Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-01-31
Again. from his speech on the repeal Of the Specie

Again. from his speech on the repeal Of the Specie
Circular (es i, was cnlled): Up IS
"'ruuKE IS NOW SPECIE ENOUGH ~ THE COUNTRY TO
MAKE ALL REVENUE PAYMENTS IN GOLD AND
SILVER" ~
Again: (page l9th,) "TnE EXCLUSION oY PAPER
MONEY carefully enforced by ne ConSftuh0n'
as the ADOPTION OF GOLD AND SILVER, 1cas Seou
tousiy guarded" lit.
On the 2ls, page after speaking of the means which
had been used TO sound currency-to establish
the currency of the Constitution he "oes on 10 say:
The largest, and most essential OF these steps, was
the Treasury Order of July last and now the present
movement for the escssion OF that Order, and tor Tue
continuation Of local paper in the receipts, ana eoSs
ouentlg in the expenditures Of the FEDERAL 1o'Ehn
mExr, brings up The question, whether gull, OF ~
CAL PAPER is TO be made the nattonot e"fe"y,
brings up the question: for what The GoVetn,t"' 20
ecires cash. it must pay out as CASH ano "' Ie NV
vernment receives and pays out becomes Tue cur
rency Of the country also for the people single
cannot make head against the action Of the "oVefh
ment."
from Fehrrarv 1881 70 the present time. and ain sure
have demonstrated TO the entire satisfaction OF every
man. whose mind is not warped by prejudice ana Pa'u'
ian feeling, the perfect uniformity OF those oph'o"S
that they are what they were hsnthat there has
been "no varabeness or shadow OF change mat he
advocated the restoration Of the constitutional currency
in lS3l-and that he advocates the same doctrines 10
1888 Consistency, the most perfect, has characterized
his course.
now proceed to show what were Mr.. Cambrelengs
opinions the time of the removal OF the DeposieS'
and also that they are precisely the same at this day
In the reported proceedings OF Congress OF The l4h Oh
February, 1884 find the following sentence:
"Mr C. rose and addressed the House in speech Of
much point and pungency leve'ed against all classes
Richmond Enquirer, february 18th, 1884
On the 10th February, 1884, Mr.. c. presented four
memorials from citizens Of New York ne second
memorial from the working men OF New YORK, asanS,
paper noney and Juror Of The constitutional currency
The currency (sud Mr.. c. proposed by the memo
ralists is that which contemplated ny the trainers
of the Constu,ion-and reH c0utd 1t hare cecn J'r m
country had since I|e INTRODUCED Oy tuo az"
thcr of RuetuQiing character lam SURPRISED TO HEt
THE LANGuAGE LATELY REITERATED UPON THE suEJEc'
OF METALLIC CURRENCY" 81.
On the llih February, 1875, Mr.. Robertson oil I'M
State submitted his proposition to separate The Govern
,nent from all connection with Banks and upon that pro
position Mr.. Canb eleng used the suhJolned language
Mr. c. said he rose with great reluctance TO oppose
the motion, eoneing, as he generally G'd an The tte">
of the me1nGcr from Virginia. He supported the bill a1
the only practicable measure.
"He hoped however, the time ,coud come, when the
country would be enabled to DISPENSE ,cth the AGESc,
of anu and ecery bank uhatSoercr.
Re hoped the day ,oould come, when all sPecnai'"n,
about PAPER CURRENCY 1oould be BANlSHED
from the Halls Of Legisiation
Such were the opinions avowed by Mr. Cambrelen!
in 1884 and sand is there IN the Union, who's
character is so worthless that he would risk it by assert
ing that these expressedby him at the Extra ard las
sessions OF Congress, were in conflict with them! Mr.
