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not only 50, the poor laboring man must
know that his own struggles with ad.
verse fortune are made harder, by the
taxes imposed by Radical Congress
Tor the support of the negro. He does
not toll merely for the sustenance of his
own wife and children, but FOR THE
SUSTENANCE OF THE NEGROES,
for whom the taxgatherer is taking the
proceeds Of his sweat aud toll and trans
forming portion Of his hard earnings
to the public treasury to be expended
for the benefit Of these black, lazy wards
Of the nation" Dare any Radical deny
this 7 Let every taxpayer remember
these things, when he comes to make
up his mind as 10 which ticket he will
vote at the ensuing election. Let him
also remember, that through the reck.
less extravaganza and Encouragement
of a Radical Congress, ichich has noe
become the government, the national debt
is steadily on the increase, and SO far
from there being a prospect OF paying
it, the prospect now is, IL the Radicals
are retained in power, that the debt
will continue TO increase until we are
involved in hopeless national bankruptcy.
Another consideration which presents
itself 10 the mind Of the intelligent and
rejecting elector, is, the fearful strides
which have been made by reckless
aud usurping Congressional Cabal, to.
wards arbitrary power. Their legisla-
tiOn has been acknowledged to DO, by
their own leaders, outside" Of, and in
violation ofthe Consultation. This self.
condemned, revolutionary cabal, If con-
tinued ia power, will continue 10 disre.
gard the Constitution, uatil that iustru-
mcnt becomes a dead letter, and its pro.
visions are weaker than rope Of sand.
The ,ciU Of Congress is already the only
charter by which that body is governed,
aud the organic law Of the land is treat.
ed with disdain. Il has become the
sport Of these reckless men, on the foor
Of the national legislation In their de.
bates upon the measures which have
passed that body. Give them fresh
lease Of power,--endOrse their ususpa.
tions, and they will take the reins Of
government entirely into their own
hands, and change our present triparti,e
system, embracing Executive, Lcgisla-
tive and Judicial departments, With
their checks aud balances, aud substi.
tute for these their own uDrcstraincd
will, and an unmitigated dcspotism -
Then will follow anarchy and civil war;
such ss cursed revolutionary France,
when the will Of her Assembly became
the supreme law. Do VIC want history
70 repeat itself hsrel If not, let every
voter, when he goes to the polls 10 No.
yembcr next, cast his ballot against Gen.
Grant, who has virtually declared that
he viii have no policy Of his OWL"
aud no obstacle to iu,erpose against
the usurpatiOns Of Congress. lie seems
to regard the will Of Congress as the
supreme law, Ignoring the fact that We
have Constitution by which We should
be governed, and that Congress must
conform is legislation to the provisions
Of that instrument. A man with such
views is not Ct for the Executive Office;
he would be the mere tool Of Congress,
aud would deem his duty done, when
he had executed the bchesis Of his Con.
gressional masters. Let the voters see
to il, that such man il not entrusted
with the Executive Office. We will re-.
cur to this subject again.