The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-08-28

county, on Hast Saturday. The ines
ing was called for a. Democratic inee
ing. TO be addressed Bye. I. Il. Car
Contingent Democratic Elector. bl
Il fnntual arrangement was aIterwarC
:. made. by which Capt. Levi Ferguson
LOT IKE county. was present 10 repr,
: sent the RAIDS. The health Of Ml
Carr was poor. he being greatly d.
bilitated by fever, and speaking Will
under the effects OF medicine, 30 tbs
he was compelled to sit dawn durin
his address, yet we think the Rad
will not soon want another Joint dis
cussion Of their practices, Tor we BE-
lieve they have no principles, worth
of the name. They were % cou,
Ipletely used up, that but few Of then
could stand fire during the closiu.
argument OF MIR. Carr. bnt jumped nj
and nervonsl Y lett their seats. to en-
gage in conversation, so that the,
might not hear the trnth. We vii
not attempt a synopsis Of the remark,
OF either speaker, as justice could no.
be done IN a synopsis. ThenncQnsii
tutional measures OF tie IL. .ca. Com.
gross, their extravaganza, Ltiay.ng
hatred OF restored Union. nnnoly
love Of power. and determination 10
maintain themselves III control oi the
Governmentev even at the risk OF dlenc,l.
ing the land in blood, were iorciblv
shown up and eloquentIy exposed.
capt. Ferguson. in his reply did
not attempt u reiute the evidence OF
the rascality OF his party leaders, but
only charged as an excuse Tor it, tina,
Buchanans administration WAS Us ras-
cally.as theirs has been. According
to his logic, then. because one man
steals, it is right for another one to
steal. But he asserted that Buchan-
an's administration had stolen more
than the Radicals. Let us see how
it lie. The total expenses, stealngs
and all, Of Buchanan's administration,
during its last year, were but sixty
millions and ten thousand dollars:
while the expenses Of 1867 OF Kad
;al rule amounted to over threeshun-
ired millions OF dollars. showing the
difference in favor of Blu 1
,hanan's management OF over two
hundred and forty millions OF dollars
aved to the people. or eight dollars
o every man, woman and child, In
liam, idiot, niger and JacKass IN the
United States, or an average OF about
$40 year TO every head Of q family
n the United States. No sane per-
ION will admit that the expenses OF
during the year OF peace
}! 1867 were that much larger than
n 1860, and the only way to account
or it, is their superior talent in the
lrt of stealing.
Another equally fallacions state
nent OF tue Radical Ferguson was
hat the National debt had decreased
ince the close OF the war. Now ex-
city the opposite is the case, il the
iadical Secretary Of the Treasury!
ellis the MISUNDERSTANDING thai
n the three years Of peace S1.SG2..
1888 20 have been collected in
axes, BY the General Government.
rom the people. The following is
he official statement Of the public
ebt made by Secretary McCulloch.
II the 3lst OF July, 1868, as com
'ared with his official statement g.
he 31st OF March. 1865, at tn lose
I the war: July 81. 1865. 50. 523,-
34.4S0 81. March 81, 1868, -,
G6.965,07T 81. Increase, $l56, $40
O3 80. Such is the effect Of three
ears 1T radi rule in time Of peace! :
% taxpayers wish continuation OF :
his going in debt policy. Il they do
hey will follow Capt. Ferguson's ad :
ice, and vote Tor Grant, but it they {
'ish to act honestly. aud have an
onest Government, they will vote for {
eymour.
Besides such assertiols So the
bo.e Capt. Ferguson arguments
onsisted principally in a play upon !
10 words; 'copperhead, damned re- /,
Ell, Uell.born secessionist, Internal, 4.
elish bntterDut schemes" &c. Go
~ way for this time, Mr.. Ferguson. !.
nd in the next speech you MAKE, may I
l. l. Al