Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-31
who are the Repudiatorse 2

The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reviving
facts which it were well for Abolitionists II
they were buried. The Negro Suffrage
organs of that city are terribly exercised
tor fear the plighted faith of the Govern
ment shall be violated by paying off the
National Debt in Greenbacks, when in
truth there is 20 plighted faith in the case
the bonds, although the interest is to be
paid in gold, can be paid in legel tender
notes. In replying to the charge of repu-
diation, the Plain Dealre gives the follow
ing, as subject upon which to pour out
their lamentations:
In July, 1851, poor man in this city
having on hand four hundred dollars in
gold which he desired to deposit in some
safe place for short time, handed it to a
friend for that purpose. The gentleman to
whom it was given placed it in banking
house in this city and received certificate
of deposit, of which the following is true
copy:
s4OO. .sHENRY WICK & Co., BANKERsl
sCLEvELAND, July 5, 1861.
ssThomas McMahon, Esq, has deposited
with us -Four Hundred Dollars Com to the
credit of himself, payable to his order here
on in lte funds in months, with interest.
No. 399. .sG,ls E. D. CHILDs. Teller.
Endorsed THOMAS MCMAHON"
f When this certificate was presented for
payment the holder OF it was informed that
/ lie could not get gold tor it, because Con-
gress had passed law that "Greenbacks"
| should be legal tender. The holder of
tthe paper, thinking this was rather sharp
practice on the part of the Bank, on the
14th of November, 1862, brought
his suit in the Court of Common Pleas
of Cuyahoga county to enforce the con-
tract. The defendants in their answer
admitted receiving the. gold, and set
up the law of Congress in defense. A ten
der in Court of $400 in Greenbacks was
made. The case was tried to the Court (;
Judge FoOte, now candidate for re-elec-
ton as Judge of that Court, presiding,
held that. although there was contract to
return gold yet the law of Congress passed
since the making of the contract, had de-
clared Greenbdcks to be legal tender, the
Plaintiff must receive that kind of money
| in return for the gold. Judgment was
rendered against the Defendants for $400
and interest, and as the amount had been
costs. Now who is the repudiator? Is it
| the Government of the United States. by
virtue OF a law passed by Radical Con-
gress, or is it Judge Foote
All the persons concerned, except the
Suffrage doctrine and demand that, while
their bonds were purchased in greenbacks,
they shall be paid in gold. ,-n f.
Judge FooTE, who gave this decision,
was elected Judge of the Common Pleas
Court with salary of $500. The Consti-
tuition says that the salary Of Judge shall
neither be increased or diminished during
his continuance in office. When the last
Legislature increased the salary of Judges
to $25O0, this Judge FooTE resigned, and
was, by Gov. Cox, Immediately reappoint-
ed to fill his own vacancy. so that he could
draw the additional one thousand dollars
per annum from the State Treasury. He
repudiated his contract with the State to
serve as Judge for fifteen hundred dollars
per annum, and Gov. Cox aided him IN
making new contract by which he re-
ceives twenty-five hundred: This for a
Judge, sworn to support the Constitution,
violating its spirit for paltry one thou
sand dollars, is the meanest trepudiationwe
have ever known.