REPUTATION.
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| The foul and nefarious political heresy
liquidation, owes its paternity to The glori-


Gus Modern Democracy. 1t is the legiti-


mate offspring ofthat party, who have piled


mountain high. their gross eplthets upon
the purest men and most devoted patriots


our nation has ever produced. We rejoice,
however, to know that there is virtue and


patriotism enough amongst the so-called
Democratic party, to denounce this heresy
as anti-republican, dishonest and disorgani-


zlng. We canadd our testimony that we


have never yet seen an honest man, one


who pays his own obligations faithfully, JUS


tify the course of the Repudiationists in our


sister State. Mississippi. We do not say


there are none, for there may be those, who,


unacquainted with the facts that think The


State is not morally or legally bound 10 pay


her Union bonds We venture, neyerthe-


less, none will attempt to justify the course


which has been pursued, after full knowl-
edge of the circumstances as connected with
the history OF the Repudiating of the State


Bonds of The Union Bank Upon this SUBJ
ject we find in the 'sSouthern Gaia Flag.
a strong Democratic paper. the following
pointed and just remarks = Wig Courier


There are so many considerations and
forcible arguments addressing themselves
to the magnanimity and patriotism of the
people in favor of payment, that they cer-
tainly will ultimately triumph over the self
ish appeals of sordid avarce, and the foul
Mississippi once oc-
cupied a respectable station among her
neighbors but her Reputation is lost and
she is now covered with the eurses and ere
cratiOns of the civilized world. 1t certain
ly produces feelings of deep emotion, and
humiliation in the extreme by almost every
tongue. THIS doctrine. 1t as true, is con
FINED CHIEFLY TO THE DEHC-
CRATIC RANKS IN THE STA TIE. |
but there is not hardly democrat out of the |
State but what denounces in the most en-
phatic terms the course of Mississippi as i
and UNJUST. They
know that it is honorable and lust TO paw a |
loan, which was supposed TO be honestly |
contracted and which they had the benefit
of


The State appointed and constituted a
gents, who made and negotiated the bonds;
hen it was reasonable to suppose that she
should sustain the loss instead Of those, who,
acting in good faith, had confidence in the
legality Of authorities OF her OWE appoint
nents. 1t should be paid from sense of
justice as we'll as due regard for tair deal
ng between man and min When the a
gents negotiated the loan. they were carry
ng out that which was the popular aciSh and
oH at the time. yet because forsooth, the
object in view proved ab0rtire majority of
he people rise up, pronounce the means af
ecting the loan unconstitutional, hence
hey eagerly seize the hobby of reputation,
instead of paying the loan. and acknow-
,dging it an act folly"