Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-04
agitation for Reputation

Notwithstanding the recent decisive
action of Congress il voting down by an
almost unanimous vote a proposition
squirting towards reputation. it is very
evident that there is growing party at
the North who would be glad to see the
bondholders's grip upon the treasury re-
leased. As a specimen of the arguments
which they address TO the labOring classes
we give the following article from Brick
Pomeroys paper. While the Radical
party at the North, who are largely inter
ested in the bonds, are forcing universal
negro suffrage upon the country, would it
not be we'll for them to consider what
would be the effect of such arguments
when addressed to the non bondholding,
tax paying negroes of the South. The
following is the article from the Democrat I:
OH f.! BONDS.
Before US is package Of paper All printt
with green. and black and red, with blue f6 res
on white paper.
Quite emblemStlcal!
The white paper is the Democracy that was.
The green represents the people that are
foolish slaves to pay principal and interest on
what has been and now monstrous curse and
a blight on industry.
The blackwell, that Is good loyal color.
That is The color we fought for TO iberate the
black and enslave the white 10 destroy a
working aristocracy in the South. and create an
| idle one in the North.
| The red. That is good color. It flowed from
| the hearts Of brave men, who fought, that the
cunning ones who had money might have a
chance to invest it safely.
| Red is a good color. There were blood-red
battle felds--eyes red with weeping all over the
land. The red life-blood flowing out-not that
the Union might BIO restored by fighting. for ii
was not
| Else why these years OF reckless Legislation
Cur people fought for somethingi It was not
! for the Union! It was not to benefit labor! II
wGs to create and exempt from taxation an arts
ktocracy. And now?
| The war is over-psy the debt to the ones who
jingled their gold till it's ring and metallic music
drowned the cries of those whose red blood was
| running deathward. Yes-that red is good
color!
| And the blue! Ask the honest workingman
who pays taxes, while the bondhOlder pays
none-how he feels Blue ia good! The figures
are in blue-that is, the numbers. And the
| numbers of the people are blue-the bondholder
will be. Twenty thousand dollars worth of pa.
per-bonds: All neatly printed. With little gold
with care. They are pets-a pocketful OF Gov
eminent dsrlings!
The President, the Courts, the bayonets, the
bondholders, the people protect these innocent
robbers of the poor. This twenty thousand dol
Iars' worth Of bonds earned last year two thou
sand dollars in greenbacks. The one who hold
the bonds just sold the coupons of that amount
| in currency.
And no trouble. No taxes to day. Certain
| crop every six monthsj No taxes to pay or
cattle, horses, hogs, lands. tools machinery
This little handful of paper earns more eacf
| wear than do four-ftths of the farmers in the
United Statesl
These are the fellows for money! No plowing
sowing, reaping, threshing merketing,. or weary
work to make them yield. The owner docs moth
| ing--the poor people support him.
0 blessed bonds!
| 0 twenty thousand dollars!
| o property not taxed!
| o certainty of investment!
working men and women, why don't yoU
| buy bonds and make the people support you