The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-03
HOW TO SAVE THE COUNTRY From EXIST
ISG AND IMPENDING EVILS.


TIE bakers dozen Of long haired philosopher Of their
too sessions two Sundays since did NOT seems sats-
facsor'y settle the question: "Hew the country
from existing and impending evils." Two additional
sessions held yesterday II Metropolitan Hall, on
sixth avenue and the subject was further discussed.
Or. Shepherd presided at tho three p. NJ session.
Pushing up his spsctacles 10 the apex OF his
intellectual forehead, he announced the subject
they had met 70 discuss with gravity CON-
mensurats with that Of the subject itself II any
one had . panacsa 10 cure the present ills OF the
country 10 the political, social, moral, religious
pecun!ary, anything else. he invited such one 10
make the same known and promised ten minutes time
Mr. KsIls occupied the nrst ten minutes in showing
up what he claimed b the rottenncss Of present
currency system and injurious tendencies Of present
system VI taxation. Government had gos up big en-
gns aud was rolling Oh greenbacks by the cArtload-a
policy OF currency expansion he claimed 10 be both i'm
petite and suicidal Ho would save the country by
doing away with the present national banks and buy
up the national bonds aud save the interest now paid
on them.
Mir Bscthn compared the managers of our national
finances 10 keeper. OF faro banks. with the advantage
AL ON ono side. Oar government he claimed was fast
becoming srsiocraic and the masses were having their
noses po. 20 Tho Erlndstone Hrs panacca was 70 do
the people ASSERT thor rights and boldly stand up Tor
them. He would pay Cd the pnblic debt a, once AZ
the resen, tune this debt would be actually paid IN
twelve years by the interest alone
Mr. Rcis nlled second ten minutes reading extracts
from Hage's system Of Banking showing the depre
citation Of contracted currency The first quotation
showed that took $500 in this currency 10 buy dollar
10 CON- He Insisted that grceDback currency o.
now managed was rapidly the same degree Of
deprsciaion-an rrspedisble vortex or ruin
NJ sawyer aly coated AZ Tho salvation OF the country
rotrrn to specie payment lie alleged that the present
expansion had Haidied the country with a damnabls
debt-ths IS the language he used--had thrown over
hundred thousand people out Of employment IN this
city and Brooklyn, and brought about general pros
tsaton of business every where
Dr. shepherd pronounced the present OWLS from
which the county vas suffering dull business and
heavy TAXATION. lie was In favor OF paying of the
honai dcbl at once and ony Issue Of paper
there wac only one lssae 81 gold This he urged would
do away with al oar national evils aud the
country.
DR. walker claimed TIA, our present troubles were the
result " the late war and insisted thai they would
remedy themselves Ia Time did tho evils Of the two
previous wars bc would the country by letting
things 20 on ~ they going.
Dr. Inmbet acknowledged that he had hobby al
though II wss nothing more than small donkey and he
bound 10 ride H. lie would have rsspsc,apis men
put in office He declared present congressman 10
be drunk ards and members OF our Common Council low
follows that dsccnt white man cared to associate
with. In conclusion lie acknowledged himself the
damndsss eopperhes< hying-t his language we quote
and In favor Of repuAistng the public dsbt.
Mr. Cole went In FOR abosbing the electoral
and offered this a. his papscea 70 save the COUNTY,
Professor sheldon, Dr. Moore spd Other speakers FOL.
lgwss IN sp miRulS kkrtsftM spse, ~ sep.ibls sna