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WASHINGTON, 18th Nov. 1871.

Bank plans into my fanning-mW III, and blow the
chqG off the Gear corn Well this has been no
fool Of job | can tell you, for out of more than
"a two bushel basket full OF plans, there amt more
than about good double handful os solid clear
corn left.
Captng Tyler has now got back from Nir-
ginny, and when show'd him my sWipgs--
swell" says lie "Maior your mill has made
small matter ont any how--but is there enui
left for seed ~
'Jcst exactly" says /, "and if we can't raise
cnuf from this small parcel for all our purposes
then I'm Mistaken "Now Major" says Capt
ing Tyler, 81 should like to know your notions
about this matter, for we have got all other
things in good train except this plagy money
inattcr--if we can only get that going right the
we can say to all crcaton-W the fields are
planted and if Providence smiles on us-we shall
have good crops "rhat is a fact" says !,
sand if you will listen I'll tell you a story a.
short order as | cam The Capting took his
nose right at me, and there is one thing have
particularly noticed in the Gaping, which is not
the case with most foks-and that is, which
ever way his nose pnts it is a sartin sign that he
We'll, in the first place, we settled the bu-
siness about the origin Of mpney,--how and why
it was invented-iir-t iron money, next brass
and copper moaey--rext silver and gold money,
and how in the process Of time and digging and
mining, iron money got ont of fashion,--neSt
brass and copper money, and now in England,
even silver money. a illegal tenders" but
upon the whole, as yet that silver and gold are
at the present day n"y:--5ut there is no tel
ling how soon, by science and digging that
even one or both these metals may not be found
so abundant as TO make them too common for
constitutional money, or what folks call meas
arcs Of raIuc-j just ron or brass or copper
have become. Well that being settled, we next
examined into paper money, how that was in
venteI-being a representative of moncy-that
is kind of money that not only represents gold
and silver but houses and farms and wheat, and
pork, and beef, and ships and merchandise, and
everything else in creation, called property.
"Now," says |, "Capting Tyler keep your
nose 10 this pint, (or as said aforc, the Capt
ing's nose carries both his eyes and cars along
with it, and the Captin's nose is an a'mighHy
nose, and the Duke of Wclngton's is but a
piug to it,) ''now," says |, "cvcr since paper
money was invented by the great democratic
party Of creation who insisted that industry and
property was as good, and should be represented
as well, as mere gold and silvcr,-they begun a
ncw war between money on one side, and pro-
perry and industry on the other,--that is, money
wanted 10 get hold OF as much property and
industry as possible, AMI property and industry
wanted to get hold of has much money as pos
eibIc--cach Of course tryin to dcprecatc the
other
"In this state Of things" says I, "what was
and is the true duty Of Government, whose duty
it is to protect alike the owners of money anc
the owners Of property and ndustry--( propcrty
and industry being one and the same thing, fol
industry creates property ~
Here we broke of, as it was getting late, ant
went to sleep upon It, and | would advise folk,
generally 10 do the same thing, providing the,
MINIS well over the matter, and understand
we'll before reading further
We'll the next day we turned to agn and wen
over the whole matter. AS history and facts tel
us how at one time when all was snug and al
~, government took notion to let folks mlnar
their own paper money. and broke up the oil
balance wheci--and then hos S'l,e BtllS, an
States themselves all went TO work making a
extra batch of Bills and Bonds and all kinds
''prolaisa to pay'--and al! considered as none
and then Of course how high property got
for land and wheat AMI pork ana wares and a
viii AID must rise in price Just so far "
cheaper moncyLy making it too p,cnty---a,
then how Government got alarm'd and issue
Sp.cie Circa'ars and wouldn't take any kind
money but hard mJney--anl smasl'd avn
against all banks and paper money malersb
bonds, notes and mortgagcs-and brought
bushel measure right down TO a quart pot
calling every man 4 riscaiy sycruLllor who 9
caught on the wrong side Q: The fence.-So I'll
good many folks who did not keep the run
things were like man who borrowed ice in J
nuary and agreed to pay it back in iugust-b
government folks who held fat Offices didn't fc
this as much--their pay was The Snne in goll
and of course the more valuable gold became +
better for them. Why, says !, Capting Tyl
YOU bring all kind of property down to gold a
silver, aud measure il by that standard alone, a
have no other KIND Of money! then say, gIyi
all the properly in the Union its fair chance, y
could with ono year Of your wages (Which Y
have right to take in god) buy more prope
than you could shake stick at. Now is Il
fair and reasonable Is it right and just that t
war Of money against property should 60 on til
gets to scalpiur or shall the whole People
The Government put stop to it and SO adj
matters that "proier!y o'caers' and ''m}acy on
crS' shall both have fair chance!
If man buys farm and pays half down
cash and mortgages the balance, and Cove
ment adopts measures that changes money N
tiers suddenly, aud when pay day comes he fl
what was worth a dollar is not worth ten &c
in Unconstitutional money!" away goes his fi
and he is a beggar,- Just so it is with ey
body except the shaver and the fat office hol,
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