The Lincoln County herald., 1869-01-07
The Political Dauce Of Death.

"Where are we going" (sxclaims q
Democratic paper. which is not yet wholly
cured Of the black itch Of "loyalty," "
with this perpetually increasing debt p
Pretty fast to tho devil, If the people do
not como to themselves, and resist being
taxed for such things as now form the
staple Of Congressional legislation. 1t
makes Us dissy to think Of tho way tho
debt rolls on. In 1856 the Federal tax
upon the people was CSC, 600, 900 the
State tax for the same year was e46, 900
O00-m making q total tx upon the whole
people Of e134 100000.
But this yesr Of 1863 the Federal tax
is $500 0O0, 900, the total State taxes
S75, 900, 900, and the county and town
taxes &276, ,O00, ,000--a total OF 1851 ,000,.
0O0. Almost billion in . single year.
That Is twenty three dollars for every
individual in the United States. There
10 not smother people on the face Of the
earth so badly taxed. Aud it is to be
hoped that there is nowhere else peo.
pie who ore so far stript Of their man
hood as to bear such 40 intolerabls, such
o disernceful burden.
These figures also give Us some clue 10
the real amount Of the present debt. II
will be seen that the State aud county
and town tax, independe, Of the Federal
tax, averages about two thirds as much
as the Federal debt, which shows the to-
tai debt, Federal, State, county and town
now resting on the ueeks Of tho people
to be not less than fire thousand millions
Of dollars! But these ore figures known.
The unknown will undoubtedly raise it
to not mill less than sic thousand mil
Eons! Can it be paid? Not without
reducing to eternal slavery the working
population. Ought it to be paid In
what way have the people consented to
such debt? BY what law Of justice or
honor are they bound to pay it? But
the impossiLiliy Of paying it supercedes
all other considerations. We have now
four ycars II ore Of the reign Of the party
which has raised the debt thus far, and
which will 60 on increasing it, and keep.
ing it up, and consolidating it, with con
s,antly accelerated speed, until the end Of
its reign. whenever that may be. The
man Of sense will, therefore dismiss all
idea Of the debt ever being paid. 1t must
como down with crash, sooner or later
The sooner the better, for the cause Of
liberty and civilization. The scoundrels
who have stolen this almost incompatible
sum from the people, may turn up their
eyes in hypocritical horror, and howl
about "repudiation," but that will avail
mt Tho doht COOS on all the time.
And the people get poorer all the time.
And the last steps Of poverty are on the
necks Of the rich and bloated opprcssors.
In the final rage Of dispair and resent
mcnt there is space for the appeals
neither Of argument or intimidation.
The argument will be closed by tho i'm.
perious clamor of the Eve hungry senses.
The cry Of d,shsnor will be shifted ftcm
the victims to the authors Of the debt.
Those who have shed the blood Of the
poor in heaping up the horrible pyramid
Of taxation, will, If they desist not lose
their own. in the fierce struggle Of the
poor to pull it down. Do we prophesy ?
No, We only read the future by the
steady light Of ithe passt. There it is,
flashing up out Of the history Of ages,
and flooding the road all along ahead Of
US with flame which exposes to view
on abyss Of skulls. The bondholders
may shout in dcrision. and dance but
their shout is the cry Of fools, and their
dance is the dance Of death. No people
ever did what it is impossible to do. And
no people ever suffered always what
ought not to be endured. True, suffering
has sometimes been long-too long-bu'
the day Of vengeance is sure to como al
last. 1t never failed. and it never will
uuless the Bible is . fable and the Holy
Ono a liar! Nay, unless the voice o.
fifty solid centuries isl falsehood. Un
less. indeed, human nature has lost it,
manhood, and become on ass. IN. Y
Day. Book.