East Saginaw courier., 1865-08-16
UNEQUAL Taxation.

organ OF Secretary Seward-has an
article upon the deep popular discon-
tent occasioned by the unequal bur-
dens of taxation. 1t admits that, so
largo an amount of capital is with
drawn from taxation by investment in
the National securities, that the bur-
den falls very heavily upon those who
are not the owners Of U. s. bonds,
and adds -
"By artful management of the own
ers very large amount of property
has, for several years escaped taxation.
But before the war, when taxes were
light, the inequality resulting from
this was not oppressive. But now the
case is materially changed. Equality
is much more important, 80 much SO,
indeed, that the idea has been started
in some quarter that unless the gov
ernment bonds are taxed they will be
repudiated We are far from limiting
at reputation ourselves but we can
not shut our eyes to the fact that
there are demagogues in the country
who will be likely TO mount that hob
by, if they have any pretext for doing
SO. 1t will be found we think, that
this grievance, if not sooner remedied,
will enter into the next elections to
Congress"
The AdrertiSer does, however, hint
very decidedly at repudiation-a prop
osition which is not TO be entertained.
The debt must be funded at rate of
interest that the people can afford to
pay, and we are Of the opinion that
it can be paid more easily by the
States, each adopting its own system,
than by any internal revenue scheme.
But this is in the future.
The intimation of the Adrrtiser
that "demagouges" are likely to raise
the cry of reputation does not come
with good grace from that paper
The greatest demagogic utterance of
the past four years OH the subject of
our material prosperity WAS that of
Secretary Seward at Auburn, Nov. 2d,
1868, on the eve Of an election, that
in tho loyal regions there is not a
State which is not stronger, nor a cit,-
zen whO as not richer, for the wdr. The
increase Of wealth which arises from
the new national discipline of indus
try which the war has obliged us to
adopt, has enabled us TO pay all inere0s-
ed deJtS and tGres as easily as zee paid the
debts and hres eristmg ,ohen the toa' be-
gun" When any other "demagogue"
makes a more foolish assertion than
this, it will be time for the Auburn or
gen to play its little tune.
LS If one were to Judge of mat
tiers and things in this country 10y the
tone of the abolition newspaper press,
he would conclude that TO be south
erner would be worse thing than q
moor mans dog. The southerner is
worse nov than before tho war. lie
is a played out chivalry; he is an in
dividual who is always regarded with
the closest suspicion. If he says
nothing he is muzzled rebel; if ihe
does speak he is a rampant, unsub-
dued secessionist. If he wishes to
keep his niggers, some federal official
Immediately issues orders that all who
wish passes to leave may go. If he
does not wish to retain them, some
other pair of shoulder straps issues
an order obliging him TO keep them on
his plantation. lie is not competent
to attend to the smallest of his OWE
affairs. If he desires to hire darkey
some official regulates the amount and
time of pay, the hours Of labor, and
the amount of rations.
If he is poor, then he is an ignorant
white, and if he is rich, he comes
under the $40, 900 clause and is prac.
tically DISTINGUISHED. If he has nc
education, he is not fit to be intrusted
with governmental powers, and if ed
ucated, he knows too much and viii
use malignly his influence. If he was
not in the rebel army it was because
he was too cowardly, and if he was il
he is equally guilty of something
which initiates against his character
as soldier, citizen and gentleman
During the war, he occupied him
self mainly in massacreing Unioi
prisoners Now he passes his tim,
pleasantly in shooting niggers, or cut
ting off their ears, or hunting then
out of his neigborhood with blood
hounds. When there are no nigger
to shoot, main or hunt, he fills hi
time in cursing the government ant
plotting new schemes of secession AM
treason.
Such is the universal view of tn
southerner as taken by abolition news
papers. Their remedy for the cure o
these little traits OF tho unfortunat
southerner is simple and invariable
thus, hang, expatriate or ruin all tn
white men in the south, confiscat
their property and give the right o
suffrage to the negroes. Then Ney
EnY land, reinforced by Africa, woul'
be tho dominant element, and coul
extend its ideas all over this continent
The Cleveland Piam Dealer says: :
Nearly every paper we take up bring
us accounts of returned soldiers, find
ing that their wives have been too in
innate other men during theirubsence
are taking the law into their owl
hands A returned soldier in For
Wayne, last Monday, killed his WIFE
paramour. Near GAINESVILLE, Wis,
similar tragedy occurred last week. 4
Mr.. Jos. Smith shot his brother-in-lay
in st. Paul last week, for seducing hi
wife during his absence in the army.