, 1864-04-10
THE WILDCAT CURRENCY.
Tic Psccrasi!nstlon 'Advoeatcs-.Etasons for
~ ) Prompt Aeslol.

6Ald for tho etun he can telegraph to New Yor
That ho has remttted It. by express, and by th
tmo It rcaches there, its proceeds in legal tende
can be within six hours travel Of Chicsro 40 ths
the loss OF time TO the Chicago banker viii be bu
two and ;hnif days. The cost Of shipping ii
hhoddy st0h home ts only d. cents par Sl 900 whe
cent in large quantities. 1t Is eatimatN that ther
are two millions Of Wild cat at this time In Chlcs
go, whleh would cost lesg than $1,000 to send
where 1t belongs. What Is the use OF saving t1a
1t Will take TIL the 1st Of July to ssnd 1t or Dus
can't be thrown into the peoples lyes In that On
Let tie Eoard Of Trndo shut down on tho sI,nsj
currency nexi week, and We will guarantee tbat i
will not take uniil dog-days for Coolhaueh,s han,
to get rid of all It has on hand. ). ~
II lhe'Aonrd OF Trade consents to this .no,dIn
ale demand for time the public will deem II a,
equivalent to an Indefinite post -oncment. for wbcr
July comes, GONE new pretext will be devised I'm
1usthcf delay This putting or It'll tomorrow wha
oueht to be done to-day, IL bad policy In cnrrcucJ
Is well as in religion or morals. The great publIt
are slck ana tired Of wildcat and want 1t banIsb
cd. Some Of tho Chicago bankers do not object IA
introducing the reform on brief notice. Wis thcu
shonld the people be pnt to loss and Inconvenience
for months longer for the accommodation Of yery
few individuals who can lnl1 into inc tr ev .cant
stof Where there Ia u will there Is way. -De}ays
nre dangerous. 1t is never too soon to boin to do
right. We hope the Board Of Trade Will sci BONG
day in APRIL ss' asKn MsPda{h he tho sats as to the
| Unconstitutional trasb.. Grcenbacks will pour In
Immediately to ill the vacuum. There arc plenty
Of them bnt il there should happen to be any
scarcity, Secretary Chaee will bo happy to supply
the deficit. The indispensable products Of tho
| West viii always command tho best currency, il
| our merchants will only demand II. Let US then
| hare q uniform, eound, national, constitutional
currency, and away with the greasy, etinklng. tae
gcd ehlnplasters Off zoo wildcat concerns and
tho sooner the reform Is introduced the better
| Who knows but half OF the wildcat banks may
| blow up before July : Thu Htst panic will h.
the signal for their collapse. They are swollen and
disttndcd, hundreds Of them, to the bu1stin-
pofnl, and without security or capital other tbao
The notes Of spectators aud stock gamblers Let
ch:csgo stand fom under In. time. II On, warn1a.
is uateed=d, don't blame Tho TnmusE when: the:
crash tekes place, for not having dono Its uty
giIipstime'y notice ofthc danger, md Of pointing
| ont theremedy. 80 -: i o''- -
sHAEsrEAnE-Three hundred years ago.
on the I'd Of April, 1861, was born In an obscnrc
village ~. England Wfllfnm Shakespeare, the bard
Of Avon.' hundreds Of men, each crest IN his d,v
havo lived Ance then and been long since foroot'
I tcni but tlp memory OF VIII. Shakespeare eti1,
lives IN The lfarts Of tens Of thousands who hare
been please and benefited By bis 1nimitable ex.
Positions oi human character. Each succeeding
age nccords toltm still greater honor than tho pre-
ccdlng, cure roof Of true greatness. How punly
by bis side stanl tho monarchs Of old, or 80 Vo.
tarc has 1t in lis discourse on the history Of
CHARLES Tho Twelfth, "Thc empcrors, sultans.
ca1fpha, popes ant 6ngs, Of whom: tho names de.
serve only to be Iound in chronological tables.
where they arc ofno use. to servo as epoehs,,
1t is not our lulpose to present a. culosy on
Shakespeare, It is sest written In his own works.
Writings which : staG flourish In Immortal youth,'-
wen all else viii ba forgotten. Time was when
toread Shakespeare Was pronounced sin by all
except AtltndinaFtans In religion. Now the rel
1g1ous world Ia alnott unit In the other direc-
tion. The wonderful knowledge Of human nsiure 1
displayed In bis writings hss conquered prejudice
and his happy faculty Of expression Joined to the
almost bonndlesa range II Illustration employed,
nave placed him securely among the few intellec-
taal gods whose presence has graead, and whose
aoots nave blessed our earh. His Influence and
Ills tamo are not confined to one nation.
