The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-09-06
rTnE DEMOCRATIC PLATEoRM-

BONDS AND GREENBACKs.
A correspondent Of the Cincinnati Gazette
tersey but logically examines the propo
sition Of the Democracy to ropudiate the
pledged faith of the Government by paying
Rreoubacks instead Of gold on its bonds.
The writer uses strong language. but not
stronger than this insane and wicked at.
tempt at reputation will justify. He says
The last attempt Of the rebel Democracy
to recover control Of the Government is
but the madness Of desperation Thought.
lessly they now rush from secession and re-
bclion crushed to repudiation-hop to
again secure ascendenoy in the Govern
ment. The proposition which is new 50
eagerly engrafted by true rebels into their
platforms, to ropudiate the pledged faith OF
tile Government by paying greenbacks in
stead of gold on the bonds, is worse than
the original attempt Of Southern traitors TO
destroy the Union by force Of arms. For
an armed rebel taking the chances of war
we have always had sort Of respect, but
for cowardly traitors who smto the Gov
ernment which still protects them we have
only hatred and contempt.
This is strong language, but considera-
ton of the last rebel programme viii justify
ii.
What would Go the result of the success
Of this Infamous propositions
Fnst-A punderiug of millions from the
pockets of the bondholdors of secret pri
vato property.
lSecOnd--So sudden and rapid an increase
OF the cost of living as to destroy all the
industrial pursuits of the country.
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FowM-A bankrup: national Treasury.
F'1th "A destroyed national credit.
,Si.cth--A foreign war; forced upon us by
the combined powers Of Europe to eompe
us to fulfil our contracts to their subjects.
England, France, Germany, will aud
ought to protect their subjects against the
plunderng dishonesty of any such attempt
at reputation. Thank God such an in
fanny has never been proposed or advo
Gated by any truly loyal citizens of oui
country. 1t comes properly and sounds
strangely well from Vallaudigham anc
Democratic o platforms.
Suppose that SO great calamity could TO
fall our country as that the so called De
mocracy should secure the control, auC
this national reputation were attempted
will some of these men tell us in what way
the country would be benefited or how
the people would be relieved from the
heavy burdens of which tho Democracy
now complain
Possibly better plan could have beer
devised to meet the exigences OF the re
bellion. Be that as it may. it is now toe
late to discuss new plans. The debt is upor
us, and it must be paid precisely as we
agreed to pay it. Certainly they who
forced the debt upon the people are not tht
ores now to take the management Of it.
Even if we grant that the domestic holder
Of Government bonds could be .defraudec
by the strong tyranny of Democratic ma
| iority, would the foreign bondholder qui
etly submit? And should England, France
or Germany, or the three combined, de
mand with a menace of war, the fulfillmen
of our obligations, would we, l0Hhom m0nel
and toitkoW credit, be able TO SuccssSfaHi
1odqe a tcdr TO secure national diSh0nor bl
enforcing repudiation
Can armies and navies DO called into ex
istence and maintained by magic? VIVA
Sine,Cs will bankrupt or creditess treas
ury furnish ? How. under such circum
stances, could our public debt be lessened
Does ,cdI' diminish debt?
Poor Democracy how we pity the thing
tho carcass of, the shadow of, the ghost O
its former self which even in its ivin
days had nothing in it TO be admired. 1t
dying ngonios frightened from it all homes
friends its dying utterances, by all its for
mouthpieces, from Buchanan to Valandie
ham, may be treasured up by the misera
hle remnant in tho words: State rights
no coercion, secession, rebellion, treaso
and reputation.
Rrpudtatiom the last dying, feeble gas
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