Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-11-08

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Of tho closest economy, and BY the denial 0
articles that were formerly considered essen.
tial, and the deprivation Of which IS felt as
great hardship that the. vol Of pepury ear
be Asptfro11 the doors Of the MASSES Neat
tea and coffee have now taken the place a
tluxuries to millions who formerly regarded
them as part necesssries. Money goes blr
4 little way in the market-hOiise and in the dry
goods store. Asto rents in al the large cit
les and towns Of the country, they are sim.
ply monstrous. Where to 61d shelter and
raiment for our o7ercrowd9d populatio1 has
become a fearful question. While Il Is daily
becoming more difficult forthe masses to iad
the means of existence, tho wealthy never
found it so easy to be extaYsgant as now.
Our huctuating paper currency gives them
The opportunity to embark in speonlalions and
in adventures almost certain to be laclry, BY
which they accumulate their thousands and
millions of dollars. Their PROPERTY, invested
IN bonds, is exempt from taxation, and the
whole burden of supporting The State and To-
cal governments is Eghtsnsd from their
shoulders, and transferred to those Of the la
boring poor. Daily IS the ehasrn between
wealth and poverty becoming 1nors1 and more
marked. The tendency Of the times, and the
policy of those IN power, is to make the rich
richer, and the poor puoref. ~
The contest between he wealthyand sbod-
dy''aristocracy and those in INDECENT circum-
stances clearly rivals, if It does not excel,
that to be seen in the Oldest and pro1dest Of
the European capitals. 10 the few, the war
has really been "a harvest of gold, whils to
The many it has brought tsafs Of noekiug
penhfy and misery. 'e sri
Wendell Phillips long ago declared that the
laboring, man would hereafter have to work
two hours more each day IN CONSEQUENCES. Of
the changes Of the war, and even With that
extra, he. has to content himself with a far
inferior living. he told US, to, TINT We shani
never sgain see the old Former republic into
which we wore born. These sayings are
pregnant with truth. and they show that
those who prOdueedz the present state Of
things. were aware in,advance Of what5VOtld
be the result Of their exsrtions. ,f,r7-t
o1e great cause of the frighttul expense Of
living and its attendant evils, is the enormous
taxation to which the people are subjected,
and which now exceeds probably any thing
ever known IN modern times. Tbs taxes
are upon every thing tangible Or intangible
IN embryo aorairbbeing. They are idireCtRnd
indirect, Itis safe to. say that tht5taxes IN
creases the. cost Of living at least one quarter.
OF the thres dollars which the mechanic re-
ceiYss for his days wages, about seSenty-hvs
cents goes in some form to the rAI-gatbsref
Is it any wonder that wbsn such immense
sums as four or Eve hundred millions year
are wrssted from the people that il ia hard
to make the credit balance the debtor'S side
Of the accountP s5s55Hfsa5 ~.
Wills the times are thus oppressive to the
pooF-rto those with 6xed salaries aud limit
ed means-ve hear from successful Shoddy |
that they were never so good before. He
can afford to buy jewels and laoes Of the
most expensive character, while the laborsr
is pinehsd to find the means for his rent, his
fneI his meet and his bread r-t