The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

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which, at six per cent. interest,
amounts TO more than two hundred
millions above the net surplus pro-
ducts Of the natipfi. An annual trib-
ute is required TO discharge the inter-
est on the national Gebt, at a cost of
more than five hundred million dol
lars which has been placed on the peo-
pie through GOWN and fraud, and to
pay which entire estates are being
swallowed up with mortgages. 1t
matters not how We turn Oyer these
matters, we are inevitably led to the
conclusiont that there is only one rem
edy for all these evils, and that is the
payment of the bonded debt in legal
tender notes; in ether words in green
back currency. But the people are
making the struggle without Organi
z%ation, and, well knowing the strength
of the enemy, We can but feel assured
that We are lighting at great disad-
vantage. Then there is left only one
course for the people to pursue, and
that is to organize, in every voting
precinct, a greenback club so that they
will see that no mar is elevated 10
political office by any political party
unless he assures them that he will
labor for measures that will discharge
the national bonded bcbt with green
back currency, the fraudulent, illegal
and unjust pledges of Congress to the
contrary Notwithstanding. Out Of
the large number Of Congressman
who profess SO much love for the peO-
Pile, there is not one who has been
/ brave enough 10 cut the cords that
bind BIN to the mouitd monopoly,
aud to offer a bill to rescue bis people
from the slavery that is about to en-
gulf them. To undertake this W. al
well know the howl that viii berLIs,d
about vested rights; but we heard
nothing about the vested rights of
the people when two thousand mil
lions of contracts were violated by the
funding acts-to abrogate such odious,
unjust and unconstitutional legiSla-
ton is no crime, and it is the only
road to avoid revolution, and, conse-
quently, national repudlation. All
people, in all ages, have regarded self
preservation as the first law Of nature;
this people have practiced freedom
for a century, and have been taught
that taxation is voluntary, and before
they will yield up their present means,
and submit to q mortgage of all their
future earnings, they will resist.
Patriot. if you do not wish to sec
the liberties Of your country destroy
ed, or her hcarthstones drepched in
blood, come to her rescue in this the
hour of her great peril. Who should
object to this kind Of paper currency
our fathers sad 1T was the only
money that would not take wings and
fly away" 1t is the money that say
ed the nation in her second war for
independence; bore her flag to the
halls Of the MoHteZumas, and restored
the present Union, and what is that
worth if the people are to be enslaved!
Permit not the iecr5 and taunts Of
the minions Of the moleyed ariStocra-
cy of the United States, warned up
with British gold, to thwart You in
your efforts to restore your country
to her ancient rosperijy. Organize
your clubs-it will not affect your
present party affiliations, only so far
as they conflict with the object of re-
licving the people of their financial
burden, az object paramount to a ]
other political considerations Adopt
such rules and regulations as may be
necessary for the government of your
local organizations, and report the
number Of members Of your club ia
the undersigned, at Murfreesboro, by
the LIST of May, 1873, and if a sufi-
cient number Of clubs have been or
ganized, a State consultation meeting
will be called, at which you can take
such steps as the occasion may Sus-
gest.
This address is necessarily brief in
order to get it published 10y the press.
We hope that the newspapers of the
State will give it publicity.
3. F. LILLARD,
Ch'm'n State Tx. Com.