The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-13

spect, upon the same level with the Union
SOLDIERS and their widows and orphans,
ana all VINO are pensioned. Another in
evitaole consequence of the success of the
temperate party will be the reputation
of the national debt The Democratic
party has no position or status unon the
| subject OF the National debt, excent re-
pudlatlon. Why? First: because the
Democratic party North was opposed to
the creation of the debt for the purnose
of putting down the Rebellion. Ever
act OF Congress authorizing the issuing
of bonds or the borrowing of money was
| denounced as unconstitutional. The
several acts of Congress authorizing the
issue of legal tender notes were declared
TO be a shameless and wanton violation
| of the Constitution. The Democratic
party did all IN its power, by its politicians
and Its newspapers, to prevent the bond
from being sold: to prevent the people
from lending the Government it's money
to carry on the war; and now the great
| mass OF the Dshlocratic party hate the
bondholders. They hate them because
they lent their money to carry on the
war, and whatever may be the feelings
of Seymour as bondholder, OF the small
body Of the Democratic party in the State
and CITY ct New York. the truth is that
the great body of the Democratic party
hate the bondholders because they lent
their money to carry on the war; and
they will never pay them dollar, pFin-
cipal or interest, if they can help it.
But, again, the Democratic party is now
IN open fraternity and in solemn utilization
with the Rebels of the South The
Rebels OF the South put their mones III
Confederate stocks. They invested their
money to carry on the Rebellion They
were conquered. They lost everything;
and now want to know if there is a man
stupid enough to believe that these South
ern Rebels, when they shall come into
power through the medium Of the Dem
ocratic party, will tax themselves along
with the body of the nation to pay our
debt, either principle or interest ? Never.
Therefore it is the inevitable result, the
unavoidable logic of the situation, tho
very constitution of the Democratic party
that 1t cannot ami will not pay that debt,
and if it is brought into power, that re-
pudiation will be the certain result The
great body Of the party in the North hate
inc bondholders7 because TREY lent the
money to carry on the war, and the Reb-
els, having lost everything, Confederate
stock and property, and having been
defeated in laltle, it would he incredible
to suppose that they would voluntarily
tax themselves, along with the nation,
when they come into power. If anything
could ever reconciliate them to the pay
ment Of the debt, it would be the assulnp-
ton of their debt and putting it Oh the
same basis. But that would be repudia-
ton, because 1t would make the debt so
large that it never could be paid Anoth
er consequence of the coming into power
OF the Democratic party. and OF the
overturnlng of these loyal State Govern
ments that we have built up, will be the
restoration of Slavery. [ did not think
so year ago. | thought, come what
might, they never could reconstruct
Slavery. | don think so now | think
that II you give them power, they will
return the colored people to slavery Let
them overturn tho e State Governments
down there, and they Will disarm the
negro populations-they are all armed
themselyes-and then, with the sanctions
OF Seymour and all the Democratic poll
ticlans OF the North, they will, by military
power, return the colored people to Slav
cry. That would be another inevitable
result OF the success of the Democratic
party. Now, my friends, We hear good
deal upon the subject Of negro suffrage.
My distinguished colleague, IN the speech
which he made in this yard last night.
took occasion to advert to this subject
and | wish to read an extract from what
he says: by an act Of Congress it has
been established in the District Of Column
bla, and now at every election in the City
OF Washington, the dlsagrceaUie sight is
witnessed Of hundreds of white men being
lnsuited and crowded from the polls ny
organized bodies of negroes.
My colleague told the people last night
that III the City Of Washington the sight
is frequently witnessed Of white men
being jostled from the polls by negroes.
| think my colleague has been msintorm-
ed. | never heard OF that But | never
paid SO poor compliment to the whites
myself Cheers. The idea that the
unconquered Anglo Saxon. with all his
Intelligence, with his possession of arms,
with all the advantages that intelligence
gives even in the City of Washington. has
been crowded and jostled from the polls
by these poor negroes. Laughter.