North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-04-20


,hp tired tax pg,er. There Is 90 promise OF
d.nvcrence hr,ghtenits the sky before him..
HIS step from This on is in cra>eess tread
mtii, IT, III Which he will never escape. Are
Won asrai l. men of tabr rtr"ugh0ut America,
To look al this picture : Will ynu turn
away your faces and hug yourselves IN the
deu>ion that all is well, a little longer p
VIII you punish and dennunce the faithful
sentinel vhu cries our 70 YOU the appr ach oe
dp>i rucIinn? Il may be su iet awhile. Ii
IS IN tbs. hears # man To put off the evil
hnur We often take Igr from danger by
affrct'ng not /" see it when We know II is in
rvtab'e Da'h ItSeli At last surprises Us In
he miI>t Of The busy plans and pleasing
a-pIrafipns nf life The voice of warming dies
awav on the ear unheeded bv the heart
Bun this fact drt> not dry rec a man IN pub
i: alton from the prrfnrnance Of his thank
e>S durv. | shall here prrf,rm mine, and
take all the reward | seek or desire, IN the
appreciation OF nv own con-cience--,n the
cver present self assurance that | know that
| an acting for the welfare of my ,uniry.
Sir III order tn enable Us To grasp tho
mighty Fl urc> winch will sum up our nA-
tinnai d-br sixteen months hence. let u> in
dulge I r III menI IN crmparI>ons. The
-rpwIh "f The 4 nrrIc IN Repubhc III all the
dement's of ma erlal wealth, frnln is birth 10
ha hour at lis present m'sinrl urIes, had been
the narvel aud wonder oi all tIale 1t bad
strobe upon The lpfIeSt peaks of greatness
with an pa-y familiar step. La peace ar IN
warJ"ur e,"ry was the sarne--the first of all
I natInnS. Our actions al home and abroad
were up ON scale OF magnitude which
dwarrd the giant achievements of history by
c"nrra.r. BlI IN ali that time every item Of
ar ptiblic xpeuiiture- would scarcely suffice
! Z upt ufin III lt Vt2r nitLr
! crescent system of rum. Take the period Of
! seventy Two years-thn~e halcvnn d4vs Of
! cherry and ira trniiI from 1889 {, Sol -
! Daring that space "t happy il,n-, fnr every
! wear. and tar all rurp",e>, the expenses of
! 'hs Government were:
sl,453, ,7so,7ss
For four years from 1861 to 1866 -. 4Ol0,2lsO93
! increase ofexpense il four years over
seyenty.two years. .............S 81 $50, ,422 3Q7
-Four hlIei bnt terrible years Under the
! present 4 ADMINISTRATION will have consumed
! more tnsu three iInes much of the wealth
! the labor, the tax's at the people a. every
| Iiher A lminIS ration of the u pvrrrJn9nt pat
'ngrthrr trnm Washington To Jane. Buch-
uan! D. You slItl say, IN view Of this
startling iact, thai there - ~ nee -s-iiy fJr
I r chaage IN our policy aud ~ eur rnlcrs
- order {" save n~ from utter overthrnwl
prnduure shall c,n'inue2 H,w long eau
Il contnur2 Bv the statistics furnished in
! he census 1850, the v4lue uf The real and
ter>"na! property oi the personal property
| ni tie United Sta.e-, brf,- war AMI de
: ,uctrpn had a>saied II, was Sl2084 600 ,005
! Even RENTING thar II possesses fuC same
value 10 day, yet he debt Is one ,hird of
! the wEnle am, unt. But every une will
! a1k now lrdrr that IN assessment ot the value
# rh, Property hrungil, nt he CnIted States
! l"w ~ ND not show more than two inIrds
% il 10 n"r the. This wnnl be ab ,ut
| SS 900 900. o. tbs sum the public
! irhi, in Il tre M Datn>, Will b. more than
me halt. Hlil the gram III the field; half Tie
| Hur-e> Ia trer stall naif tue cattle IN the
pastures; hail III" hogs IN the pens; Ina { the
! and Itself, every other acre, Will staui mort
| aged for 'hr IA menl If f"Hr YEAR. dread
| jui Experiment III the use of the sword and
: h. >Snr.i aioa D., 4. aitempttRsa restoration
! II the Cnl II and even 1ow, all over Il Z land
! the eXct>rmrn, the lax galherer> ar swarm
rng I, snf rec she ireclnsure CT tins crushing
and rcrn less mortgage. u Is held by the
creditors who ave iron hearts. There will
hr n" grace gre' no tq1it' of Gedemp'lon.
! Abnlitl"nl>m y the principal holder; and
| 'hru culraci> AMI iranA huld the htauc"
Bn allow me 10 make an applcarions of
| 'h'N d""t t. that 'F"ai 'e--a p'rtip.. ot
| 'h 5" prnpe represent on TINS Dor. The
assessed v4,up "t all the real aud personal
| property 81 the people uf Indaha IN 1860
va Sill OH, 42+ Tnt proportion of tho
! Frirr'i .l-b' WucI will tach 10 har state
luur 30 1865, Will be S255 9S05lO 1t
! vil. t.,r.-t lie. be -een that 1t t,,r~- tDlrths
! a cvrrt n ~ wn'cA the cIrrz rs aud proper
!.'-''"i.lrr> "i irdIana pr>sSes> vas put nd at
! = |. IA "a ,r,iU
| NIT "t The cet report. II would barely
>rtti I" meet he lem tnis whIcl the Fed
! rat 'vernment l. maErng upon the veal h
! AID Industry of thai State. am aware that
! All lhi> viii tall IDLY Il Dnn the ears ot Ihps.
! Who ar" prOo ILlng tins war tr IN IN rtlyrS of
le&po' ,>m and uuhall"0ed gam; bur speak
! +" day irr The larinrr and the mechAnlc- for
! ne iaoorer whose heirI Is tiled Srh unSeif-
/ 'Sh palFI"ilSm, and whose hands are un>Iain
II by piual~r, | call upon that class to
carei0ilY e>rlmue these hurThrns, tor oa
! heir weary shnriieis they are L. he borne
But agan. | viii be met here by the fact
Sat 'he p'lmrnr OF the principal nf the
tubIc debt Viii ID. p PSI med from one gen.
| "ra''"n to another, AMI that like the pebble
gland We viii only be called nt,n i,r
! Ifn interest Fakllg even inst uhw Irthy
v'ew # he On '>t,nn let IL >ee wnAt Will be
| ihe inevitable annual demands u,,nn Amer-
rcam labor N or ter t. avoid npe aud ac-
! know ledged bankruptcy. This estimate I
| make u, the basis II peace, after this war
= all have clnse! aal The utmost reduction
mad, cmsr>;cnt with our altered condition.
C "A lenge -crunty into its subs antiai COR
re mes:
F reign intercourse. ................ $500 COO.
! in'ertnr, ns'"ns, Indians, ete 20,O00,000