Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-05
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associates could once obtain the power
they would nullify thatinstrumens, or SC
interfere with It's. operations "a to make
its. provisions Of no avail to the slaves
In demanding the restcration Of. the
rebels to their old position IN the federal
system (Mr. PendIeton escheFs the word
UnioH) without condition, the csndi-
date for Wee President approves, oi
course, all the consequences of that act,
though he takes particular care not "a
call the attention Of his hearers TO them.
What are they2z. a.gg 80
lat. "A. xa.fars upon The credit d
the Government The approaches will
be insidious. Indirect repudiation, BY
setting aside the contract BY which the
Government bonds passed into the
hands Of the people-Yiz.; that they
should not be subject to city, county or
State taxatioR--Will first be advocated
If successful 10 breaking the faith Of
the Government in this particular, and
bringing about financial revolution,
resulting in commercial bankruptcy and
great distress, the assault viii then be
made upon the bonds themselves, and
the horrors Of direct repadiation fas-
tened upon the country. ~ I
I'd. Ia connection with this scheme,
and cooperating with it, viii be the
claims for indemnity coming up from all
parts of the South. With 9 fall dele ga
tion in Congress from alfthe Southera
States, as it was before the war,
have our people ever thought
bow few northern representatives. win be
required to cooperate with II, to carry
out all its designs7 Have they ever
thought Of the immense sums Of money
that may readily be offered to purchase
the required number Of northern votes
to indemnify the South for the losses 81 9
has sustained during the war? Mr.. Pen.
dleton evidently sees the fortunes Of bis
party, and his own exaltation to The
highest place in the Nation, in this
scheme which will justify the outlay oi
fabulous sums Of money to insure sue.
cess. There are plenty, Of Northern
Congressional Districts that can bs se-
cured to the Democratic party by .
reckless expenditure of money. There
are other districts that viii stand by il
in any scheme for repudiasiona and
ruin, that it may invent or adopt. Be-
tween the two, enough votes may be OBJ
tanned TO enable the South to carry oul
her designs upon the Treasury sIssg
1t is this fact which has induced Us te
depreeate President Johnson's haste il
recognizing rebel States. We see ID
the Immediate future, il his policy il
persisted IN and results as indications
now point out, corrupt assault upon
Congress, which orr knowledge of tbs
character Of many Of the men who ob
tain seats there, compels us to believe
will be successful. Claims anountine
to thousands Of millions can readily af
ford TO- pay millions for q few votes
Who doubts that the offer win be m
unblushingly made? gstsga
This, then, is the great object at whiel
Mr.. Pendleion is aiming The imult :
date restoration of the South to il,
former position IN the Union "withont
conditions" is but a preliminary ar
rangement-a irst step-a laying Of ths
foundation Of his grand temple of bri.
berry, fraud. and reputation. The peo
pie viii do well to kill the schemsin>iti
infancy. We should destroy the egg
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