The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-05-04
Our Tax Onnressors.

Rarely indeed do we find any Of the
Radical leaders, at Washington or else
where, or any of the newspaper organs of
that party, raising the voice Of objection
to the grinding taxation which a Jacobin
Congress has imposed upon the people
the producing people-for Usw directly and
indirectly, sustain II all. The few who do
not unscrupulously sustain aud defend
these tax oppressors, with rare exceptions
are mute. The Cincinnati Commercial, IN
an article, on the l~stinst- mildly expressed
its disapbrobation Of keeping the burthen
still piled on the neeks Of the people, but
It was only mildly. "lf," said the Com
mercidl:
"If we can not pay off, at present, more
than five or six millions of the debt per
per month, 1t is apparent that our ordinary
expenditures approach S~200,OO0.OUO per
year. There can be no doubt that such an
expenditure Is out Of proportion to the nc
Cessities Of the Government and the tax
paying capacity of the people. 10 VIII Dc
the duty of Congress, when that body next
assemblies, to take some measures, more eil-
Cucious than the appointment OF smelling
committees, TO reduce the cost of running
the machinery of Government. Making
all allowances for special expenses grow
ing out of changes produced by the war,
there can be no excuse for s|quandering two.
hundred millions in the administration Of.
aGOvernment so simple in ITS elements as
ours; aud, II the present ruling majority
in Congress will not apply the restrictions
needed in this respect, it requires no pro-
pietic inspiration to foresec that Che pea-
pie, rho pay the tdres, 1oW speedily look FOR
for men Of more economical inStipciS."
That is their duty now; and, as time
rolls round and the taX-gathcrer becomes
more importunate in his exactioos, this
"peoplo who pay the taxes" will probably
be sufficiently cooled of from their Radi-
cal partisan fevers and morbid notiols Of
political discipline, TO look the vital matter
squarely in the face and nationally form
their own Intelligent conclusions to which
course their Interests and welfare unmis-
takably point them.
Did the policy of tn last Congress, in any
the least essential, manifest desire of the
Radical leaders to relieve the people of
any portion of the burthens which they
have, for six terrible years of suffering and
privatiou, almost uncomplainingly borne -?
Was there the shadow of hope for rcliet to
be seen in anything done. by this, the
Fortieth Congress, which occupied the
seats of the last, before they had become
cold? Was anything ever mootcd, much less
acted on or shaped, looking to a reduction
of taxation and a relief from oppression?
at will be the duty of Congress-" &C.,
quoth our contemporary. Duty! What care
Il band of malignant partisans, intent on
shaping all legislation solely TO the one
great end of their political future-the Sc
cure perpetuation of their evil power-for
what a simple people, on their farms and
in their workshops, deem their daty as pub
lie servants?
Public SERVANTS! Pubic MASTERS. rath-
er. Public tyrants! Public despots! Let
the People dct-the time for reflection is
over. ..
New England for New England.
The puritanical factiouists who have
heretofore, and do now, control the affairs
of that portion of our country known ms
New England, have, ever since they first
set foot upon Plymouth Rock, managed
and ruled it for their W individual in
~terests, regardless of the public veal. In
the earlier days of the Republic, when
Congress refused to assume the debts OF
the States, New England threatened to
exercise the right she then claimed be-
longed to the several States, of secession
from the other members of the Union: and
yet again, at a later day, when the an
neXation of Texas was agitating the mind,
of the people of this country, Massachu
sets, the leading State of that section, no
only threatened, but in her Legislature
actually adoptedN resolution seeding iron
the Union. Then the leaders of the Puri
tan factionists believed it was to their owl
individual interests to favor State Rights
and carry their ideas to the very furthes
extreme, upon that question. But now
that their pockets are about to be touche,
by the prevalence of the doctrine of Stat
Rights, they denounce it as heretical, an,
talk of union, patriotism, and 'loyalty,
with rs glib a tongue as though thei
grandfathers never struck a blow il
favor of the "mother county, or thei
fathers never chung out blue lights" t.
guide the enemy's ships-of-war into on
harbors, during the contest of1Sl2.
New England has been instrumental il
obliterating State lines, and bringing te
States under a military despotism-sacrif
cling all she ever pretended to have of Low
for State Rights, simply because she think
she can "turn an honest peany'' by the op
Grafton. 1t is by this means that the Ne,
England Puritan, ''loyal," shoddy bond
holder hopes to make his Investment secur
the interest accruing upon the bonds an
the exemption from taxation certain.
New England is for New England, an
New England would attempt to seize tn
entire copper region of this country, an
go for the annexation of Hill. if the dev.
would only tempt some of her Puritanica
saints with the promise ola monopoly con
tract for the manufacture of copper-sole
and copper-toed boots and shoes, for tina
peculiar locality.
New England is for New England, an
tie leaders Of that Purltanica set OF "loyal
shoddyites-the "Praise-G God bare bones
of this country would rather ''rule in He.
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