The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-03-13
MORNING, MARCH 13, 1868.
4 N.iSBY PAPER.

4 NASBY PAPER. ....
Posr 0EYicE, CoNYEDRfr X ROADS,
IWich Is In the S,ait Nv Kentucky.l
February l, 1861
A few days ago Bascom come into the
Otis, where I wus bi.zy a,tsdin TO tho biz
mis- Nv tho Yooniid States Nv Aneriky' a
smokin cigar, and drinking hot punch out
Nv tin dipper in wich compound the ar
,icls, and remarked that he thought It wus
about time the Corners spoke:
Onto wat per,ickler sueeck wood 700
hsv the Corners spcet, my cherub 2" sed
J. The Corners hsz exercised her throat
onto almost every thing up to date
.Troo,' sed @. W., but there's one sub
ieck onto wich the Caraners hezn't sed her
say, namely, the cr'shin wase Nv ta.as'en'
and tho question Nv psyin tho bonds In
greenlms.'
That's probably becoz,' rcmnrkt ], tho
Corners pays nary tax; and becoz, aIso' not
hevin any bonds nor any greenbax, she
don't care, to speek aacr the manner Nv
men, d-n about It. Isn't that the caseT
Probably It Is, bu, at the same. time, we
ought to extend a helpin hand to our
brethren North, who are making a galyent
ftc on this thing. Parson. we must hold o
lnee,in on this question, and resolve
Willin to accommodate Bascom, called
the n,es,in, aud last mite it took place. 1t
wuz an enthusiastic ga,hrin. ez the meet
ms ut the Corners, wich I report, alluz arc
Skasely had the horn footed aforo the church
WIZ filed. 1t wuz curiosity wich l'rot EN-.
None NV em hut Bascom, Capt. McPclter
and myself knowed wat bond WIZ, and
they wanted TO find out. wuz called
upon to state the objcck Nv tho gathrin.
opened with movin appeal to the people
who wnz groanin under load Nv taxnshen'
for the benefit Nv tho lordly bondholders
Nv Uto CouUuy'
At this pint Joe Bigler, who wua NV
course in the aujeuce. commenst wespin
perfoosely, but disg''sIingly loud. Tie fair
" belIered. and displayed altogether toe
much enoshun.
'Mr. Bigler,' 'sed 'woodenta little les'
violent sOrrer anser ?
'Parson!' sed he, never hevin paid
cussid cent Nv taxes in my lie, ] never
knowd afore, how much was bein op
pressed. But I'll contune myself i'll kin
III cork up my woes if they bust me.
then went on to explane the Pendleton
lice. First the Government owes about
four hundred thousand millions Nv dollars,
more or less. wich it borrered. The
Aboolishn lice is 10 pay this off ez fast ez II
falls due, in gold, and in the meantime to
pay interest onto tho bonds ez per agree.
lncnt on the face Nv EN-. But this Is op-
pr,ssive. This papin interest is wat's eatin
US up Therefore Pendleton proposes to
pay these bonds by ishooIn four hundred
thousand million Nv greenbax. When
these greenbax wear out so that they mint
passable no more-so that Bascom won't
take EN- for drinks, for instance. Why,
then, well print moro grcenbax and give
en- new ones. don't see rs the debt Is
paid of any, put We get out Nv the interest.
We ishoo n noii.l,eurin interest noto wich
the greenback is, for an interest bearin note
wich the present bond is, and compel the
bondholders to take EN-. This ice is not
however, original with Pendleton. He's
been stealth my thunder 1t had sub.
sisted many years in Moo Jersey and else
where by the same expedient. Whenever
I owed man gave him my note and felt
that great load wuz off my mind. When
Il lbecaine doc ef Il made the creditor
any esier in his mind, took It up by given
him another, nnd SO on, provided he was
willin and he'd faith enough to pay for the
stamps. It wuz an easy and simple method
Nv gcitin on in the world without nnpleas.
nntnis.
Capt. McPelier, late Nv tho Confedrit
army, wuntid to know ef the greenbax wuz
good cnuff for the bondholder?
Bascom endorsed all that he'd been sed,
and demanded that resolooshens, movin
ones, wich he preseniid and they wuz
passed.
At this pint, occurred suthin, witch wuzn't
down in the bills. Skasely he'd the resoo-
lushcns passed, when Joe Biglcr stepped for.
warl and remarkt that he he'd votid for
them resoIooshens becoz he believed in
EN-. But hc wantid the ice carried forerd
to It's logical conclooshcn. He owed Bas.
com eighty odd dollars, wicl wus bearin
interest, and he'd him for some time, and
wood, probably, for some time to come
Now, wha, is justis in governmental mat.
rrrs, is ekiIy so in privit life. lie demand
cu Nv DasCOiU VIdt HV'oi III" ""s "o ~
cept in its stead ono wich bore no interest.
tic he'd horne this burden too long, and 1t
was higl, time that he be rclesved.
Deekin PooaAM felt that he must agree
with Mr.. I,roLrR. Bascom held his note
for S4OO, wich he'd bin rinnin on intrest
for long time, and he felt that he coodn't
staud il no
why, blast yer eyes, sez Bascom. u
len, yoo that money to save yer farm from
bcin sold out from under yer feet T"
.Troo, but there's a principle in !. !
can't Toll to pay interest to 700 more than
I kin to the government. Let us be con-
sistent, G. w., whatever We arc.'
At this juncture every man in. tho bildin
rose to his feet very sxci.edly. all Nv sm In
koious commenst.-