Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-08-01
Government.


record Abolitionism the "direful spring Of
woes unnumbered' to our once glorious, free
and happy country, has gained its points,
through a series of years of agitation, and of
blood.
Aboltionsm has reached the haven of
its destination, and what are we as a free and
happy people? Eleven states are now out of
the Union, with the heel of despotism upon
their necks. Eleven of the states, after be-
ing desolated and sacked by war, and after
pouring out their hearts blood, have lost their
liberty, and unless there soon comes change
with those in power, every State in this Uu-
ion will be deprived of their liberty Ken
lucky, that never was out Of the Union, has
elected her representatives to Congress; yet
they have not been allowed to take their
seats. And, as with Kentucky, so will it be
with every State in this Union that chooses
to have conservation or democratic men to
represent them in the National Congress.
Their liberties are gone, and is thing of the
past; and not one of thosee eleven states can
call even primay meeting without the con-
sent of the little autocrats who are placed
over them by these in power;
The liberty of the white race in the South
is gone. and the "nigger' is free. Thousands
of white old men, women and children are
suffering for want of the necessaries of lie,
while the negro-thoSe of who IRE too lazy
to work, and their name is legion-are in the
enjoyment of the happy privilege of drawing
their ratons from the Freedmen's Bureau
Sovereignty, which alone was supposed to
reside in the people, in accordance with our
theory of Republican Government no longer
exists. If this is not true, why is it that Ken
lucky with her forty thousand majority can
not be represented in Congress?
When the constitution was adopted our
taxes were moderate, and that burden was
easily borne. Now we are paying from seven
to ten per cent. more Of taxes than any civ
ilized people on the Globe. We are paying
from one hundred to one hundred and fifty
per cent. more for the necessaries of life than
any other people on earth, and there is not
the least sign in the times that they will be
lessened during our day and generation, or of
our successors for centuries to come for our
national debt is increasing, instead of decreas-
ing every day.
Every act of the present radical Congress
is step further toward despotism and there
is no doubt in our mind that, unless the peo-
pie rise up in their might and through the
ballot box, put check upon that Congress,
this spirit of encroachment will not cease un-
til every State in the Union be brought to
feel it.
Large armies are being quartered in eleven
States, and like vampires are sucking their
LIES blood; and unless there comes change
why will not this be the case with all the
States, sooner or later?
Aboloitionism has done its work, and
though we enjoyed for seventy years unpar-
alleled prosperity, under various democratic
administrations and entirely democratic pol
icy, yet war came as the result OF abolition
ism, and nothing else, and it matters but lit
tie who struck the first blow, for man under
a sense of self respect may be compelled to
stike the first blow, in defense of what he
may conceive to be his rights-so with COM
munites and States. War came upon us
and has closed, and to-day the minds of all
good, and true, and patriotic men. are haunt.
ed with evil omens of the future.
To-day we are in worse condition than
were the old thirteen colonies, at the time
of the adoption of our constitution. That
constitution to-day is scoifed at by the Rad
cal Congress- which has become but little
else than vigilance committee. But little
else than G second edition of the old star
chamber. This compact, if broken on one side
is broken on all sides, says Webster, but there
is scarcely section of that instrument, but
has been blurred by the vandallic hand Of