The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-11

sfour ,million of slaves in the Southern
Estates, representing q capital of about
Viaree billions of dollars. Abolitionists
.charged, that on this vast property in
.sla~veseassaFe aaristocracy had grown up
SWhioh- should be ~extermlnated, because
iitwaSi hhuman and imperious, as well
sas preindicial 20 the interests of the. poor
Write lAborer. we will not new stppsto
combat this proposition, because it IS an
.efete issue. We.coacede it TO be true for
,thesake of argument; andmewal further
state what all know, sand that is, thisrso-
called slave aristOsrSey has becRsweptaway
.yb the fortunes ofwar and theyTho once
possessed p%rincely revenues are now,
u.aanyYOf them, MISUNDERSTANDING fOr!food
and are IN danger of starvation. The
eslave aristocracy' is dead beysad the
hope Of resurrection.
But all the aristocrats are not yet dead.
The war through which we have passed,
created a worse aristocracy than ever ex-
listed in the South. An aristocracy based
ION $4,000 600, 900 of National securities
ihas been created in the Northern States,
and they WELD u~nbOunded political infu-
eence already, aud as time flies, this infiu-
ence and power viii become fearfully aug
mented. Of all aristocracies that of
wealth is the. most sreveltiug and t%yranni-
zeal. The people now pay annually, to
this aristocracy, the vast sum Of SIS ,000,-
900, asinterest; while the aristocracy them-
selves do not pay a solitary cent of taxes
ON the property which brings them year
" this vast income-an income which
may with truth be called the sweat and
tblood Of the toiling millions of the land.
The three billions o property, in the form
of negro slaves, was a source of much rev.
~euue to the government. The "slave
aristOcraey," instead ofbeing drones-ia-
stead of Sucking the life-blOOd, vampire
like, out of the nation, did their part in
>defraying the'expenses Of a common Gov
sernment; but this bonded aristocracy Of
the north roll in luxurious ease and bid
defiance to heafaderaEtaxsgatherer. They
ftoil not, neither do they spin. The labor
ting millions bear their own burdens and
.those also of the bond aristceracy.
No good reason can be given why thu:
estate of things should continue. The
government Of England has always here
'tofore been regarded as the most tax.
~sdevouring on earth; but our government
~costs more per capita to our people thar
that of monarchical England. Can it BIZ
possible that the people-thOse on whom
>Our unparalleled public debt chiefy'rest'
will much longer quietly submit to b.
ataxed to uphold these 'bendocrats in idle
@ness? Why not tax their bonds Were
athey taxed like all other property, the
burden of taxation would be lightened a
aeast one-third or, if not, the annual IN
come of the Government would be one
third greater than it is at present; and
lou public debt would be extinghishet
years sooner than twill be under exist
ing laws. The people should move il
this matter. They should discuss 'thil
question thoroughly. They should tall
of it when they lie down, and when the,
rise up; when they are in their fields ant
workshops; when travelling on the pubic
highway, and when sitting at their fire
sides. 1t is one which lays hold of thei
pockets With numbeflcss fingers; and tn
sooner we send men to Congress who vii
vote to tax our bond-aristocracy, tn
sooner will our burdens be lessened an,
'equalzed.