The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-10-01
Random IAOughts---NO. 40.
BY THE EDITOR.


conducted, when we consider the youth
and inexperience ofthe debators. Mr..
DUNCAN had the best voice, and made
the prettiest speech; but his matter was
very bad Mr. Jones talked entirely
too rapidly, and his articulation was
faulty. 1t was difficult to understand
all he said. But his points were well
taken and strong.
Mr.. DUNCAN, like all the party, was
afraid of the past record of his party,
and tried hard to dodge it. But Mr..
Jones forced him to admit that he had
been radical, and in favor of negro
suffrage two years ago. He said he
was reading law with his uncle, who
was a mocrat, aud candidate for
Judge, and he, the speaker, had chang
ed his mind. He was now convinced
that he had been mistaken. He said
that the conviction Of Vallandigham
was unconstitutional This was a bold
assertion for SO young lawyer, after
an eminent Judge who had always been
a Democrat, had decided, on habeaS cor
pus, at the time, that the conviction of
Vallandigham oOaS constitutional He
also said that the commutation of the
sentence by Mr.. Lincoln, to being sent
across the lines, was unconstitutional,
as that instrument provides that no per-
son shall be banished for crime. Mr.
Jones Knocked the props from under
this, by showing that Val, acaS not ban.
ished from the United States, but only
sent to his friends, IN the United States.
He went to Canada ofhis own free will.
Mr., DUNCAN was very wise Gin his
own estimation,) on the financial ques-
ton. TO show the want of sense in his
argument, he took nearly half an hour
in an attempt to show that ifa man had
bought ten thousand dollars worth OF
bonds six years ago, and paid gold for
them, he would now, if paid off in
greenbacks, have $50, 700 in gold for it.
And there were Democrats present
green enough to believe this silly stuff.
He was heavy on National Banks,
and declared that the people paid S75,
900, 900 year the National Banks, by
way of interest. He said these banks
loaned their notes to the people for
fifteen per cent interest. And yet he
would howl about the biOated bondhOherS
getting six per cent, when he admitted
that money is worth, and viii command
fifteen per cent, The Republican party
proposes to reduce the interest on the
bonds to A and 4 per cent, on forty
years time, and this is considered Il
great outrage by Mr.. DUNCAN, when h,
admits that in private transactions
money is worth fifteen per cent Now
suppose Mr.. Dmgan wants to borrow
money to buy himself library HI
goes to farmer, and gets the money
for five years at fifteen per cent Afte
a time the farmer proposes to him, that
if he will keep the money forty years
he will reduce it one third. Will h,
he not be a fool if he refuses this offer
But Mr.. DUNCAN says that the debt
can be paid off by merely paying tht
interest on it. Once he said this couC
be done in seven years, and then he sald
it could be done in II years, But this
is reputation. And if you are rascal
enough to repudiate six per cent Of the
debt, why not repudiate the entire l0(
per cent, and wipe it all out at once
Suppose Mr.. DUNCAN should go to the
Bank at this place, and borrow $1,000
to start himself in his practice He get
the money for II years, at per cent
He pays the interest yearly After 1
time he goes to friend Chapman anC
says: 81 propose to pay my note off
want to stop the interest" "Very
well, says Mr. Chapman" Then Mr.
DUNCAN throws down his note pay
able on demand, Mr. Chapman
takes it up, and says; 81 mus
have the money. What gooC
does this new note do. 1t draws II,
interest The other did, Pay me.
Mr.. DUNCAN replies that that is JUS
what he wants lie has not the mon
ey to pay, and he says that after payinl
the yearly interest for II years, he vii
have paid the debt by way of interest
and here the principal will still bC a
gainst him He proposes to stop th
interest, and have credit on the princi
pal for all such payments, Would no
all honest men regard him as scoun
drel, and could he get credit for a Ci
gar? Yet this is just what he propose