The Lincoln County herald., 1870-04-28
Our DeSpOtic Rulers,

Our DeSpOt1C kuIPfS'
We do not believe that the history Of
Christian nations, the world over, mon.
srchics or republics, can furnish another
instance Of such downright insolence from
rulers to people, from sovcreigns to slaves,
as the insulting receptions Of the protests
Of the overburdened taxpayers Of the
United States, by the Washington author.
tiles, 10 the past six months, on the sub.
ject of the income tax. The masses have
bee6, and still are, disposed 70 submit,
without very loudly ex xpressed anathemas,
to tho heavy miscellaneous taxed piled
upos all they cat, drink and wear but
this income tax they have ever known 10
be wrong, wicked, and unconstitutional ;
and this outrage they are determined to
resist. From every State, from every
county in each State, from all the large
commercial cities Of the Union, from rich
and poor, from the members Of the domi
nant party, and from their political an
taeon;sts all, capitalists and working
men, merchants ond clerks, have sent
memorials to Congress, praying thas from
this outrage at least they might be
spared. We know that the city Of Pitts.
burg alone sent one protest signed by
1900 merchants and manufacturers Of
that place, asking firmly, gravely, re.
spectfully, that the income tax may be
repealed. The whole country, north,
south, east and west, have made dead
set at this one evil and infamy. Such an
array Of protests; such huge rolls Of
names; such monster petitions in the
aggregate, irrespective of paray, entirely
outside Of the question Of politics, never
before went TO the American Congress.
And what has been the resultp Cool,
calm, studied insult to the protesting
millions. The majesty Of public opinion
has been trampled upon, and spitten upon,
by the Legislative body at Washington
and the despot Delano, before whom all
these petitions came, has not, in the faint.
est tones, called the attcntion of Repre-
sentatives and Senators to sLe earnest,
but honest and warrantable, prayers of
the great millions against che continued
inAiction of an unconstitutional and un-
necessary esaction. Tho legal wrong OF
this outrage, no man in the country, no
judge On the United States Supreme
Court bench, will deny. And yet the
people, when they ask that this wrong
cease, are spurned.
People Of the United State, where will
this condition of things lead to? You
are being experimental upon by u cabal
who hold the purse and sword; who care
nothing for sour opinion; wh> will
yield to your demands FOE what is right
and just, only through fear. The scry
reception your memorials have met ut the
hands of CoDgre and your rulers n,
Washington ought to tell you, in thunder
tones, that it is time for you to rise and
make your voices heard by this despotie
cabal. Such an insult as the Congress
of the United States has infictcd upon
the people Of the country would not be
tolerated an hour in France or England
Are you demented Will you hold you,
hunds and whisper: "AI ia lost, tits ac
use, we must not resist
We tell you, get up meetings all ovel
this country. Protest against this in
come tax outrage, SO fearfully y strong and
loud, that the desrotism of Washington
will find that the people are not to b'
trifed with. Send committees to the sea
Of government and make those monarch.
lists there feel that you can crush them a!
you would an egg shell, is they spurn you,
honest and perfectly proper representa-
tions, presented in respectful language
In Gods name, what are We coming to
Six millions of meD, to day, know this in
come tax is wicked and Unconstitutional
and yet, when they so tell their rulers
they ore virtually kicked from the step
of the Capitol. We tell you, men o
America, if you do not teach that " ash
ington cabal that they cannot, with i'm
pupity, tramplc upon your respectful
representations, you might as we'll Civ
up all hopes Of the restoration Of q Dem
ocraaic republic, and prepare yourselve
for worse than Russian Imperialism -
N. Y. Day-Book.