St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-06-21

promises, but frankly state sum within
our ability to pay. Tie principle that's
man must FIRST protect his family that
he must is.t attend to his own prescrvs-
ton is recognized by every civilized
country. 1t is on this principle that You
pass your bapkrup laE, your Homestead
laws. and you abolish imprisonment for
debt. And nov, sir. shall it be said that
the State that can stand between tbs pri.
vate creditor and mechanic and SAY. YOU
can not take his tools and implements
by which be gains his living. YOU cannot
take his house AMI furniture, YOU cannot
take his clothes, taat can SAY to the cred.
ltor OF the farmer. You cannot take bis
farm, his horse, his supplies Tor the cur
rent year: that can stop the creditors Of
: the merchant AMI open the prison doors
| to the debtor. can not protect the whole
community from the rapacity OF the pub
/ lic creditor? sir, 10 not believe in such
dpcirino. believe that the law of self
/ PFesef, ation applies to nat.ons AS " ell ~
lh'ii@ldG.is. am jlstilcd IN tails belief
: by ,Ac history OF the world. Icok nt the
history of trapce; look nj our own re-
| public.
We are told that reputation would de.
Y,
do we not nii know the history of the
French assisnatss How t!,ev were issued
IN the isvo:ution, ana how thcv were re-
pudiatei ~ 1896, when the government.
alter refusing to taxi theLl for taxes, de-
+, ciued 10 fc1uce thelR volume Of over
/ o9'Ouc. go 200. and scaled them down to
one-thlrtieta OF their face value. payabls
ID Eina.tats, waici, were never paid and
hnaIiy disappea.c..: Iii that wholesale
REPUTATION affect the er-tit of France?
WY, Sir, II Is known TO stand as high
to-tiay rs that OF any other nation in the
tNiiILei world. Look ut our GREAT and
prosperous Republic, Was her credit
ruined W tine repatriation OF more than
s3bu, NO. uUu of debt deLt contracted
TO buy powder ana bali to secure her in.
deepen ieEce! Congress FIRST began bv
compromising at one cent on the dollar,
and ended by failing to pay even tina.
AMI Yet The credit ~ no country is higher
than that OF the Unite.l States to-day.
Sir the ouncer az reputation has long
since commenced in Louisiana It COM
mrnceti unler the very Governor that
ISSUED the Low eAistiI. bonds. Let Us
look nj the constitution uf 1855 By re-
ferrins to ARTICLES 10. III AMI l2S. il
VIII be seen that net only WAS the debt of
the State contracted to carry on the war
repIulaiet. Lut a lar-e variety of private
contracts were also stricken with nullity.
The threat of coercion BY the courts Of
the United STATES has TO effect upon me.
Anu Yet have seen acts on Esurpation
l.y judges of the United States courts
tina; lead me tn .,ulieya that TO inattsr
how dirty the mirc. scme Dureli will be
found to IRA. Las jldicial er:uin. through
no al,at AZ In. 4 -,
from the greed of gold But, sir while
the judge may be found to give toe judg-
ment ani to issu- tie writ. he cannot
make the Legislature provide for tho
collection the lax. even though that
tax lie AREA ~ levied.
sir. | do not agree with the minority
report AMI tn" resolution proposed by
them. IL looks {" ME like grim Joke.
hen this Convention frs: met il author
IZe. the conillt.ca on Public Deb. to
receive propositions from the creditors.
The only propositions yet received have
leen Such as GheStat- could not accept
or carry ont. Many of the bond olders
have contented themselves with simply
against any n.arfer2nce with
he original contract. | u not believe
hat the appointment of the COMMITTEES,
Is recommended by the minority re-
D"rt would lead to any good results.
I'm IN favor III examining carefully into
he condition al the State, aud issuing
,onds to such an amount as the condition
II the >tnte will warrant, ami bearing in
crest at the III OF 1 per cent. am sat-
stied that the present debt can not be
'ali. and that i ~ useless to make the at
empt tn pay IL.
The gentleman from st. Mary made
most eloquent ailusion ta the Confeler.
te monument that stands in u cemetery
4 this city. ana he represented the SOL
ier pointing to his death wound and sp-
'eaiinS to US TO preserve that honor
'hlch he died tn defend. Sir. his elo-
,uTpt appeal stirred me to the inmo.t
ecesses OF my heart. for too sir, have
boxed at that Ii onGment. and il has
ever failed TO call MP recollectionx Of
nat cause SO loved, SO cherished, so
raveiy contended for. and alas so hope.
.ssiy st. Bat cannot forget that there
AZ II thought that never left that soldier;
nat was ever present. from early morn
III iie c.osed his Eyes at night; in the
wful pause before the deadly conflict:
] the excitement of victory ana SORROW
defeat; feeling that engrosssd tie
st hours OF uis lie and only left him
itn his dying breath; and that was the
cling Of anxiety AMI lo,e Tor those lie
IT at hoiIe-an aged mother tender
H. or helpless child; md could tLst
lariIr hel.re low start Into life. / iu-
lie that ris tlrst, most earnest and last
pea. w"u.d a. for TIE preservation froia
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