The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-08-29

Il Wncr0l Our prosperity Comes
|, stsbibas9 on fronh8iJuaI0 sdT tshl
/ Peghaps some soneiwiI say; a'sb amor
not for those, particular things, but on .
the whole, the country ,is prosperops,;, :, t;
we are getting d good price for our
lproduce ,noaEo mefehantsn are doifig
| ,Welb andbgenegdl prosperity pfevailsyIo
Eand think on the wholes the sgoEernud
HoW oRs Tphs Il t RS aa psiOcg sRst Il
true, that 9eneraI opfosp pefity 6btainsi 20
|inoun nobuntly.ooW WeshaVe ffuitfuliseaa nf
sons, yet we owe prosperity toI the Ia
Providence above US, to the genial
SHOWERS, the fertile soil and the,cli-
mate ir tRlffch we i've; aha We pros
per thrppgh the energy of 0urVpe6ple
and the, blessing of God, in spite ofJe
the robbers of the government, But :,
w q Would Have much more if we
could save ourselves from tie Burdens 70
of ta&ntidn pntiupor usoiiMeFwouldii ~
prosper much betterb They say wstare.1s
fesshsads s9%R!SaiSiR 85RS q SsR
/ triBd DO ifiass a law, SO far as Z am
concerned, thrseO years. agoy stliatoh
would punish any Senator or Repre-
sentative that would undertake terecs
'ommepd anybody to, Office. So that
my head is not very sore upon than iS
slbjecto But 4otell you our heads af9oO
sore and four odkets4aresempty,sh shndi0
our backs are q lame, in, toi ing upon nj
these fields, and raising our wheat
and coffi,o and oats, our beef and. our
porkg and dfeohtlibuting a largo part Of II
the proceeds of it to enlthesesmen0if
that are plandering u.s. of millions of
dollars levery, year.fitI .llaye toldy0ul
how much $. although in your pros74D D
perity you. do, not stop to count the.
coseo sBut Ter me telF you that last -
yeaesy0us paid for sugars aloHc more Y
thani $32000,O00 ytoYthe goyarnnlentIns
Did yoH beyee think Oft when yon O =
oo1sia R asrsbis @ + portion % df r tie lie 7priee Soa .
paidOfOfiibmeRtt6 to the government OF =
the United States2 And yet it istfne!sn
Did g0n, ever think of itsthat when
you sold your wheat and corn, and
Invested the money in Blankets To ="
covers youto chilareh,i that fifty pei! OF
the cpri6e' ryou paid wentintoasd
the Treasury of ftAeI United States,ion
TO he, sQQa1dered in the, way, / have
stated ? And yetsit is true. Y ou paid
last year oiioyotits woods and woolens 90
alone more than S3S 100000. Did you ain
ever think qfgit, that whenYoulboughU
wagon, or a. plepgh,a or anything ioi
alse, INTO the CONSTRUCTOR of which
ron aOr'steel entered, that you paid "
last year for your iron and steel morelib
than SIG, ,000;000- into the Treasury of
thel Upttedo oStatesp 9Anii' yet tho ono
cial figures show that you did niResDU
cause this money is taken out Of, yoar,,,n
pockets In this direct way. il never
,heless bleeds you toi that extent, and 81
you ere sorest doubt alot, from havingaw
his money sextorted from RoH, aud III
AIKEN to enrich the plpnderes and rob-, Il
lers Of the public Treasury. That is
he lsoet sofs soreness that 6btaine Ia
his country Theptosperityiwe havegsi
Q not Of the good management 0flthe nj
government, but we have it in, spiteoflds
ne pad management nag Of Llsff oa
! All ssss s.inlhn al 10 samimoo
. THERE is widespread conyictionpill
hat Mr.. GreeleF's- Democratic sup
sorters intend toi8useI the oN Nationalf
avenue in order to Pension rebel sol7uos
Hers and pay feqei war debts, even If -,
hey havenet pledged him to tho sup- '"'
1ort of thislll projectsA-Neev Y0t& ieq
ftapess, 10 aollnsvaoD on tAdi o. 3o5ai3
/ This i. q specimen of the arguments .nI
he supporters OF Grant use, in this i.
Section A of the Four ''''
eenth Amendment to the UnitedYiD
States Constitution -sayss "BHt nei-
her the United States nor any, State
hall assume to pay any debt or ohli-l,
satfon incurred in aid Of the insurrec-
ions or rebellion against the United iab
States, OF rah claiuia for the loss orliiV
e64any lslaye.D,i Beforei VI
he National revenue is used in Order
o pay the rebel debt or pension reb-
4 soadiers, the Constitution has got to ~
10 changed, !, Rpdl that requires twol ic
birds of Congress and three-fourths
II the Estate ehegislat0resdfaW Whatiau3
imminent danger there willfhe, thereklai
ore inoeese ofIMr. rGreeleyi electiomluq0
But by its very terms-the rebel war
lebt is, not payahle f'untl six monthsr
IfterT the recngnition OF The indepen-,t 4
lence of the Southern Confederaoy bylsar
he Unitsd States. When that time
,omes.We guess nobody win, object
Q tbs, Payment, not even, Morton or, 90,
Grant. The attempt to induee n. fTio hey