The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-04-08

anE, 1harvesfss Do they not. need more
curreneysfIENew England needs three.
affths on thu $500, 900 600 of bank circus
htion;S do not the Southern States need
at lease as miGchp?5 EOl gsos ai1EBp
pa IsdoiDotlkpoN E that f6essp figures are
texactfy corfect.r Ihave takanuthem from
1.-The Secretary 6fDfhe Treasury and the.
Eommissloner lfofe. 'ReSepde. They are
sufieienny5 correct use Them fore IL
aasfration5o nlys1IOther modes Of execu-
Etings thisiegoneral plan smight-be, devised
11perhaps better ooaesgsH Iidesigued only
to show that it was feasible a6d safe
Experience and wisdom will, when the
time shall come, sdetermine the best. /
urge the adoption of this general idea,
BeeaassT see A4ngsEEahsza. The sRe.e
p6biishn patty refuses To adopt it. They
insist upon paying the bonds in gold.
This adds forty per cent, to your debt
They insist upon curtailing the currency.
This makes it impossible to keep up -FOUR
lreycn1esn. and ppstpQnes. the payment of
tho debt.s Infhe &Antime ydu are pay:.
ing;a larger interest than any government
in Europe. At the end of fifteen years ,
you will have paid, by way of interest,
an amount equal to the whole debt, and
yet the principal remains wholly ''undi-
minished. In the mean time the bonds
are wholly exempt from State and local
taxatieH- - = ~ sniq
TIC pubic debt amounts foone fifth Of
all the property, real and personal, of
every man, and woman and child, in the :.
country Sand yet one fifth of all the oar
ital in the country-that capital so we'll
able to bear taxation-which labors from
the first day of January till the last day
tbf6bg8 storm AVA ls~ubsblase1a by. night
audiby day, which knows no Jw~eariness,
seeks no repose, is not rubjecl to the dis
ease and pains and accidents which az
hict the muscles and bones of men
whose owner, though he tolls not, nor yet
spins, is clothed like Solomon in all his
glory-one fifth of all this capital is e1-
empt from taxation. [Great applause.1-
Labor. will Observation-Disclosures
Viz enter the HeafH Which control Its
brawny arms. This state of things can {
not last-it ought not to last. CApplause
/ feg of the bondfofders to- be prompt
o,act upon them; for tell sou gentle-
don not say it by way of threat
IL say it by way of solemn and timely
is no threat to saysEheu the
sun iises1iu the east, that lit will ascend to-
the zenith and set in the west, and leave
us in darkness tits no threat to saySwheR~
We see thsgstheHDg eao4as fhatthere will
sions in the human heart, this capital of
the bondholders viii be made to bear the
same burden as other property, and those
burd> ms will be speedily lightened, or
eosber and worse consequences will fol.
low, involving, perhaps. the violation OF
--- .,@, o-l &c p1irhfod faith
[Contiuuedi applause.1 stai5 n
My friends, the first step in the right
direction-is to lay bare every frand,;t to ex.
ipese Rna csrreee al-c0rrgP'iens to cat off
Nryusneeesaryex pondituTe 10 dismiss
every superhuous cMce-holder, to aban-.
don every unconstitutional scheme, to
abolish all military governments, to; re-
turn to the teachers of our Constitution,
aud TO the enjoyment of the liberties
Observation-Disclosures tosss, to give
repose to the hearts of the people, in or
der that labor may be stimulated by the
hopes of a rich reward for its industry.
The rest of the journey to happiness, and
safety, and peace, wiifeomparatiyely easy.
fThne first step will, cost you labor 1t can
only be accomplished BY putting egt Of I
power the Republicaa PaTty, and putting
1 ID lis DldCc zLaG OcIuOOlaAlO PRtty
l speak in 10 low p~artizan sense. The
Republican par.yean net administer our
I-Constitution.s They batei it. CGreat ap-
plause and clapPing of hands They
believe they can make a better Conststu.2
ton. Their belief, their teachings, their
tendencies, their wishes are all for its
destruction. I do not impugn the hon
esty of their motives. I attack the foun.s
dation of their philosophy. "By their
g9ffpits ye shall kHeY thep:~
ut know fun weh the difficulty of this
work, yet 1 do not despair. The signs
around u are all propitious- Lei :,
Connecticut heralded..the coming morn;
the sun arose from the horizon in Maine;
its radient rays were thrown back IN
golden glory from California, and lighted
the lofty peaks of Montana. Highereit
rose in the heavens aud Ohio and feDn-
sylvania were warmed into new life,
FCheers.l Soon New York and New
Jersey will be enveloped in its rays
fAFPefrs u VII yop, Wisoaps1n and ID Min lin
luster of its mid day splendor !?
/ believe you will and the whole iaEd'
bathed in the warm light of delicious
day, will throw off the noxicus yapors of
the night which has just passed. -
DO your duty, men of Wisconsin. Do
it as your brethren of other States have
done theirs, and we will obtain possessions
of the powers of the Government--
TGreat cheers We will banish.f fraud
and corruption aud extravagance We win
reinvigorate our Union /; we will holdeu
kto2 the people Of the South the hand OF
friendly and fraternal affection !; we will
bid them be at peace with us, and in re-
pose at home. GGreat cheering.1 We
will Danish from our councilslan our
hearts the spirit of hatred and veDgeanes,
and we will invoke the spirit of cbarlty
and forgiveness aud love which dweIls,in
the bosom of God himself; and then?this
whole people, attestipg the benehcehee OF
a Government thus administered, will,
with tears of joy and voices ohoked With
emotion, thank God that "though sor-
row sendureth. fora night, JOY cometh In
tie morning" lGreat applause. ]dt sUo
Bridge Notice. * ss'
The undersigned will offer for sale To