Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-01
Observation-Disclosures

ers wounded or disabled in defense of the
country, SAG 321.47-to the widows of
those who fell in battle or died of wounds
received in the service of their country,
sl35371.26.
These crippled soldiers and their widows
were all paid in greenbacks-that curren-
cy which the faith of the Government of
the United States is pledged to redeem,
and which Is made legal tender for all
debts, but which the Journal denounces as
worthless, being considered good enough
to pay pensions to those who periled life
and limb in defence of the Union, and to the
poverty stricken widows of those who fell
in battle. But the bondholder, who sold his
gold for greenbacks when greenbacks were
deprecated, and with the three dollars they
thus realized for one in gold. they purchas-
ed their bonds, and now, in violation of
their contract, they claim that legal tender
notes are not good enough for them. They
must be paid in gold, because it takes one
dollar and fifty cents in greenbacks and
postal currency to purchase one dollar in
coin, and this would add one-third to the
amount they would receive and an equal
amount to the Indebtedness of the Govern
ment and the taxes of the people.
These gentlemen bondholders pay no
taxes on their bonds to the State, none to
the General Government, except on their
annual incomes. Every working man,
every widow, who is SO unfortunate as to
have their little earnings invested in notes,
bonds or mortgages, or bonds, not Govern
ment, are made to feel the full force of the
tax laws of the State and of the General
Government. Even if their bonds, or the
notes or mortgages they own, covenant that
the amount is to be paid in coin, the courts
will decide that as greenbacks are legal
tenders. greenbacks are sufficient to pay
any debt. Yet many of the Judges who
thus decide, declare that if their Govern
ment bonds are not redeemed in gold, it
will be reputation of the blackest dye, and
a disgrace to the country.
Greenbacks are good enough to pay pen
sions-they are good enough to pay all
debts between man and man-good enough
for all purposes except to pay Government
bonds, which were bought with greenbacks
and were covenanted to be paid in the
s,me currency in which they were pur-
chased. With greenbacks, and with moth
ing else, the soldier was paid first his
eleven dollars per month, and subsequently
increased to sixteen dollars, and on this
many of them had to support their families
at home. During the war Gen. DAWSON,
Democrat, proposed to pay the soldiers
in gold, but the trained majority of Radi-
Gals in Congress voted it down, and
the Democratic members, being in a
minority, were powerless to thus raise
the monthly pay of the soldiers, by paying
them in gold. The Radical bond holders
in Congress voted in body solid against
the proposition-now they claim that the
debts due them be paid in the money they
refused to the soldier, and that if this is
not done, it will be virtual reputation.
1t will be no such thing-it will be justice
and nothing else. They took advantage
OF the necessities of the Government to
drive hard bargain, and the country will
hold them to its letter and its spirit. The
money that is good enough to pay pensions
to pay soldiers, to pay debts due from
man to man, is certainly good enough for
the bondholders. And if these gentlemen
who draw interest from the Government
higher than any man in Ohio dare demand
from his neighbor, without violation of
the laws against usury, do not like the bar
gain they made, they can seek any redress
they please, but in greenbacks, and in
greenbacks alone, these bonds will be paid.
That fact is as certain as fate itself.
Delegates to the Sth of January
Convention.
Ross CoUNTY.-The Democracy of Ross
have elected the following delegates and
altern ates to the 9Th of January Conven-
tion:
DELEGATEs-Sam Kendrick, D.J. Grouse,
VIM. Golfers. j. M. Fernon, John Coover,
A. Allerte, DIR. j. D. Miller, DR.. Robert
Gallbrath, Allen Karshner.
ALTERNATEs-J. w. Wood, James john
son. Thomas Murry, d. NJ. Emmett, L. w.
Sifford, M. Shilder, Alex. Gordon, Strander
James, Charles E. Harness.
A resolution was adopted instructing the
Representatives of Ross to vote for Judge
THURMAN for United States Senator.
PIcKAwAY CoUNTY.-The following are
G00 OoleRdIeS IICkdWdy.
Wayne Griswold, A. T. Walling, c. r.
Vancleaf, w. E. Delaplane, VIM. Dick, j.
T. List and Phil. Runion.
MARION CouNTY.-The following Dele
gates have been elected by the Democracy
of Marion:
Hon. Richard Wilson, Hon. George III.
Busby, Hon. Peyton Hord, DR.. B. F. Allen
and T. A. Cross.
All other Democrats of the county who
shall attend from the county are constitu-
ted Alternates. The meeting declared in
favor of Hon. C. L. VALLANDIGHAM for
United States Senator in favor of DR.. j.
M. CHRISTIAN for School Commissioner,
and in favor of THOMAS Fl. HOLDER for
Chief Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives.
CosHoCToN CoUNTY.-The Democracy of
Coshocton have elected the following Dele
gates and Alternates:
DELEGATEs.-Dr. A. L. Cass. c. H. john
ston, j. c. Fisher. j. G. Stewart, B. F.
Sells, Hon. j. M. Burt.
ALTERNATEs.-Samuel Gardner, G. Skim
ner, DIR. j. N. Fellows j. G. Pomerene, d. Z.
Beach, Hon. f. w. Thornhill.
The Delegates were instructed to use
their influence to secure the nomination OF
DIR. A. L. CAss as Delegate from that
| District to the National Democratic Con-
| vention.
Supreme Court.
EDITORS OHIO STATEsMAN-As the De-
m ocracy are looking about for a proper
| d ,rson to put on the ticket for Supreme
Judge, would suggest the name of Hon
John L. Green, of this city, now Common
Pleas Judge of this subdivision. Judge
Green combines, in an eminent degree, all
| tho qualifications which the DOsitiOn re.