The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-20


Igive five half dollars to every man,
woman, and child, black and white, in
the town Of Bucyrus. Then, five hall
dollars to every man, woman and child
in Crawford county. Then the same
amount to every human being IN Ohio.
Then, to all the people, without dis
tlnc!ion Of age, sex, or color, of all the
States ofthe Union. Then five hall
dollars to all tho people of all the ter
ritories, including all the wild Indians
of the plains-evcry warrior, every
squaw, every pappoose-to each and
every one, Eve half dollars. Proceed
ing thence across the Rio Grando and
the Gulfinto Mexico, giving five hall
dollars 10 the execrablo populace-to
every grcaser, whether rambo ormcstizo,
old or young, male or female, Repubii.
can or Imporiallst-to each, five half
dollars. Then, INTO Central America,
and across the isthmus into South
America, over the pampas, beyond tho
mountains, to Terra del Fuego and the
| Cape of Storms-paying five half dol.
lars to every individual ofall tho tribes
and peoples. Then, across the ocean
to the continent of Africa. Go into
every city, village, tent and howell in
Algeria, Nubia, Morocco, Guine, and
far into tho interior Of Ethiopia, where
neither Du Chaillu nor Livingstone
ever trod-giving to every creature,
however faint tho resemblance to hu.
manity, FIVE half dollars. The work is
o fairly begun. Europe is to be
visited next--England, with her dense
population and mighty metropolis; and
Wales, over the Highlands of Scotland,
across the bogs OF Ireland, and through
the nation bordered by the Arcuc ocean
ard the Baltic sea, and away to Russia,
Germany, Italy, Franco, Spain and
Portugal. To every man, woman and
child of whatever state or condition .fvo
half dollars. And then ? Why, then
there are hundreds of millions of hui
man beings IN Asia who arc yet 10 be,
paid--tho peoples of China, India, ia
ran--there arc five halfdollarsfor each
and every one. Then take what RS.
mains, and disburse in the same sums
to the peoples of Australia; Van Die
mans Land, and the Isles Of the Sea.
There arc five half dollars for every
human being on tho globe--black, red
and white, savagcs and civilized Chris
tan and heather?
Whom you have dono this, you haYe
paid out the twothousand five hundred
millions Of the Federal Dobt, and no
more. And then there will be left un.
paid q wal debt. of equal or greater
amount, contracted by tho several
States, cities, and other municipalities;
and thus another two thousand five
hundred millions will afford five half
dollars for o second distribution TO all
the inhabitants Of all lands Such is
the magnitude Of debt imposed upon
the American people by six years Of
unrestraIned Abolition rule
And now NC call the attention of the
reader TO facts derived from tho report
of the SPECIAL Commissioners OF the
Revenue. He informs us shat the du-
ties on imports amount TO One Hun.
bred aud Seventy Millions of Dollars
per annum! He then proceeds to say
that this enormous sun is collected
chiefly from commodities IN universal
use, such as coffee, tea, sugar, molassos
specs, drugs, &C., which enter into the
necessities Of every household. The
population of tho United States, IN
round numbers, is thirty millions. If
we estimate the heads of families at
oneln every six, the amount thus paid
is an average Of thirty.fve dollars per
annum by each individual. And this
is exclusive Of all that the people recog.
nizc as taxation. The stamp, tho ii,
censo, the whole machinery of intern
al revenue, together WITH State, county
and municipal tax, is piled on the PEG
pie in addition TO the above What
for? TO pay usurious interests every
yearto bondholders, 'vhorolrin wealth
and yet contribute nothing to pay the
General debt, tho interest on the debt,
or even tho ordinary expense Of ad-
ministcring tho government and main
tanning the laws.
How long will the the people submit
to oppression such as this?
New Work Day Book BreVltics
Phillips says he always knew John
son was not sound" In that he Is pre-
ciscly unlike Phillips, who Is nothing
bnt Sound and fury, signifying moth
ing"
The Mongrel Convention of Georgia
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