Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-10-09


basks..A 80al UCase An P0ins.,,
We have nowhere seen moro complete
exposure Of the fraud involved in The prop
osieion y pay oF United States bonds in
eeenbacks than in the following converse
ion which Dok place in the oouoting room
Of one Of our ffiends iew days since. A
prominens Democrat, maa Of strics hon-
ssty in bic private life. had just put the fol-
lowing question, some discussion having
preceded Is: s.
"Wsu, xr. A, lst ~ drop al political
aneaeDsisn asd ssgvs sAis question on il
mesits. Upon What esouad can you maine
,Aia taAai one hsndssd eod dollars shall BE-
paiA upon bond foe whleh the Government
Secsivsd osly kfey, upleas he exact letter Of
he law demands such paymest?" 81 s,r..
Mr.. A.: "That question 10 easily "a.
swered, and wall give you . ease in point.
You know old Mira. C., our nsishhor, whose
husband disd in 1859, and TOR whom l en-
trustee. Her husband leA her the house
she oscspisa and abost $4,000 10 money,
the income OF which 10 I'll sAe has for the
support Of herself ard her sick daashtez,
who 70 dying Of coos1m peion. A. soon o.
eould collect the sums due her husband
invesssd the whole iu . musgAes as I per
cent. interest, due in fvs yeAss. The noass
bsoams due in 1864, whes tas price Of gold
was ei.9O, and wea forced 70 IKE my pay
in Legal oeudsr noAes, aad again bad 70
look round fos IN invsstmea. The inssssst
on the mortgage hsviag been psid in cur
rsccy, Ne old lady had been very much
s.raightensd kr tho past year, and con.
oludsd that in order 70 meet her expenses
abe must have her interest in gold, aud tha,
svsn then she would lose, - l had lent her
money before Ahe war u per cont. and
could now only get on .hs $40 bonds, ba.
took them.n
Yes" said the Democrat, I" but you took
them at Ices than % 10 gold value"
Mr.. A.: "Oa ths contrary, No. D., The
Governs0ent borrowed old Mrs. C.'s Ven thou
aand gold dollars b. force whca il forced me
to take its demand notss in settlement Of
the nrtGARs on which had lent the gold,
and thess demand notes bearing no Interest,
and although due on demand being nothing
more no, less ahAn isiled paper. 1 gave the
Govemment m sextension By suhsc1bing
them for 500 honda. ] got &lO,0cO Of The
b0uds, and By 50 doing got no moro and
no less than the original capital, and when
l s.k Me Government b pay me @l @, 600 in
gold, ! ask no more thaa ths payment of
What bad in 1859. lfyou nov foroe me
70 take gresnbaeka, which ase woah 20 eeu,s
10 gold, for my. hosds.i ! shall GET $1,000.
and The Gorsrnsssus will have pn6seaisd
$4,000 Of old Mn. C.'s propsssy,' 5s4 ~
Well" seid the Denoesat, II An not
responsible for NE Legal Tender ast your
Republican Congress nsdo tAel lAw, and
eorccd Mrs. G. end me to lake the noeas.' -
Mr. A.; Yea. you aud your party are
responsible; yoo refused to subscribe for
the bond. yos iupeded The Gossrpnent
you rendered aid and comfort 70 ths rebsls
in every way that you knew how 10 without
HslkinG your necks, y0us mvb>lsadsr Ssy>
u1our hsxgs that he never sabscnbed dol
lar " . loan aud never owned . bond, aad
% you mako il necessary for the Governs
nent 70 collect forced loan or give rp to
tie rebels"
Wsll," sAid the Democrat, attempting
to dodge, "Mn. ca ease is only . solitary
one most Of The bonds were suhscribsd Tor
BY men who made their money in, The Tise
Of prces, shoddy men and SUCH"
M. A.: Indeed | ass the active busi>
ness men among your asQaainsanses laEe
owners Of bonds, OF we're they large subssri-
bsrs? Yos hnow better. You know that
your savings banks hold . large amount,
you know that your insurance otics. has iss
funds in bends, and you kaaow shAt the men
in active business, the sLoddy men least Of
all, could not spare their money from Sheir
bnsineaa exceps few, like our neishboss
II. 1 o., who made il point of honos 10
subsesile TO every losn." s
The Democrat: why don't you 80 u
work and take up your eseenbacks--your
failed paper, ~ you call h?'
NJ. A.: .sThal 10 what We mean 10 do
~ know that gsseabacks ase Ne peoples
money. and when Ne have elected Grant
We mean 70 make them 90 good - gold.
aad - intend y do that BY bnrying your
nnsl sPndiaDrs aaA nob>lesders ost Of
IYht and hearing" - AS
Herr the con yesnnAion nndnd.