The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-28

power upon that question. They will
appeal to the, basest passions of the
people, to their cupidity, to their sell
fshness, to the satanic temptation OF
exemption from texas, 10 the poor
against the rich and to labor against
capital. They have profound faith in
the, passions and vices of the people,
but none in their patriotism aud viz
tues. 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 in
come, the wife her husband, and the
father his son, would resist the rev.
enue officers, the draft law, abandon
the war, and resign the government
to dissolution. But in all this they
were gloriously mistaken. The esti-
mate they had formed of human ma
ture, weak as 1t is, was entirely too
low The trial to which the people
were subjected developed their no
blest qualities, and they gave not only
their treasure, but their blood to save
the country; and would have given
more, nay, all. Aud when, hereafter,
they shall be invited upon the basest
considerations, to bring dishonor
upon themselves, and eternal re-
proach upon the nation, not to save
their blood. but 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.
One of the latest forms in which
reputation has shown it's horrid
front, is the proposition to pay off the
whole national debt in green backs"
Said a very prominent Democratic
speaker the other day, We must pay
the national debt, every dollar of it.
but We must pay it in greenbacks. "
the breach of faith. | will
be the effect upon the currency aud
business of the country to issue a
thousand millions of greenbacks. If
then the body of the debt is not paid
only another form of Obligation
given for it. If the greenbacks
are not to be redeemed, then the
whole debt is repudiated. 1t is very
absurd to talk about paying debt by
giving another obligation for it which
is not to be paid. And | notice this
proposition as weak device of the
enemy by which they approach direct
reputation.
Let me urge upon the regulators,
however, that their efforts to repudi-
ate be made against the bonds directly,
and not through the medium of ire
deemable greenbacks. 1t is true, to
repudiate the bonds would destroy the
national honor, and place the govern
ment before the world as the mightiest
swindler in history; it is true that no
American would then dare to show
his face in Europe, and it wonld 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 bondhOlders at first
Whereas if the debt is paid off in ire
deemable greebacks, the loss to the
bondholders would be the smallest
part. The whole currency would be-
come worthless; the business of the
country destroyed. and the laboring
classes and the poor would be by far
the greatest sufferers. A party is ut
terry lost to shame which deliberately
proposes the nations dishof Or, and
has but one duty to perform-which
is to die.
UNION SOLDIERS TORE DISuoNoRED.
a result that would inevitably flow
from the success of the SCALED Demo-
cracy would be the degradation of the
Union soldier, and 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 only would
Southern rebels impose this as con-
dition 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 in Kentucky, and
the news of the late Kentucky cleo
ton was received as glad tidings of
tory" and rejoiced over in gushing
by every Democratic orator and news
paper in the State.
In that election, except in a few
thizers were chosen to every import
HtHO OMce, dUu LIE lacI tHdJ Cduul-
date had been in the Union army, or
sympathized with the Union cause,
was the sure harbinger of defeat.
The Democratic candidates were pub
hcly supported upon the ground that |
they had served In the rebel army or |
sustained the rebel cause. And not |
only do the Democracy of Kentucky
exclude the Union soldier from Office.
hut they exclude him Co., -soo;-.