The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-05
JACKSON COUNTY.
EPISTLE OF OLD SANCHO.
CHAPTER III.

And in those days there was o heavy
tax laid upon all the people, save those
that were possessed of government
bonds. Now these bonds were, chiefly,
fallen into the hands of the Pharisees.
Therefore the publicans and sinners
were compelled to bear the burden of
taxation, because of the great sin they
had committed in overthrowing the
enemies of the government.
And the Scribes and Pharisecs were
wont to tithe the Rint and rue and all
other herbs that were in. the hands of
the husbandmen. And they ladened
men with burdens grievous to be bore;
while they themselves touched nothing
(save the tax money! with one of their
fingers.
And behold the people began to mur-
mur, and cried out because of the heavy
burdens they were compelled to bear.
And the wise men being in council
assembled, began to reason among
themselves, saying, how shall we justify
ourselves before mcu, and still retain
our places, as rulers over the people!
And tbeJ said this will we do; VIC will
appoint certain brethren, in the name of
our governor, to accuse certain of the
people, and say behold these men have
been found guilty of speaking against
our rulers; for they have spoken of cor
ruption in high places aud of injustice
in our laws; they have said the rich
ought to be taxed equally with the
poor; that greenbacks are as good for
the lords as for their servants; that all
the white men of our tribes who have
not been lawfully, found guilty of crime,
ought to have right to vote; and many
other blasphemies have they uttered be-
fore the multitude.
They teach that our rulers ought to
be bound by the Constitution, and that
we should have respect unto our Off
cial oaths, and divers other false doc
trines have they taught in all our land.
And Immediately they appointed men
in all our townships, who went forth
and began to accuse the people, as they
had been instructed by the Governor
and Council. = = -
And it came to pass that whatsoever
they found man, either in the city or
by the wayside, that opposed the mis-.
rule of self.righteOus demagogues. they
straightway brought an accusation
against him, and he was Immediately
condemned and cast out of the Syna-
gogue, and his name was cut off from
among the voters.
And when they perceived that very
many of the people must thus be cut of,
in order that they might accomplish
their wicked purpose, they found that
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so they said we will hold no election
until next fall; and thus We will con-
tinue ourselves longer in power and
have time to accuse more OF the people.
Now when all this was noised abroad,
there was great tumult among the
people, and q division among them; for
David, and Uriah, and John, and others
said, though our sect is corrupt and
unjust, and dishonest, yet we will fol-
low them whitherseever they 60, and
uphold them in whatsoever they do.
But others said not so; for if we let
these men 60, they will waste our sub
stance aud destroy our liberties, and
our land will be given unto the heather
for q possession, and the rich men will
set up their idols Of gold and Of silver
in our midst, and compel us to worship
them, andweiwill become their servants
and be reduced to poverty. And behold
the cry went straightway throughout
all the land To your tents, o Israel.
And when each party had gathered all
their strength, they begsn to fight upon
the hills and plains, and behold the
battle rageth unto this day.
SANCHO.