Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-30
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and then loan those notes 10 the people for
ten per cent interest, PAYABLE 10 Adyance.
The same spirit OF Capitalization, alvays
looking TO the same end, made the Ave twsn-
~ bonds payable, principal and ~interes,, in
coin, when BY their te'm,, the principal was
payable In legal tender notes. The sane
spirit afterwards made these bonds converts.
BILE into coin bonds. 10 ne TO destroy the
identity OF the original Issue. The tame
spirit In order to make the bonds more valu-
able' demoniliKsd silver, and, finally, struck
down with the axe OF ,%esumption the ene,-
gies aud industries Of the entire country,
Who demanded retnmptioni The N~Aiiops4.
Be Ks and bcndbolders. 1t has come BY
operation OF law. and ruin has come with Il.
BasIDoss is parAl, I'd, vA'ues destroyed, the
country full Of trsmps, The cities full Of
thieves, vhiIst the people Of the Yves, are
rlAring bankruptcy squSrsly In the face.
Honest money, shouts ihe bondhol1eIi TIE
credit Of the government must be preserved!
Yes-so says every honest msn; but 10 pre-
serve the government II Ia not necessary 10
ruin und bankrupt she people. The credits
Of the government and the welfare Of the
people should go hand Ia hand.
The government 10 not tho master OF -
people. IL y their property, thsir crea,uR.
and ip only use is 10 subssrvs their inierssh.
And, here, lot me cav distinctly and en-
pbAtlcsliy, that no true Democrat wlahssto
disturb any amendment TO the Federal Ca
sLituuon, or To take from any cit 2 "a, whae
or black, any OF the rights conferred by F1.
eral legislation. On the other hand, evSY
patriot must recognize the absolute necessity
Of maintaining those amendments sod Il
ele, Aling the colored race " true citizenship
by education, a full guaranty for every legal
right.
A lew months since when The yellow do
mon held high cardlYal ia the stricken South,
a vessel ireightcd by generous hearts and
hsnds 10 the North, aoated dVwn tho father
of waters bearing aid TO .bose who we're
once enemies, but now OF kin, through The
''gieat touch Of nature
The commander Of tha, vessel, a gallant
Union soldier, now sleeps upon the historic
bills OF Vicksburg, At mum 10 the
memory of hin, who died not SmidSt tho
crash Of martial music or OF shot and she'll
and sabre stroke, sui with a higher and nobler
courage, silently and calmly gave up his life
for those he had ionght and conquered.
In all history, WhAt scene, save one on the
hills Of Judea, 10 more sublime than that
upon tho banks OF the great river, where
men aud pallid woman. with loving
aud tender hands laid ia lie list serving
place the body OF lhe Northern sol Tier, who
died for lhe people OF the south. The angels
looked down with moisIeDed syss, and from
all nature arose that hymn Of love, which
once AoHted over the blue EyeaL;
Love Sons oil eArth, Tor love Is earth's soft
love-
Look whsn you will, earth OVsrhOw' with
Learn from the waves that ever his, .hs
shore,
and the winds nestlsiug on tho heAving
sea-"
Yes. love 10 stronger than hate. and In ,he
grave OF that dead bern, was buried the last
vestige OF sectional strife.
The North needs the south, and the South
needs the Norih. be South needs the tn
erRy, intellect and wealth Of the great North,
the North Deeda she ssm, tropic4l rro.
OF the South, which God hiss given
10 o other part Of the continent.
Tue South asks for no tensions, 40 boun-
les, no payment OF its war debt. There 10
n Canfeiefsts colder worthy the name,
who v 'uld Atk or receive ONE Cent irom the
Govsrnu ent In y o lOu or bounty.
All that toe South ssks 10 peace, lasting, reat,
true pesce-pesce In which TO build up ito
ruihed homes snd hsrFessed Industries
pesce 10 which " pay is full proportion OF
the ~natonsl debt.
What the country demsnds to. day. 10 the
development Of It's mAtorisl resources, this
protection OF NIL lite c.tiEens Ia every right
and that every citizen and section shall DO
enabled To increase Inv general weslth.
The country 10 heartily and thoroughly
tired Of sectional s'rita ana sectional va iSla-
ton. IL demands an equitable distribuunn
OF th1 Federal appropri ,tiOn', and that In
stead OF millions being expended upon IN
significant bays Abd RIVER, aud thousands
upon the lstneF OF waters, the tact should DO
recognized tnAt the valley OF tue Mississippi
10 the empire OF the continent.