New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-02

pause But you find lurking behind this debt Of s2,5OO
100000 or OoO The great fear is the people are
have US strong an
and when the people become FESTIVE as to the
P PseG taIs they the are point lRo
bayOnet know what say; and, not to be esotstlcal
We ind the single item q siSoCOoooo to be collected for
payment OF interest on bonds and what IS III interest
into yo9r pockets and pun out something 50 dim ana
calls for It's face As compared with the currency Of
the world, admitted by both Christian and barbar
or 10 cents below par But what about the men who
have many millions In bonds II has been stated In
somebody that ono nation had ever yet paid national
debt created in war except by Reputation" III stated
political economist dare deny the proposition also
state there is not another nation on earth that
made debt intermnable or permanent that
is Free Is there any harm in stating such facts aud great
truthsi RESPONSES, NO. no."I Then how does the
sand Because have uttered truths which can
not be controversial 1t said favor Reputation But
go to Congress-what has IL dOnei You will that In
favor OF reputation to the extent Of single fartng he
cannot hold office under the Government lLaughterl
But when you go to TINS congress. 50 CONSCIOUS
they OF the great fraud practced In various afro
cious ways they came forward and proposed TO- repudae
onethlrd OF the whole debt IL nominated IN the pond
to say per cent and yet Congress, In face or this solemn
contract proposed to reduce II TO o. ana per cent
But this interest is 10 be paid In godand silver When the
Rebellion commenced was ono OF those VINO opposed IL
My property imperled. raised 81 900 men for the
struggle am out of office now and ask Tor no place,
therefore can talk plain on the subject Inc war
soOmnly declared in Congress for the purpose OF pre-
serving the Union and restoring the States TO their proper
relations The Rebellion progressed and what was the
result There institution I'm the South 10 which
there great 1t was estimated when con-
sidered its character and shape property to be
worth S3,0O00O0GOO. / no advocate OF Slavery.
The negro walked off; and just as this property
disappeared I'm ono section it appeared in the
shape of Government stocks and bonds the other end
the line instead Of existing in an Institution which
was productive the nation and the world. can tell
where it Is Go look into the vaults and see the
great stacks OF Government bonds How many fields
does it pOw How many ships does 10 buildB How nueh
wealth 1t add the natonf Can anybody tell me
IA voice. none" 1t there remains corroding and eat
ing out the Government vitals. The query comes up
Are the American people going TO tolerate these Things
After further remarks this and Kindred suectshe sad
repeat here what said the 22d OF February, with
reference TO the Freedmens Bureau, You may erect
your altar and lay Constitution upon IT, ana neees
sary evidence OF devotion 10 my country, lay N
also upon it, and the blood that now warns and anmaJes
my existence shall be poured out as last
baton The speaker then gave brief account OF the
said first thing he had to do when he went home
Ia order TO obtain possession OF his properly
there, was to go before officer and gYe
evidence by proper vouchers that he was q loyal
man. ILaughter.l Mr. johnson said, in conclusion,
In my mind have high and noble duties to perform
Let fater This mighty nation IA determined 10
preserva unity. Bodies OF men and munitions OF
war started In certain direction; those columns
never turned until they conquered. And
is Second Washington" tLaughterl trust the day
is not distant when shall meet under suspicious
circumstances than We now do again thank you for
this cordial welcome.