The mountain Democrat., 1865-03-25
shave We . asvsrnm.nt :"

gang OF polltlcaI paupers and Adventures,
give employment to horde Of tax gath
erers, feed and clothe thousands of indo-
lent and vicious contrabands, subsidize
presses and prosecute an Abolition cru.
SADIE, must convince the most skeptical
that we have a Government and a very
expensive one, at that. We NaSS ~ fit
the pressure Of its iron hand, and we will
feel ir~more sensibly before the expiration
of Lincoln's term of office. Extravaganza,
profligacy, corruption and tyranny are
rapidly destroying the Government
Even the friends of those who administer
the Government-Wade, Hale, Wilson,
Davis and other prominent members of
the party in power-admit this disgrace.
full fact Before the Inauguration of Lin
coin the people hardly realized that they
were governed at all-so light were the
burdens, and so dim was even the pres
cnce Of Government. Under Democrat.
ic rule the Government was mild, toler.
ant, economical, impartial and honest /;
our expenses were trifing, our taxes light,
SO light, indeed, they were scarcely felt.
Under Democratic rule we had no Federal
tax gatherers, no shoddy contractors, no
informers and spies; the people were not
called upon to impoveris6 themselves TO
free, educate, clothe and feed the negroes
of the country. Under Democratic rn,c
the country prospered wonderously, and
our people were united, contented and
happy. 1t is entirely different under
Abolition rule. and the difference is a re.
proach to the virtue and intelligence Of
the American people.
Our credit is destroyed, our commerce
crippled, our taxes onerous, our people
warning against each other, our Constitu.
ton trampled upon, our laws violated,
the military superior to the civil authori-
ty, and our Government in the hands Of
drivelers and fanatics, whose highest am
bition seems to be to legislate for the negro
disregard the warnings of history and the
teachings Of the patriots Of our Revolu-
ton, and subvcrt the Government they
bequeathed to US. The Government oil
Washington, franklin and jefferson the
Government Of Jackson, Webster and
! Clay. is not good enough for them; they
are resolved to destroy it, and to found a
new nation" suitable to the disciples OF
the thief and murderer, Jehh Brown, she
infldel, Garrison, and the scolIcr and
slanderer Of his race, Phillips. To Be.
come the followers of such men the Amer
lean people rashly, wickedly, insanely
have repudiated the doctrines of the a.
thcr of his country, the doctrines of the
author OF the Declaration of independence,
the doctrines Of the wisest and purest men
of which our country can boast. And to
: carry into effect the doctrines of John
Brown, Garrison and Phillips, the follow
ers of the illustrious triumviratc have
plunged our country into terrible civil
war, which has impoverished the people
and will continue, so long as the Admins
tration shall adhere to its shameless Abo.
lition policy. What has that policy al.
ready cost the country, in treasure, aside
from the rivers Of blood and the thousands
Of precious lives that have been sacrificed
to crafty the fell spirit OF A6olitionism
Let the New York Times, an intensely
loyal paper, answer. In recent elabor-
ate article upon the currency and the en-
ormous imitation OF prices, the Times saws:
every man, woman and child row paws
half of their mon thly or yearly earnings into
the Golfers of the war. If mechanic earns his
5000 year, $500 are paid away in the paper
currency; if q clergyman Or college professor
receives $1,000 salary, he now gives $3.50 to
sustain the circulation ofthe country. 1t is so
with every day aborer and the poorest seams
tress. II is equally so with the Government
itself. or its two millions paid out every day,
one million is lost by the depreciation of the
circulating medium. The nation doubles its
debt every day, because its paper representa-
tive of value has lost half its worth. Every
| petSou ucpcuueut on SdlaTieB or HNeQ wages Is
just one-half poorer to-day than be should be,
because of the reduced value Of our currency.
The dollar is worth fifty cents. Every one
knows this. The people see what is called
the price of gold is to them the most impor-
tant Of all pecunlary matters, and that the tax
on the currency far outruns all other taxes.
The Times is not copperhead paper,
but the acknowledged organ of the Alb,
olitionists in the city of New York; its
editor is Chairman of the Republican
National Central Committee, and the au-
thor of the Baltimore platform. His 10y
atty is above suspicion. If the people Of
this country who have been shouting for
this Abolition war had been told four
years ago that one-half of all their earn
ings would be called for to carry it on, it
is quite probable that nine.tenths of them
would have declared for peace. every
man, woman and child now pays half of
their monthly or yearly earnings into the
Golfers Of the war;" says the Times; and
every intelligent individual knows that
every days continuance of the war adds
to the national debt and must necessarily
increase our taxes. How long can the
laboring classes stand this burden? Ger
tainly we have "Government," and the
Times furnishes strong. proof that it is a
costly luxury.
chi
Holy PATRoTs. -Thurlow Weed,in al
ludins to a case in which the Govern
ment was swindled out Of a million of dol