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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-18
The Gold Contract Bill.

Congress is p~roceedingly cautiously
but surely in its treatment of fnan-
cial questions. 1t is adopting no
dies, but VIII ere a point can be plainly
made in favor Of a return to a sound
specie-paying system, it is done. Such
is its act authorizing the enforcement
of contracts payable in gold. How
far the mercantile and business com
munity will avail themselves Of this
provision remains to be seen. Should
they do so extensively, business might
be gradually restored to a specie
basis, by the redemption of old con
tracts IN currency, and the formation
of new ones in gold. This would
keep before the. country for a time
two ~currencies, gold and paper. but
those we have always had, and our
legal assumption that the two were
the same currency, or equally lawful
money, has at all times been subject
to a heavy discount of falsehood.
The advantages Of returning to
specie payments by this mode
would be that it would be
done without change of values
or hardship to the debtor class. The
principal difficulty in the way of re-
turn to specie payment has been the
large amount of private debts out
standing, which were incurred in cur-
reney, and the actual value of which
is but seventy cents on the dollar. To
return to specie payment by any mode
which would suddenly require these
private debts to be paid in gold, swell
ing their amount thirty per cent,
would bankrupt a very large class of
the people The Gold Contract bill
avoids iris danger, towards which
McCulloch's policies were drifting rs,
and provides a safe and equitable
mode by which the country may vol
UNFAIRLY return to specie payments
without changing actual values of any
kind or expressing or bankrupting
any class.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-18

have persistently attributed the do.
preston in business to q scarcity OF
currency. From this baeis it has
been argued that further issues would
give business a new start and change
the results Of trade from that Of loss
to profit" This IS a delpsl0n. The
rate of interest IN New York ls down
to 3@4 per cent. % call loans, and
banks are unable TO find employment
for their balances. At the Weststhere
is also more money than can be used,
and currency is being sent to New
York, where banks pay Boa per cent.
on deposits. National securities that
bear equal to s per cent. currency n
terest are selling at a net premium OF
Solo per cent, railroad securities
bring a premium of 10920 per cent,
while stocks that pay no dividend IN
prospect, are bringing 80@95 per cent.
If, therefore, continues the Gazette, an
abundance Of cheap money could re-
vive general business, trade would be
active where it is stagnant. This
state of things proves concluslveIy
that business men do not not believe
in the imitation theory. They Enot0
that crop failures are the cause of the
depression. They know that the
country is poor because the crops of
1866 and 1867 were largely deficient,
aud their hopes for better times are
based, not upon an increased supply
of currency, but upon good crops Of
cotton, corn, wheat and other agri-
cultural products, In 1868. IF the
crops this year result as they now
promise, the people who produce viii
have much to sell; the purchasing
power of the greenback dollar viii
be increased; money will flow from
the commercial centers, where it is a
drug. into the hands of the people,
where it IS scarce; good times will be
experienced, and there will be an end
Of the croaking about a scarcity Of
currency.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-18
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Architects.

AYchatects.
Allen q Clarke, Crescent City Building
H. Mursdnna, No. 8 Chambers BLOCK
Attorneys.
". +. Hargraves Washington Block, Bird
Street. rarra-
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Has.
H 0Aa.
r. A Weber 4 o., corner OF Main and
Third Streets.


