their hands should not become exclu
sve. for thew can accomplish nothing alone bat
they may do anything by joining themselves to
the Democratic party. which is the panty Of hard
money free trade. low duties. strict construction
OF the Constitution, State rights ani State sover
eigntv. with cheap. simple aud responsible FED
erai Government Gin Enquirer.