Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-04

we make progress in the direction OF OBJ
literating color as an impeachment to civil
and political rights.
REPUTATION.
The deep seated intent of the democra
CIV to repudiate the national debt, though
carefully smothered by the leaders, crops
out occasionally and gives them no small
amount of trouble. A few weeks ago Mr.
Mungcn of Ohio avowed himself an open
repudiator, causing quite llutter among
the democrats in Congress, and consider
able effort to cover up his imprudeEce.
The other day their feelings were again
laceratcd by another little imprudence OF
the same kind committed by Il second
member, when Il scene occurred, and for
several minutes it appeared as though
pistols would be brought in to settle the
difficulty. The offender this time was
from Kentucky, Golladay hy name, and he
spoke squarely and honestly for repudla-
ton. He said
On the 18th of December last my distin
guishcd friend from Ohio, Mr.. Mungenl
made a speech on this floor, as reported i'll
the Globe of that date, in favor of the repudi
alton of the bonded debt of the CniNd States.
Mr.. Speaker, | take thi> occasion
TO say that | most heartily concur with my
friend from Ohio as well for the reasons Civ
en- by him as others which | propose to
present.
After having given this explicit avowal
of his concurrence in reputation, he CON
tinued his remarks to show that the debt
could not be paid, would not be paid, and
that all the democrats are in favor of re-
pudiation only they have not the courage
to say so. In order to make this point
more emphatic, he asserted that the mea-
sures propose by the democrats in relation
to the national debt lead to reputation,
and referred to speech of Mr.. VOORHEES,
of Indiana, a leading democrat, in sup
port OF his statement. We quote the fol-
lowing from his remarks
/ l conclude then, that the gentleman is TO
day as much of a repudationist as am, upon
his own theoretc contingency, but lacks the
moral courage to come out and say before the
country that he is tor reputation. While |
have always considered the theories advo-
Gated by my Democratic friends to be unsal-
isfdctory, / HAVE SUPPORTED THEM AS PAR
TIAL REPUTATION.
Determined, however, to make the par
ty own its bantling, Mr.. Golladay bravely
continued his course, and from convicting
Voorhees, of being repudiator by his own
acknowledgment, fastenedthe same charge
upon the whole democratic party. His
language was rs follows
If he Mr. Voorhees, takes the other portion
of the argument, that there was no cOnsldera-
tion-that there was usury and extortion-then
the gentleman is squareiy upon my platform,
and the Democratic party are on my platform,
although, in my Judgment, they have not the
courage to say in the face OF the country.
Upon this Mr.. Voorhees, had il word to
say, and Mr.. Eldridge of Wisconsin fol-
lowed with remarks intended to intimi-
date, characterising Mr. Golladay's course
as ''cowardly," to which the latter replied
by hurting back the impulation and defy
ing Eldridye to meet him upon another
theatre and manifest his boldless. Wi h
this intimaton of settling the affair by the
code of honor" Mr. Eldridge subsidized
and Golladav had the floor to himself, with
perfect freedom to air his reputation SEN
timants and expose the daplicity Of his
democratic brethrenin attempting to deny
reputation as part of the democratic
platform. We do not quite agree with
Mr.. Go.laday that all the democrats are in
| favor of reputation, but if they had the
power there is little doubt that practical
reputation would follow in spite Of all
the opposition that those who ia, or pay
ing the debt honestly could bring to bear,
In the rebellion there were democrats who
favored the crushing of the rebels by all
the power of the government, but the
democratic organization was in the hands
of peace men, who were ready to let the
South 90 and the Union slide.
The remarks of Mr.. Golladay have since
had practical endorsement in the House,
on the resolution of Mr.. McNeely OF Hi
nois 10 pay the fve-twenties in green
backs, and ccnsuring Secretary Boutwell,
for purchasing bonds at. premium to
liquidate the debt. 1t was laid on the ia
bic by a vote of l22 to Al, the nays being
all democrats, thus proving what Mr.. Col
laday had asserted, that while democrats
have not courage to declare openly for re-
pudiation they favor all measures which
lead that way.
RAILWAY MANAGEMENT.