Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-09-18
RADICAL THUNDER.

The Radical State Committee are circula.
ting through the State, and endeavoring tc
place it in the hands of Democrats, a living
document, appealing to the pecuniary inter
est OF the voter. We give it entire, and
also annex some comments upon it. Read
it and notice its lalsehoods
Eaces iOr Government Bond.
holders.
AND THE HOLDERS OF GREENBAcKs.
READ, REFLECT--AND HAND TO YOUR NEIGH.
BOR.
In 1861, eleven States seeded and since
then only twcnty-thrce have been rcprcscn.
ted in Congress, until the admission of Ten
.nessee in 1866.
All the United States Bonds-5.oO's, =
3O's and lO-40s-- all the greenbacks. and
all the National Banks, were created by this
Congress of twenty-threc States.
President johnson calls this an "ossumc6
CongreSs" therefore not legal. His sun.
porters and the Democrats cali It a arvmn np
long Congress. and "usurping Congress, and
hence, not Lawful. Congress; and the great
effort has been to elect Congressman in the
North, and admit enough from the rebel
States to enforce this "IoHcyr
III Congress, representing but twcntv.
three States, be not lawful Congress then.
every United States Bond, and all our green,
backs, and National Bank notes. are worth
nothing; because an unlawful Congress
could not make lawful bonds or lawful mon.
ey.
Tho mad effort, 50 recently made bv the
rebels and their sympathizcrs, to destroy
this government by force of arms. failed
Tins fDv tba n ,,f ~, IL, ~
through Congress, has also failed, because
OF the action of the loyal voters at the bal.
lot box; and the last effort at destruction is
now bclng made THROUGH TIE Courts.
Witness the recent attempt by Democrat
ic lawyers to induce the Supreme Court of
the United, States to issue an Injunction,
hulliiying the Reconstruction laws of Con.
eress IN Mississippi, Georgia, and other
rebel States. Read also the opinion cf
George S,harswood, the Democratic nomi.
nee TOR the Supreme Court of Pennsylya
ma. IN which he gravely denies the consti-
tut'onal power Of Congress to make raper
money legal tender. (Bonie Us. Trait,
legal MteiI!gcncer, of March 18th, 1864,
pago 92) Judges Woodward and Thomp,
son OF the same Court, announced from the
bench the same alarming doctrine, in 1868
I! Zee Mor0tne, rs. Sailor, ct al, Legol In.
tell'ye"cer of June lG & 3O-lSG5, pages
And this, too, in the face Of the fact that
the Superior courts Of every loyal State in
which the question has been raised. bavn
sustained the power of Congress.
1t requires, therefore, but little knowl.
edge of either arithmetic or law, to estimate
the imminent danger, Of putting any more
men of Judge Sharswood's opinions on the
Supreme Bench of the State
If you believe the present Congress to be
"n,,a,GJuh or desire our National currency
and Government Bonds to be declared w:.
taM,ul, vote for Judge Sharswood.
Ii you belieye the present Congress to be
ta'gjMt, or desire their action on Currency
ana an Bonds to stand good, vote to sustain
them, for the party that created the
Greenbacks and the bonds, party that
sustained the war, and compelled sHbmis.
sion to the National authority. and that
stands pledged to keep faith with the Bond.
holders, and to maintain the National credit |
vote for Henry w. Williams, the worthy
and honored nominee Of this party. '
LOOK AT THE OTHER SIDE.
When secession came, Democrats sustain. |
ed the Government, shed their blood, invcs.
ted their money in 5-.O's, laos, and lO-4Os, |
sent their members to congress, and obeyed |
the laws that Congress of twenty-three |
States enacted. That was their Government !