Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-19

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debts too. Surely II government has In
Its hands means OF sach easy benea.
eenee, IL sadly falls In It's duty II ID
omIts TO put II In practice.
Wa can only Add the closing remarks
OF the Honorable Senator, which were
~ follows!
think q detailed examlnasion OF the
whole history OF this currency In any
section OF the country would show that
the evils and the advantages tor 1t had
at the time Its advantages, IS every
other necessary expedlent has) were very
fairly distributed over thu whole body
OF the community. ~ some respects the
holders OF the wealth OF the country |
gained by L.; In Others they lost largely |,
In the ways have named. In some re. |
spects the laborers and the furnishers OF \
produce and supplies gained by It In the !,
stimulation which such issues always
produce to production and trade for the |
time being; and In other respects, in
the enhanced price of all the commodi.
ties they were obliged to buy or con.
sumo, they lost. So that l believe no
man can Justly cay that one class OF the
community more than another has prof
tied or lest by this unfortunate necessity
10 whichswe, were obliged 10 resort dur
Ing the rebellion.
know that such themes aud such
assertions are always the fruitful topics
OF those who would introduce new
schemes or aspire TO political success by
arraying one section or one class OF q
community or country against another.
The laborer Is sought to be convinced
that injustice Is practlsed upon him, be-
cause merely justice, according 10 the
faith and promise OF the nation, Is prac.
.ised toward some person more tortI-
nate than be; and hefis asked to join Ia
3 crusade against the creditor OF the
government and against its credit, be-
cause the. species OF currency which the
government has furnished to him is not
what 1t ought to De. And in this con-
nection wish to repest to the honest,
sober aad rfiactiug lsboring men, the
great body OF the people, what Incl
dentally mentioned In an earlier part OF
my remarks, that their interests, which
are the real interests OF society, that
their welfare and their prosperity can
not be attained or advanced by any act
! OF injustice toward any creditor OF the
government by any act OF unfairness or
OF arbitrary power toward any other
person or part OF the community.
Human experience has proved, as
moral considerations would also prove
! without experience, that the welfare OF
society depends upon the Harmonious
and friendly cooperation OF all its parts
for the common good, and that itacan
never be advanced oy doing injustice
toward one portion OF its people in Or
der to remedy an injustice which rests
| upon another /; but rather by the united
snd friendly effort. of both TO relieve
such injustice existing, and to elevate
the depressed classes and conditions OF
society TO the level OF those who are In
better condition, rather than to destroy
those who are, fortuGate in order that
they may experience misery common
TO at. ~ 20 Z 81 ruaN ~
In what, I have said, Mr.. President,
I have endeavored, without working
Rpon she passions and prejodices OF any
use OF any harsh expressions or epithets
or phrases calculated to appeal to she
fancy or prejudice Of those who NAV
hear me, rather than TO their reason. to
set forth as srit fly as I could the true
considerations which 1t appears to me
demonstrate the propYiety of passing the
\ resolution which have introduced, and
OF passing 1t now. In so doing have
drawn largely from the long train of
witnesses and events, giving historic tes-
timony upon the subject, that furnish
impregnable reasons and indisputable
examples for my conclusions; which
are:
| /. That the public faith Is clear.
ly pledged to the payment by the words
OF the statutes alone ~ 'ga II
2. That whether so or not the con-
temporaneous Interpretation of these
statutes on their enactment and In the
public action OF the officers and agents
OF the government under them bind IA
by every consideration that can apes,
to our honor TO stand by that interpre-
tatiop. .s....... s.... g.lt1#.gt. "A
B.. That the payment In real money.
or rather the formal admission of our
DUTY so 10 do-fof In that case the &C.
1 "ual PoJ mcus eau w ulduG as GRADUAL as
| Is deslred-involves not one currency
for the bond holder and another for the,
people, not "gold for one and rags for
another" as the cry OF some ia, no de.
NAL OF the fact that money good
enough for the soldier and laborer is
good enough for the bond-holder" but.
involves the certain consequence of
making In short time the paper cur
rency of the country convertible into
gold and silver at par 10 the hands OF
all. t
In the enthusiasm o: our loyalty aud
courage we have conquered the armed
enemies Of the republic. Let as now
bear with equal loyalty, courage aud
manly fortitude, the shunber but still
weighty Consequences and bansns that
are tbeinevitable fruits Of war still lin-
gering in the haunts Of peace. w. .n
We regret that want OF spAes forbids
the publication OF the entire speech We
regard It as the most eogent aai eoa-
rvinslng argument yet presented in via