Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1867-09-25
PLAIN FACTS FOR TAXPAYERS.

taxpayer Of the Nation that the enor-
nous burden of debt under which the
country is staggering, was fixed upon it
by rebellion inaugurated, fostered and
strengthened by the Democratic party.
1t should be borne in mind that this
debt was enormously increased by the aid
and comfort given to the rebellion while
in progress, by the Democratic party,
whereby the rebels were encouraged to
prolong the struggle against the Union
armies, after all other reasonable hope Of
success had been ex;inguished.
1t should be borne in mind that the
debt of the Nation was still further 10.
creased by the efforts of the Democratic
party to cripple aud destroy the public
credit, in the midst of the struggle for
national existence, and that the national
bonds were thereby forced to heavy dis
count in contracting loans with which 10
carry on the war, and the national cur,
reney was thus largely reduced below its
true value in gold, thereby adding enor-
mously tC the cost of all material pur-
chased for the use Of the Government.
1t should be borne in mind by every
taxpayer of the Nation, that the Demo
cratic party stands pledged to secure COM
pensation to the slave holding rebels ior
every slave set free by the Emancipation
Proclamation and Constitutional Amend
mcnt thus adding an immense and unjust
burden to the already onerous taxation
under which the country groans.
1t should be borne in mind, that all
the Democratic members in the House OF
the Fortieth Congress, have placed them
selves upon record by their votes, IN favor
Of the monstrous proposition that the Ma
Iioual government Is liable, under the he
construction laws, for every dollar OF the
! State debts of all the States in rebellion
1t should te borne in mind by every
taxpayer, that the Democratic party,
through its orators and writer's for the
press, is committed to the unheard Of
proposition that the Confederate war debt,
contracted in the iniquitous struggle to
overthrow the National Governnent, is
justly charseable against the Government,
aud that this party only waits the success
of its insidious attempts to regain power,
to fasten this debt upon the people OF the
United States.
1t should be borne in mind by every
taxpayer, that the Democratic party has
made persistent and strenuous efforts to
injure both public and private credit, and
bring on a financial crisis, such as will
make it impossible for the Nation to meet
its obligations promptly, thus carrying
widespread ruin throughout the country,
and reducing to beggary thousands Of
widows and orphans and other worthy
persons whose little all is invested in gov
ernment bonds, for the redemption Of
which the faith of the Nation is pledged
1t should BE borne iu mind by every
taxpayer that the Democratic party per-
sistently opposes every effort made to
tighten :he public burden. by leyying du-
ties upon foreign imports, thus req uriDg
foreign capitalists and traders who have
the benefits of our markets to bear small
share of our burden in return, and at the
same time protect our home manufactur
ers from the deadly competitor of foreign
capitalists who grow fat upon the proceeds
OF pauper labor.
And finally, it should be borne in mind
by every taxpayer, and every patriot who
has the good of the country at heart, that
the speakers of the Democratic party
openly avow that their hope for the sue
cess of that party lies only in financial
disaster to the country, whether caused by
failure of crops, by the discrediting of the
national currency, by preventing the Ma.
ton from meeting its obligations, Or how
ever resulting.
We earnestly hope that every Union
paper Of Pennsylvania will keep these
facts before the people continually, un-
til after the next election shall have re-
buked the iniquity Of the Democratic par
ty by the largest Republican majority
ever given in the State.-.Ntners' Jour-
nal.
THE TRIAL OF DAvIs-Hov the Farce
VIZ be Royed.-A letter from Richmond