Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-30
pdiipa,ar8ils.
stand and Deliver i''

AtswsNfrss people? We are ap' 30
spssk'o Any ens AA free m the unsamed
savage FhiIis political enough, and quits
a Oomplimsni 10 our predecessors on 'n,'
icoatinens. Yes, the Indiap, roaming HWii
constructing his simple hui o. PARK anu
branches. doubtless is Free Bat there IS
somo.Aing besides physical freedom more
than physics bondage, thar burdens him.
ui, ignorance. The American people Of
today hare uucommon inielligsnco, but
.,Iii, are We freep What 10 freedom ?
First, then, what is bOndSgs2 Fer the
reverse of the one is the other. We must
FsAson inductisely. PhyEicAlly, bondage Is
to be tied, confined or burdsned. Tie Las,
as cOmpleteEy deprives US Of liberty as the
former. Do we bear such burdens under
our free Gag, as can Justly be said 10 deprive
us Of freedom Our society is loaded
down primarily with the burdens Of fashion.
We commence in the cradle, TO be bound,
hand aud foot, aud unnatural wants grow
up With the false notions Of civilization,
uniu satisfaction aud tranquility are imposi-
BILE. Thus VIC ars all made slaves TO vsgeS
iucompatibls with the demands Of our being
The strain upon our energies to keep pace
with our craving desires, deprAvss the intel
leoi, and a mania for getting, grows with
the insanity OF rapAeiousnsss. Now, indi
viduals make up state, aud the aggregate
mind Of q nation only reflects The average OF
it's individual members. Thus bodies polite
pursue the same course thai tho individuals
Of that body favor DEPRIVED in intellect,
Judgment and taste from their cradles, how
can Il DO expected that they should all at
once become angels. Born and mStured IN
mOst unnatural desires as individuals,
they naturally foist upon the pub
lie, Wees and burdens 10 which
they are TO individually subject; and among
these the worst Of ell burdens is faraiion.
Every American citizen that votes TO sus
tain eEtravagence ~ high places, ties q
knot ia the rope around his own and hi,
ohildrsuG necks, and FORCES another link il
this endless chain OF taxation. II 10 ih,
bAue Of civilization. II has become IN
bsarabls aod shaHeleu.ly oppressive. Th'
people seem 10 be under an Internal faciaa
ton, that nothing shor; Of An earth quak'
can rouse them from. IL it possible tina
we nnst pay from three to I've per cent Q
all We can earn aud save by years Of toll
for the privilege of security and peace
Who are these robbers that come viii
arms in their hands and high Authority
backed BY the bayonets Of the Nation, com
manding us to "stand aud deliver" VIII,
sent thsm2 Oh Jones, and Brown an,
Smith and tie GrSndy .; you all authOriz'
these robbers. "Stand aud deliver y and !
you refuse, millions will rise up il nscessArJ
and COMPEL you.
The suicide, the frAieocide and the homo
eide are only excellsd in crime BY the stu
pid dsprAVity Of the man who will stand
idly and SuPinSly in the State, and not lift
his voice, WELD his pen or cast his vote
against sx,rAVAgauoe and villiAny thA
would in time drive the glorious fabric o
our sacred country, into ruin and eternA
disgrace. The burden Of taxation can opl
be lifted from our aching shoulders BY tn
uprising Of . terribly in earns. people, an
the demand that will shake the nation 10 il
center, for honesty, for rstrsnchment, econ
omy and radical reform.