The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-09-10
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PrrrrR's TAvrlx, HoIxn COUNT, Oh
August 10.
The following epistle reached me yesterday.
! received Il with mingled emoshuns. Ia
gascd At the fsmilyer stamp onto the envelope.
wich had used % many times, I kiscd IL In
extasy-es I tbst u vus inflicted onto The paper
by the hand nv . Niger, indignashun scescd
me. But passin this, opened the envelope and
rcd es follows -
wleh !: n u. e Sc q , kS.ssatasiy.{
Nv dear, dear Friend Absence II 10 ed con
kers love, but that won't work In your oass. I
he'd tried 70 forget 200. and he'd well nigh suck
cccici, but In ovefhaulin some papers yesterday
I happened too come Across some nv yoor notes
NJ hand Coz small amounts borrowed Nv ne ~
different times, and rcelisci to wunst the force
Nv the old line,- o.. ..1rriI I'd n
Li.Tho lest 70 dte, 10 memry dear'"
and bust out into aood nv teen. But enuf
Nv this /; set out to giro 700 the news Nv tho
Corners.
Crops b tote fAilyoor here. Tie season hes
bin favorable, but We hsv bin 20 entirely without
labor that We pat In very little sod. AZ The
time We ought 70 have bed our corn plantd, Is
saker Gsvitt. Kernel McPelter. Elder Penniback-
or and our sous wus scourin the country TO get
cnuf niggers TO plant Cor Us. but es they each
he'd land Nv their own they woodent do II. so
Nv oourse there wus none nv any account put
In. The little that wui put In won't amount TO
nothin, el We ooodent get no niggep 10 tend Il
durin ths growing season, and the weeds took
that II we'd spend half the time plantin Nv Il
Niger labor. we'd have dustin crop. But 700
know Josef-he's lost carikter he works with
his own hands. One NV the most tetchin sites l
ever beheld wuz at Bascom's early In May, jit
after our committee had returned from ffootlis
serch after hands to do our plantin. The entire
Corners wus present, but there wus . rrttlcd
gloom onto ther 6aces wich even the Entertainments
they wus consooming coodent entire dissipate.
They WI. groopcd about the bar-room e1yoosual.
Elder Pennibacker wul lcanin In chair with
his back TO barrel; Isssker Gavitt wui on his
back on q table. In o conner, and the others wuI
sittIn on kegs In various parts Nv the rom.
"wo Ii us!' sled the Elder, putin his feet
unto q key that he mite rest easier, and pen
siyely squirtn tobacco joooc at q fly on the wall
opposite. .'where Is tho labor to plant the corn'
We shall starve."
"Alas!' sighed the Dcekin, shiftin his sat
10 get 90 that he Good cock his feet agin the WALL
"Alas! the minits Is creeping on, day succeeds
day, and no corn In Jet"
"Yes," replied Issaksr Gavitt, rolling over on
to his belly and histin hissef up onto his elbow,
..this Is the froets ef Ablishnism. Ten years
ago, when we he'd our nigger, We bed our corn
In by this time, and wus ready 10 put EN- 10
plowin on Il. Now that VIC are dependant onto
our labor" And Issaker groaned AMI rOled
over onto his back. And 20 we sot and .ot AMI
mourned. The result nv wich 10, that there Amt
nm acre NV good corn In the entire section. Wool
tb.t the Abiishnists wich brot all this onto US
Good see the rooin they hev wrought.
The prevailing topic OF discussion sence 700
,eft us, h.r bin the trouble with Pollock and .
Ablishin friend nv hirzen who lives In Spring
field, Illinoy, the resting place Of the human
gOriller, A. Lnkin, GROWN out Nv the bond
question. 700 remember three years ago the
corporashen ishocd lis bonds bearing 9 per cent.
for $1,000 10 build hck-up and yser htsr
when Il wuI found ncssary TO gravel the road
bctwixt the Corners and the stashen ut ScceSion-
Vile, 10 CT 10 TVuOOcJ hlc utlHut WI Whrssy
consumed by MS, we ishood bonds bcarin y per
cent. to the amount Of $4,000, both ishoos run
ming 25 years. These bonds were taken by Pol
lock and this friend NV hi,sen. Last ycer wo
paid the interest on these bonds, but this yer
The people felt that the burden wul too heavy.
