The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-07-19

ann CONSIDERATION AOr Tue Bfoatoi
poftion Of that deb, that we have
beSn consistent in denouncing and
rspnd~ting the corrupt. fraudulent'
and usurping government that fas-
tened it upon us.-Union Gazette.
We are not very s'solid" on this
athree per cent interest and all the
principal" as is the dose prepared
by the convention for us country
folks to swallow, whether. we like
the physic OF not. There is Q odor
of rottenness and bribery pervading
the air of North Louisiana, and If
the delegates who endorsed this
robbery of the State cannot give a
satisfactory account of themselves
ito their constituents, we suggest
that they 60 to the far West. Lou
isiana has but little need for the
"pottage" characters she is now
supporting Coushatta Citizen.
We hold and contend for the
principle contained in the majority
report of the committee, that the
Invalid and fraudulent portions of
the debt should be rejected, and
all this silly twaddle abou. the
honor and the faith Of the State
being pledged by scalliwags and
carpet-baggers binding ourselves
and ocr children to be the "hewers
of wood and drawers of water" to
bloated bondholders and specula-
tors can never remove as nor any
true friend of the people by such
demagoguery from their purpose in
defending the true principles OF
truth right and justice OF the peo-
pie upon this all important ques-
ton. Sabine Southron. {
The constitutional convention.
has, at last, disposed of the debt
question to the satisfaction OF the
bondholdefs. The reduction of
the State debt was, in fact, what
the convention Was called for; but
alas! how uncertain is the frail
creature, called man. Delegates
went to New Orleans Tor the pur-
pose Of wiping out the fraudulent
debt; they want it paid now and
the honor Of the Stale saved. Our
delegates, Gaskius, Todd and Col
vim, did not experience a ciiange. I
Honor 10 them. The now constitute
Itios Will donbtless be but little bet
ter than the one we are INV living
under. But there is one consola-
ton, it viii be framed by our own
people.--Flenna Sentinel. Ea
We learn from press dispatch
that the constitutional convention
ON Tuesday, adopted tie substitute
for Tue minority report on the
State debt, which recognizes the
\ entire debt and fixes the interest
at three per cent for fif cen years
and four per cent thereafter.
Thisls not the kind If rehef the
people wanted; they wuhted to be
relieved of all fraudulent o5hga-
lions and to pay all Just debts and
a reasonable interest thereon. 1t
may have been impossible to- dis
tingnlsh the Just from the unjust
! claims, aud Eerce an act of justice
to honest claimants to Recognize
the whole debt, but we don't be-
lieve the people will be satisfied
with this way of settling tlv mat
ter Richland Beacon. - :,
We are called "repudiators,, be-
cause, we refuse ~ forget orr good
and honest teachings in behalf ofour
people, and the fiery oratory Of our
public speakers in our still hallowr
ed cause now passes for nothing.
| aud all is drowned in the slander
slogan of "Repudiators." These
misguided friends Of ours seem to
forget our true position aud that
of the delegates who refuse to foot
the whole debt. good. bad. and
fraudulent, and that these same
| delegates, and some J, twenty-five
more who have lstrayed woefully
from the, true path of Democrats
teachings for. twelve years would
only be ! doing their plain and
marked duty in refusing to ac-
knowledge that debt. less than the
"repudiating" of some OF the Shy
lock interest of the patriot bond
holders and their new fedged
friends, who squeal 'repudiation.'
Alexandria Democrat. h ,ps
Ia, This Settlements a victory fol
the bondholders. The triumph
for them is great. The status q
the bonds, is now fixed. The prin-
cipal remains untouched and the