The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-11-01

keeps the States rf The South almost in
condition Of stsrvsiioni II is not yea
since you we're sending them provisions Z,
keep life 10 their bodies. and the reason o
il is that people are kept down py this rad
icsl desPoiism 90 that they have no hesr
and no hope to work end improve ihei
country. Why my friends. whst hesr. hs'
any msr there to improve his land or 70 in.
crease the wesIih Of the country. when be
does not know bu. az the very next session
Of Congress. Thsddeus Stevens will drive
Through confiscstion bill 20 take sway his
land and give tito the niggeri What heart
would any Of you have TO 10 Dor and improve
lycur lsnds. houses or farms il you were moi
Isure you would be allowed 20 own them six
monthss No man would do il. Aud what
il the conseq.encet Its this: that OF the
two hundred end seveniy-seven millions OF
taxes paid under the internal revenue lsw
during The last year. the state Of Pennsyl-
vnnia has paid more thsn the wols ten
S,sies of the South The State OF Ohio
paid five millions more ,hsn The whole ten
states Southern Sistes. and The State Of
Pennsylvania paid still more. Those Suses
,hs,. under good government, under con-
sl,'ui,onal government, would psy their fsir
share of taxation, and lift 90 much Of the
burden of from your shoulders, under THE
rsdicsi rule ere 90 impoverished iha, the
single State Of Psnnsylv5nis psys more
'hsn the whole ten S,s,e Of the South t;
and what they are thus us bic to psy is sad
dled upon the shoulders Of the people Of The
Norhern States. So much FOR THE recon-
siruction question. Nov, my friends, let
me ssy iew words upon the subjecs Of the
national debt and nstionsI tsxslion. 1 shall
be very brief. indeed.
You are at this III oment the most deeply
indebted people on the face Of the RIohe.
Seven years ego. Gres: Brissis vss The
moss deeply indeb,ed coonsry. Now you
1--WE more insn sne does. Greet Britain hss
: population Of thirty -six niiliess Of people
within The limits Of the British Isles. Ia
Indis and her colonies che has two hundred
millions more. making two hundred end shir-
y six millions Of people who are subjects Of
Inc British crown. We hsve but thirty -one
millions Of people, t~o hundred and Eve
millions lees Than Great Britain. and yet we
Oxe more money than she does. Again, LEI
Ss see. Great Britain drsws from the pock-
els Of her people S354 .00O 900 each year 10
the shape Of tsxes. la this country the
General Government alone drew from The
pockets Of the American people. the fret
fscsi year. five hundred and sixty odd mil !
ions of dollsre-more than 500. 900 0UOl
more than Is called from the British people" I"
"Arsin, let us look at il. The wealth OF
he United States, that is. the real a.d per-
'onsI property. is estimated q Slf.0DO. co.,
90 The value q the real and perscnsI
property Of Great Britain. within the Limits
II The British Isles alone, 10 SO 600 600 OoOl
hree times % much % The vsue OF the
properiy Of the United States. and vet We
'we more than che does, sod we pay 10 the
ieperal Government. alone. more than
. COO 600 year more than the British
leople pay"
again let % look st Il in another wsy.
rhe rate q taxation 10 Great Britain 10 ia
.ineiy cents on the one hundred doilars.-ll
a The United States The rate Of tsxssi On or
sopersy BY the General Government, alone
; three dollars and Ninety three cents 90 |
be one hundred dollars; more than four
ines - much ss the taxes Of Great Britain.
;ai, says some one. how can that bei-ll
shere do you get that isiormsiioni lielIlt
i'm get Il from the Official report Of The
pecisl commissioner Of the revenue. made II
0 Congress and published By Congress
Iself. But, says some one. surely there Il
ONE mistake about that. pay no three
oIlars and nioely .ibres cent on the one Z
undred dollars to the General Government.
lee. my friend, you do. You don't psy ii|s
erhsps. directly; you may never, perhaps.
&c the tax gs,herer Of the General Gov.
snmens. yss you do psy tribute 70 The Gen. Z
rsl Government On almost sII you eat, slil Z
on drink, sIl you wear. sll you own. all I
nd all you earn" ID