New-York tribune., 1868-10-31
Surely sD unlettred UpIonist

a
loyal Nobody place the value Of eiarstion loo
high but is it Just 10 make IL the Prerequisite to
! only school has been the rough world In
whom character is developed to rarS degree. There
freedmen, unable Ia read or write, who excellent
in all RESPECTS If willing 10 reject sucl persons aes
governments Can you Justly exclude any good ctsss c.
from such ParticipaionI IL is recorded Of the English
tested election; and hnding hs cOachnan. who
had driven him to the polls. voting tho
eoachman should favo told him in sdvanse hove ms
he was TO vote for the Two might have paired Of and
his c0acbman. similar incident is told of Judge story
~ bS the sop Tc1 a, , been se to
on my mind On the contrary, hnd IN them beautiful
| promise OF republican institutions At ihe ballotbop
the hunbest citizen the equal of tho staesnsa
must not Be forgotten that the emlnspt
citizen exercises an influence when Is not confined his
! vote. II extends with his fame position 70 thar
though he has only single vote there are many Ier
haps multtudes, swaysd by his example This Is the
for the public veal without denying tO anybody his
The common man may counterbalance the vote OF the
statesman great Judge; but he cannot counter
balance this Influence. The common man has nothing
but his vote. Who would rob him Of thsf
There still which Is subordinate TO Re
lion and dependent upon H. sO indeed as O be
part Of IT, refer 20 the financial question. with the
menace OF Reputation in different forms Let The Recon
struotOn acts maintained In peace In other words let
peace be established in the Rebel States aud the
p Door as do s reverence III md any acceptance now
II only in that revolutionary spirit which sssss all the
acts, with all their securities for Equal
national debt The act and the debt parts Of on.
system being the and price OF pate 30 strongly
am convinced the potency Of this Influence, that
not donbt the entire praccaby OF specie
the 4h July after the Inauguration of Gen Grant
have specie payments at that tine bat tnat We outs
have them. II we can we ought Tor thlS Is nothing ont
may be excused. but never Justified Our failure wai
@ tbis anction cannot extend beyond the urgency
II Is sometimes said that necessity renders a. action just
si,",,u sl1 i'',,i ouod neccssarium But It is nons
the less untrue Necessity may excuse an action not In
Itself iust but u without the force o Renter " JUST
for Justice is mmutahe The taking OF the property Of
anofher the instigatOn OF famine Is excused and
ment during war in both cases from necessity. But
the necessity ceases. the obligations OF Justice revive
Necessity rights, but ony priviegfs which dap
pear with the eXigency Therefore, do say that the
me has passed when the nation can be excused for
fusng to pay. according TO 1t. promise But it is
expect this important change from political party which
emblazons reputation ts banners It In two
spcuous forms that reputation faunts first, iu the
Lareaced proposition TO tax The bonds contrary to the
| not less barefaced. to pay interest bearing
bonds with greenb@cks, or. In other words
The exemption from taxation part Of the origin.
al obligation, having, Of Gourse positive value whcs
ton This additional price was taken ifom Ie lOcktt Of
tho subscriber transferred TO the National Treasury,
so much property tho credit OF the b1ndhoder which
gravely proposed TO cOntscate Rebel property you
viii not cOnhscate bni you arr considering how 10 COD
iseate that OF the loyal cltizcn' IaAauon oI tne
stated with perfect simplicity. To tax tho
bonds Is to break the contract because you hare The ow
Caesar who after agreement by the people OF Cam 10
pay certain subsidy monthly. arbitrarily changed the
the interest by taxation kindred in dishonesty W mo
of the Ganlish subsidy by adding 10 thg lnohl
on course i'm private contracts bttween merchant aud
merchant such thing can be doue bnt theiS can 10
no rule OF good alth binding on private NV nv,
extraordinary scrupulousneSs ON he part O1
the nation As the transaction vast. and especially as
the nation conspicuous. what Is done btcomcs an ex
ample to the world which history cannot forget ma
tion afford tO do mean tbilg There s ahnhef
reason founded the bepltss condition O The cTrtor
Who has power TO enforce his clam. whether Of pra'
cipa interest IL Charles James Fox VINO once ri
claimed against proposition kindred to Eat nov mado.