They could not reconcile thcirselves to the idea
NV swcatin to support In idle luxury the bloated
bondholders, and the populis murmurcd sgin Il.
M l. l.yt ALL GaaIIv Ilisr Pan
nibacker, who borrows my paper regierly, re-
marked, "Eurker-Tye got It," lie he'd bin
readin the Democratic proposition to tax bonds,
and lite dawned onto him.
"wc'll tax these bonds Of Pollock's ~ scd tho
Elder, "and thus relieve ourselves Nv this thral-
dom TO this money power. Thank Heaven tho
people haven't yet parted with all their power"
The segcstion wuI acted on to-wunst. Tho
council wuz assembled, and by . yoonanymus
vote an ordinance wux passed icvying tax nv
eight cents onto the dollar on Nil bonds ishood by
the corporashun for moneys borrowed Nv all
sorts. Pollock wuz away when tho ordinance
wur passed, and Il 50 happened that he returned
the very day that his interest wuI due. lmmejitly
he proceeded 10 the TreIrer's Office, wch 10 Cap
tain McPelter's, with his coopons. Captain Me-
Pcltcr received him blandly. and putin the COO
pons awry, rendered him In loo thereof receipt
for $500 taxes on them eel bonds.
"what Is thisi" ejakilatcd the astonished
Pollock.
"Ta1es!" returned McPelter smillingly. ave
hey assessed tax onto our bonds Nv eight cents
onto the dollar, which II happens IL just what
your interest Is. We skorn repudiaiion-we
shall pay principal and intercst-but We hev the
right to tax bonds and tax Gun We WILL
''Is the tax eight cents on the dollar on all
bonds Of the corporashen 7" asked Pollock.
"Trooly II Is ;" said McPelter.
"I hold also the bonds issued year before
these for building Q lock-up, but which only
bear six per cent. The tax pays the interest
and two per cent. over what will you do with
that two per cent.Fl
"Do with it,' exclaimed McPelter "wby.
we sl,cl apply II to the payment Of the principal.
nv course. The entire reyenoo Nv the corpora
ton Is pledged to the extinguishment NV it, debt.
and We shell not be recreant TO our trust.
Pollock went away, but McPeIter had new
idea. lie immejitly callel the Council together.
and .ejc-ted that the tax on The bonds ought TO
be twelve, instead Of eight per cent. ez that tax
would not only pay the interest ON The eight Peer
cent. bonds, but would eItinguish the bonds
theirselvcs. The six per cent. bonds wood not
only be eaten up. but wood leave Pollock In debt
to tho corporasben long before they wur doc.
The way NV escape from our troubles wui 70
very plain that the Council TO wunst aoccicl to
Il, and motifs wuI given to Pollock Of the new
ackshen. Immcjtly the craven wretch wantit
10 sell the bonds TO the city ut half their face,
but the proposition was rcjcctci With skorn
The Council passed resolution rebooking him
for intimatin that the Corners wouli not live up
to its obligations.
"Er mulch sr We ioathc 700, - remarked Elder
Pcnnibackcr, the Municipal President, "we sball
pay yoor bonds, dollar for dollar, principal and
Intercst-requiring 700 however, to bear Sch
taxations el may be levied onto yoo."
"But a. the tax eats up both interest and
principal. what do get for my money!" askt
the stiff.ncckt man.
.srhe protection OF our laws" Numbered
Pennibacker.
The people were 70 indignant ut this Ablish-
mist mesidier for his objection 70 - ekitable
proceciln that they mobbcd his store and wood
have hung him, but for the interference OF Joe