Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-23
The Gold BIlI.

The most iniqetious law that has ever dis.
gtaccd the statute books Of the United States,
has this day been signed by the President,
and the American name ia nov taruished By
an act more foolish and criminal than disgra-
ces any other people Of the modern world.
The bill itselfhas appeared in our columns
We will endesyor to give few Of its effects
upon business
l, That It Two parties on Change or any
other public mart, shall agree for the purchase
and sale Of a bill on London, Paris etc, theY
shall both be liable to 6ne, and imprisonment
one year.
2 That if Bill Of Exchange be sold and
paid for or contracted to be paid for in iaiy
fHi gold money of the United States, or by a
| certified bank check, or 10 notes OF our City
Banks both parties shall be subject to fine,
and imprisonment one year.
3. That it Banker, or other party sell
Bill Of Exch auge on over ten days credit,
both parties shall be liable to iine and impris
onment
That in the case Of commission mer-
chant purchasing cargo Of wheat, or other
| produce for export, under combined limits of
cost, freight aud exchange which he can only
draw for against bill otladng, il he shall sell
his bill ofexchauge, atthe time OF the purchase
toa banker or other party, deliverable and
payable when the shipment is completed if
more than ten days, both parties shall be liable
TO fine aud Imprisonment
That ifa merchant sell cargo Of coffee
or other merchandise, payable on delivery,
say in twelve days aud agrees with banker
for the purchase Of bills OF exchange to remit
against it, payable and deliverable az the same
time as the proceeds are payable both parties
shall be punished by fine and Imprisonment
6 Any person who sells any gold or ex
change anywhere but at the counter Of plac,
Of business exclusively his own. may be 6neC
one years Imprisonment
These are some Of the penalties inflicted
upon the citizens of a country which starteC
into lie on the declaration that mau has an
inherent right to l;fe, and liberty, and thr
pursuit OF happiness
To regulate the business Of the people, Mr.
Hooper of Boston, leading the New Englant
3 oligarchy that is fattening on the blood of th'
: nation, concocted the above, with Mr.. Shei
. man Of Ohio, who is promised advancement
under the New England dynasty.
u The law itself is gross outrage, and present
; this alternative either that it must be Sc
aside or the business OF the country stop, an
e with it, of course, the Government. Th
:, leading merchants and bankers will no doub
8 at once take steps TO ascertain whether tn
3 Federal Government can come into the Stat
+ Of New York, nnd deprive its citizens of III
u Of the commonest individual rights, or whett
n er the Courts of New York, acting under tn
a Constitution and the Bill of Rights, can pre-
tect its people from such Infamous tyranny
- The Secretary OF the Treasury first cause
the banks TO suspend specie payments by tn
% issue of pa per money He then procures tn
e enforcement of that paper as legal tende
He then pushes the issue of it until the incom
% of every person, inc ludinr the wages of tn
1 poor, become almost worthless and then as
Is pretended remedy, takes by the throat the Leaf
= ing bankers and merchants and imprisor
=. them If they transact lawful business for IL
n coin of the Constitution
"a There will be steps taken to test this matte
and il it is found that the American citizen hi
indeed no rights nor liberty, capital and car
tslists will migrate, as from other lands, whe
power falls into the clutch Of the spoiler,-
oy NeiO York Nel0s.