Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-09-12
SPEECH or .SENA TOR q. II.
MORTON, ATC0hUMBU& ONO.
LCONCLUDED FROM LAST WEEK.

TIE BLACK CHANEL OF REPUTATION.
The black cloud ofrepudiation ia already
above the horizon. its bosom charged with
tn. liyid lightnings Of dishonor aid dcs-
tructiOn, and is only waiting for a breeze,
a Democratic breeze To spread it over the
land.
The Democratic leaders OF the North in
tend to make their final and desperate
stand for existence and power upon that
question. They will appeal to the basest
passions Of the people, to theircupidity, to
their sellishness, 10 the satanic temptation
ofexemptien from taxes, to the poor against
the rich, and 10 labor against capital
lhet have profound faith in the passions
and vices of TIE people, but none in their
patriotism and virtues. They believe in
utter depravity. and upon that found their
last hope for life and power.
This was the terrible mistake they 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 govern
ment 10 dissolution. But in all this tboy
were gloriously mistaken. The estimate
they had formed orhuman nature, weak rs
! il is, was entirely too low. The trial TO
which the people were subjected developed
their nCblcst qualities. and they gave not
only their treasure, bot their blood to save
the country; and would have given more,
nay, all. And when hereafter, they shall
/ be invited upon the basest considerations.
/ to bring dishonOr upon themselves. and
eternal reprOaci upon the nation, not to
save their blood, bat only their money,
| they will spurn the invitation with Infinite
scorn. and drive the tempters from their
presence as Christ did the money changers
| from the temple.
On. of the latest furmsin which repudia-
ton has shown its horrid front, is the prop
osition to.pay off the whole national debt
in ''greenbacks. Said 4 very prominent
Democratic speaker the other day. "We
must pay the national debt. every dollar OF
it, but We must pay il in greenbacks." |
win not discuss the breach offaith. | will
not stop to consider what would be the ef-
feet upon the currency and business OF the
nation 10 issue thousand millions of green
backs II the greenbacks are not to be re-
deemed, then the body of the debt 10 not
psid-orly another form Of obligation Civ
en- for it. II the ''greenback." are not TO
be redeemed, then the whols debt is repU-
dated. Ii is very absurd TO talk about
paying debt by giving another obligation
for il which is not To be paid. And notice
this proposition as weak device OF the
enemy by which they approach direct re-
pudiation.
Let me urge upon the repndiators, how
ever that their efforts TO repudiatc be made
against the bonds directly, and not through
the medium OF irredeemaple greenbacks.
1t is true, to repudiate the bonds would
destroy the national honor. and place the
Government before the world as themisEt-
lest swindler in history; it is true that no
American would then dare 10 show hi.
face in Europe, and II would be regarded
as indecent 10 speak the name Of our eoun-
try in society. But the money loss in that
case would fall chiefly on the bondholders
at first. Whereas IL the debt is paid of in
irredeemable greenbacks, the loss to the
bondholders would be the smallest part
The whole currency would become worth
| less; the business of the country destroyed,
and the laboring classes and the poor would
be by far the greatest sufferers. A party
is utterly lost to shame which proposes the
nations dishonor, and has but one duty to
perform-which is 10 die.
UNION SOLDIERS TO BE DIsHoNoRED.
A result that would inevitably flow from
the success OF the so-called Democracy
would be the degradation OF the Union sol
dicr, ana the elevation to honor and power
of the rebel soldier. The Democracy OF
the North and the rebels of the South can
affiliate only upon that condition. Not on
ly would Southern rebels impose this as q
condition upon their Northern allies; but it
would be cheerfully accepted as consonant
with their sympathies, and consistent with
their course. The Democracy OF Ohio are
in full accord with the Democracy of Ken
lucky, and the news of the late Kentucky
election was received as "glad tidings of
great joy," as ''rich morsel of victory
and rsjoiced over in gushing adjectiYes and
flaming headlines by every Democratic or
ator 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 a candidate had been in the Union
army, rsympathized with the Union cause
was the sure harbinger Of defeat. The
Democratic candidates were publicly sup
ported upon the ground that they had
served in the rebel army or sustained the
rebel cause. And not only do the Democ-
racy of Kentucky exclude the Union SOL
dier from Office, but they exclude them
from society; prescribe him in his business,
infict on him thousand annoyances, and
many of them proclaimed that he shall
leave the State, that they will make it too
hot to hold him. And as the Democracy
of Kentucky treat the Union soldier, so
will the Democracy OF Ohio should they
get into power. 1t is the war cry of that
party, that it is not sectional, that it is ev-
erywhere the sams. As it is in Kentucky
so in Ohio.
1t is true that there are some men in
Ohio who were good soldiers during the
war. who are now acting with that party.
But thcir position is one of humiliation to
themselves, and cemmisseration and sor-
row with their friends. In the Democratic
party they are tolerated only; not loved or
forgiven. When put forward for Office,
they are not standard-bearers, but "dscoy
ducks" to allure faithful soldiers into rebel
camps; and when they can not longer be
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