, 1861-06-13

10 ee{ W 6Eo &I&At ~ - 1oI LAe1E gEtEut 1QLEI-
est to take this currency for feeights, since the
owner redeems it every night-but those who
control the money operations Of the " G. B. s.
Q+"are certainly doing great wrong to the
community who hare confidence in their So
gacity and honor; believing that they would
not handle money which has 10 responsibility
attached to It's circulation The &c. B. &
Q.'s" are in fact indorstng this currency aud
the people. are to be losers In the end. This
Railroad has done good service in other timer
in helping us rid ourselves Of doubtful money
and has been foremost In giving the alarm
when banks have been In failing circumstan
ces, OF when uneound currency was attempted
to be circulated among US, and ne can hardly
believe that this worthy corporation would be
guilty Of thus being accessory to the 6efaud-
Ing Of the community.
The brokers at the stations On this road al
ways refer their customers to the &C. B. Il
O." "anR upon inquiry It turns out that as
many bushels Of Wheat or corn 60 to Chica-
go for a"V" Of "Georgia ~ as sshalf eagle''
Of "U. s." This ID a knock-down argument,
and 1t goes.
When We look at the best side the case pre-
sents, and suppose Mr. Quincy {as they say he
Isl man Of wealthy Is honorable and RESPONSE
BILE; yet will business men countenance cur
1ency which Is converted at an expense Of IL
per cent into Easter1 funds, whose actnA
worth Is only 88 cents On the dollar If redeem.
ed at all-and liable to be 50 per cent. discount
any day by the misfoztunes Of its owner or by
his transfer to other parties whose responsi.
bjlity is not as apparent. as his exhorbltaat
rates Of exchange may be lowered for tho pre-
sent to give currency to the issue. But the
end Of wild cats ~ has always been destruc,
tive Where is " LaGrange to day tho best
Of its kind; its owner was one Of our best
business men, but 1t has been his misfortune
Ike other good men to be unsuccessful, and
the holders Of his BILLS are 80 unfortunate aa
not to be known in his assignment"
This is not the only " unelean spira," which
bas and will follow in tho wake OF the recent
destruction in our Illinois currency, II 60 be
We allow them our sanction. The Chero
kee savage has made his appearance in sly
way in the rurM distiicts. In the PeorIa
Transcript there has appeared notice along
hack that Cherokee would be redeemed st
par"; u nice cell to be sure" loaorablo
men!" The owner helds nearly every bill oi
It's Issues, which he has bought up In "chips
and whetstoues at most generous rates-o1
discount and now seeka In this sly way to
give tho rotten institution new existence and
new credit, that It may be pa1med off anew.
It has already been offered, I am credib1y in
formed. il.
There a1e Eastern institutions that are ne
better than our Western seat" ehops, who's.
"promises to pay " are making their appear
ance. Let their sentence be "death without
benefit Of clergy" :.
+. Now?Hha is to be done In these pesl1oul
tines! Shall VIC permit these WORTHLESS,
ewindles, whose name is legion, to curse Us
Now that war ia upon us, and war prices rul
| In our shops, and war prices threaten our far
men with destruction, shall these values, ii
ready Ut minimum figures, be stiu further les
sened By sacrifice on deprecated currency O
lost entirely BY worthless sembiancea Of mo
ney: The people Of Illinois aud tho North
west look to Chicago for support, and let then
not look In vain. The business men and thi
psees Of Chicago should be united aud agrect
In fheplan of specie 5asis-and not only pass
ively committed to this measure, hut aesi.sl.
battle with every other dogma that is attempt
ed to be promulgated. i: -.
1repeat it, the Northwest locks to Chlc.g,
to take and maintain this stand and the vel
fare and prosperity Of the city demand thl
course to be pursued II the country is fillet
I NJ III !.