The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-14
GENERAL NEWS.
United States.


South were of the Union he denounces the Recon-
strucon Actof Congress unconstitutional the
colored altogether inferior order of animals lamens
about the of gores the cleo
TONS hints force speaks frauds on the Treas
ury adverts the Tenure of Office Bill reviews the
the finances the system of the country the different
departments of the Government the Pacific Railroad
Public Lands Pensions Naval Postal and Agricultural
AFFAIRS and finally the foreign relations of the United States
This it will be admitted is rather extensive programme
The following passage respecting the resumption of specie
payments deserves the serious consideration of the country
"The time has when the Government and the Ma
tional Banks should be required to take the efficient
steps make all necessary arrangements for resumption of
specie payments at the earliest practicable period Specie
payments having been resumed all bills of
dollars should by law be excluded from circulation that
the people may have the benefit and convenience of gold
and silver currency which, in all their business transactions
will be uniform in value at home and abroad Every
of property industry every who desires preserve
what he honestly possesses obtain what he honestly
earn has a direct interest in maintaining safe medium
such medium shall be real and substantial liable to
vbrate with opinions not subject be blown up down
by the breath of speculation but to be made stable and
dsordered currency is of the greatest poit
cal evils undermnes the Treasury for the support of
the social SYSTEM and encourages propenses destructive of
Its happiness 1t wars against industry, frugay and
omy and it fosters the evspritof extravaganza and pec
latlon.
1t has been asserted by of profound and
gifted statesmen that of all contrvances for cheating the
aboring classes of mankind has been eectual
than that which deudes them with paper money. This is
the eectual of inventions to fertize rich mems fields
by the sweat of the poor mans brow Ordinary tyranny
oppression excessive axatonthese bear lightly the
happiness of the masses of the community compared with
fraudulent currency and robberes committed by deprecated
paper. Our history is recorded for instruction
Enough and than enough of the demorazng tendency
injustice and lnolerabe appreciation the vrtuous and
wedlsposed OF community OF degraded paper currency
authorized by law in any way coenanced by Govern
men is of the most successful devices in times of
peace wal, extensions revusons accomplish the
transfer OF the precious metals from the great of the
people into the hands of the few where they boarded
in places deposited strong boxes under bolts
and bars while the people left endure all the in
convenience sacrifice Generalization resulting from the
use of deprecated and worthless paper money"
Wegve the entire in which Mr. Johnson expresses
his opinion respecting the still unsettled alabama caims
No has yet reached for the settle
ment of claims for British depredaons upon the
merce of the United States have felt it my duty to
decline the proposition of arbitration made by her Maestys
Government because has hitherto been accompanied by
reservations and limitations incompatible with the rights
interest and honor of country 1t is not to be appre
hended that Great Britain will persist in her refusal satisfy
these just and reasonable claims which involve the sacred
principle of nonnterventiona principle henceforth
important to the United States than any other
mercial nation"
This is wishy washy enough But Mr. johnson afraid
to shock the nerves of his British cousins"
The object of the United States Government in purchas
ing the Russian possessions in North America and the Dan
ish islands of the West Indies is thus explained
The West India islands were settled and coonzed bv
European States simultaneously with the settlement and
colonization of the American continent Most of the colo
MES planted here became Independent nations the close of
the last and the beginning of the present century, Our
country embraces communities which at period
colonies of Great Britain France span Holland Sweden
and Russia The people in the West Indies with the excep
on OF those of the island Ha neither attained nor
aped independence have they become prepared for
sedeense Although possessing considerable commercial
value they have been held by several European States
winch coonized, and at the same time conquered them
cey Tor purposes of military and naval strategy in carry
gsO Ot' european policy and designs in regard to this
fhao
the West India islands used by our enemy to the great
ane of the United States We had the
, Eoen IN our second with Great Britain The
trade with the West Indies while we were at peace with all
In our recent civil the rebels and their pira
ports for the work which they too scceSsf 70.