The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-02-28

40 1920 s33 50 ~ 500 U2o los,
s4O "a l39 $50 II II O69 ass IA
$50 S7.l6s $50 o. 23ls3S7S 90
I, will be ssen irVm THE table that while
nrinp W.shing,on's sdmin,ssss'ion the ~
rnses Of the Government smountsd " but
,rty ~i2h. cen,s per espi's. il lsSO,
he lac, yer Of vsn Bussns. standardization.
, bu: one dollar IN s,x!y Genie per cspms.
hey nov. in q time Of profound pence. w.
.r rsdcisi rule. ss,ims,ing our popaia'io" ~
o 900 900 amour, TO ak doliav per espIs.
= about forty dollars snnssiiy Tor each hssd
4 a family, Tor what ara called the ordinary
Ut the Government. S'v. thsss
sc,s ere in The mselves euiicisn,ly alarming.
md do no, sec ihst cen now add 10 their
orce BY dwelling further thereon. Il they
10 no, arouse the people from Maine 10 Cal.
10 dsmsnd an immediate change in
our rulers and in our system VI sdminis'ss.
lion, then, indeed, msy ws ssy Nth esd
h.sr,. farewell forever 10 ell hope Of . rec.
,crsuou VI Our poor bleeding county 10
prosperity aud happiness.
Mr.. Speaker. IN these Tems'ks | DO not
intend to misrepresen'. or. II ] cen ssoid T..
70 b. misrepresen,ed, and. therefore. ] must
regent ms, in THE indictment against the
radical perry I have no, included those FL.
oeusss and expenditures which ere the ne
cesssry rssul, Of the wss through which we
have Jus, pss.ed. ! hsvs not included the
ss,im.,ss .or paying bouo'ies snd ps"sO"'.
or The sumo necessary 10 ssy The interest
On our pubic debt. I have lei, those out.
tbs, the people might see whittier We ere
tending under radical rule, even II these 90.
cred bu, moe, bvrds nsous tsb,s we're csn.
cei!ed lorever.
Now, Mr.. Speaker. ! should no, hsve
made ssmsrks Of this character. especially
st Ibis time, 81 il h.d mol been for 'he ex
trsord:nsry partisan ecurse which my col
league (Mr L,gsnj took in addressing the
House upon this ques,ios. which ought -
Be considered % mere msiter Of busiaess
I an swsss that unvsvs, Latitude hss been
Rivsv ia the debs,s. Whether il 10 IL The
power Of Congress. The Prssiden'. and The
Secretary Of the Trssss'y coubined ~ ~.
sugurs,e = system by which ibis whisty 's:
can Be collected or not Il 10 impossible TO-
me 10 ssy. Ny impression 10 ,hst while 'h'
tax Of Two dollars per gallon isretsinsd. tn
revenue never will BE- fully collected. tn
,emrta,ions to fraud end bnbs'y ere too
enormous for this proA gaze sgs. Ics's MOI
how vigiIsnt the head Of the department
msy be. there will necessarily Be sg'ss'
deal Of ,hievery end fraud. Ny ,mp~rsssio"
10 that the only remedy 10 to reduce the isz
10 one .qusnsr whst il 10 nov. aud insogu
rate . better sys,em 81 eoliee'ies. end The
amount " revenue received would probably
10 - erss, ~ II 10 ., tbs t'ms ] DO s0
believe thst il 10 in the power u mortal mel
70 insugurste . system BY which ihs entire
reven nue. can b collected while the tsx !
retained a. the presen, rate
A lev words more. NJ. Speaker. sd
have done. Our whole revenue syst's
zee ms 10 be devised Tor The purpose Of hold
ing on, ter p,s,ions TO irsud esd perjury
There 10 bu, one hope snd one remedy
Bring tbs petty ~ coon - possiSls int
power that 10 pIs dgsd to economy aud jul
lice, end whose hole history proves 'hs'
viii rsossm those pledge. Your army mu'
bs reduced; your freedmen" eurssu 81.
Iishcd; yous milits y dssPo,ism uproo'st
the expenditures Of the Govs'nmsot reduce
lone.hsM; The tsxes reduced in The ssms pr
or,iop; the horde Of tx gs,hsrsrs niue,
J. csllsc 10 wherever they cen possibly b di
Z peussd 9Th: the most rigid economy mu
Iss introduced into every branch Of u
Gov rnme nj, end our tstsnding bon j.
n speedily % possible without jury 10 Il
: county. be psid 81 Ia precise coaiormi
!. with the contract upon which they we're
o Isued. Without these seiorms destruction
. speedy snd inevi,sbls. 10 upon 10. And
!. would cay In oil kindness 10 the bond o
'e gsschy. thst your only hope Of escsps f'o
!, irre,sisvsbls ruin deprnds upon , our csln,
q. liz your mercsosry pack Of sIsndrsers o. 4
To- only parry he, is ior justice. economy. .
. strict and sscred preservation Of the pu