The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-10-19

S&hu N1u&E< IkEb AN1pS''fsA &'hhAN
We have ofsen pointed cut the fact chat all
friends Of the United States IN foreign lands
are also trends of the party which is the rep.
resenta,iye of 81 that is best in its gov.rnment
ana wbrci ia Identified with It's preservation
nd its progress. Naturally these same men
look with Sorrow upon any movement that
xcites apprehension of any injury 10 the good
repnte and moral stan ing of our people.
a nopg them John Stuart Mill stands fore
,ui5st What he thinks OF the propositions tor
paying th- debt in g1eenbacke an taxing the
in;erest of the bond, may be tou d in the tol-
owing sxtraet from letter recently address
I'd by h.m to a friend Ia EngliEd:
T, G detractnrS OF Democratic government on
bt- ~ide If the A. antlc have be N accustom,
say that, however >pecions may be the argu-
teu'S for 1t, in Its actual WIRING it would
arm out 10 lie retrooradsion wards b IT,
,hrism. U nil Tow, the exampl. of he greai
nerican Republic, nc6wii hsiand!ng the dis
uno!ab 9 co IduC OF several OF The States
nostlY-would that l uid s Y always
..iiJng those which had been demoral zeu by
'avrra has gene ally been deem, la Practical
.utiI.uu of these mister prophtc e.. Pui
ne CHARGE against democracy OF be NJ a re-
ar 10 bal o,triSni. W be III ,dt out, if its G;
ct We're TO be the public repndiat,o OF pecu.
'iary engagements. Ii is a rem K I'D. e fact
la' "ba' he people of the U aited States are
"w urStd 10 40 WI b respect 10 the tivt.iwrn-
bonds urg- by the progr ammr of a polit-
a rty III ppiiy not by every member -veu
That Dar'yl Zoe hrs an almost * rct likeness
some Ut Ii IN 'su dis graceful, III sIeeds of h
1d'op -an d spots i'll the NJ di Az $. Read
AZ nlNtory OF the most profit gate kings OF
f'ancs and other European con trie>, no. ex
'ptng Il giant. and see who Wee IN 'St
whose coud uct exc ted he greatest public in
..uIli ~ du Ing their Ives, aud lett the deep
{ >taii, o > IN .ir memo y whe dead. They
s.re those W 10 d based co n. What was
,er uio i've + r. Il b 'Siug t? To put fl their
;redi W.T. the same nuniua sum OF money,
At d les, qi.dtlty of The prec0 IN tai.
ivsn the pots were can >cious aud s.,
u III a,rAid or the in nv Of this frau
rat the" general y o deavor to COM
ut it sec city anI in silence. TIL Y
uaie it capital sffelce to oetray the
;'reG. Would tneJ b I'VE heen less ga lty if
iey had impudent y 6r'z .ued 1t ou,? L wing
Il rad age, the Oh means at he Disposal
u couilnittiI ~ the fraud was the coarse e4pe.
cent of titeriIg tue coiu. Their ingenuity
I'D not rrauh4i the contriv ,nce OF pu ting
nth pieces of ptpr which pretsn Q to be
'ney nj wtie not, ibdu,ing the people to
Ike hem b. Il pom So printed on the paper
give Tor it on demand real money + the
tine nominal valu I'd theu breaking tn
.roepi-e and Issuiu them in >uch uum ,ers as
De only worth half tn I'M ey which th. y
'Irpor ed t" represeIt B 1t this rouu labout
say and the direct way ave the self ,me
,,rooSe: to get rid of debis b. lying, in stead
+ what ole has engaged 10 pay, what is called
Ie same sun of money, but Is really much
| naller sum. Aud tins ex imple, set by the
spots ( barba GUS ages, the people of the
| lIted States. in the nilety-s coId Year o,
\ leir natiunal freedom are invited by many of
| ir AcIive politicians to initiate!
Observe, to }, that noue OF the apollo lies, poor
| al wi ak as they 6 re, which have b. EN- sus
eAted to the nations of Europe by he same
| bft,of bal adv ser have asy applicability 10
re ca eof tn. United STATES. The Gem .cracy
| # European countries have sometimes been
Id th 1t hey are NJ bpunlt tip their IA
onal debts, bee fuse the mouey Was borrow
| Il by hi g aud aristOcraceS W 10 did not rep
iesent the people, and was expended in keep
| ,g the Peep in subj &C 'Ioa,. or 10 carrying on
preigu wars which the p ope ha not author
| zed None of these lame excuses can he al
| | d by the American repud ors. The moss
lid cious plea Ter for dishonesty ctnaot deny
mt The moHey borrowed by Co greSs
a I'd President c ed by, and flu ~ r sponsib't
/ ,, the eu,pie-Uorruw for the service of tn.
Am1r,ctn r pub ic in its utmost need, or {
| v,r whic was mphatic liiy war OF the people
| ind in wuh.h the SLik involve WAS he pres
~ ttion OF their Collect We existence as a M
tian. The on persons in W ose months an,
ther doc rire can p' Ss oily be sincere are tn
| K rei,e s and their iavorers. To all but then
&c Is i'm ,,oSsible even &c conceive Case in VIII cl
"a III "a ion to pay the debf, principal al,
inter ST. TO the tull exGentof theco ltr,ey, coulu
be more binding. -.l.. I'D. .s