The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-19

General OoYernment Tor war purposes,
and two millions more were incur
red to equis the State troops, making
$13. 100000 which is now nearly al
paid under Republican Administra-
tor, and if but one-half was paid it
would SIN be doing better than the
Democrats had done, for while we had
control but for ten years Hthey had
seventeen. and multiplied the debs.
The Judge had referred to him as
candidate for matrinong. and
thought there was danger Of him mar
r7ing negro woman. As far as the
inter-raarriagc of whites and blacks
was concerned he deemed it a natter
Of taste. and be did net apprehend
that a Republican needed any Law to
prevent them from contracting such
marriages. but If elected he would
promise, if il was desired. to intro
duce law into Congress to prevent
Democrats from marrying negroes,
but Republicans preferred to trust
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rather than The law.
The Judge talked 3 bousland CAB
bing, bnt neglected to tell them about
the thrss thousand acres of Georgia
land, whicha Democratic State agent
Of a Democratic State government
had sold to ono Green for ene tfsoas
sand dollars. 1853 49,
What had become Of the swamp
lands belonging to the State, that
Go7eraor WrigAt estimated to be
worth milliou2 Gone glimmering.
and nokhing 70 show for it.
The Judge made merry over the
matter as the best way to avoid an
hnssfer, and was As silent as the tomb
about the glorious record Of the DEM
ocratic party inthis State, for their
glory was net there. Sc
! Mr.. Nibiack had saId the Demo-
cratic patty had made q record that
lie could refer to With pride. Did he
include the record made by James
Buchanan. che man who said when
the Soalll Carolins rebels had hoisted
their rattIesaake flag, and made war
On the Union. that he had nc power
under the Qeastitutipn to. prevent
them. z.-8.5'1 IS .rzl As-- 2
The Judge admitted that when he
had an opportunity 10, vote for a re-
ductioE On tea and cofee. be voted
nsaius ut Because saEE wasAnet also
includedayet no would ask them to
consider, for a moment, which of
these Giles the poor man used the
most Is. ind whether it was not his
duty D ecure as great a redue ton as
possible when an opportunity offered.
I be task of getting up a tariff and so
aJjasting i that is burdens Should
be equal upon al was one Of the most
difficult duties ,ofthe Statesman. and
this was universally 40
knoWledgsds he refuses 70 secure one
acknowledgements heneauuot secure
IL 80 '1ss ssf 80
hr. GoodTng remindadI then that
ne all had to make and submit to
compromises every day n private
n church. J Ia party. and in
tate and II che Judge had desired to
laTs satisfaction prevail he would
zage'seoazsd this'oOmpromisa until
greater reduction could be effected.
But the Democrats did not want the
people 80 be satisfied. for they were in
the minority and by getting up
a popuiay clamor they hoped to gain
power They we're not satisfied now.
they bad not been satisfied during
the war, andto show how factionswas
their opposition, he quoted the in-
stance where a. wag in Congress had
taken = resolution from the Demo
cratic platform eItWo years before and
offered i Ia the house of Representa-
tives. Instantly the Democrats made
violent opposition to it, and even
Judge Niblsck had voted against it.
Was satisfying such men possible.
when the Judge now made eloquent
speeches against > tariff be had voted
not to reduce? g
On the question Of the redemption
of Governmeht bonds Ia greenhacks,
Mr.. Gooding referred to the fact that
Mr.. Chase. when Secretary Of the
Treasury his agent, day Cooke.
had advertised to the world, Asan in
dueement to people to buy them.
that they were payable, principal aud
in gold. free from taxation.
AID even With these Inducements. but
few Democrats could then be induce
to invsst in them. It became neces-
sary to 90 abroad to sell them to any
extent, and in Germany, where the
largest anounts were taken. green
backssars aotmoney.
If they we're not explicitly under
stood to be payable il gold, we could
not have induced the Germans to in
vest in them. and they did invest
when scarce any other people would
touch them, and without the Germans
We would have had no money to feed.
e4othe and pay oar soldiers. and pay
their widows andzoFphans pensions.
Aud had it not been stipulated that
they should be paid ia gold. even cur
own citizens would not. have taken
them and given Us their money.
On this subject the Judge though
the Law provided that they should be
paid Ia greenbacks, aud that a man
was 8 fool-Iho did not know the lay,
Ees learned judges differed on points