The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-12-14

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control of the negro race. It's qucs-
ton whether by disfranchizing white
men and cnfranrhizing negroes, one.
'hird Of this Republic shall be placed
ander the control Of the black race !;
and not one.third alone, because, put
that third Of the Republic under the
control of the black race, and it be-
comes balance Of power in the conn-
try, and will govern the whole Rcpub
lie, from Canada to the Gulf until the
people, becoming disgusted with this
degrading yoke, shall bring about that
terrible conflict toward which the Rad
icals are prccipitating their so-called
negro friends. Applause
Now, my friends, one thing that
ought TO be known in this city OF Al
leghauy and the city of Pittsburgh
one thing that ought to be known in
every Northern home-to every man,
woman and child in the North-is the
effect which this Radical policy has on
their pockets. Why, what is il which
keeps the States of the South almost
in "a condition Of starvation? 1t is not
n year since you were sending them
provisions to keep life in their bodies,
and the reason oft is that that people
are kept down by this Radical despot-
ism so that they have no heart and no
hope to work and improve their coun-
try. Why, my friends, what heart
has any man there to improve his land
or increase the wealth Of the country.
when he docs not know but at the very
next session of Congress, Thaddeus
Stevens will drive through a confsca.
tion bill to take away his land and
give il 10 the negro ? What heart
would anv of vnu have To labor and
Improve your lands, houses or farms.
1t you were not sure v0u would bc nj.
! lowed To own them six months? M
man would do II. And what is the
consequence II is this: that of two
hundred and scvcntv.Scvcn millions al
taxes paid under the Internal Revenue
law. during tho last fiscal year. the
State Of Pennsylvania has paid more
than the whole ten States ofthc South.
Tho State of Ohio paid moro than the
whole ten Southern States. Those
States that. under GOOD government
under constitutional government
would paw their fair share oftaxation.
and lift 50 mnch ofihc burden off from
v"ur shoulders. under this Radical
rule arc 80 imnnvcriShed that the sin.
"le State nf Pennsylvania navs more
than the whole ten Southern States: and
what they aro TINS unable IN nav Is
~ = 4 4 F.t
~" &c ''1c Northern States. Go much
for the rorors' rtirtiou question. Now.
mv friends. lef n" sav n few words
m,nn tho enhicct oF the na'innal leht
aud no';""al tayaiion, aud I shall be
vo~c brioc. ina"oA.
Yon ar" ~ this momcn, tho most
dn"nlv indeh'"d pcoplc on the f1ce nj
:. 'h" 0lob" Seven wears aon. Great
Britain was the most deeply indebted
country. Now won owe more than
she does. Great Britain has n popula,
tion of thirtv-six millions Of people
within the limits Of the British Isles
In India and her colonies she has 600.
00o,n more. making 236. 900. 200 ot
people who are subjects Of the British
crown. We have Int ~ .0nn. .On0 n
n"ople-205 .000. 600 less than Great
Rriiain-and vet we owe vastly more
money than she does. Again. LET us
sec. Groot Britain draws from tho
pockets other pcople s354, ,o00, 900 each
wear in the shape of taxes. In this
countrvthc General Government alone
drew from the pockets 0fthc American
poonle. tho last fiscal wear, five hun.
ldrcd and sixty odd millions of dollars
more than 5000. 100000 more than
Is drawn from the British people.
Agnin. let MS look Mt it, The wealth oi
the United States. that is, the value oi
the real and personal property. is estima.
ted at s14.0000 100000. The value OF
the real and personal property Of Great
Britain. within the limits of the British
Isles alone, is $4,000 900 900, nearly
three times as much as tho value of the
property of the United States, and vet
we owe more than she does, and we pay
to the General Government alone more
than the British people pay.
Again, let us look at it in another way.
The rate of taxation in Great Britain is
ninety cents on the one hundred dollars.
In the United States the rate of taxation
of pr perty by the General Government
alone is three dollars and ninety three
cents on the one hundred dollars-more
than four times as much as the taxes OF
Great Britain. But, says some one, how
can that be? Where do you get that in
formation I tell them | oct IL from the
official records of the Government, from
the official report of the Special Commits
sioner of the Revenue, made to Congress,
and published by Congress itself But,
says some one, surely there is some mis-
take about that | pay no three dollars
and ninety-three cents on the one hun
dred dollars to the General Government.
Yes, my friend, You do. You don't pay
it, perhaps directly; you may never. per-
haps. see the tax gathcrer OF the Gener-
al Government, yet you do pay tribute to
1 the General Government on almost oil
you eat. all you drink, all you wear, all
you own, and all you earn.
j Let me illustrate how this thing is
done. I suppose there is not very
young Copperhead in this audience who
would not like 10 own six shirts. Laugh
ter. If there is any you & man ambi-
tions of owning these six shirts, let him
slip over and ask merchant. what he will
take for eighteen yards of muslin to make
Them. The merchant will say, four dol
lars. Why, says the customer, seven
| Years avn van sold the same amount of