Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-15
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The UsiOn ignores the call for the
Greenbaek meeting. to be held on FIN
day evening next-says it did MT puoh'n
any such call. We admit our mis'ate'
our contemporary merely announced 'Aa'
there would be such meeting. 'e
different thing, you perceive. we Apo'O-
gize. Handbills are out A s
such meeting. The people are informed
tha, :. ssvrrsl able speakers VIII address
~. ,,.a,;nv and people are invited to
" rsIly and Rear the truth" We are also
;,sOrmsd, by this handbal, that it is
. ps,,er to have Greenbacks than no
money! We believe you, my boy.
There is, however, nothing very original,
brilliant nor startling in the discovery.
If the ingenious Trainer of the placard had
declared that it was "Better to have
twenty dollar pieces than no money" he
would have announced financial propo-
sition equally incontroverible, and one
fully as wise as that which he now pro-
mulgates with the gravity of John
Stuart Mill. Better have Greenbacks
than no money" quoth this philosopher.
The proposition is admitted, mem. con.
What thens Bow to get the greenbackss
If this practical economist has that which
he can dispose of for greenbacks, and there
is a purchaser desrous Of exchanging
greenbacks therefor, let the trade be made
at once. What's to hinders Having
once secured the greenbacks, the citizen
has money. There is not that commodity
for sale, in this State or any other in the
Union, which greenhacks will not buy.
There is not merchant in Virginia City
who will not sell his entire stock of goods,
gray wooden shirts or diamond breast
pins, for greenbacks. There is not miner
working in the bowels Of these hills who
will not with perfect willingness accept
the amount of his wages in greenbacks,
if he is offered greenbacks to the value
of his labor. There is not note
falling due in a bank in this State
payable, by its terms, in gold, but
that can be satisfied with greenbacks
at a better rate than in Wall street.
BETTER have greenbacks than no money "
Bosh! The man who has greenbacks
has money. The wonderful discovery of
this man of the hand bill, reminds US of
the sagacity of the little princess, who,
when told that the people were starving
for bread, asked "why don't they eat
cakes" The handful man and those
who aid him in his cry, know very well
that greenbacks are money here, as well
as elsewhere, for all the purposes of bust
ness transactions. Were the people walk
ing about with their pockets stuffed with
the greenbacked promises-to-pay Of
Uncle Sam, and unable Herewith to buy
property or pay their debts, there might
be some sense in this movement" Is
such the case: We don't see it. What
we do see is, that whatsoever can command
grsea6Gcks can command money. 1t IS the
same thing. To tell the people that "mil-
lions of dollars in currency is ready to be
thrown into the money market of this
State, so soon as that shall be adopted rs
the basis of business transactions, is all
in your eye and Betty Martin" It's
"gag;" it is balderdash. What is highly,
probable, is, that if merchants would at
once offer to receive greenbacks at par
with gold; if the holders of Yellow
Jacket stock worth $1,000 per foot in
gold would sell it at 81. 500 in greenbacks;
if miners would consent to work for four
dollars day in greenbacks +; If that should
be the manner Of changing the basis
we should no doubt have very lively times
here for spell, and greenbacks would
fairly autter IN the breeze. We don't
look with any degree of either confidence
or apprehension for the speedy advent of
that sort of "good time" Greenbacks
are money here to-day, and are received
in every species of transaction for their
full value. They who would force them
upon the people for more than their true
value, are the enemies of the people.