"Oh! No. no! his claims are d1nhy bndink VINO trusts
an admitted principle in the Laws Of WAY coh.irainng
the stronger power the best of faith ~ dealing win
u weaker power because the iatcr y "th"u. tn1 ca
pacty to redress This b"Llgn principle Dor
rowod the Laws Of War cannot be- nut Of place IN
the Laws OF Peace ahd lhEoht IL 90" az ~ su''e.s
protection against taxation OF te bonds even y common
most inperious precepts did not forbid this thing
The cheat of paying nterestbearng bonds in PROMISES
the bonds. II is fat repudatio No subtley of ,echni.
eallty no Ingenuity Of citation no stil IA sttngng
the face, and II s the more ie 'i@hraeinh ~ han-
ined. Here again, invoke th.s r,' ol conduct To
weaker party. aud Insist. that H. from ANY failure Ot
eNpllctness. excluding all cOntTuIy 'Ouci>iuh There
he any Tor repuation every suggesiioa must
be dismissed. the frightful we>Pimg Of disastrous
oons,qurces impossible 10 estimate, ~he = is neon.
,istent with that Public fi'h Nh'h ls thr shpf'ns
law. Elsewhere have consii rrd lis dnrSi.Jh - iiyt
l hat 4 e. .
you coyet the mines Oi MeNen ana fcth ir I"hts ~
extended commerce., the harys ~ Oi yunr own cn
nrlsi All these you VII multiply infinitely,
yOn will keep The Pubic F"h lhN""F DO you Sees
stability iu tie currency VITA the arsurlic" of solid
business, that eAtraNagahce Hid gambling sptcla-
ton shall ceaseI lhlS. Too. You VIII have thsurh
the Public Faith Just IN proportions tbs Is dserecd
the nation s degraded aud iuipoNcfisHed II n1bOuy
had breathed repadihiion We should d" De
richer aud the national debt w"I.d he at
dollars annually Talk here
OF millions imposed by tbs pral'is of rcpuiidiOn.
.fa1If fftpf # Igt
10 pay the national debt M srr'Dacs - ko" g That th
be done only 10y creating successive bdiN counted
hy hundreds uf millions, which viii brg oLs rrncy to
tho condition OF Continental money wen hls"S I"ds
thousand dollars. or tht CudiiiDn Of ho French
asSigHatS the paper currrnci of the kvolui, Which
increased Ia fearful amount precisely as ~ nov
proposed ~ increase oufs, unlli II ceased 40
bo practical standard OF value Talk 81 clip
ping the eufct bling 10 With alloy talk 0f
dsgTacefui frauds Of French monarcs. ~uo one after
money and the officers uf The uint 10 conceal
degradation talk Of persistent reductions IN Kneland
trOm Edward l. 10 Elizabeth. until con was only The lai
0f lscI LAX oI uAh.IPy Alil,d MheIr Muus9 I.Is
found that gallon oi rum. winch was the standard OF
ON colossal scale IN The cheat of paJIg bonds
with greenbdcks. II not taurnt 10y our own
memorable eNprrience, when Coui entail money, which
the currency OF tue ume, was os', IKE Tue kNef
Rhine In its mouth, IN an enormous ouSire'thed qnrk
saud then be taught 10y the experience Oi another cOun
tiy. Authentic history dlScOors the condition to whca
France reduced. Carlyle, IN hN picturesque work
whatever ASSgnGis, aSSIgaS long sinking emitte IN
quantities, sink uOw Win ALI alaoriiy beyond pnra
le" The haze On the street, when asked
his iar., replied ask thousand hvreS" Aud stiu ths
0ssignaiS until NJ last the nation pduprr The
Directory, Invested for the lime with supreme
power, on repairing To the Palace Of tho Lnxrn.
bourg, found 10 without = single article OF inrn.
turr Borrowing from the doOfkevper q rickri!
table, ukstand. and sheet oi leier paper trN uraF
cd their rs official message announcing the new Gov
Treasury; hut there was "A prniirgproSs at command
Assgdts fabricated ~ tho night and Srnt f0i III
the morning wet from the press A. last they enll IN
elS o in bapsrnptcy aud every ftmiiy was suffr
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