North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-04-27
RANDOMs FROM TRINITY sTEEPLE.
Up, up, and still upwards such is the re
suit of Secretary Chase's financial policy, or
more properly impoihy

up, up, and still upwards /; such is the re
suit of Secretary Chase's financial policy, Of
more properly impoity
Yesterday, Coli, the orly fru. basis Of
National currency. touched nne hundred and
ninety, or IN other W rds, the green back
do.la Gao plItrnn pets is worth but a little
snore than fifty cents, and where or when
the deprt cation Will terminate is beyond
the conception of The n, st sagacl ,us, or tn.
>hrewde>t finaLcrer.
Various Ieas rns are assigned f,r the al
vance in grtd, or more truIh ulIy, the depr,-
c'a'I N If reenback> bur after examining
aud sitting them all, there rom ms but q. Z ;
aud hat the Iupplltic, aud perhaps, to de-
Chase and his coadjltor> management
that has Il "lei the 'untry, With promise
to pay and nothing for their fuundariun
A lew >pecula tors III Wall st NAV have
slight influence in the depreciation, but it is
temporary, and felt scarccl beyond the cir
Gle of their limited operations.
The Immense impnrtatlpns, and the SEEM
ingy Unlimited extravagancee of the das, per
haps, in effect may be cassed with the opcr-
atlons Of the jew spectators. But the
more rational view, however is that they
are more The results, or fruits of the depre
alton. than the cause.
One with pocket full of worthless PROM
ises To pay,or winch pld ia lr soon to be such
is naturally, eager to exchange them for
something Of more intrinsic value, and viii
wildly rush after whatever my be offered Ill
the market; hence 'he apparent ex'rava
agance. and prodi-aIty Of the times.
Every thing, but a poor maa's labrrIng
services, apparAntly advances III price. those
having sc means, buy freely, AMI IN view Of
the advanced rates, ex:ravgautly; but in IA
great majority of cases, no more so than in
times of healthy financial conisIon, taking
g I'D as the basis If the purchase pr zee,
Yesterday, an article that could bs bought
for one iplIar IN gplI II w,uIl require on.
t"llsr AID ninety cents IN paper money to
pnrc;il<-. N'w what Is the rlurIpn, the
c,nc n-hn2 Are prrce> higher? or is the
money tna' l. :nrcrl ,,u, ~ c'r'rpt pnl
,c, tow.r?
Tie an-"rr to any r"a. AnabIe, I-cernns
pers n, i sell evident
Tne accur>ei, abolition CURRENCY that -
rolling over 90: cnun'rs, ike the words IT "A
financial death, Ia good for nothing IL pos
SEES cs no suhsa nu ,lIlIty, NJ lie il l.
but a pn'rid carcass, and IS daily extending
it, poisurous, deadly stencil.
You ask a remedy. give il. Let the
nation al once return to peacc and gold, or
m"re explicitly, hurl the swinllms traIlurS.
that are now barrer,rg our country, for
much less price than the thirty pieces of si
Yer, from position ana power let them re
store The sacred principles "f Dem"cracy,
those generous, dlvxr principles, that rec"g
n'ze and pro'ec' the rights of all ; and our
now burdened and bhshted land, VIII soon
again blossom like the rose.
know of no other hope. the Star of De-
mocracy is the only one that appear III the
udt heuSu III iuduISH1 oucihH Us BuluallCe
and protection.
Then let the great North and the gener.
GUS huspitable South raise in unanimity the
old standard Of Dem 'cracy under which the
nation grew Ia huge pr portions, rally be-
meath its ample fol'is and with the watch
words, Liberty aud NJ M.CieIIan rush on To
victory and Indrp, ndrnce, Then shall the
n .dcrn ba>tcs be rArzrd To the grnun |, the
thunirrs and horrors ot war, shall Cease ana
the voice of mpurning shall no longer be
heard IN our streets.
"Coms holy peace, heavenly dove -
z me thy majesty. power and might.
raise the vail nf tanatIclSm aud death that
rests an our nIlI tops, and is >preai over our
valleys and plains, and throw sr'urd the a =
nnlzel >nnl nt the nation, thy spo,le>s r b.
of purity, love and happiness. Cur IN jn,
come IN gainpSs, come in generosity, weep
with the widow and orphan by the sides ui
the thousands of grav' If the brave the l,v-
ell, the sacrificed, and if good IN thy sight,
drv all tear, and res ne our beloved cnun-
try, from the deathly grasp, Of its present,
corrupt and despotic rulers.
TTINITY BELL RINGER.