, 1866-01-19
4 FAFmer,s opinion About withdraw
ing Legal Tenders, Contract1n. tho
Currency, &C.
CAnEsv11LE, MAcorFIS Co., Ill,

Edltofs Chicago Tribune:
The pspers a.e fill Of suggestions md plans for
The copr1ac1ion Of tho cu1ency-returutnE to
specie basis. funding legal scndez., debut 1t
Ecenas sttan:e that scarcely any one can he fouad
even attempting 10 give good reason for such coat
traction or returning legal tenders. We also h1ye
the reports and Recommendations Of the financial
oNirert Of The government fn the sane direction;
and the eum Of the whole matter, according 10 The
understanding oil plain fzrnef Is, thai The bankers
and capitalists who are 70 lucky M to own Great
part OF cur rational debt thst bears interest.
tuppoze rbat 1tey therefore hare a right to
control the lnlaEee OF the wealth OF the conDtrJt
amounting. according 10 prcscnt assessment, To
abount sixteen thousand millions insr4ted In Garms,
stock machinery, &c. In short al that contributes
10 the wealth. IN tart al the real wealth Of tho na
ton. For with al due respect fr euca high au-
the1iy ~ Jay Cooke, csnIot sec thst she Ro'esn-
1ncnt debt l. any addition - ae "en"n u ane ha-
t,or. 1bouch If --y ls 70 thas of tadtsiduAfs To
i1ustra.e: Suppose A. owes b s1,oo0,
f1,coo, arc they any richer than II their debtx
wcrr paid! / think not; md, II not, how much
richer IL nation With debt Of twcuty-eescn hun
a1ed millions duo 1t. estzena snd which HIT 10 b
hra1l5 paid BY themf II this be adding 10 the na-
tons wealth, then the more we aro sWind1ed BY
ehoddy contractors, and the higher the debt II nm
the better. But the idea IL too absurd TO pursue
further, and end ] nm wandering from my pur-
pose, which waz To say something IN tarnz Of nc
timing ss part Of cur currency the nuchabused-
BY bankers and dmoneJ-ch but murhlosed-
by-tbe-eommou-people illegal lenders"
WHY this var upon legal TENDER, II they are not
IN somebody'a way! and II In enshody's way,
whoset md II lot. why this anxiety 10 get i'd or
themf
Ianswr1, It eecms 10 nc they ane in some way In
teferfEg with the profte Of the banking interest
and capitalists Ok tie country. Else why this cy
from them, Legal tenders mnst bcrcttrcd"' Wig
mus! a cabiuct officer surprise almost everybody
by taking refuRe behind the conttttution in this
Her on legal tenders Il wns not c.rtatoly, IN re-
sponse 10 xny expressed wish Of the great 1aasa OF
community (who nave got the debt 70 pay At last).
for they were never more prosperous md better
fntsfed thsn NJ psctEnt Eren our rebel friends,
who once thought greenbaeks not worth *'ttx bits
bushel - are row g1ad 10 get them at par TOR any
| Thing they have for sale.
Then Why this hostility 10 the money that brought
ut safe through the late conflict with trcasnu, by
supplying medium Of exchange for four years
INST, in which The pubic had confidence, When al
| most III confidence was Lost! WHO does not fe-
member fhc depression Of 'Gt, md the then condl-
| ton Of Enthusiastically a{Fald Of everybody
| and every bnstnc4r. unless II w1s = government
contract or Office! Aud who does not remember
with patriotic pride how, as by magte, confidence
| revived. tDQe UC1C4Sed, 0dElnt&8 resumed III
,rorted chceytn,ncse ,hen Va ,Yrrr snnn1cd .ft,
s,-cn1,,,r, rnaslu,n th,f xze wr,- MI .fr,,d ~
e.l ~, ,hc oruo ~. rn, 4
keep oset nasn1 .of leI .ne p,nrns pspst Won1o
done done their M wors and done it we'll s.k sesin VIII VII,
this hostility to legal tenders,
| They atp costing the Government uothing-ot
Six per cent in gold 10 pay them 10 bankers TheI
are loan w,thou. intereet, which the great mass
The people are very willing to make. And =. III.
s.ne 1ine thsy sse fu'nishtn: s sasnsy pts'ssses
., he 70
-. r,nd ~ nc,+r mis- ,,eor,le 1ysnted md u.eded
.s- a ,,rm, ' Ssen ,;na,eS Vim 70, ts.T 1es1s w A.
eaes nasanE pksn s"toelsA ~. saa.as 3ea4s ~ ~
o@hes people ptooaosf essf "elt % lo''en, wo..n