The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-09-19

mfsrule and impoverishment cannot
exist in one section of the Republic
without affecting the other sections.
Our Interests are SO closely interwov-
en- that if one part suffers, all suffer
IN greater or less degree. That the
Southis oppressed by misrule as few
people have ever been oppressed that
! it is laden with debt for which it has
received no consideration and never
will receive any, that it is burdened
with taxation that would oppress the
wealthiest people on earth that the
value of its property has been greatly
reduced since the close of the war
| that poverLv stares the people every
where in the face, are facts proved by
official documents and incontestible
eYiCeuce. s5fE @ia - {;feJtif4
IL could occupy your time for hours
with reading these proofs. but it is
unnecessary to do So. Al few unde-
Hiable facts will enable you to realize
the truth. The income tax levied by
the General Government enables us
to judge approximately of the pros
perity of the different parts of the
country. Now I have before me the
last report Of the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue for the fiscal year 1870
III, by which it appears the income
tax paid by Ohio alone about equaled
that paid by the nine States of Ala
bamay Georgia, Louisiana, Mississip-
pi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas and Florida. The
single county of Hamilton, in our
State, paid more than the five States
of Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi,
North and South Carolina. just think
of it. So Impoverished are those
Southern States that the income of the
people ofa single countyiim Ohio ex-
coed those of the whole people of five
States. Official documents show that
the value of the real estate of the
South has depreciated more than one
half, while the local taxes have been
increased more than oHe-huhdred and
fifty per cent. beyond what9th they were
in 1860. ihTheu there is appalling fact
that the debts of the reconstructed
States have been increased since the
close of the war more than 100000, :
900, and there is scarcely avestige of
Improvement to be seen for all this
vast sum of money! These are the
fruits. of carpet bag rule i'm. the South,
and yet with these facts. staring him
in the face, the, whole, influence of
Grants administration is given to the
support of these carpet-baggers, and
bvs that Influence they are enabled to
keep their places and continue. their
pIunder of . helpless and impoVerish-
ed dpeople. 81 g.Esif5y - st. Il
Withdraw that Federal, influence !;
cease,tos menace quiet. and. laW-abid-
ing citizens with the bayonet: cease
making arrests, not to punish. chine,
but to carry elections: cease to make
a pPofligate, and scandalous use of the
public patronage for, the same spur-
pose; turn out the Federal officers
who violate the law and abuse their
trusts, and nut, honest men in their
places. DO these things, and the peo-
pie, of, the south, by the peaceable
agency Of the baIlot-box, WILSON rid
themselves of the wretches who use
their official power to tyrannize over,
harass and piunder them. Then good
government will again be established,
and prosperity revisit that lovely land
then attachment for the Union and the
flag will again spring M in hearts that
hayelately been estranged: then good
will between the people North and
South, and between the races. white
and black will take the, ,place of sus-
picion.9 distrust and dislike. and the
Republic will begin a career of power
and prosperity it has never yet known.
: 1T is among other reasons, because i
firmly, believe that the election of
Greeley would powerfully tend, to
bring this about, and that, on. the 9TH
er hand, the re. election OF Grant would
indefinitely, postpone it, that i am
anxious. for the success Of the former.
There are men so blinded by pas
sion or prejudice as to saw: .What
if the South does suffer?, Let her suf-
fer: she deserves it.x TO reason with
such men is simply impossible. for
theV will not listen to reason, The
dreadful punishment the south has re-
ce;ved in nowise affects them. Bnt
@ wbaf raasnn' ~ can NOT : sense Of shame
NAV do and therefore i mt these
,anastions to every snch man: Are
ven 4, favar -tsf onn;sbino the South