The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-07-21

danger 10 come up to the rescue and scat
ter the insidious agents Of the foreign
governments, and drive them from on,
midst. But thousands who will reac
these remarks will say, pooh, all fiction
We only wish we were equally blinded t
passing events.
! GOVERNMENT SECURITIES AS AN IN
vEsTMENT.-1f, after long suspension
specie payments are resumed, all stocks
and all prices Immediately and largely de-
cline, but Government stocks DO NOT ma
tertoly decline. This fact we assert on
the ground Of historical experience.
1t is a settled principle, deduced from
all experience, that Government Junds do
net Ructuate to the same extent as other
kinds Of property There is good reason
for it. The time, rate Of interest and Sc.
curity are all fixed and permanent. Wien
a man buys a United States Bond of ST.
600, be knows all about it, and every
thing which can affect it; he knows that
he is to receive SO much interest; that it
is to be paid (and paid in gold) at the
end of so many years; and that the whole
power and resources of the nation, and
that national faith which was never vio-
lated, are pledged that, in any contingent
| cy, it shall be paid. Hence there is no
reason why it should fuctuate to any con.
derable extent. 1t is gold bond from
the beginning, paying interest in gold
now, and to be paid in gold when due
There may be some variations in the mar,
ket price, owing to the greater or less
bulk OF the entire currency, but there
can be none in the intrinsic value; and
hence 1t is that, Historically, the huctua,
tions in the value of Government stoc ks
have been comparatively small. In all
the recent commercial fluctuations of
England Gin some of which there has
been complete prostration of all other
property the variation in British con-
soils has not been over five or six per cent.
This cannot be said of any other Kind of
stock. OF railway and bank stocks, the
great variations and at times wonderful
depreciation are notorious. Sudden CON-
mercia revulsions have reduced these
stocks to one half their price.
ca The ''Radical Democracy" will
not support Mr.. Lincoln because, as they
say, he is opposed to reconstruction
without slavery and is in favor of Gre
construction phh slavery" and the Pri'n.
cipia RADICAL of the 18th inst devotes
more than column to an attempt to
prove that that is his position. On the
other hand the peace Democracy" will
not support him because he is, as they
say, opposed to reconstruction ~iM sla-
very and favors reconstruction uithou,
slavery and the peace papers are filled
with denunciations against him because. /
as they say, he is determined slavery shall
be abolished. We don't propose to re.
concile these two parties nor their princi.
pies, but principles or no principles, they
seem determined to unite on a candidate
in opposition to Mr. Lincoln At the
Fremont meetings in New York it is
common for the speakers to say tina. they
will vote for Fernando Wood, or Vallan-
digham even, to defeat Mr.. Lincoln. At
the peace convention at Dcs Moines, re.
Gently, it was declared by some that they
would vote for Fremont if nominated BY
the Chicago Convention. 1t is we'll
known that the leaders of these two par.
ties Of 'Lincoln Haters" are working to
bring about union among themselves,
md We have no doubt but that the dim.
,oln Ilatcrs' Of the South wish them sue.
cess. 1t is singular that men who pre-.
end to differ so materially can think Of
lnlting in their action. 1t is manifest to
my rejecting mind that those leaders
,annot be actuated By honest motives
Men will consider the matter well before
)eing led to follow such teachers. Rca-
Oh should now govern men and not pas.
ion or feeling
Go the 18th, son Of b A. Williams. =
t keokuk, was thrown from a mule he :
'as riding, and his foot becoming cntan- .
led in the r,ins, the mule kicked him in
he head several times, killing him in
family, mutllating his head aud body.