The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-08-10
VOL. l..


went to war lor less wages than | could
have earned at home. Aud my wife vas often
starving while was awpy. Aud my children
became dirty and ragged and my farm ran TO
weedi--my shop ran down-my tools were
stolen or lost-m place is filled by another
| came home q cripple, Gugd with disease, and
am now looked upon by The same men who
wnr,cd me 10 60 to war, much as people look
upon some dead beat who hos gone through
for oil their spare stamps.
And the Abo,itionists who forgot 10 take
care Of soldiers fomiIies---ibe Aboltionists
who told us That The Democrats wanted the
Union dissUlycd-the Abolitiorists who said
Democrats were trnitors-the Aboltiouists
who said at nome and dare not Gght, except
in the form Of a mob, in tho attack Of some
jereuseless Democrat, now tell us-the d-d
cowardy traitors apd rasGaily thieves we have
found them to be- that
The n,e wor lid not trceiore the Union
The war was therefore luilure
The white uou of The North were no match
for Tie white men OF the South.
Tho war would have ended in defeat for the
North but for ihe negrocsi
This is what Aboli.ionisls toll u5. Reckon
they win have good time getting Us returned
soldiers cngag din another crusade for cotton
niggerg, mules aud stolen pluuder taken Ivy
force Of the buyCnet l,om women aud children
It seems 70 me as It the late war was q gag
IA humbug-a id wickcl, reasonable, un'
constitutional gag, 1t did not restore The
Union, but it nmle pile oil AboltioDisis ans
war Democrats rich.
IL never prevented secession but left thi
Union in the shape we did uol find it,
1t never benefited any one North or South
except thieyiug soldiers, army chuplaus
swndling contractors, drUuben officers ucpm
pelont generals and other such pets OF She lat
administration.
Itdidnt help the white people
1t didn't help the negroes.
1t impoverished halt Of the Union. a
it didut make the South friendly to Norll
crn idcas. interesls or people,
II piled big debt upon us, and took iroI
us two-thirds Of our meaus to pay it.
And now / am back from the war to find TN
! must pay The most exhorbiaut taxesi aud
find that old Grudgngs-a id mean, narro
minded, stay. nt-home coward--is rich, with
safe full OF Unilcd States notes or bonds +
which muet work the balance o! my life o
to pay interest on, while he escapes taxati
und l6rs in ideucas. had hundred dollO
bohnty TO 20 to war. Now | come home
GGd the town, county, city aud State IN de
Tor the money had-the wealth of the cou
try is in bouds-the scl5o houses IN ruins
F tue bridges in iuins-tho court houses &C.,
ruins all these things to be bailt up-t
bonds and their interest to 10 paid besides
the other taxes, aud the holders Of bonds Il
lug 10 luxurious idlcuess, with large iEcon
uud not one cent OF tax to puy any body or
my purpose.
twas bad enough to fight for slcb cownr'
1t is bad enough to have it said we could n
hoye whipped the South without the nid
these high favored negro troops who are Nc
to be eulled our equals.
It is bad enough to have enormous taxes
- pay to repair tie damages time and war ha
IT.. wrought But it's worse than all to have
nd pay six bundled million dollars year OF
ire lerest to the men who hold bonds exempt frC
"a taxation; in other words. TO go to war, a
in then come home nud pay ourselves for bel
shal al, wounded aud killed. Abolitoni
don't ray.
cA Now I'm as good q man as nny Of the
GO No man has right now to lord it over n
uu | wear no badge Of scryitude, advertising Ii
nm Git subject for shoulder strapped dam
cuffs, kicks, guard houses sc. Ian return
soder-a poor man who must work or star
love my country. I'm better putriot III
o' the man who asks the poor man TO pay to!
and interest on bonds exempt from taXOti
''' and soy it boldly tAat the next tim
shoulder musset it will 6e for equal ioXoli
equal rights aud free county. don't ]
-" the idea Of repudiation but if Goyernm
N' don't tax her bonds, may be damned if
ever pay cent Of taxes, iot my crippled Ii
'Nq is a better and q more honorable bond Il
nat the Goyelpment ever issued. If all are ia,
'on alike, it is we'll II not It's rcpudiatc,
u.s. another fight.
Inv hey- The Prussion soldiers receive each ,