He is not an's Enelish1nan alone. hc II
e1tzen Of the world, and as such all 1
ehonld JOIN In honoripg his memory On the N. D.
preaching tercentena1y obFervanro or his 1,ots1
day. Recognixing this, the peoples Of naauy cljnes
are already preparing to oheerve this dar in be
coming manner, and IN Chicago tie coming com.
mcmorutlon has not been ignored. Ii is true that
ne prcparations nre. being made BY the St.
GcoEge'seociety, aud It is 1ttIng th.t they should
me the lead In honoring their couatry ynan, but
theg are merely his more immediate neighbors:
they do not monopoltze him; be was Of lin to tho
whole race; and we hope that, casting aside ali
national pre]ndlce all will consent to Join in the
celebration Of the natal day Of one who as much "a
any other has benefited the whole world by his !
: "s'11nee; :: :s''sw !, - -.i,-' %
CANT DorGLAs.- Matters, at Camp Dour-
las hare remained without much chauee during
me past few days, varied only by continuous a.
tcmpts at escape which 1t Is Utmost needless Ia
say, under the admirable arrangements uoY m.lc
are total ailnres- Digging ont is about PLAYED
out the vigilant Rentries having etTectually nut
stop 10 that kind Of operation. Kite flying too IL
prol'naeo; me camp discipline is moro stringent
now, as 1t hns been repeatedly demonstrated that
the prisoners cannot be trusted; nothing insurcs
their eafety but constant watching. Tho hi.h
fence all round the camp, fitted With plntform
from which the G1ards may watch every move l.
mont Of the prisoners is :moat efficient mesns of
keeping them In order. Colonel James c. Stroup
ii the 18th Veteran ReserEe Corps ia comnandeut
Of camp; Ad)ufant 1saiah &. Taylor Of. thc ssmc
corps Is Post Adtntant; Major Skinner is Comtnfa:
earY Of prisoners, and Dr.J. s. Grove ia Post snr.
gcop. The health Of the prisoners IL good. Thn
deaths during tho past month were 67. Thu Cn,nn l.
Is kept In complete order, md the drainage is mar
feet. ..-.
il, MARINE AssocIAT1oa,-A- meeting of the
Marine Protection Association was, held On sator.
day eFenins at tho office Of the President. Lion
on West Randolph street. Il the ab- |
sence OF the President the chatr was occun,el nv /
Dnytd Dole, Vice President. Tie committee On
printing were requested to Issue thS following no.
lice to shippers: -
=. *Ghlea.o 4.a,1ne Protection: Assoesation We
beE leave to call The attention OF shippers or Inn
,er. wcod. bolts, cedar posts, &C., Ia. from anr
port or pier on Lake Michigan or Green Bag.. Onr
as1,1s tnn arc sqsh a. no do9bt vii meet with
suited Tor such trades In sizes und draught OF "a.
q g lEe Shippers s:,ny require, We hold It mata-
OF some certain pnce where ffe3rnt-
1E may be t1arsaeted; In accordance with thc
.sovs the b assSs,a.o9 has established It's head:
oIper Of Randolph etrect bridge -.
shipping is respectfully solicited" =, .~..s
, CHICAGO JouREr1stEs BAKEns.-A meet
rg Of the Chicago Journeymeu Bakera ProtectIva l.
ricn was held on Saturday evening at their ha1].
&c. y West Randolph etreet. 40 i
The Secretary announced that tho roll booE con. !
sired the names Of ITO members, who had fu1lv | :
aid up their Subscriptions and were determined I
car1T out Tic objects OF the Association. Let
els were read fiom associations. Of Jurneymen
.ce aud cp-0peration- The Secretary was dirEctsd
Q reply to the communications, accepting ihe |
';Spdly Ep ovestures @ n which i they conveyed:
The New York Daiiy AeaEs and the New York L.
'ttA1y Ddy Book having given currency to, and
roken ia,ofab]y Of the objects OF The assoeision.
OTIS Of those papers the thanks Of the meetin1
'en new members having been proposed for a.
tptanee q thc Icxt neeung, an adjournment WIS
FREEDMEs's AID COMMISSION Trea-
user acknowledges the receipt Of the following
utns during the month Of March: