, 1874-12-05
THE DUTY or TIE HOUR,

At !he present tilno, whom so many grnvo
neutrality-suspicious. of the most yitul i1spor-
tnnce to this nation-aro before the peoplotle-
1nau(l}ng solution, the country expects, and
las right to expect, that every man shall do
his tluty. And the first duty in tho premises
OF evury citizen capablo Of thinking ut all is
to talo living and practical interest iu the
questions Of tho hour. No country in the
world las before it matters Of such mngni-
t,,flo rs tho United States at the present time.
The repudintion OF our nntiona1 debt il
throatened by party anxious for aud san
guiue Of obtaining tho control Of tile Ka-
tionnl Government. Could it obtain power,
there is no guarantee that it would not de-
stroy our credit as nation, and put us in tho
position Of banlrupts. If that debt be not
reputlatcd by the Democrats, it will be i'll
! sisted Tint the people Of the wholo coun~
! try shall be taxed to pay tho enormous cx~
| pc,lscs incurred by tito Confederate States for
Tho purpose Of destroying the Union md
| thus, il not baulrupted in QUO way, there is
| tlanger TINT wo sllnIl bo In another. Tho
| Democratic imagination will DO powerless to
imagine u filter why of clasping hands across
| Tho bloody cllasm than by piling tho Confed-
| erate on to the Union debt, anl paying both
| by the taxation Of those who fought to m7e
| tho Union and to crush out the Confederacy.
| Not only will the Democratic party, if it re-
| gnin power, DO called upon BY its old COM
rides in tho rnuks to pay of the Confederate
debt, but III wo have already pointed out re-
| Vcntedly III these columns during the past
few weeks, to indemnify them for the loss Of
their slaves, mid for other losses during tho
War. Wo cnnnot predict with certainty that
tho Democratic Varty would listen to their
demands. There is n possibility, however,
that it should, md, where there is SO much at
stal:e, that possibility should 10 a. sufficient
reason why every person who loves tho credit
aud good name Of his country should oppose
lis accession to power with all the energy mr.
ture Aas endowed him and ly NIL tho means
ut his command. Nor are these the only ill.,
sues. Our national finances need regulating.
| Our commercial interests demand that they
shall ho regulated Mt tho earliest moment.
'rho pnrty Tint represents The Intelligence ai,d
property Of the country will he moro likely
to give TINT question tic best solution. That
the nlenlbors Of tho party aro tho propcrticd
mud business clasica very largely, makes it
their interest to giyo tho currency question q
speedy and just solution. That thoy aro the
intelligent classes OF the community is IL guar
nntco TINT tlloy will find for the e,1estion TIC
Lest solution undor the circumstances iu
Which wu aro placed. Noxt, tllero ia tue
Southern question. The whites have thci1
righta. Tho colorol population have
their rights. Botll must be respected
I'he rights Of the ono must not be saoriiiocd
to please tho other class. Tho security o1
life aud property in tie South must be guar
anteed by just aud equitable laws. Tle
prosperity of tho whole country domandt
this Under Democratic Government there
would bo no security for life in tho South no,
for property. The colored population woult
| bo treated by tho Government as inferior bo
Jugs. This would inevitably rouse tlom II
resistance, perhaps to deotla of violence ant
b!ooishod. What the South needs to-day il
u Government that will be more golioitous 70
the colorcd thnn for tho white mRn, boca,ss'
tho white man call tako cara of himself It
!, most parts Of tue aouth, Tho negro cannot
, Lot lt,o negro bo protected, md there will b
poaco In tho South. Leave him unprotected
lot him feel limEoN MI outoast, slave with
out IL nlaster to feed and clotho him, but will
: II thousand mastors to kick and goad him, m,
/ you can expect nothing but lawlesHness al,'
. bloodshea. II tho Southern business men an'
, planters would only think Of this, they woul
) bo less anxious for Democratic Congress
Tho Republican party, nlono can give seourit
t to the South by protecting the blocls man
i The Democratic party. by denying him equf
: protection with tho white, will CON
I pol hlm 10 dofeud hlnselt as bot
/ ho cku, Tho absonrs Of aauusiv /