The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-09-05

ures to their audiences, the object
being to pave tho way to repudia-
tion; ....
AMOUNT or TAXES COLLECTED LAST YEAR.
In the United States $3.50, ,O00, ,ON
In Great Brian 4SO,OOO.OOC
In France..... 3BV,OUOiWN
THE TAX RAsIs or REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
In the United 900 ,OO0 OW
In Great Britain 3BOOO,OOO,OOO
In France 1000, 600, 900
In presenting these figures the
Copperhcad orators forget to ex.
plain several important circum-
stances, which omission we will
supply.
lst. Tho revenue collected for
the fiscal year ending July 1, 1866,
amounted to S559,632 ,G20, of which
S67, 1890 were received from the
sale of old war materials and pre-.
MUM on gold sold, making the ac-
tual amount obtained from taxa.
tion S480,9l3,251, which is one hun
dred millions less than the Copper
head statement.
I'd. On the money collected for
the fiscal year 1867, no less than
$3.50, 100000 oft was expended in
paying off the soldiers and sailors
of the army and navy who were
disbanded in consequence of the
subjugation of tho democratic"
rebellion. iIa
Sd. Since March, 1866, Con-
gress has pasSed two bills repeal
ing and reducing taxation. The
relief thus obtaihed is not less than
$50, 00,000ayear. Some estimate
it at S10O,0O0,000.
4th. The revenue for the fiscal
year ending July l, 1867, amounts
to S475 100000 from all sources, in
Guiding premium on gold sales.-
With this money the Government
has been supported, tbe interest on
the public debt paid, and the prin-
cipal of the debt reduced Sl45, ,0O0,-
900. The whole reduction of the
debt from the highest point, Au-
gust 81, 1865, to this time has been
S245, 100000. If taxes have been
high for the past two years, the
people have tho supreme satisfac-
tion of knowing that the soldiers
and sailors who put down the re-
bellion have been paid off; vast
mass of unsettled war claims have
been liquidatod, and the National
debt has been reduced ten per cent
The last reduction Of taxation,
which includes one.half OF the in
come tax, has very materially
lightened the burden on industry,
and general prosperity prevails
throughout the States which re-
mained true to the Union. and the
subjugated rebel States are rapidly
rscuperating.
9Th. The value of the property
of the Northern States alone, at
this time, considerably exceeds the
figures above given, which are bas-
cd on the census of 1860. The
census, to be taken three years
hence, will exhibit more than thirty
billions worth of property.
9Th. The agricultural products
of1S67 win equal in value the az
gregate amount of the National and
State debts; and the products of
mechanism, mines, forests and fish
cries will fully equal in value the
products of agriculture. The pub
lie debts, therefore, only equal six
months earnings of the American
people,.
Lastig. Whatever increase of
taxation is required to pay the
principal and interest of the Ma
tional debt, the Democratic party is
alone responsible for it. No Re
publican State rebelled or seeded;
no Republican became a rebel, or
fought against the Union; the
whole Republican party werc true
to the Union from first to last. All
the States that seeded were "De-
mocratic" States; the only men in
the South who advocated secession
were Democrats; tho men who
maintained tho rebellion for four
years were Democrats; tho men in
tho North who sympathizcd with
the Southern rebels and kept up u
fire in the rear on the defenders OF
the Union, were Democrats and
the Northern Democratic opposi
tion to coercion of the rebels pro-
longod the war twoyears and added
ono half to the expenditure of blood
and treasure. And had it not been
for the promises CT Northern Dem
ocratic aid the Southern Democ.
racy would not have dared to ven
ture on rebellion. All that portion
of the Northern Democratic party
called "Coppcrheads," are morally
as guilty of rebellion as the South
ern wing of that party who bore
arms against the Union. When
any Copperhead has the mendaci-
ty to prate against tho national
debt and high taxes, fling in his
teeth the undeniablo fact that he
is one Of the guilty wretchcs who
inflicted the rebellion on the coun-
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