Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-10-15


all is fairly counted. Of this Penusylva-
mia share will be at least one-tenth cfthe
whole, or $500, ,0u0, 900 The snuual in
terest upou this sum (more easily estima-
ted than PAID will be about eighteen mill
ions OF dollars This, added TO the annu-
al interest Of our former debt, ,msks an ag- .
gregate Of interest now, and henceforth,lo TO
be borne by the people Of this Common
wealth, stated in round numbers, Of TWEEN
ty millions of dollars We csnnot heigh
ten this picture of the stern reality (which
an inezorable arithmctical calculation
gives. Some make even a deeper debt
and a darker prospect of the future
Taxation always falls heaviest upon
labor it will now grind the poor to the
very Garth. And yet the mock phiIan-
throrsts Of the day are increasing the
taxation, and urging on system of meas-
ures, which, under the pretense Of amell-
oratag the condition OF tho African, will,
if carried ou much longer, practically en-
slave the laboring white man aud starvc
his family And besides this, if the tor-
cible abolition of bondage at the South
Shou56 succeed, it will only be 10 bring the
white working men and women of tie
North into competition in the same paths
of labor with the African they have been
taxed and beggared to bring here aud
support amongst US
The favored capitalist, who has money
to lend the Admiutration, gets his bonds,
upon which there as no td&atj0R asd thus
is increased the burdens Of the laboring
and middle classes. But we forbear to
pursue this melancholy train Of facts aud
reasoning, and turn 10 the more grateful
consideration of how we can do something
for the correction Of these evils.
It must be plain, f.llow citizens, the on
" hope that conservative men can have Of
saveng the country from impeding anara-
chy and ultimate ruin. IS by uniting with
the Democratic party-the only party now
left that is truly national in its. character
aud conservative in its aims the only
party in the countryths has ever been
able 10 govern it, for any Ieugth Of time,
to the satisfaction Of the people at large.
This party has now presented for the
Presidency,a and Vice Presidency, TWO men
of the most uu.pottcd lives and unbomish.
sd rcputatlous--eyory way Cuasl,jed and
uuassailable, except by the corrupt aud
mercenary creatures i'll the day aud prom
ise of the existing Administration.
In regard 10 George b. Mcclellan, we
ob all not pause here 10 write his history -
Thti is already engraved on the hearts aud
eonsclouces OF grateful people. " e feel
confident, also, tnat hls admitted ability
integrity and independence, the many
Grmuess he has always exhibited ,aui e-l =.
ctaliY, and above all, ais teGo.c GdEUuou
in thy darkcs; hours to the true puuaptes
Of the Cons tuition viii draw around lin
now, the cation couGdeuce. hi, cQua-
deuce reposed ia such hanie would uu' e.
be betrayed
He Stands at the proacnt, 40 he has al
ways stood, wholly o5t from Intrigue. -
He is slied by no ties or contracts vita
merozncry aiveutplers il political lle,--
He seeks not tne Office 70. Which he bas
been named bu. hs, all along held "tha
noars9 tenor Of his way, free from the
( emtarrossnruts which tfarnmsl the actiy:
and sub oas candidate Tor Office. Even
1t defeat should Tatl to his OF in dis con
test lrnleh ~ cnupo! tslip?e, he vii, bg
con.o'cd with the onsctol,ncss f having
Ilmplorod Il, npa s,i pledged in ,dvanc.
no plscs5 ,ha; would te in his glf,if ejeo
sol ard that tbose who hsd esPou.cd
hi, canse even from the beginning acted
from sympathy With q brave, presented,
+ and ns.-la;io luan acted from princlplc
and love Of country, seeking no reward Of
future layogs. 10 one who hls been
named for the presidency da-ires it less ;
no one certp.nly, has counted it Iess, aud
this IS all additional reason VII h. should
be, and will be preferred by the thought.
fol and the upright,
/ Ihs warn sbcG reports Of rivals in com
maud the suppressed aud distorted fact.
Of PARTISAN committee Of Cou t.ass the
constaot.jealou>ly and ma4li,oant opror.
ton at every step of slose wa, I, .rrd b..
success and dreaded h;s pofa.sr,tY. h4r.
ali failed in blasting his military rcpola-
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