Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-19
War on the Currency.

IN the pohticai canvass of lSbZ, the
succeeded in this State By
abusing the currency and denouneing
taxation. Some Of them, in vanderburgh
county, 10 will be remembered, spread
themselves on these themes like an old
hen over large brood of chickenA
Every thing the farmer had was to be
taxed--he was 10 eat out Of taxed plates
with taxed knives aud forks-he was 10
sleep on taxed bedsLand when he died
be was 20 be buried ia taxed collins
Not satisfied with eoniuring up this hor-
rible phantom of taxation to frighlen
timid people into voting disloyaL ticket,
they were made 10 belevc-many of
them at least--that the Government
money was fast becoming worthless, that
but few months would pass away be
fore "groenbacks would become so de-
preciated "that it would take basket
full to>buy breakfast This was the
language of one Of the Copperhead or
ators in German township.
Well, time has gwen the lie 10 those
predictions The currency is worth raors
now than il was thea. Farmers have
aseertained that the burdensome taxa
ton they were taught TO dread was a
myth Of traitorous iaaginations. They
have received the best Of prices for all
their farm products, aud paid taxes on
none Of them, and while they have paid
a small indirect tax on some of the ar
tieles they use, those who had a spark
OF patriotism in their souls felt that IL
was but small tribute demanded Of
them for the support and preservation Of
a Government which had showered upon
them blessings uunumbered
We would naturally supposo that the
ignomiuions failure Of theiS sisloyal pre-
dictious and treasonAbls hopes would
teach the leaders Of TIE Copperhead or.
ganization some modesty, but such is not
the case. When the devil presented him
self before the Lord with The sons of
God, aud made his predictions that Job
would curse God to his face, if his prop
erty was taken from him-he was not
abashed by the failure OF his prognoztiea-
tons, bat promptly presented himself at
the next gathering of the saints, and,
without acknowledging his mistake, was
ready TO put forth vet another SANDER
against Jobs integrity
We suppose it is hardly fair to expect
that the children will be less brazen than
the father, or that the young serpsa,s
win be less ingenious in making trouble
than the great original copperhead, there
fore we are prepared for the new hue
and cry against the currency Of the Gov
ernment which is being started by the
Copperhead moulhpiecesand ofwhich the
following from the TSases is sample .
A million Of dollars in greeahaeks
were hung out to dry the other day in a
room in the Custom House, at Cincinna.
ii, they having got soaked wet by some
railroad accident between Cincinnati
aud Washington city.
A wag suggests that il is great pity
that their inventors were not hung out
with them.
EsF A newspaper dispatch SAYS that
a eight tons Of greenbaoks were carried
over the New Jersey railroad one day
last week That, we should think. was
enough to give the country the green
sickness, which, added 10 its other mala-
day of the biack-toagae, win make it
the sickest nation on earth
What the Copperheads expect to make
out Of this renewed attempt to leprs-
eiate the currency Of the country is
known only toe themselves OF one
thing, however, the farmers aud business
men may be assured, the spirit that
seeks TO diseredit the only means by
which the Government can carry on the
war against rebels, will should those
iHdulging it come into power. totally
destroy the value Of the currency and
make every man in the community bank.
rupt II they are anxious TO brine
about financial revolution of this char
they desire TO sow the wind
that they may reap the whirlwind-let
them vote the Copperhead ticket aud
they viii be accommodated to their
hsarts content