The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-04-23
"rinarces-Whcrc will it Ehd!'

DO the people really feel the great nced
NJ n change of the present policy OF the
dominant party,--or have they all become
90 sullcn and careless for the government.
,s TO let it pass without a grand struggle
into the hands Of the devil and a few "Ig-
yers2
We have been for some time engaged I'D
irving to prcparc a statement Of the UNI
ted States Indebtedness, and by the report
Of the Secretary ofthe Treasury, we nave
it as nearly correct perhaps As any S'a'',
m.nt that we have seen. The national
debt stands. in round numbers, $2,G2a,oO2'-
8,s. The expenditures OF the Ihl'eo
statcs, actual and estimates for the year
1868 Is 1893, 2G0. 22G; Of this amount sioZ'-
5l5.G10 is estimated for payment OF 'l'tcr-
Get ON the national debt, leaving S2lO,'o3,-
$50 for the current expenses OF the haV'oh
for the present year. Now deduct sW'-
OOOO0s as the expenditures of the nation
h.forc the war, and We will have $780,
753. $50 as the increase caused by i'a''cai
rule, Added to the $l52.5l5,Glo, Tor inter-
ACT on the national debt, makes Sj33,2Go,-
92G rs the existing and permanent increase
Of the burdens upon the taxpayers OF inc
United Statcs-all this to support lhiulcai
Nabobs and lazy niggcrs. =
Sccretal les and others may calculate es-
innate, and predict the reduction OF the
expenditures and decrease OF taxes we
have the historical facts that the eXpehdl-
lures Of a govern ment, from Whatever
cause, once greatly increased are seldom II
over diminished. The fact j. now aSccr-
tanned that the people can be cocrccd to
nav exorbitant taxes and submit TO inc
profigacy of their Radical rulers. There
fore the means for, and reasons to justify
them. are never wanting. since they arr
already booted and spurrcd to ride upon
the backs OF the people by the grace O
God,o until our once prosperous ana happN
country Is completely satraped and Airl
canizcd-all this to keep Radicals IN once
Liberty does not consist so much IN th'
form of government as in the exemption
from burdens to support II.
The interest upon the pubic "cDt o
S%l52.5l6.G4O, and the $lS0,OOO,OO GOO OF increas
ed expenses annually, making togcthe
S333. 2G0, 22G. is the permanent annual bur
den imposed upon the present and future
generations of this once happy, free, ah'
prosperous people, and the best govern
ment the world ever saw-all for the n'y'
gcrs and cut-t'roats.
For what was this enormous debt rrca-
ted? or why did the Northern people SUD-
nit to 1t? IL was in the prosecution OF
the civil war, wagcd to defend the Consti-
tuition and the glorious old flag, and to
perpctuatc the Union of Ourfathers. THESE
are the ayowed reasons given for the pros
,cuion of the war. Have these thing
heen done? Has the Constitution been de
Tended and respected? No! The Congress
(Stevens,) now in power openly avow tina
they are acting outside that instrument
Is the Union perpctuatcd? If 1t is. VIII.
are twelve States kept out of the Union
ruled by a Dictator, and nig@ers, ana ne
MED Congressional representations VIVA
then will be the finale to all this mad an
reckless legislation? Thus far the over
throw of the Constitution, the dcstructio
Of the Union, the emancipation of fo'I
millions of negro slaves in the Souther
States, and the %enslavemcnt OF the eigh
millions white persons at present. pros
pectiyely the enslaveinent of the entir
white and niger population of the Who'll
country, North AS well as South-all thI
10 make Wade President.
A REPUBLICAN.