The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-09-13
The Rebel Deb. Bug.bear.

Every Eadical stump orator, from th,
august IioEI0H down to the squcakina
CROSSROADS politician. is extending hi
lungs 10 the utmost TO convince hilnsell
ana ms hearers that the .'electiop of Mr..
ureeiey means the payment of the rebel
aept. Ii was the great scare-crow in
Mortons diairibe on the public square
ana you can hear il echoed by fhe small
Try iadicals upon the street corners CIV
er since. The reason that these men are
making use of this bug bear is apparent
The country is so heavily oyer-wcioht-
cd now that it hears with tremor on,
Whisper even Of further indebtedness
anu ieice the marvellous Industry with
winch GRANTS horn-blowcr. repeat the
ABOVE. IL Is sacred formula, aud they
repeat 1t with eyes half shut. and head
wagging like iiindoo priest roarin 81
MS prayers 1.-The election of Greeley
means The payment Of tire rebel debt"
mere IS no rebel debt TO pay saws the |
New World. A fine tootil-comb sur-
mounted by microscope, the one 10 dis
Germ and the other to secure old Con /
isderaie State scrip, might rake and pecr
iAe south over 10 scrape ip AS much as
any one OF Grants innuinegabIe jobs
has taken out OF the Treasury. Senecal
iosahG-siouc a,one mas o.en two doll,rs
every one that the garrets. waiel- room
ana curiosity cabinets OF this cct.tinent
cousd iurnish forth in NANCY and time
.'ilowed JEFF. DAVIS bonds. The sa- !.
cGiiclies oi The deplr cd Confectionery
are where las; years leaves arc.w here the.
AiaDaiha l.. where the dirty gray rags
~ l.ie past are. and The Erie Schemes oil,
Adta fisH. Jr-"Sone where the wood II
'lhc tsinc,h. "dca!.sunh. evanished. uot r
70 nc surrccted by any possible double u
-"sk-ic' on .fine-tootb and mirroScopiclS
lmbiiiaiion tcn-hprse power. Mr.. Gree r.
~ WITH all his digging could not di,r
u enough 10 ill his old white hat Y!
There boing no evidences OF indebted ,i
ness III existence. how is anybody eya.li,
lie ca ie. upon TO pay. - -
Buf SUPPOSE Grant elected. Ry r,fcr- -
nee 10 certain dry but utterly matter -
i-lari and nnpre-nable figures. TO be -
olina on pages IA and Is of The World
! Ai'naiac for 1872. il will lie seen thai
ie deDt oi the reconstructed States ha.
rowii under the management of Mr.. 10y
rant s friends from >7s.4I3. $50 to S29I. gr
-o'oi5 AMI Increase of S215.2lO.l25. or 10
'mething like Sl2.Oc0cOO more thanlry
lc aggregate Indebtedness OF the twen- re
seven other States. Now let MI. va
rant be reelected, and j. i; not a maj arr
II OF course that even this enormous IN pr
ease Will be still further augmented :lpr'
e Is the pet candidate of these Garnet vo
X thieves, and do they not support The
IN on pledge of immunity for fhel ici
,si and protection for the future ? But I
ys some one any further increase oflant
outhern debt is impossible. because ilgas
physically out Of the question for au.
ose communities to pay any more and ski
err cody knows il. This is quite true !
II the United States Treasury can bc SOU
adc TO pay il. All that is necessary i iest
: foreigners. Englishmen for instance. fro
buy further issues and compel their the
vernment To apply for payment at cou
on the ground that as the AND
ate governments making the issues are
creatures of Congressional statute.
Federal Government is endorser of
'ir notes. Zine and agGin Congress TT
aiiirmed these governments all ,hatcol
y should be. declared them LEGAL. audnat,
~ them up 10 the world as entitled iotLc
dit. How depart from these reitera-brir
guarantees when Eagland comes incrat
say, we paid you for the hIabama .Ger
W pay us for those endorsed bonds. rrv.
new Albany Ledger. For
rro,, Horace c-ao1--. ton