The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-23
GEN. HARsOW's SPEECH.
VIEWS ON TAXATION---A PIECE OF
WAR HISTORY.
IN FAVOR OF COLONIZATION.

speech, of Tuesday night, before the
Union Club, in which he gave his
Congressional competitor, Mr., NIB
LACK, such terrible excoration.
But there are other parts of the speech
which are worthy of, and will receive,
the careful attention of the voters of
this District a sGTFG
The General, in the course of his
remarks, presented good popular an
swer to the Copperhead denunciation
of the exemption of the Government
bonds from taxation. While the
Democracy did all they could to de-
preciate their value during the war,
and break down the credit of the Gov
eminent, by declaring that they were
illegal and would soon be SO utterly
worthlessthata peck full would not buy
breakfast, and refused to have any
thing to do with them in the time of our
greatest financial need, now they are
thelmost ready to estimate their great
value, and declare that the wealth of
the country should not be exempt
from taxation. They insist now, that
the Government should break its faith
with its creditors; violate its iobliga-
tons; andiiimpose terms which the
highest courts Of the land have de-
cided, and every respectable lawyer
knows, il cannot do: The present war
was not carried on by the Democracy,
but the General recalled to us another
war thatWas originated, carried on, and
concluded byaD Democratic administra-
ton. A war, too, not for the protection
Of the nation, but for subsection and
conquest. 1t had few of the high and
patriotic purposes ofBthe late war for
the salvation of the Union. And
yet it should be remembered that it
had connected with it the same fnan-
cial legislation as the late war. He
referred to the Mexican war. During
that war, National Bonds were issued
upon the faith and credit of the
Government to pay the army and
other military expenses; and yet
Democratic Administration inserted
the same clause Of exemption from Tag.
alton, Who ever heard the demand
made in that day for the taxation of
the Mexican War Bonds? On the
contrary, the interest was regularly
paid in gold, and they were exempt
from taxation, until they were re-
deemed by the United States Treasury.
That, was a Democratic war for foreign
conquest. This was a war against
Democratic rebels of our own land,
and their allies in the North, such as
HENDRICKS, VOORHEES, and NIBLAcK
stand ready to do all they can to aid
them, even if it must result in repu-
iiation7 and loss Of the nations
credit. lrqi i9gBla9 TITO yRa 10
The General charged that NIBLAcK
and therest of these honest Democrats
we're not really in earnest in their OPP
position to the National Bonds, but
we're only resorting TO the miserable
subterfuge to humbug the people by |
his appeal to their prejudices against
rich men and ass-legislation. When
lid NrBLAcK or HENDRICKS, while in
Congress, introduce a bill for the tax
stion of Bonds, or where can they
show a single effort in their, Congress
,ional life, where they sought to re-
move the evils of which they now so |
oudly complain? Never, 1t is the
neanest trickery of dishonest parti-
'ansbips advocated with the most
shame faced insincerity. .b1dli4sH
Inregard to the question ofcnegro
suffrage, the speaker mentioned that
~ fair and Legitimate construction of
he second section of the proposedd
Amendment to the Constitution, the
natter of suffrage was referred en-
irely to the States, and that,
it was not a pertinent
question with him and his competitor,
If he were candidate for the State
Legislature, it would be proper for
lin to give his views on the question,
IS it might then fall within the
province of State legislation. Con-
yress had nothing to do with the ques-
ion, and could not have, under the
Constitutional Amendment, if adopt
d. He had no hesitation, however, |
n announcing to his fellow citizens
hat he aoas opposed to negro suffrage.