Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-07-11
From The PsnnsrlYanian.

'lohlsts IN capital style, especially that
class OF them who are sndeavOring 10
make capital Of their Wanted hostility TO
repudiation,-men who propose to pay
debts with the money Of other people,
and think il the height Of honesty TO
shift the weight of their obligations 10
the shoulders of-those who had no share
IN contracting them. The Post exposes
this fallacy SO clearly that Governor Big.
ger and all who ride with him, must at
least be content to dispense with the glo-
" which they assume 10 themselves in
this matter. .4a,
"Tbere is always good understanding
in pecuniary matters, between thieves
and those who harbor them. The feiOns
who open our doors by night, with such
silent dexterty, and steal our spoons,a
no doubt particular to pay their tavern
bills. lfany Of their hosts, their worthy
hosts, who furnish the necessary places
of cOncealment, and minister at their
banquots, were to hint that he feared
they entertained the ilea of ''repudia-
I ton, ,"they would become magnifcently
Sindignant at the offence to their honor
"Let US get the money, and, pay off the
fellow Immediately" they would say
with one voice. "Whose till shall we
rob 10 nighlp
I Governor Bigger, Of Indiana, has been
making speech after this model, at
Richmond, in his state. The Governor,
according TO the report OF his friends, the
whig Journalists, broke into fit of sub.
lime anger at the very idea of repudia
tion. "Let US convince the world Of
our honesty" said he, "by paying the
deb: ofIndiana. Let us take the meney
from the treasury of the United States.
We give the substance Of. Governor Big
gers address, as we find it in the news
papers:
"Governor Bigger, in indignan! and
eloquent language, denounced the idea
OF repndation as unworthy the character
of Indiana; and every man present, how
ever deep his mind may be imbHsd with
the principles of locOfocoism, must
have admired the elevated and honorable
position he occupied in regard to the
fame Ofthe state over which he presides.
Governor Bigger said he did not atirib.
ute 10 Mr. Whtcomb the disgrace Ofbe>
ing a repudiator, but that he was entire
ly unable 10 saywhat Mr. W's position
was in regard to that subject, which Is
now of far greater importance TO Indiana
than any other subject--her state debt;
as he believed Mr. W. had studOUsiy
avoided, and had positively declined to
'define his position" at this time, and
until after the election in regard to it. =
Mr. Bigger stated :he bonded indebted.
ness Of the State TO be about $l2,000,-
00Os A little more than $s,0O0,000 Of
this sum was on account Of the Wabash
and Erie Canal A fractiol less than
| $2,0OO,000 on account of the State
Bank. The payment Of the interest,
and, ultimately, the principal of the canal
debt, 10 doubtless secured in the growing
importance Of that work. The bank has
uniformly paid her interest on her debt,
and there can be no doubt of the final
payment ofits debts when due. Thus
will be, or is now secured, the payment
of 81, ,00O,OO OF our foreign debt. fthe
General Government were 10 adopt a.
plan similar to that recommended by
William Cost Johnson, for the diStribu,
tiOn of the proceeds Of the sales of the
public lands TO the States to which they
rghtfully belong, Indiana would receive
something over $6,000,00O. This
would secure the payment Of that amount
of our indebtedness, leaving balance Of
only $2,OO0,O0O to be provided for by a
direct tax, which could be raised by an
assessment OF 10 cents on the one hunA
dred dollars on the value of property Of
the citizens Of the State, and at rate of
tax oil one half that which is now paid"
Governor Bigger goes further than the
young spendlhrift, who, when told that he
ought 10 pay his debts, replied tha, he
was ready il he only knew whore to Dor.
row the money. The Governor knows
where The money is TO come from. He
proposes that the states which are in
debt shall combine 10 rob the states which
are not. He would take the money
from the federal treasury, and tax the
people of the United States to make up
the deficiency. :
This is very easy sort of opposition
to Iepudiation. Let indiana pay Der
debt, by>all means, says Governor Bigger
bis stature dllahne with grand resent.
ment al the base idea Of disowning lust
obligation; let her pay it out Of the
pockets of her sister states, and
hold up her head in the pride
Of fhonesty. 1t mayssem strange 10 some
that those who Swagger in this manner
about repudiatlng debt should have no
scruPleS at repudiating the constitution:
that those who are so anxious TO pay a
bond should not hesitate to commit rob.
berry. The explanation Of this incOnsis.
tency, however, is easy. There is want
of honesty and ainnariIv IN rLa.a 5noIo,o