Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-08-22
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nEEEHER OE THIEVES.

Ign, early in July, from the text, "Ihou
shalt not steal,n in the course of which
he charged that all who were opposed
to the payment of five-twenty bonds in
gold were thieves. The Revolution, ed
tied by Susan B. Anthony, and publish
ed in New York city,, in its issue OF
July 9th, comes back at the Reverend
blasphemer in the following vigorous
and telling manner 1t says:
Mr.. Beecher, having warmed upon
the question of thieves, seems TO loose
his head when he comes to the bond
holding thieves. and takes bold ground
IN favor of the "pawn-brokers" or self
called "patriots, who lent the govern
ment money during the rebellion at the
rate of forty cents on the dollar. The
reverend gentleman pronounces the
refusal to pay the bonds of these Unit
cd States in gold or silver as being, IN
every disguise, and under every posi-
Die plea. an atpcious theft: and | pro-
nouncc that man, either by mistake or
Intentionally, 1ief, who does it, or
attempts to procure the doing Of it,
Now, in the face Of all this, let Mr..
Beecher come down from the clouds OF
hieh-falutin and turn up the act Of Con
gress Of March, 1852. and he will there
ind, as plain ms language can make II,
hat the six per cent interest OH ihc
.ive-twcnty bonds is made specially
,,ayablc in gold coin, and the prTncqai
in iaprM money, Yet, in the face Of
his written contract with the bond
loldcrs, Mr.. Bcecher darcs TO dcsccratc
his sanctuary, which oughtto hc sacred
1t least to truth, Ivy calling the fulfill
-aent Of the contract with the bondhoid-
Crs. according to The letter and spirit OF
he act Of Congress. all ''atroclous THEFT,
and the man who differs from the rex
crcnd gentleman i'll his opinion, a
thief" Ii j. difficult u Imagine whcth-
II Mr.. Beechcr's expressed opinion ON
ms matter is the result uf ignorance
x dishonesty. His crusade against
the peoples rights, and 10 iinpoverish
hem and enrich the hondho!icrs. ~ al
unjust and an oppressive finarri:a poi
.cy. is n swerYing trcn4 tue patti. II rec
titudc, sad t. w;tLcss In person 4 Mr.
Bccchcr,s standing. Have The people
10 rights in The reverend gcntl.man's
-piniun? Is IL no crime TO make the
.aboring man work ior ever and ever,
imply to keep soul and body together,
ma t-:ng up his family a POVERTY and
ignorance. leading IL doIaurallLati"r
IN crimc. IL order to enrich hundhu!d-
rs aid support 4 SYSTEM which .nakes.
lie rich richer and the poor poorer I
j. 1t no crime To take money from tho
l.bCring classes and give IL to The
1ndhoiders?
The following ia the sensational and
-cur-ilcus language with which Mr..
Deechcr ci0thed his Justification If The
to use his own not TO courteous
lords" atrocious theft, which the
JEdhoidcYs want IL pcrpctrato upon
the people ils insisting upon tho pay
rfeat of The forty cen. grccnhacks they
itut The Government IN o"e aas.drcd
cent gold dollars, against the written
law or contract on which they granted
Government tic loan Of .teir forty cent
ETeeuhacks
And nuw." sad The speaker, il IL
sariou.ly proposed TO carry the nation
oddly mao this ring Of thieves, and hy
me rcpudi;stio Of the national bonds Ia
steai from thoac, who. in oar efnerger-
CT, advanced their means fer Tic pur-
loac of maintaining our Eationa: j.fe
md Union Trccagd ;hc refusal h. pay
ne bondg Of these u'nI,c;. ii gold
G.: s;iycr as being in every disguise and
undar every posaieIo Plea, III a'rocious
.lHft and ] pronounce that nan, either
: mistake Internationally, 3 thief who
Coes il. or attempts 70 procure the de
ing of It, II 10 an :,ttcnf"t n rIair this
nation vast tlsicviHg hudy. Applause
IT is not ali aCcusati.u that CAN lie laid
against one party or ths other. There
are, tlicyes ~ both parties tl,at are
c:ainOroIy for this natnnsl repudiation
'inia 10 crimc that think would not
I..tvc its parallel even among knaycH.
Il takc3 sort Of mar snrchct with
;'atric:isI, aid yarhis!.cd viii. y.o.y to
O. The w.ckcdrst thing (;5eusation. J
A-pic;.p1ckct would not Etcaf The med