Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-07-07
Payment ofthe National Debt BY sus-
seripiion Wholly inpraetieahle.

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A Eiile paaPbiet jas, issued by Jaw
COOk-. Subscription Agent for government
bonds. tbss eonmsnts upon the scheme re-
GENTLY preached. for payment Of the NaiiOa.
81 debs By subscription.
, " Eaerging victoriou. from abe most o.
santie var TIE world hss seen. With the r,s-
coed Ecpublic on our shouli-rs. @ "a ie-
oOn'ing that A. vc marched home o. p,acc
and 90 labor. some a Us shouid cxuitaniis
propose % pay on instantly ths h.cc dcbi
81 our Crcat salvation. Twas war song.
IL was pleasant o. hear. But The thing
proposed Caunot be done. 10 a. not prartic-
ahlc-tr~f h--.-...-~ 49, f--4-l 1rh.r g -.
tnitcd States arr confracts 60 psy money.
These contracts cannot be varied. cxccpt
BY sgr~-u~nt between the parties. The
Two Hgndrcd Million Lean II March 81.
1854. redcematie In tcn years. ard "a, abb.
AZ the option q the Government. IN fo-fv
wears. cannot possibly be pad 10 ls65. bv
tae force 81 patriotic OF otLsr contribution
81 money. The Five liunSrcd Million
Loan q February. 1852. redeemahle in fvc
ycsrs. ard parable in twenty. oanno, be
wiped oct BY crecnbaeks or town meeting
enihasiassn. Mueh 81 D; j. held In Gersna-
ny. and the Germans. Ike oibcr people.
80 staEd upon the bond - 9Th the Scv-
cn-l hirfy loan. n j. scattered from Cali.
iornia 90 Maine. from Minnesota 60 Iouisi-
Ana. Ia sans Of tfiv dollars. one tundrci
dollar. eve hundred dollars. and one fbou-
sand doiiars, and j. bell To- Interest. a..
cordln- q contract. and Tor safrtv % invest
ment- n you uish 20 MEASURE the tenacitv
With which tke ScVcn- Thirty notcs VAL con-
tinue 20 - thus held. yoa must pluub. and
pat the rub %. the scrse q a complete anl
Indesfructibls security for 'bc -u-Tius earn
ings Of years % labor a. dollar q dav-
MEASURE IL ieelins Of sccuriiy cor che sav-
ms q The pinchcj lifc 81 ulountain farm
ing-compictc security for the hoIv sur.
plu--s from the use - To- needle ~ ewes
specialized 9TH agc and over-uork. and tie
tear that - 20 bind III childless AM The
widowed To measure tlis tcuaciiy. vou
must sc the tcnlcrncss. Tie distrast. the
mystery With Which a soldicr returning from
the var tears open his SHIRT ani hid~s and
suuEs away an az inner poke a Sven
Thirty. thc price 81 his blood You must
see the drvout look q ~houv satisfied
waifing q the soul. ani the eunobliur sense
Of pesonai and pabiic imporrancs With
which a farm hand. fgrloughed afier corn
planting. and come from thousand miies
aSay Wet. puts Lis ca-ihiv an into his
country's Loan. ard belts q neat % rs heart
Nni farms homcvard 18th g. ercctucss and
gravity that Arc ~orskIpfsl a. d ~ 49, sod
denly discovered that he Was e. consaneuir-
iiy o. The United States q Amerira uis
>evsu- 1 hIrtics arr rart Of hiu. H. - part
q his country. Take up the Government
Dcbt. Start at your commissloncrs Let
them roll three fkrcc thousand millions
back and forth across the contiusut tLrou-h
The tiers n the State. announcing a. thew
GO We arr here 90 paw of the National
Drtt- fctch cut your notes. Ard receive
your money. II they escaped dcrisiou.
and escaped che contuncly cvndercd 81 the
suspicion Of evil Intentions. thev woutI roll
their cioa.s Of com bach vh-nce thev start
e.. unligtfeuCa o. fhc taking-oui 81 one
solitary dollar. Not mau upon the Whole
line % fheir trans-onfincnsal Ticzar woalI
Jump ihe icncc GA harvest f-Id taxi over
iAr Proaercd sap al cash for Goscrnmert
promises IL 2 moihrr on the entire line 90
their rllicuioss pilgrimage shoulI stop pa
teufiy On Der kncading % brad ard mildly
taxi. she would ssy % q certainty. 4 hal
money and pat 10 INTO bond- Mtv sbould
change ny bonds back INTO uloucys' Tie
logic Of thc people is ever uuanswerabi-
Ihcrc b. not on this continent a boiler q
80 note. man or uounan. Which wraps Oh
thc sasIncs 90 lato-. Who wouid consent ~
- Preseut payment. GO us payment ever.
exorp; under tbe pressure q debt or q =
domestic need