Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04
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There begins to bc-what the Erpress has
long foreseen-more than an uneasiress un-
l'der7the heavy load of the National debtor,
in other words, it is now demonstrated that
Ethe;wer cry of" National Debt Is a Nation.
al blessing" was a false cry. The Union is
further from beinr restored than it was at
the. end of the war, willie the South is TO be
q perpetual debt burden to us-ro more
| help-meet in life.
The Express has done all it could to pre-
ed1cate People against these ideas of Wars,
oref Dest being blessings, or that unions"
were to be restored or kept up by guns and
epau,ettes. The Express has also been try.
ing TO teach Gas yet In vain) that the priaci-
pie of reputation is not confined to not pay
ing paper obligations, such as bonds, &C.,
but that, when once the people are educated
to.pay no respec; to paper constitutions, they
will pay less respect to bonds, &c. for Con-
stituiors ere higher and more solemn obl-
cations than bonds and if Government re-
ppdiates constitutions. the people, thus taught
bfd principles, will. ii they Can avoid the
taxation, repudatc mere paper promises to
ppy.
The startling proposition to pay the Ma
Gona Debt in printing paper, that is, i'll
gree1bscks, is not more startling than the
proposition to make this printing paper,
s.sS;ver" or Z" Cold" or not more extraordi-
gary than the decision Of the Court Of APP
peals Of this State, that "to coin money"
Id The Federal Constitution means "printing
paper"
All these startling propositions and Court
li6fAppeals decisions" are "Repudiations'
/ nothing less. To pay the National Debt in
Egrcenbacks is Une form of repudiation, while
Epieking : man promised 10 be paid in coin
t1lake his pay in printing paper, is another
form Of reputation. The subyerson Of the
Federal Constitution under the Five Mon
archie, is another reputation. The Rump
ECongress-the Rump OF a Rump-now eject
sing al! the members Of Congress from Ken
lucky, is a lnonstrous Reputation of the Fed.
Eeral Constitution. Al such things and acts
teaca people not to regard Or obey any Obi
cations.
/ The Radicals have so dcmoralizcd our
country, that now there is no foreseeing where
schemes and projects will begin or end. We
Fave qaartered upon the Northern people a
Istupsndous Barcau, c'silng millions aud
millions, called the FreefmchS bureau, 10
govern the Southland we have given thiS
Bure five monarcbs TO uphold it. We have
in bls utterly repudiated the principles of
self and State governments-and when the
grccnback printers, or rcpudiators are lee
tured by US, for their ideas, they silence us,
by the citation Of such regulations of all
Constitutional law, OF all tie fundamental
~; (, nj nlec nj f,ur Goyerrmcnt
TEE only way for Republican People to
live, for Republic to live, is to discharge
all obligations, and the first and greatest
debt is the cath Of the administrators of the
Government to uphold the Constitution OF
the United States Once loosen the public
mind from this oath, ard it breaks away
from a.. other obligations-ior he who can
tnot' keep an oath, Will no: pay dcbls, il be can
Lheip it.-Ncw York Express.