Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-09-12

lie liar in order to help italong? Again,
he was very lachrymose in his sympa-
tl,ics with the dear, tax-rdden people.
He said Great Britain, with population
OF about 27e, ,Ooo, 900 (2oO, ,OOO,0 900 of these
in the Indies) paying tribute to the
crown, had q smaller debt than ours, and
that our people were taxed four times as
heavily as the people Of Great Britain
But, Judge Thurman, why did you not
tell the people that 20O,OO0,00O of those
people, in the Indies, pay no tribute
whatever to the crown, and that Great
Britain is compelled to keep her soldiers
scattered through the Indies, to keep
them in subjection2 Nor did he tell the
people that had It not been for the rebel
lion of the Democratic party, when de-
feated in the election OF 1850, this debt
would othave been created and so many
homes desolated. No! According to his
theory 1t was the radicals and abolition
lists who shot down the flag floating
above Fort Sumter, and marched hostile
armies upon the Capital! Our taxes are
heavy, but our debt is being rapidly paid.
The monthly average payment of the
debt, since August 81, 1865, is over S10,-
500, 900; and If this rate could be kept up
the last dollar of the debt weuld be paid
by July ], 1887, or In one month less than
20 years. In the meantime, the labor
ing man, for whom Judge Thurman will
feel such profound sympathy until after
the election, receives about double the
wages he did ten years ago, the farmer
about double for his grain and stock, and
the mechanic, professional man, and all
other branches of trade and business the
same. Money is plenty. Are not our
taxes as easily paid as ever they were ?
Who feels that he isoppressedand ground
down, as pictured by Judge Thurman I?
The latter half of his speech was devoted
to low, base appeals to the worst passions
of his hearers,sin opposition to the pro-
posed Constitutional Amendment.
Mr.. Pendleton was introduced to the
meeting as 1.-THE white mans candidate
for the next Presidency of the United
States" We heard but small part of
his speech, when we were compelled to
leave the ground. ..t .a ....
After the speaking was over, a banner
was presented to Wheeling Township,
for having with Athens Township, Har.
rison Coz the largest procession ut the
meeting.
The meeting did the party no good.
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The Cops. had banner stretched
across the street yesterday, with the in.
scription: "This is white mans gov.
eminent" Why? If we commence
prescribing q part of our population
where is 1t to end? What is to prevent
a party, next year, asserting that this is
q government of native Americans, as
Charlesworth & Co. did few years ago;
Cannot our people see that there is nC
safety In u government like this, while g
class, or classes, Of our population are
prescribed? Cannot they see that fur
ther prescription may be demanded p
Where ls it to end2 This is a govern
ment 'of the people, for the people, and
by the people," and In such government
we must have chickering's and strife 81
long rs we deny to the least Of Gods
creatures the rights and privileges We
enjoy. Away, then, with this miserable
twaddle about "white mans govern
ment"! In the light of our recent his
tory, and with the recollection of the
services of the faithful blacks in the de-
fence of the UGion, while these Copper
heads and their allies in the Rebel arm
les were endeavoring 20 break up thii
"white mans government" such an as
sertion Is cool, to say the least. The Peo
pie are too old to bccaughtby such chaff
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