Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-02-01
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From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The people Of this coustry after Ave
years war and commotion, now want quiet
and repose. AL good citizens men Of buS-
ness and standing, want a cessation Of polit-
ical agitation. The late terrible war hAs
launched upon them with but little notice,
and was most unexpected event to the great
mass Of the American people, They want
no more such catastrophes-they want
TO build up what has been torn down, in
stead Of going on further In the work of de-
molition. First of all they want stable ami
permanent currency, currency not subject
TO the will or caprice, or interested action
of any man or set of men. They want q
system Of finance upon which they can
count in the future as well as the present.
As the present system is so completely inter-
woven with the politics Of the country, there
is no remedy for financial disorders except
by restoring and maintaining the pnblic
peace and tranquility.
There Is no doubt, we repeat but all SEN
sible men Of both parties, are sick and wea-
ry Of the apparent never ending agitation
The events of the war led, among other
thins, TO n most tremendous monetary change
In our condition. For q low specie standard
we substituted one based upon paper and
Government credit. There are those who
now propose violently to resume our original
status. They are unaware Of or regardless
of the truth, that great financial as we'll as
great political changes should be made slow.
ly and gradually, by cautious approach to
the end desired. II Is no light thing to I'M
settle the standards of value and impair the
fortunes Of millions by rash and precipitate
action. There has been gradual imitation
Of the currency, by the issue Of an immense
volume OF paper money. Upon Il are pre-
dicted all business transactions notes, mort
cages contracts and leases have all been Civ
en- with reference to 1t.
To instantly destroy this immense system
and rerurn to specie standard, would bring
utter ruin and destruction to countless num-
bers, and entire stagnation to all business
and laboring interests. DESTROYS as we es-
specially are, to get back To the old constitu.
tional basis Of gold and silver, for which we
have ever contended, and upon which we
have fought many political battle, we dom,
want TO do 1t in way that would bring
general public distress, and universal calara.
ity. Let US descend from the present fnan-
cial heights as we asscended Il, gradually,
and by degrees. It was said 10 be an una.
voidable necessity, that fastened this paper
system upon US, but in getting rid Of Il, the
people have right to be, and can, and
should be consulted as TO the time and man.
ner in which ii shall pass out of existence
If we were influenced by partisan consid.
Grafton and looked to its success alone
nothing would please Us better than to Sc,
an immediate, resumption Of specie paymeni
by the Government. Fnf
But this event by plunging the Who'll,
country into great disaster, would effect thu
just with the uniust--those who are not re
spensible as well as those who arc--for II
our present condition we cannot afford {,
crafty just retrbutien upon the author
Of our calamities, by involving on
friends in the common disaster. While W,
are on board the same ship with them W,
Should help keep her of the breakers, and
cause her to live through the frighfal gal
by which she has sustained such terribl
daaase.