The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-25
The MASSES of the people who are

The MASSES of the people VINO are
staggered by the taxation necessitated
by the mere payment of theinterest upon
city, county, State and national debts,
are beginning to open their eyes to the
effect of the radical legislation by which
moneyed men are enabled to not only es-
cape their share of the burdens, but &C
tually to place their exempt capital where
it will draw paying interest from those
who do support the burden! Thus the
owners of thousands of millions of prop
erty who should pay their proportion to-
wards the liquidation of the debt, or the
meeting of the interest upon it. not only
shirk or repudiate their share Of the pub
Lilo burden, but at the same time enrich
themselves from the earnings of those less
fortunate who are not exempt.
The people are beginning to see and
feel this inequality by which privileged
class of Lords of the Bonds is formed
and to ask if it is right for these thou
sands of millions of property to escape
taxation why it is not right for those who
are differently situated to escape also
AS is well known proposition to form
Reputation party has already been made
by the leader of New England radical
ism, WENDELL PHILLIPS; and now we
see that the subject of exemption has
been exciting the attention of the radi-
cal Abolition legislature of New Hamp-
shire. The Albany argus oflast Wednes-
nesday saws: Both houses of the New
Hampshire Legislature have passed the
bill taxing the income OH United States
bonds 25 per cent, and it is now law
And the Hartford Times remarking upon
the fact observes: 1.-THE people all over
the country are going to demand that
capitalists who invest in United States
bonds shall bear their Just proportion Of
tares."
- The question of the public debt and
general finances is one that is fast press
ing itself upon the press and people for
discussion, and its consideration cannot
I've much longer avoided. Its constant
tug at every mans pocket renders him
alive to its Importance. The people will
not repudiate, but they will demand equal
aud exact justice among all men.
THE LETTER of Gen. HARDIE, the sub
stance of which we published few days
ago, is melancholy confession of great
wrong. With many words and phases
he tells us that pass was given to the
.prieet. to visit Mrs. SuRRATT, who was
condemned so suddenly toedie, but was
withdrawal because the clergyman firm
ly. even indignantly, expressed himself
a believer in her innocence aud opposed
to the mockery of military trials. The
pass was only restored to him on prom
Use. extorted under the terrible pressure
of the occasion, that he wonld remain
silent on that subject The world knows
how faithfully he kept the promise. and
thus is explained why this woman went
silent to the scatfold and died and made
no sign.
With what profound shame will such
O sentence be read hereafter as that in
which general officer claims to be the
Judge of the spiritual state of mind OF a
priest! He says:
Annoyed by what he had said, 1 was
about. however. to leave the room, and
to defer giving him the pass, remarking,
sT will send you word as to the pass IN
two hours" when he said, 81 promise "
/ intended within the two hours to see
the Secretary of War, and say to him that
Twas convinced, after what had taken
place, that Father Walter was not in the
proper disposition and frame OF mind to
be suitable religious attendant upon
the prisoner.
A careful reading of Gen. HARDIE's
letter makes it necessary to characterize
it as one of the most disgraceful docu;
ments ever published in this country,
only eaualed by the letter of a miserable
fellow who has published since the death
of this woman series of statements
which he failed to make public before her
death, and which are of course manufac-
tured for the purpose of damning her
memory. There is something ineSpressi-
blybase in this mans conduct, who thus
volunteers to follow dead woman with
Islander when he has no possible interest
in doing So All the circumstances sur
rounding the fate of this unfortunate
woman increase the reasons for doubt
ing her guilt, aud make it the duty of
all good and true men to search diligent-
ly for the truth, and if it be found that
she was innocent, rescue her name from
it's association with the most terrible
crime'o of the age.
THE moderate abolitionists arc in IA
vor of giving negroes vote. The radi-
cal abolitionists arein favor of ehfian-
chising negroes and DISTINGUISHING Demo-
Gratis. BY that means politics will be
confined to one party-composed of ne
groes and negro worshipers The accom-
plishment of this pious intent will give
us a very quiet and blissful country.
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