The Portland daily press., 1865-07-24
SHRINKING FROM THE RESPONSE
BIIITIES. Ae 20

se.t le' SWEDEN, July 10, 1850. =, z
To tie Editor Of the Press:
People are thirsting for exciting news just
now, and will not be satisfied till they hear of
some accident or battle, that they can express
their horror at the loss Of life The retired
manners of the "good country people, have
given away under the exciting times ofthe last
four years, and a complete reaction taken
place. The better part of the community,
however, in this region, have settled down to
the more peaceful ayocations of life, with the
satisfaction that geart work has been accom-
plished, and thankfulness that the most sam
guine hopes have been realized. But there is am
occasional cutlery among certain class, when
the collectors present their tax-bills, which in
ordinary times, and to people unskilled in
war, would look slightly warlike. Most of the
towns have voted to pay the whole or part of
the money raised for volunteers, and the aneu-
trails" or conservative demorcrats,a as they
term themselves, are coming down in Bit
ter denunciations on the government and
war matters in general. / know wealthy
farmers, that have made themselves rich by
the high prices taken for their produce, having
n many cases, realized three times the usual
profit; and now that an effort is made to liqui-
date the town debts in two or three years,
making their taxes in some cases double what
they usually have been, such men are frantic
with rage, and wholly beside themselves One
of the most wealthy men in this town became
so indignant because his rights were taken
away, that he took up his connection with
Uncle Sans government and fed to Canada,
expecting to find it land Of milk and honey.
10 reason with such men is to bring down up
on your head oaths that would make 'devils
inclrnate" bush.
But have they not been instrumental in
Bringing about this state of things? 1t is
held by a greater, if notthe wiser part of the
community, that this war has been Brought
about mainly through the aid and encourages
ment OF these martyrs, aad it is certain that
itnever would have come in their day, had it
not beenfor the support the rebels received from
buchanan and his abettors. Equally certain
is it, that, at the commencement Of the war.
as well as during the whole struggle, this class
OF. men have been clogging the wheels ofgov-
eminent, and doing all in their power to weak
en- our cause and build UP the confederates, re-
sorting to shemes more diSgraeeful, more mali
ciods, and more damnable than the world
had before seen. y8E3s II, sAHrs
In continuing the war, the government
fond it necessar to establish loans, to which
the people were invited to subscribe, fixing the
terms within the reach Of men Of moderate
means, and on conditions perfectly safe, and
highly satisfactory to all reasonable persons,
and when urgent demands were made for the
people to respond to the wants of the govern
ment, these men held fast to their pocket
books, resolved to do nothing calculated to aid
the national cause. The more reasonable, ra-
tional part OF the community responded, and
are now exempt from the present high taxes.
As soon as they began to realize thatthe Gov
eminent Bonds were exempt from State,
County, and Municipal taxation, which adds
from one to three per cent. per annum to their
value, they began to howl about'injustce and
military despotism.
The Democratic leaders, who know that no
injustice has been done them, sare poisoning
the more ignorant classes with the belief that
they alone are paying these high taxes, while
aboHtionists are exempt, hoping in this man
ner to create sensation in the public mind,
by which they may be able to gain some polit-
ical capital.
The ways of the wicked are hard; and if
these consistent beings will shut their ears to
reason, and bring upon themselves destruc-
ton, the Union men, at least, will not be re-
sponsible. NJ .(II f.Fge9f4s5
There is small class of weak backed I'm
ion men, who have been frightened by the
idea Of the utter inability of the government
to refund so large an amount Of money. We
would invite the attention of such to quota
ton from Shakespeare: IN xazT SD
ss,.-s.s. "Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
BY fearing to attempt"
Again:
"When our actions do not,
OurJears do make us traitors
J. M. K.