The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-09-05
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Constitution to call out any troops Vas
opposed to paying the public debt; that
Kentucky ought not to pay another dol
lar until her representatives were admit
ted, and that If the South ever regained
her rights it would be by the sword and
said if that was treason, the Govern
ment might make the most of it; was in
favor of returning every slave TO his
original master, WAS in favor Of law
in Kentucky that every one who lost
anything in Kentucky during the war. or
by the war. should be paid, and that the
General Government should refund it to
Kentucky. Thus spoke Jesse d. Bright,
and who can deny that be uttered the
hope, the wish, the purpose of the So
called Democracy of Ohio.
THE BLACK CHANNEL OF REPUDIATIoN.
The black cloud of reputation is al
ready above the horizon, its bosom
charged with the livid lightnings of dis.
honor and destruction, and it is only
waiting for a breeze, a Democratic breeze
to spread it over the land.
The Democratic leaders, of the North
intend to make their final and desperate
stand for existence and power upon that
question. They will appeal 10 the basest
passions OF the people. to their cupidity,
to their seiiishness, to the satanic tempta-
ton Of exemption from taxes, 10 the
poor against the rich, and TO labor ag ainst
capital They have profound faith in the
passions and vices of the people, but
none in their patriotism aud virtues
They believe in utter depravity, and upon
that found their last hope Tor life and
power
This was the terrible mistake thev
made throughout the war
They believed that the farmer to save
his taxes, the capitalist his income, the
wife her husband, and the father his son,
would resist the revenue officers, the
draft law. abandon the war, and resign
the Government to dissolution. But in
all this they were gloriously mistaken.
The estimate they had formed of human
nature, weak as it is, was entirely too
low. The trial to which the people were
subjected developed their noblest qali-
ties, and they gave not only their trea
sure, but their blood to save tho coun-
try; and would have given more. nay,
all. And when hereafter, they shall be
invited upon the basest considerations,
to bring dishoner upon themselves, and
eternal reproach upon the nation. not to
save their blood, but only their money.
they will spurn the invitation with intin-
ite scorn. and drive the tempters from
their presence as Christ did the money
changers from the temple.
One of the latest forms in which re-
pudiat;on has shown it's horrid front, is
the proposition TO pay off the whole na-
tional debt in ''greenbacks. Said a
very prominent Democratic speaker the
oth har Aau tho nal
debt, every dollar of IL; but we must
pay it in ereenbscks / will not stop
to discuss the breach of faith. / will
not stop to consider what would be the
effect upon the currency and business of
the country to issue thousand millions
of greenbacks. Ii the greenbacks are
to be redeemed, then the body Of the
debt is no. paid - only another
other form of the obligation given for it.
Ii the ''green backs" are not to be re
deemed. then the whole debt is repudi-
ated 1t is very absurd to talk about
paying debt by giving another obligs-
ton for it which is not to be paid And
l notice this proposition as q weak de
vice Of the enemy by which they ap-
proach direct reputation.
Let me urge upon the regulators,
however, that their efforts TO repudiate
be made against the bonds directly, and
not through the medium OF irredeemable
greenbacks. 1t is true, to repudiate the
bonds would destroy thenational honor.
and place the Government before the
world as the m:ghtiest swindler in his
tory +; it is true no American would then
dare to show bis face in Europe, and it
would be regarded as indecent to speak
the name of our country in society. But
the money loss, in that case, would fall
chiefly on the bond holders at first
Whereas il the debt is paid of in ire
deernable sreenbacks, the loss 10 the
bond holders would be the smallest part.
The whole currency would become
worthless the business Of the country
destroyed, and the laboring classes aud
the poor would be by far the greatest
sufferers. \ party is utterly lost TO
shame which deliberately proposes the
nations dishonor. and has but one duty
to perform-whicb is to die
A result shat would ievitabiy flow from
the success of the SO called Democracy,
would be the degradation of the Union
soldier, and the elevation to honor and
power of the rebel soldier. The Demo
cracy of the North and the rebels of the
South can affiliate only upon that con
dition. Not only would Southern rebels
impose this as q condition upon their
Northern allies. but it would be cheer
fully accepted as consonant with their
sympathies, and consistent with their
course The Democracy of Ohio are in
full accord with the Democracy in Ken
tucky. and the news OF the late Kentucky
election was received as s'glad tidings OF
great joy," as a.ich morsel of victory"
and rejciced over in gushing adjectives
and flaming headlines by every Demo
cratic orator and newspaper in the State
In that election, except in few locali
ties. rebel soldiers and sympathizers
were chosen TO every important office.
and the fact that candidate had been
ia the Union army, or sympathized with
with the Union cause. Was the sure bar
binger of defeat The Democratic can