The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-02-21
REMARKS OF HON. A. O. RIDDLE,
Upon The Treasury Note Bill. in the House
Of Representatives, FEB. 6sh. 1869.

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..r,ain ,s..o. TI w oosurve IN u
tor and rxchanoo os .o,, so oJ,,;~ 'n 'no 1ar-
became cns,ons o.I..aI ,Lo' uu,n '"oy
rnios ~ ,,ns.s.1 - 80 gu .no"so,.ee 10
.nd sa.1Is .a.,,,., s"oo "nu aPPncaton,
-. - s Sooou wa, wo eau tno
~ v, uauo OF commerce. lhis code, tho
p.o ynng VI com,neico' owes iittle TO
a;s... "ous" oi'on 10 way
=. &c .o.p .pa, ss'u,es' AUhougn u
.,I' ass eIua''ona' oo'gsuon' u IN no
y IoPous upo" Uoal'es' YET IN i's uni
o..p',u nas eomPeiIou Tue no.
. soI"''on VI moro international compscts
"u ,,'s sI.I"so"e"'s 'nah all other causcs
Oorou. %,.
% Jaws !" "nuo may DO said 10 DO uni
sa:a, 80 ~ '"e,r oomln'on, 'rropeniable in
o. "a'u'o' ""u so'ore'gn IN thelr Juris-
"'V,n.
M n'e. '"o sovereign, caring only Tor his
80, "no s"s "o'n'ug ior thoso OF ms sub
yuo,', ,o,'cu ~ n,s revenues IN mo simplest
"u "'oo' u"ro' va! poSs'Oic-he TOOK what
"1 "o .s1'cu. experience ultimately demon
, wv" ~ s"gS, 'ha' 'ne purposes OF
..euuo ..s..,. .ou'u Oos' DO suoscrvod BY some
aHonuoh 10 tue rules OF commerce.. And
"o suggosuon was cultivated and improved
u"," 'no government hscai machinery. ad-
Jus.eu W tnousanu years OF hooded OK
PoL,euoe, was p'aceu oy 'ho great streams
aou cnahhe's OF commerce, and propelled
" ..e'r currents "thout serious dotri-
,Lo houA o W uau., auu WIN great advantage to
'"S sn'c,o'gns revenues.
oo'Ioos una. tno moro Pcricct th'
n","o"y oo'Wooh 'ne governmental nnan'
oa' u'"e"o,y anu 'ueso courses anu cur
son,s ~ 'raue, inc more prosperous ano
nour,s"'"g ,i., must 90 ,no CONDITION OF given
"a''"u: A. snoe'a DO the purpose OF tht
so'ore'gu 70 "'.nora" inc smallest needed
amoon. amount from tnoso streams, retain 1t the
saS'.I's as.1 uno, anu ro'urn IN an unim'
pa,'ou iua ';n. c"na.',on. FROM theso briefly sta
'ou p'e"''ses Two OF tnroe conclusions in
o'Tao'y arse:
tpo Jaws Oh commerce wero not enacted
oy congress.
lnoy cannot 90 repealed or controlled
oy our legislation, aud any attempt to dis
regard 'hem must end in disaster.
scheme OF national finance, to be sue
cessiui; must be 30 adjusted that it's work
ings wiii harmonizo and not conflict with
thoso laws.
scneme tnat sEouid exhaust the cir.
culs,lng medium that fills the channels OF
trade would iat.
70 tho wants OF commerce and tho Govern
ment, means to augment them must DO
iound; while that plan. based upon princi-
pies at inter ~"r with the fundamental
Pr'nc'p'es OF commerce, must upon gi'
ganuc scao IKE ours, result IN the destruc'
''on VI po'n.
lne primal fundamental domand OF COM
herco' anu wnhout which it Is impossible.
an aoequate supply oil money-ac,ual
mons! NOT 'na' wn'cn some KING or Con.
g'oss ca'ie money, out that "nich ls coined
Pu'psuan' 10 me osages OF trado, aud that
can"o' oe ueoaseu oe'ow its STANDARD ;
,noney anu It's equiVaients' made It's equiva
'ens oy "s actuai Persona' presence. II
was en''y u'scovereu tnat cort",n metals
nna tue ng"es' intrinsic value, below which
."oy wou'u' unoer no circumstances, eve'
ia'i' inis gave tnen . Still highor OK
S"s"soao.e saiuo. Ha''ohs' uhder tho de-
'ha"us o' commerco' soizod upon these
'no'a,s nna s'ampeu upon them tho ma
.,onai cs'ms'o OF tner worm. made up oi
.ne'r "i.ri"s'c anu eAchangeaoie vaine, and
'nus co'neu money-as nature coins her
works' WIN the image OF truth on tho out
s'uH
IL u singular Tact that tho various ma
uona' STANDARDS tnus mado up, as applied
'oa gNon piece OF these motais OF known
49, o." ""o"oes' orc neary iuehticaI
ne'o~ 'nis standard reai money mover Tails.
~ 10 ;"o sosero'gn quan'y oi money IN COM
lno'S'a' esuuauon' "a' tno ooiuefs OF per-
sonsi service ana commodities Will always
reau"y eAcnsngo them ior money Hence
.ho ,ho "o'uo' a VI. " nonoy eau AWAY: command