The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-12

not upon the depressed industry aud
d. neartened spirit Of the people. We
deeply regret that our position should
be censured ID any quarter, but we
cannot lower our standard We will
not betray those who come UP to its
support. 1t islenough that honor for
bids this, even if we could stoop to
aught that is less than honorable, and
even policy would dictate that this
great State should be held firm aud
steadfast ia it's position, if we
hope to save the country from the
dangers which menace it. There Is
a perfect accord in the Democratic
ranks as to the policy or need of
honesty and economy, but there is
some difference of opinion as to the
construction of the contract with the
public creditor. Some hold that it is
right and is due to the tax payers
that we should save what We could
by paying the principal of the debt
in currency, but they uBderrate their
own argument. 1t is a mistake to
suppose that the interests Of bond
holders and tax payers are antagOnis-
tic. The fact IS overlooked that in
order to make any saving by giving
would bring upon ourselves disaster
and dishOnOr, which will cost hun
dred fold what we can save. 1t means
that we are to give to the labOrer
for his toll base currency;
il means the honor Of our country
shall be stained; that our business
shall be kept ia uncertainty and con
fusion; that the laboring man shall
suffer by the increased cost of the
comforts OF life; that tax payers shall
4 be bUrthened bya Government proved
I to be corrupt and imbecile by this
very d expectation Of its money. We
H cannot afford to speculate upon the
i nations honor at so fearful a cost. If
we come into power, there will be no
/ discredIt on our currency, no speoula
ton IN paying our bonds in paper
/ | thank God the faith which we al
hold as one man, seeks to
level up, and not level down.
While, therefore, we may differ as to
the construction Of the contract with
the public creditor, we must not con-
! found the position of those who think
it right to pay paper. but who battle
to make that paper as goOd as gold,
/ with the position of those who mean
to pay not only, but who are destroy
] ing the value of that paper; that is
reputation. We are not trying TO
give. paper to the bondholder, but
gold and silver to the people.
He denounced Congress for its
crimes already Terpetrated, and also
for those tits now perpetrating against
the liberties of the people and the iu-
dietary, and spoke strongly against
the impeachment of the President
adding: | have no political preju-
dices in favor of Mr.. johnson. !
have never seen him He is not
one l helped to place il
Office, nor have | ever advised him, OF
been consulted by him, as to his pOl-
icy. l know that he has been cheat.
ed and betrayed by those about him
who plotted his destruction from the
first; but while he has been most un-
! happy in his friendsN no man has
been so fortunate in his enemies they
have given him a high placein history
as one who suffered for the rights Of the
American people, aud when he shal
go 10 his tilal account and.his friends
seek in clear, terse and plain terms 4
tell that he was a man who loved hi
country and was hated by the cor
! rupt and treasonable, they have onIy
to chisel upon his tombstone that h,
; was impeached by this House of Rep
resentatives aud condemned by this
Senate. ...f... ... -. ..-,,..--
! Seymour closed with an appeal to tn,
bondhOlders to rescue our country
! from the hands of such corrupt anC
wasteful men, and by so doing they
will not only best secure their owl
interests, but will gain the g0Od-wi
and gratitude of all oppressed labOrer
and taxpayers The speaker wa
warmly applauded at the close.
: Samuel j. TiIden then spoke a
3 length, reviewing the history Of tw
= political parties, contending that tn
policy of the Republicans has bee
!, aud still is to impoSerish the country
=, centrahZe power, paralyze industry
: multiply taxation and elevate tn
: negro while degrading the white man
DelOs Wolf from the Committee
: reported a full list of delegates to tn
National Convention, including tn
following at large: HOratiO Sey
mour, 5. j. Tilden, Sanford b. Churct
/ II. {. Murphy, G. H. and q. W. Nc
! Lean, a. ?. Lansing, Geo. Low.
u Among the district delegates ar
{ Erastus Brooks, Wm. NJ. Tweed, jus
{ Morrissey, Emanuel B. Hare, W I
: Alien, Jno. A. Green, 4. P. Ros.
: Marshall B Champia n, Joseph WaI
{ ren, VIM. Williams, Augustus ScheI
y A Oakley Hall, Albert Cordozo, Wn
a Cass Eddy.
y Recess.
= EyENINa SEssIoN.-Hon. A. I