North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-08-26
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GEN. HALrINE of the New York Cii.
gen. who served through the late war,
died in New York recently. His pre-
objections were precidedly against the
Democratic party until very short time
prior to his death. Among his latest
words, which he uttered through his pa
per, are those which we reproduce below.
They are the words Of dying soldier, and
a true man, and should receive the cordial
and earnest consideration Of every elector
| throughout the land. His address is to-
the Farmers, mechanics, citizens and
iaborng men"-and he exhorts to ",corh"
for the objects explained below:
"Work to feed your family if YOUR are
unfortunate enough to have one; if you
have none, indulge in no such luxury as
marriage. You cannot partake of extray-
agances which now belong only to the
rich. Work for yourselves and the tax
gatherer. And in these fiery days, when
the days are SO long and the labor SO
exhausting, divide up your time into kours;
give the first hour to pay the interest on
our debt: let the second hour belong to-
those who collect this tax and keep AZ
much for themselves as they return to the
government; appropriate yonr next hour
tor the expenses of an administration
which costs in time of peace hundred
and fifty millions for the sixty millions
spent by any previous administration. Set
aside your next hour to support q standing
army an army whose sole duty for the
past three years has been to see that the
Republican party obtains the colored vote.
Give your next hour to navy which has
the onorous duty upon it Of .junketing
through Europe This will bring YOU
pretty well towards the middle of the dav.
The intermediate space you may have to-
yourself, but the noontide hour is sacred.
Above all is it fitting that when the heat
is intense and almost unbearable, when
the vertical rays of the god Of day scorches
like tongues of fire, good full hour
should be devoted to the support Of the
children Of the sun. Let the midday
hour be devoted to the Freedman's Blu.
reau. .
Work, so that the soldiers and officers
may still draw their pay, SO long as they
vote and make the blacks vote the radical
ticket. Work, that a worthless badly
built, and rotten navy may make show
in the eyes of the world sufficient to cover
the frauds committed in its construction.
Work, that a second army, ten times more
extravagant and exacting than the former
an army Of ofice-holders-may draw
large salaries and have liberal stealings;
but above all, work, that the negroes may
live in idleness. Support your regro, If
your child starves. Government with
iron hand will make you do your duty by
your colored brother, tough the brother
OF your flesh and blood may perish Of
want before your eyes. 1t may be that
you long to rest, especially through the
greatest heat, during the hour after your
principal meal but your obligations to-
ward the blacks of the South forbid it.
Millions must be raised for the Freedmen's
Bureau millions more must be spent in
collecting those millions, and labor pays
for all. 1t is labor that feeds the idle,
clothes the lazy, and supplies enjoyments
to the dissipated. Labor pays taxes, sup
ports government, and government clerks,
keeps up armies, and feeds the world.
Every workingman must subscribe his
share toward the maintenance of every
idle man. Those who will net labor live-
on those who will.
Farmers, when you are bringing home
your sheaves of wheat, lay aside one out
OF every fifty for the negro, that his belly
may be filled; tailors out of every hund-
dred suits of clothes that your nimble
fingers tit together, contribute one to the
colored man, that his back may be covered;
mechanics, one house in every fifty thas
you build is for the black man. Whether
you wish it or not, the Government re-
quires this, and you must furnish it. Your
wives and little ones may go hungry and
naked and homeless, but the Government,
by its relentless, taxation, secures q full
comfortable covering and good
roof for the negro who votes the radical
ticket.
Why should you not vote for the black
man? He elects Congressman he carries
political triumph with him he holds the
balance of power; he chooses Presidents
and rules the nation. lie objects to work;
he prefers to lie in the shade and duze
while you are toilins for him in the sun.
lie has been made to work so long that he
objects to it and prefers that others should
do his share. Blacks have been slaves for
hundreds of years; it is time they were
master for while. Without the neces-
sity of assisting the negro, we should not
need TIE Freedmen's Bureau without the
Bule eau we would want but small army
and navy; without the negro and the
Freedmen's Bureau, and with reduced
army and navy the host of tax gatherers
might be dismissed three-fourths, and
taxes would almost cease to be burden.
But the negro votes the radical ticket. If
you love him and the advantages he brings;
if you wish he should live in ease at your
expense ; that flood should be so dear
and flesh and blood so cheap;' if you
want taxation, searching and heavy if
you desire to see your children barefoot
and your wife worn down with care and
abor if you wish to have no provisions
Ior your old age. and look forward to sick
ness or disability, or want of employ ment,
rs worse than death, why then, farmers,
artisans, laborers, work and
vote the radical ticket
Learn = Trade.
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