The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-08-15
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We regard ms propagation, as W. shoald re-
gard ., a. par. .. a srea. sehemg o! nation =
al ruin, The oo. eo.iols become perfectly over
whelming.
Look at the causes of the present depross ion
Of babihess IN he North and espeeianj fake
northwest, and DO you not md, prominent
among them, the impoverished and distracted
condition Of the South, once our best and moss
profitable market, and which under good and
constitutional government would be 30 again.
Shall this state Of thiuge be perpetuated, and
We remain deprived Of our best customers, that
the inordlnats ambition OF party leaders, and
the i~nsatiate cupidity Of public plumbers may,
DO gratihed9
shsiI We cobtfnus 70 nain,siu kee dmsn's
buresus and rseonsir uetion oficials ~ aEreat-
sr tnnual cost than the entire yearly sIpsndi-l
lures Of the government under the sdmiDis,Ta-
ton Of Andrew jackson 2
Shall we continue to pay over $50, 200, 900 Of
dollars o year for the supporlofen army which
never before in a time OF peace cost us over
SIC, 900, 900, in order to disfran hiss white men
and enfranchise negroeS3 Shall we perpetu-
ate war taxes long after war has ceased, and
pay heavy tribute upon all we eat, all we
drink. all we wear, all we own and all we earn
to support a horde Of oflce-holders and sgents,
whose chief employment 10 to violate the Con-
s%titution aud promote the schemes Of Radical
politicians ? Shalt we continue to employ all
the powers Of government, and powers never
delegated toit, nay, powers expressly denied
TO it by the Constitution, and in addition, take
7 from tha naon1a oil that II, iocNnraIla tov co.
therer con safely lay his banda upon, not to
foster, not to promote, not to build up the well
fare aud union OF our country, but 10 yet fur
Their impover.sh, yet further destroy, yet fur
Their distract and divideft9 taee
These are the questions we have TO answer
and upon the answer that shall be given ~
them depends the destiny Of the Republic. II
this state Of things 10 TO continue. if the South
isto pa,nain not prly impoverished, but alrnost
in a ST ate Of starvation, IL nearly tho whole
burthen ol taxation " thus to be thrown upon
the North, because the South has nothing to
contribute, it, instead Of Producing the expens-
Is Of government we are to go on increasing
them, IL, Instead Of lessening office holders We
are TO so on multiplying them If, instead Of
outstanding our resources we are 10 60 on
squ0ndering them iGips;ead Q! realizing, in
come non, public lands we erc TO go on giving
them away, how, let me ask you, are the taxes
to be paid, how is the public debt to escape re.
pudiation? And If we continue TO disregrr I'd
the Constitution, II we continue the oycrtl ow
Of civil government ind the existence o. mill
tary rule, If we prolong the disruption Of the
Union, and solidiry instead of dissipatine sec.
tional dislikcs, how, let me ask, are civil libsr-
W aud the Republic to be preserved 2y9LE
No, my friends, tits by no such malignant
and destructive policy as this, that true peace
aud nnion are 10 DO restsred, and This country
made, what IT might and should become, the
J glory Of mrnkini.
= IsI peal 70 you, then, 10 rally to the rescue
be ore II is too late. Let not the fairest inheri
tanco Of libcrty and prosperity that man eve
enjoyed, be wrested from you. Let nopdospaii
enter your souls and make you believe that be
> cause much has been lost nothing oon be saved
All is aot lost. There IS yethupe forthe futur,
ifthe people will shake Oh their lethargy and.
, rising in their might, resolve to be once NOR,
{ prosperous and iree.eLM