The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-03-28
REPUTATION THE REBEL REM
EDT.

Buffalo TAYLOR is now publishing q paper
in St. Louis under the name OF the Hepn1'
diator.
Buffalo commenced believing for the De-
mocracy in 1910, having previously been a
Wing. He subsequently, moved to Kentucky
and married q plantation of negroes, and
published a paper in the interests Of the slave
holding aristncracy who then controlled the
Democratic party Of the country. Ata1ater
period, he removedto Missouri and publish
ed a secesh peace sheet, which suffered at
the hands of the military authorities and was
closed out. He then tried his hand at the
Quincy, H., Herald, Missouri having be-
come too hot for him, but has again returned
TO that State, and, in the spirit, and with the
aims OF a rebel, is Eliminating against the
Government and the loyal soldiers, and the.
credit and reputation Of the country, We
give our readers the benefit of an extract
from a recent editorial ofthe Repudiator, that
they may see the character Of the sentiments
of those who advocate reputation in this
country. They are, every one, the partisans
Of JEFF. Davis, following his example and
supporting his principles, not only in the
patter Of Reputation, but in their treason to
the country and their efforts to ruin it.
Here is the argument of the Repadiator
against the bondholders:
"Have they not joined in a conspiracy to
aid usupers to cheat US out Of our money,
our property and our liberty? Have they
not furnished means to pay the ruftians who
mobbed US, who robbed us, who dragged US
lawlessly to prison, who murdered innocent
people IN their homes, and who carried the
torch of incendiaries to reduce those homes
to ashes? Would to God there never had
been any credit to procure money for such
purposes.
ave never want any more credit for such
purposes, and its destruction would be q great
blessing, not q calamity. 1t will be seen,
therefore, that it is not a debt we propose 10
repudiate, but q fraud-ona of the mos. stu
pendous frauds ever perpetrated upon man.
kind.
"But Mr.. Greeley says that foreigners OWL
a part Of this debt, as he calls it. So muct
the better. We want to teach foreigners tina
when they come to this country to assist des
pots and usurpers, and expect to coin th
blood and the liberty OF the American peopl
into gold, they are making a bad investment
that will prove a very Improbable specula
ton. We want TO teach money sharks, in a.
parts Of the world, this wholesome lesson. ]
they had been less eager to speculate on th
blood and liberty Of our people, a million
lives might have been spared, the unity an
peace of four country might have been preserve
ten thousand millions OF money and propert
now sunk 10 the vortex of civil war migl
have been saved, and an enormous deb
with its terrible taxation, which exhausts OF
people aud eats out their substance. woul
have had 10 existence. We want them I
lose all they have invested in their intern.
speculation lis a misfortune that they car
not, for already the interest in gold whie
they have wrung from a wronged and OIL
pressed people fully remunerates them for th
capital which they invested in their bloc
bonds. Let foreigners and all money shark
hereafter take care how they undertake I
speculate in American liberty and on th
blood of American citizens
Now, are not all these arguments and cor
siderations urged by a Rebel to the sympa
but that is Q vile SANDER and outrage upon th
loyal people of this country, through who's
efforts and sacrifices the rebellion wa
crushed? Upon the same reasoning, all th
war debts Of the country, the pensions to tn
soldiers and the widows, should be repud
sted and the soldiers of the Union, instea
Of meriting the gratitude Of the country
should be held in everlasting disgrace an
contempt, as the bloody tools Of unprinciple
usarpers, for invading the soil and overthrov
z the Rebellion of orr Southern brethre
By force of arms.