Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-10-29
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anti mnpHneapte0 Ma@efs nsn III
view. They started cut upon the
slavery question with the intention
of abolishing Itin aIlIof me States,
but they dare. not announce their
real Intentions. bat hypoeritleaIiy
proclaimed them to be only to pre-
vent its extension into what they
claimed 10 be free territory. But
having accomplished their object in
| that direction. they were unwilling
to give amy guarantees 10 the people
OF the South that the matter sh0said
end, and that they should be len in
the full enjoyment of what they
claimed to be their rights under
their State laws, and when the peo>
pie of the south commenced talking
about seceeiing, the Greeieys,
Wades. and other leading men of
the radical party hypocritieally said,
"let them 60, they have just as
much right N secede from the Union
rs thirteen colonies had to secede
from the mother country They
not only hypocritically said these
things, but they decentively propos-
ed to help them in their going, and
Just so soon as they We're taken at
their Sord by the people of the
south, and ordinances OF secession
were passed, these same hypoerites
aud teceiyers, instead of helping
them in their going, as they had
promised, made war upon them to
prevent their going.
After the war was over, the Lead
mrs OF the radical party proposed con-
ditions to The people of the Southern
States, upon which they would be
allowed representation in Congress,
and when these conditions were
complied with, and they were hon.
orabiy bound 10 carry out their
promise made to the people Of the
South, they refused to carry out that
promise and imposed other eondi-
lions upon them.
We make mention of these things
in order to show that the leaders of
the radical party have been hypo-
tritcs aud dceeivers from the begin.
ming.
They are now going about the
country and telling the farmers and
mechanics, that they pay no taxes
towards the support of the govern
ma;t and paying the interest of
over $3.50, go, 100 which is annually
paid ON the public debt, and by this
means Of Justification, they hope TO
induce an over-taxed people to give
them another four years le.tse ofpow-
er, In the election OF Gen. Grant to
lhe Presidency. We trust, however,
that the people are too well informed
to be deceived by them upon this
subject, for they know that they DO
not purchase q single pound of cof~
fec without paying sere's cents in
greenbacks tax upon 1t. That they
do not purchase pound of sugar
without paying six cents tax In
greentIacks upon it. That they do
not purchase pound Of tobacco
without paying thirty cents in green
backs tax upon it. that they do not
purchase a box of matches without
paying two cents tax upon 1t. They
know that they cannot make deed
or take note for over so without
paying tax upon them. The ma
son knows that he cannot employ
hands and carry on his business
without paying $40 license for 50
doing. The butcher can't run a
butcher shop, nor the miller grind a
hssshel of corn without paying q IL
cense for carrying on the business.
The printer can't publish paper, or
book, without paying license for
carrying on his business. The man
that buys stock or keeps animals for
breeding purposes must pay a IL
cense. In short almost every branch
OF business Is taxed or licensed,
which is the same thing, and yet
these hyp critics and deceivers tell
the people that they pay no taxes
for the support OF the general Gov
eminent, Or toward paying the In
terest on the public debt. If these
taxes are not applied for these pur-
poses, we ask In the name of truth
and justice, TO what purpose are
they apPiietf7 If all these licenses;
taxes and other exactions, are not
levied for the purpose Of carrying on
the Government and paying the In
terest on the public debt, they must
betlownriglt stealings, for the ben
eft Of the hypocritical, deceptive
aud piunderiHg lenders Of the rafli-
cal party. We think 1t ID time that
this party, led by such corrupt leads
ers, should be- removed from power,
'alsI we trust the people win say 80
too, by the election of Seymour and
Blair.