The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-08-18
RICHMOND, WAYNE CO., md.


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| In former years Plymouth pulpit re-
| sounded with cogent arguments and
eloquent denunciations of Slavery
Then when the war came, its matchless
orator did much to FIRE the patriotism,
not only of his own people but of the
nation at large. Since the war closed,
he has been comparatively silent on po-
litical subject, until very recently. A
few Sabbaths ago, he lifted up his voice
against every species of repudiation,
Taking lor his text the apt command
ment, Thou shalt not steal,' he made
a very felicitous application of it to the
bond question. We commend to spe1
cial perusal and reflection tue following
brief report of the main portion Of the
discourse: .s+- --4..s a
Stealing was going on in every condi
| tion of society, and fraud seemed to be
the rule in almost every business and
profession. In some occupations it had
got to become thing to be expected,
and no one was surprised. The railway
management of the country was espe.
cially corrupt. He honestly believed
the majority of the railroads Of the
United States to be corruptly used for
the purposing Of enriching the managers
at the expense of the stockholders, and
| that those concerned in their manage
ment could be called nothing else than
corrupt. Subordinates were also dis
honest, and railway companies found it
difficult in these days to obtain persons
whom they could trust. Mr.. Beecher
alluded to the government of the city
of New York at some length, saying it
| would be known as long as Sedan and
Gomorrah, and for largely the same
reasons. The Legislature of New York
| was also corrupt, and stealing was con-
fined to both parties. 1t was question
which was most adroi: in stealing, the
democrats or republicans whichever
party went up it went to steal, and
whichever came down, scame down to
mutter because they hadn't chance to
steal. daughter Corruption was
also rife in the Legislatures L of the
States of Pennsylvania, Kansas, Rhode
Island and Massachusetts-in the latter
State almost as bad as in the State of
New York. And now, said the speaker,
it is seriously proposed to carry the ma
tion bodily into its ring Of thieves, and
by reputation of the national bonds, to
steal from those who in our emergency,
advanced their means for the purpose
of maintaining our national life and Un
ion. regard the refusal to pay the
bonds of these United States in gold or
| silver, as being, in every disguise and
under every possible plea, an atrocious
theft; and pronounce that man, either
by mistake or Intentionally. thief who
does it. or attempts to procure the do
| ing of it. ID 1t is an attempt to make this
nation . vast thieving body. I Applause !
It is not an accusation tlat can be laid
are thieves in both parties that are clam
orous for this national repudiation.-
This is a4crime that think would not
have its parallel even among knaves 1t
takes q sort of man smirched with
patriotism and vanished with piety to
do the wickedest thing. [Sensation.]
A pickpocket would not steal the medi-
cine away from q physician who was
healing~his own mother. But, while
men in the nations hour Of extremity
and peril lent their aid, it is now pro
posed that We shall pick their pockets
and steal from them. 1t is thing for
which there were no titles monstrous
enough. 1t is thing that every man
who has conscience or a particle of
honor ought to hiss at and spew at. 1t
is shame that the urch--that is SO
loud against dancing and card playing
has not a. word to say against national
robbery, national dishonor and national
dishonesty.
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