Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1867-12-05

former, Hence IT follows, that good
moral and virsaous. GoYernmeRt would
foster and encourage Relig on. But will
anyperson say that a Government should
ran the charchss3 Alasifor the day that
1t is so. Too much ease is not good for
health; and if the State assumes 10 be
teacher and preacher. the people viii soon
love the ease. and leave il to the State to
teach and preach education will be .
snlassering, and preaching an office. But
| think the right unquestionable. If the
State can Constitutionally take money out
Of my pocket to build schools aud to sup
port them, it has the same right to levy
taxes to build Churches and employ
Preachers But is it wise or expedient,
always to do all that one has a
right to do: l think not The burth
en- of debt resting upon the people
OF this country is too grevious to be
borne. In the language Of the captive
lsraelite, 10, we bring into bondage our
sons and our daughters 10 BE servants, and
some of our daughters are brought into
bondage already neither is it in our
power to redeem them; for other men
have our lands and vineyards Yes.
few "othcr" men are getting all our LANDS
and vineyards Why is it, is the qncs
ton that goes round and round. Some
years ago, away down in Texas, there was
marriage. The Bridegroom in a stroll
was bitten by rattlesnake through the
toe of his wedding boots, and the bride
was a+widow. After modern respecta
br--.--4-slk . 49, -weeks ,or two months,
she married again. A few days after the
event, the bridegroom No = put on the
wedding boots of No. l. The bride was
widow The widow became a bride
again (soon, and her spouse tried the
wedding boots Of No | and the bride was
widow The next candidate for conju-
gal bliss, was long, flat-footed Yankee.
He, fortunately, had had his feet made
too long for the wedding boots of No. |.
He eyed the boots made for a pretty
Southern foot, and soon determined what
to do. II, thought be, there is not room
enough for all I'll Gil up the boot, and the
rest of the foot can 90 through and stay
outside. SO he took his knife and split
the toe of tho boot, parallel with the soles,
and 10, there was the fang Of the rattle
snake that had caused the death of the
three former bridegrooms. Thus the
question, why "few other men are get
ting all our lands and vineyards is an
swered by an allegory. Taxation is the
poisoned fang that is turning the gray
headed out of doors, killing with a living
death, and putting the whole (nearly,)
landed property into the hands of few
who happen to be clear of debt and have
money Taxation is the feather that broke
the camels back
l have been paying 6 per ct. for TWEEN
ty years and know what a clog it is to
prosperity But 6 per ct. is the small
end of Nothing, in comparison to the per
cent. on property now. Look at few
items in addition to the old 6 per ct. Our
taxes used to be from - to 80 cts Now
over ST. co Formerly a gross ofmatches
could be bought for 81 cts. Now the tax
alone is LA cts, Whisky could be
bought for - cts, now the tax is , 90
cts : and besides, ak we make to pay these
taxes is taxed We arc taxed nearly 100
per ct. on, not only what we own, but
what we owe, and how can the people
stand it !? A reckless Spirit drives the
car that bears us to the destination of
bankruptcy and serfdom. Pile on pile
on, is the popular cry, and the etfec. is
like Orpheus music in their ears. They
follow, dancing, but little reck how fast
the dancing jewellers are falling and being
trampled under foot
Taxation for other purposes than for
the support of Government, is the first
step towards Agrarianism; and Agrarlan-
ism is robbery A,orarianism threw Rome
into riot and disorder, and let another
Spurious Cassius Visccllinas appear, and
mark how the people will follow him.
l have children to be educated but
while God gives me health and strength
and a modicum of success, they shall not
be educated in Yankee schools at the pub
lie expense If can't send them to Nom
State Charity Schools, I will give them
such poor education as am capable of i'm
parting. OF course, can't expect my
children TO rank with those educated by
"beuer class of Teachers" But even with
the dreadful contrast Of opportunities, l
hope to save my children from the eternal
utterance of the lamentations, non-jere-
miahad,
Our sircs were fools SO monstrouS wise We grow
No doubt our wiser sons viii think US so.