The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-02-11
1orthIoas. Let the small bondhoIdor,

honest Turn Inelr bonds over TO those
who have grown rich by banking and
stock gambling. They con afford to
lose them.
Greece, the cradle of letters and the
nursery OF the arts, tho land of Ho-
mer, Of Solon and Herodotus the
theater OF Thormoplp, Of Leuctra,
and OF Marathon whose history in
spires the mind and fires tho genius OF
man with illustrious examples of devo-
ted patriotism, has her counterpart
IN heroic deeds in tho history Of our
last great war; but we search in vain
among the names OF bondholdors. ma
tional bankers, and money sharks for
instances. The spirit aud purpose
which animated Pisistrntus in putting
down Solon the same spirit which Of
tracised Aristides because ho was call
cd the just; the mob led on or insti-
gated by bad men who took the life of
Socrates because he said the soul was
immortal, and that there was only one
God, this same blind spirit of fanati-
cism is enabling our ShyIocks to draw
the wealth, the energy, the life-blood
OF the nation in drops of bright gold
TO minister TO their paInpered wants
and swell their already bloated wealth.
Rome, for fifteen hundred years
mistress of tho world, was In her best
days, as our country has been for
years, the arena of contcnding fac
tions, md the majesty OF the Roman
peoplc"-here it is "tho loyalty of our
Shylocks" was their watchword. Al
though Rome had her Rcgulus, her
Cato and her Cicero, she also had her
Clodius, her Sylla, and her Cnsars,
honorcd in their day as tho friends Of
tho people.
It matters not whether Marius or
Sylla, Caesar or Pompey prevailed, the
victory was in the name of liberty -
tho republic was honored with q tri-
umph and clamor of appreciation
echoed from the forum and the capitol.
Even Augustus Caesar, absolute as he
was, preserved the forms and mockcry
OF republic, just as the party In pow
CT now do while, by tho perycrsion
of his vast patronage to his own ag-
Igrandizement, he mnde an obscquious
and Trostitutod Senate the registers of
his will, and in tho name of liberty
fastened heavy and enduring yoke
on an applauding populnce.
France hnd her Danton and her Ro-
Ibespierre and after the bloody idol
of liccntious liberty had crushed It's
thousands and overturned the temple
Of the true God O Preto1ian band OF
grenadiers delivered over the 'repub-
lie" to Ronaparte, not to Grant
Madame Roland under the guillotine
exclaims
"Ah, Liberty what crimes arc committed in thy
namew
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Mungen's
speech. several members participated
in a discussion from which We make
the following extracts:
Mr.. Cox said:
need not, Mr.. Chairman, say to
you that tho gentleman from Ohio
MIR. Mungen is an honorable soldier
and . gentleman. He belonged to the
army; he fought his fight well. He
is not entitled, rs some people are, to
ANY opprobrium in respect to his pat
riotism.
AIr. Dawes. would like to ask the
gentleman from New York question.
MIR. Cox. I will hear it.
MIR. Dawes. would like TO ask the
gentleman, In connection with what he
has said about greenbacks, how far
and to what extent he differs from his
late colleague, Mr.. Pendleton?
/ Mr. Cox. am not arguing now on
MIR. Pendleton's theory or his inter
probation of the contract, as the gen
tlemnn knows very well.
/ Mr.. Dawes. That was the reason ]
lput the interrogatory.
i Mr.. Cox. | might not havc approved
Iof Mr.. Pendleton's Interpretation of that
contract, and yot if / had approved Of il
it would not have boon reputation. The
lgentleman has my answer, but that does
not pertain to this question.
i Mr.. Dawes. It was because saw thai
the gentleman was not arguing Mr.. Pen
dleton's theory that put the interroga.
tory to him. desire to get his views il
this connection as having some bearing
Inpon the credit of tho United States, n
wo are all desirous of sustaining it and
preventing it from becoming degraded
4 | should like to hear how far he rcpudi
ates Mr. pendleton upon that point, if BIZ
j will do US the favor to tell us.
i Mr.. Cox. | understand the astutenosl
of the gentleman from Massachusetts,
Ho has been doing BY this question JUS
! what feared some ono would do, endcav
oring to mako party question of it. 81
far as Mr.. Pendleton's theory is concern.
led, do not know that ii is peculiar {,
] him. | presume thero are gentlemen OF
tho other side of tho House who ngret
! with him. / refer to distinguished
gentleman, ono of tho gontleman's owl
! colleagues, the great mora!ist of New
England. Laughter.l Ho agrees Will
il Mr. pendleton on that subject.
II Mr.. Dawes. He is not in the Hous,
Inow, aud that was the reason pus til,
J interrogatory.
Il Mr.. Cox. Tho former distinguished
: statesman from Pennsylvania, Mr.. Ste
j vens, gave the same Interpretation. Wa
he repudiator Is Mr.. Morton, of In
sldiana, repudidiator Tam not arguing
) SO as to show that the theory of Mr.
Pendleton, or Mr.. Butler or anybody els
) tends to reputation. That only has re
-l ference to the Interpretation of the law
But on this matter Of repudiating thi
debt, wiping it out; the man who woult
! lwipe out the bonded debt would wipe on
: the greebacks also, for they are all deb
-lalike; and I ask the gentleman from
Il Massachusetts if do not speak the trutl
; IN fhak auhieet2