c. then has not changed
of New York. On presenting the Resolutions OF iha
State in regard to the removal OF the Dep"se9 he USE
this language which is certainly as strong end eAPfes
sve as language could De:
.su,, Mr. President, while prepared to give IL
this efny, of the Government 10 make the State BARI
ou- tscal agent, fOi the safe keeping and conHeni
eat dish. einent OF the public m,uics ull supper
and isir experiment, ANY EFFORT COME FROM
WHAT QUARTER ~ MAY, TO RETURN no a
HARD MONEY CuRRLHCY, SO FAR AS THAI
CAN BE- DONE BY THE OPERATIONS OF Tilt
LY WITH THE SUBSTANTIAL INTERESTS OF
THE COUNTRY. SHALL RECEIVE FROM ME
A CORDIAL AND SINCERE SUPPORT, and no
one would more heartily rejoice than myself, TO meet
with propositions which would render such effort in
any degree practicable
Such were the opinions Of Mr. Wright, and those
opinions coincide strictly and entirely with those OF
Col. Benton and Mr. Cainbrelcng, which have quoted
above The opinions Of Judge hiie revealed in his
speech the bill to extend the charter of The States
Bank for six years, might also be quoedlhut speech
is one Of the strongest hard money speeches have ever
read. The speech OF Mr. s. Jones OF Georgia, whu
sustained the removal Of the GePosites is equally
in its commentators OF The constitutional currency, and
urges its restoration equally ably But want OF
compels me to omit many quotations which des gncd
introducing, and which have strong bearing this
point. must therefore, Tor the present, content my
self with short extract from the speech Of Mr. Clark
of New York, made the 9TH day Of May, 1884 the
presentation Of the proceedings Of n meeting held Z,
Seneca Falls:
The only currency recognized By he Constitution is
hard money currency resting the brou6 basis OF the
precious me,us; and that paper currency, subject as
ii Is Of necessity, to perpetual fuc,ualon is but the
scourge OF honest Industry, und the pande OF paper-
cd Aristoc-ncy.''
And here would just enquire, is this The present
Conservative member of Congress from the State of
New York: If So lie deserves the iiowns and the In
dgnnon of every honest man in the land.
few extracts from the recorded opinions OF the lead
ing politicians in our Stale and close This branch
of my subject On the 2Gth March, 1887, Hugh
Garland, Esq delegate from Meckenburg, and OF
the leading Administrator members of the Legislature,
submitted preamble and resolutions expressive Of his
views upon currency, ard extract therefore the last
resolution:
"Resoired That the banking institutions created by
the States, have become interviewer with the policy
and have taken such fast hold The interests Of the
people, that they cannot be easily eradicatcd and the
only means by which they be controlled and kept
in their reasonable limits, is, for the FEDERAL GO
pERNMENT TO ADHERE STRICTLY TO THE LETTER
OF THE CONSTITUTIONS, AND TO RECEIVE ~ PAYMENT
FOR DUriEs. TAXEs, pERrs, AND SAILS OF PCRLIC
LANDS, NOTHING BUT GOLD AND SILVER
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CURRENCY OF THE UNITED
STATES-and that any attempt TO restore and regulate
the constitutional currency through the agency OF
State Banks, must be partial in lis observation-disclosures
tive Of The independence Of The Staes-and inefficient
as means to accomplish the proposed end"
S. II Parker, Esq late Speaker CT our State Senate,
used this language 81 believe tina. the wise trainers of
the Federal Constitution intended THAI the NATIONAL
CURRENCY should stand upon nstaiic 6aSis-TuAr srE
Gle ciRcuLArios SHOULD GE Tue cOSsriTCTlosAL CUR
RENCY.
These opinions concurrcd in, and ably sustained
by several members Of The Legislature, particularly MIR.
Page, who delivered able and eloquent argument in
which he zealousy advocated "the restoration of the Go
vernment 10 its original character and destination, that
of simple, solid, hOrd money Government" Indeed,
30 far as am informed the opinion vas general that
the exertons Of The President Intended to sccare
such reform in the currency, would make gold and
silver only the currency of the Federal Government
Az 10 the opinions of Gen. Jackson they arc so tho.
X
tracts the subject. They revealed in his "Nles
sages and particularly inhis Farewell Address" Eve
ry will. presume eco!lect his celebrated Nash
vile toast "TtlE TRUE CONSTITUTIONAL CUR
RENCY-GOLD AND SILVER COIN" This sem
tment reveals his financial noiions conclusive as
pages of extracts could do