The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-12-15


eulston would directly approximate
speeie standard Specie payments bav
ing been resumed by the government
and banks al notes or bills of paper is.
sued by either. q loss denomination
than twenty dollars, should ~ aw be
excluded ircm circulation; 20 that tho
people NAV bavc .hc benefit aud con
Fcnlencs u gold and silver currency.
which in an their business transactions
viii be uniform ID value Al home and
abroad Every man q property and
industry every man who desires to pre-
serve what be honestly possesses, 81 to
obtain what be can honestly earn. has
direct interest in maintaining n saie
circulating medium; such medium as
shall be real and substantial. not liable
to yibrate With opinions, not subject to
be blown OF torn down by the breath
ol speculation, bat "a be made stable
and secure A diaordercd currency Is
Que Of tho greatest political esils II
unaermlnos tho virtues necessary for
The support Of the social system, and
encourages propensities 70 the extinct
lon q happiness Il wars against IN.
dustry frugality and economy, aud Il
fosters the evil spirits Of extravaganza
and speculation. II has been asserted
by one Of our most profound aud gil.
ed statesmen that "of all the eoutrivau.
cos ior cheating the laboring classes Of
mankind, none had been more efieetual
than that which deludes them with pa
per money" This is the most eflectu-
al Of inventions TO fertilizo tho rich
mans fields by the sweat Of the poor
mans brow Ordinary tyranny, op-
preston, excessive taxation, bear light
ly on the happiness Of the masses Of
the community compared with fraud-
ulent currency, and tho robbery is com
mitted by. y.depreeiatod paper Our own
history has recorded for our instruction
enough, and more than enough, Of tho
demoralizing tendency, the injustice,
and the intolorable oppression, on the
woll-disposed and yirtuous, Of degra-
ded paper currency, authorized by law
or in any way countenanced by govern
ment, IL is one Of most successful de-
vices IN times Of peace or war, of ex-
pansions or revolutions, 70 accomplish
the transfer Of all precious metals from
the great mass Of the people into the
hands of the few, where they are hoard
cd in secret places, or deposited under
bolts and bars, while the people are left
to endure all tho inconvenience, sacri-
fees and Generalization resulting from
the use Of deprecated and worthless
paper.
DEpARTMEST or THE INTERIOR
The Secretary Of the Interior in his
report gives valuable information in
reference TO the interests confded TO
the supervision Of his department, and
reviews the operations Of the land Of
fee, pension Office, patent Office, and
the Indian bureau During the fiscal
year ending jane 80, 1868, G,6G5,7 700
acres Of public land were disposed Of
The entire cash receipts Of the general
land Office for the same period, were
1892. 745, being greater by $284,8sa
than the amount realized from the same
sources during tho previous year. Tho
entries and grants under tho
homestead law cover 2,328,923 acres,
nearly one-fourth Of which was taken
under the act Of July q, 1866, which
applies only to the States Of Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and
Florida. On the Both of June, 1868,
1868 names were borne on the PEN
sion roll, and during the year ending
that day the total amount paid for pen
siong including the expenses paid for
disbursement, was $2i0lo,072 being
81, ,39l,025 greater tnan that expended
for like purposes during tho preceding
year. During the year ending the 30th
Of September last, the expenses Of the
patent Office exceeded the receipts by
$l7l, and including reissues aud de-
sigus Is, 1853 patents were issued.
THE INDIANS
Treaties with tho vraious Indian
tribes have been concluded, and will be
submitted to the Senate for its oonsido-
ration. ] cordially sanction tho stipu-
lations which will provide for resorying
lands for the various tribes, where they
may be encouraged to abandon their
nomadic habits and engage in agricul-
ture and industrial pursuits. This pol
icy, inaugurated many years since. has
met with signal suooesa wherever il has
been pursued in good faith aud with
becoming lib6rality to the United
States The necessity for extending il
as far as practicable in our relations
with the aboriginal population, is great.
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