The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-05-06

eo'"'e"' a"u ViuSe hotnink TOT tneS
have nothing left to offer the cr.di.
tor, when the corn and bacon m.
bobs have done Nth them. These most
heartless, mischievous and dangerous ex
tortioners, who allege that Confederate
money is worthless to pay for our corn
and bacon" do in fact render the price OF
poor soldiers labor, privaticns ana blood
blood split chiefly in the cause Of these
very men-almost literally wor,hloss-ds.
manding five and ten times the specie value
Of their corn aud bacon, from the poor sol.
der" whose scanty pay was fixed by the
specie standard and so continues What
consumate audacity and hypocrisy to intro.
duce the "poor soldier" 10 this connection
Can these men be blind 10 the tendency Of
their conduct towards the poor soldiers
Or do they see it and impelled BY their
greed and rapacity, recklcssly drive on to
dangerous discomfort, to mutiny, internal
violence. arson and robbery. involving
themselves in immediate disaster, and the
cause Of the country in total "verlhrow!
The scheme is this, ,iz: To enable debt
ors TO pay a dollar With u fraction Of one,
and then TO force their creditors to vest
their all in government securities TO put oil
their eggs in one basket to take the hazard
as to their all of sealing reputation in
whole or in psrt; the default IN pay ment Of
interest by n debtor that makes The curreu.
cy they musi receive and that is encassd
IN imPenetrabie armor in all that IL does
from choice or necessity, against any de
mand by the creditor aud whose constitu
ents holding few or none Of its securities,
though they have forced them upon their
creditors, may cody send . representative
TO Congress who will refuse to levy . tar
on hem among others, to pay the common
debt. Take care Of tho crop 10 bs reapod,
from sowing tares when you need wheat.
IL you SOW tie wind may you not reap the
whirl~ind Whnt 10 the disease! a ple.
thor:c currency. What the cure Depls.
ten. 10 that remedy applied by transfer.
ring the currency from une pocket TO ano,h.
or! 10 the sppoplexy cured by putting ons
artery BY the depletion Of ann,nerl If the
disease 10 curabis only by sbsorbinp the
surplus blood by a Bond, why not let the
hrst patient be cured BY this only process,
instead OF propagniing the disease through
several Let Us have argument not windy
defamation. MERRInAc.
NoTE-The foregoing observations must
stand upon their own intrinsic merits, but
u may mol 6e out Of place, nor without ef.
feet with some, To .d~cIare that ] have never
refused Treasury Notes in payment. either
10 my private or any other capacity, but
have received large sums. and expect TO
coutioos 10 receive such currency, and will
not unconditionalIy refuse IL at lie nominal
value. But can any man condemn me, IL
refuse to receive II as equivalent TO coin
from the planter who has required and 70.
ceived say IS Of it for u bushel Of corn,
worth only 81 in coin-who has taken it a,
what II is worth-S5 for Sli Why shall
he no, pay me 85 for 81 Of my coin debt {,
Fair play is = jewel"-equaIity 10 the fun
dsmental principle Of Republican govern
msnt-"Sauce for the goose 10 sauce for
the gsnder." IL he ceosure and attempt to
persecnto and excite odium sgaius, me,
will denounce him-rll clash the rascal na.
ked through th. world"-l'll hold him up
TO the scorn Ur pity Of all men Of decent
sense or honor as . would be robb~r-or
unhappy subject Of the iooilei disease-a
squini eyed, sey,egording monoman,ae.