Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-10-16
TO THE ELECTORS OF THE THIRD
CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRIC t.

tional Union men OF the Third Con
gressional District, for the purpose o.
nominating u cand date for Congress
to be supported by the electors Of
said District at the approaching elec
ton, | received by acclamation. the
nomination as their candidate.
And as it is not convenient for me
to canvass the District, | adopt this
method OF presenting to you, my
views upon the political issues OF
the day.
In the early part Of 1861, eleven OF
the States OF this Union did, by the
acts of their State Legislatures. se-
cede from the Union and undertook
to establish q government for them
selves, the corner stone OF which was
slavery. Knowing that their acts OF
secession were illegal they appealed
to the sword to sustain their unjust
and inhuman cause. The effort to
overthrow the government, cemen-
ted together all the people of the
remaining States IS one man, all
party feeling was buried, and we
presented an unbroken front to the
enemies Of the best government in
the world.
The President as we'll as Congress,
frequently declared the object Of the
war was to put down the Rebellion,
and restore the States. That deglar-
alton was endorsed BY every Union
man; even that class OF men who
could now be properly called Revolt
tionists only demanded that the Re
a, bellion should be put down and Sla-
very abolished. These ends have
been accomplished-why DO we not
realize these expectations? Did we
not say to these brave and noble men
who volunteered to defend CD If
country, who faced rebel cannoa,
and rebel bullets, imprisonment and
starvation, that when these objects
were accomplished, we would be the
greatest nation in the world =? When
the cause was removed We would DO
peaceable, happy and united peo-
pie. Instead of realizing these
promises we are q divided people
The President and his cabinet have
adopted IA policy, and Congress has
adopted another 81 different policy,
each appealing to the people to sus-
tain thom. This Is better way
than appealing to the sword, provi-
ded that the constitutional rights OF
the States and the people are fully
secured These appeals by the diif-
erent departments, otthe government
make it tho duty OF cvery voter to
thoroughly investigate the political
issues which they have submitted Il,
well as their acts of legislation dur
ing the war.
/ charge Congress OF establishing
system OF banking, that is injur-
ious to tho government and the peo~
PIE.
The national banks deposit with
the treasury S300,000000 gold bear
ing bonds. Upon these bonds the
banks receive yearly, an interest
from the government, of $4,000 600
in gold equal with gold q premium Of
fifty cents TO S27 900. 600 i'm currency,
and receive s270,000, 900 of bank
notes.
These the banks loan at six per
cent. per annum, receiving m aggre-
gate interest Of SIG POO 600, which
added to the $4,000. 900 interest on
bonds, makes the annual interest re-
ceived bv these banks, on loan of
$500. 100000. S43, 100000 more than
fourteen per cent. per amman. This
isrge sum are the people yearly pay
ing to these bar kers, which could be
saved NY issuing Treasury notes, nor
does the evil stop here
These National banks are deposi-
tories OF the public money. They
pay no interest on these deposits.
While the government j. depositing
its money in these banks it is at the
same time borrowing from them.
Yke amount oil this loan according
to Mr.. McCulloch's report was Sl2l,-
600. 600 Let the National banbuotes
be retired, and issue greenbacks
INSTEAD of them. This will consti-
tute no breach Of faith By the law
of their creation Congress may at
any time abolish them.
This last session tile House Of Rep
resentatives passed an act taxing
Cotton five cents per pound. The
Senate reduced il q two cents per
pound. but the two houses comprom-
ised. / thought radicals newer com
promise1.a sd three cents per p0lnl.
! assert that there is not a family In
this Congressional District who $
not interested ID having cheap calico
and cheap domestic, tor the good
reason that We are all consumers OF
the articles manufactured from COZ
ton. for family use. We neither pro-
dnce II nor manufacture, il bat all
families must haveit II is rs essen
tial Us bread and meat. My should
this article Of necessity, the Only
product ofthe soil, nave q direct tex
on it? Does Congress suppose that
the people are so green as = believe
their statement that because this tax
is paid by the Southern States 1t VIII
notsafect us; suppose that q tax q
fifty per cent. was put upon wheat,
would it not add fifty per cent. to
your bread.
We should use all fair means with
out special legislation, to encourage
the product CD Of cotton. ~ 2 unl.
form system Of taxation. ami a coaciI-