Third Streets
hoA
samT Orr & o., Dealers IN IroO. steal
ETC., Water St. corner of sycamore
Ice.
T. Q. Jewell & co. NO. II 8. First Street
JeWelry and Clocks.
0eissier q Delaug, No. 4s Main st. -
A. Rosenkranz, No, Il North % St.
Fl ) Lumber, Sash, &c.
Tribble, Myers & Bro, 2nd Street, above
Chestnut. -
John F. Glover, cor. Main and 7th SITS. 2
Jas. Swanson & Son. Water Street, OPP.
posite Lamasco Wharf. at
Liquor Dealers.
Gamble & Forth, wholesale Dealers IN
Liquors, &c, No. 6 South First St. ~
Marble Dealer
Uhlhorn q Brinkman, Marble Dealers
Nos. 100, 1O2 and 100 Main street.
Merchamt Tai ors.
D. 5. Anderson, Merchant Tailor, No.3
Chambers Block.
w. q. Hazelrigg, Merchant Tailor, No.
81 Main Street.
M. Lyon, New Opera House. conner OPP
posite the Sherwood House.
Music.
Frederick Gel, Bird ST., below Sycamore.
Or.
Philip Decker, Dealer il Compound Luz
bricatlng Oils, 80 St. b-et.sycarnore& Vine.
Plumbers.
Gibson d Welsh, No. 83 Locust st.
Painters.
william Woods, House and Steamboat
Painter, shop cor. 4th and Mulberry SITS.
Physicians.
Bray n Day, Physicians and Surgeons,
No. 8 First Street.
DR.. II. NJ. Harvey, cor. Main and 3rd SITS.
DR.. A. webber, Third Street, between
Cherry and Oak.
DR.. A. c. Haynes, cor. Sd and walnutsts.
Real Estate Agents.
W. Il. Klussman & Co, Real Estate
Agents, N ;. IS Main Street.
VIM. Reavis, U. :. Claim Agent; also,
Real Estate Agent, Main St. bet. Sd s 18th.
AIvah Johnson. Real Estate Agent,
Third Street, between Main and Locust.
J.. P. Elliott & Son, Third near Locust.
McNeely q Schubert, Washington Block,
Third Street.
Ike tdardatS.
Dicks saloon, cor. First aud Locust SITS.
Saddlery, Trimmings, DC.
c. Wolf. SIS Main Street.
Charles Babcock & Co.. No. 6 Main st.
St1ves and Ttnvare.
Lodge, jenkins & Fender, No. 81 Main st
Steamboats,.
Steamer Tennessee, Capt. Ben. Howard,
Master, Regular Cairo Packet; caves
Evansville Tuesdays and Fridays.
Steamer QuicBs ep, II. T. Dexter, Master
leaves Evansville Mondays & Thursdays
Steamer Armada, Gus. Dusouchet, Mas
ter, leaves Evansville Wednesdays and
Saturdays.
can Sam. orr, leaves Evansville
every Saturday.
Henderson, PACKETS.
Steamer Mollie Norton, Charles Perkins,
Master, leaves Evansville daily at3% P. NJ.
Steamer Newsboy, w. H. shelter, Master,
leaves Evansville daily at 8 p. NJ.
Rec RIVER
Steamer James Gray, Joe. McReynolds,,
Master; Regular Semi Weekly Packet.
Steamboat agents.
&. R. Rudd, Water Street.
Umbrella Manufacturer.
AdoIph WAGNER, Third Street. bet. Vine
and Division.
UadertdEers.
John w. and George Henson, Under
takers and Embalmers, No l5S Main ST.
r. Smith q Brothers, Undertakers, l4l
Main ST., between Fourth and Fifth.
Wooden Mus.
Schae er, Gruen q Kehr, factory in indie
p~endence; store Third ST., below Main.
Wagons, Materials, dc.
c. Decker & Sons. l46 and I4S Main st.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-18

THE Cincinnati Gazette SAYS :
Those who favored an additional
Issue Of ir~redeemable paper money,
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-18
Dry GOODS.

~&& - t.r
SCHAPKER, BUSSING & Co.
Nos. Al and 40 Main ST.,
EVANSVILLE, IND.
Have now on hand h most complete
stock OF
Spring and Summer Dry Goods
and MILLINERY that can be found in tn,
West, and sell them at a uniform price, a
cheap as the cheapest.
Also, Agents for the celebrated
FLORENCE SEWING MACHINE.
which we warrant has no superior in the
country. eau and see them, or send for
circular.
SCHAPKER, BUSsISG & co.
aprs
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y . A4@A
Street. aaI
Crebs & Conger. Carni, Illinois o7fa
BIZ D. Guilty, Morgantowp, BY.
II. r Black Marion, Ky. l. 20
Business College.
Evansville Business college. Wells q
KIiner. Nos. q and 49 Main St.. tup stairs)
Boarding. +
Railroad House, Old Bull's Head"
Main Street.
Mrs. D. Carter, Division bet. Second and
Third Streets.
Mrs. E. NJ. Burns. No. 2 South Second St
Books, Stati0nerg. and Paper.
Evansville Journal Co., No. . Locust St.
HeaIy. Isaacs & Co., No. 9 North lst St.
John 81. Scott, contain and Second SIS.
John R HooIe & Son, Cincinnati.
Cnetheld & Woods, Cincinnati.
Fish & Barter. No IS Mail Street.
Decker & Morton, No. II 5. First ST.
Builders Materials.
Babcook q Steele. Water. Locust
Street.
Carriages
]. b. Green d Co, Main St, between Flfth
and SIxth-
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-18
.VGLLAKDIGHAMB YiEWS OF rae
POLITICAL SITUATION.
9ne CANDIDATE and PlAtEorrl OF the
Democracy.
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third Partyto be Formed.

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Mr. Vallandigham, and has commu-
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Western Democracy to that paper.
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