The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-08-14

stands to day a, iti. The valse Of
the currcucy then was not too large
for the demands Of tho business of
the country. ! ~ MT Asliss~ thss
il would bc accsssary or sdvssaeSs to
expand the csrreaey 10 that csteat ,
but II |, should prove to be 20, |
would not hesitate to restore the
currency to the amount 1t which u
stood when gold touched 1873. !
toll you, gsntlemsn, IL this ssrs
done, i, would be - grateful 10 you
aoi to tho people Of the wsst and
South m tho dcws OF heaven 10 the
parchsd earth ~ the qasils and
nsnaa which Tod 10 hM mercy
voueh,ased to tbs children Of Israel
in the wilderness. ny these two
measures alone your debt would he
reduced to enc, 60O 900, and The IN.
tesest would b rsascsd V e33O, tWO,.
900, and the interest wosld b re-
! ducod more than $50, 900, 900 IN
gold, annually, aud tho accruing
revenue wonld enable you, without
further expansion to pay OH the rss'
idue OF the hvs sws.t'es % 'nsy
mature, and thus 10 aim.a'sn ~"
further the amount OF '"'efs'', nn'
consequently tho nxes u, "en'
the currency were 'oe"o 'us"s."'
gradual contraction soa'a " su.s''
cd, ana as u wou'e come ."ou '"e
necessity iof large sums Oh mo"oy
on me part oil inc government nao
passed sw'y-when .Ahcs we're 'ow,
It could os accomplished ~'."pu' 'ns
opPfess'o" ana o'sa""' ""''" nv"
"'''"" :"
"oSp"'''""' 80
! nave been repfese"'e" ~ '"'"''
cal TO the bondhc'der' "en''e"'e",
shall Judge me ! am "o''''e 10 no
class or interest In tue eoa"''y !
SIMPLY desire TO DC Jun-J"s' 70 '"1
bondholder, just to tho people, !
would 1.-Two up, with 'erupaious ""o'
ity, TO the term OF our eon'iae's. !
would pay the mhr'" "' me n'e
twentlcs IN gold, because INC "o'
eminent has PROMISED 10 10 so ,
would pay bo'h prmc'P" M" '""r'"
o. the 'en>'or',os !" so'a, s'sau 's'
Tue Government hss P'om's1a " uo
so. would pay inc Pr"o'f" o. ,he
i've twcnt'cs ~ fc?.f'c"dcr "o'e'' DC
cause the bondhoIdcrs sgreed TO re.
ceiye them in payment and I" !
would not reradiatc Al ho.e'' bar
gain to make money for the public
creditor
ALLEGED CONSEQUENCES coSsID.
xurp
=, .A .-;a a.. nj. ,o,;,.
n, !" na' u's" s.u 49,. 's s,..l ry
WI s'v' Us ''r's'.s' ~.
NM no. ms w ~. !.
"a' 'A- ~, ii, ~. ...
10 'an rsy a,.1".iR'.', ~. .,, ."s ~
'ain'y OF ''s u'umA.' .o'i ~. p.p" ~ =.
come "o'o srp.en' ~. ~ 49,.
s'ead''y '"csessS"' ""e'
operate ~ . ""''e'sS 'roa 'sS p'"r
S.'J a"o "'o, ...;,,:s
- ~ a. - hon..nd
milIiors and viii notsthe legal tender
note, be lust in that proportion more
valuable +
But svain rive TO these notes
the acknowledged uudoubtcA eapssi.
~ 10 nav these boads 10 nay oil
public obliaa.;ons. sud they imme.
distoly increase il value. I know
the evils Of = deprecated currency ;
Webster described them. wesla
not aid In depssciatiug our essssscy,
| fought sxsinst il who's II Was pro.
posed by the Legal tender act my
warning was no. needed. But since
il has been accom- plishcd- since the
debt WINS contracted in legal tender
since il may he lawfully and hos.
estly paid in gai.tcndsr--I am Ia
favor of continuing II until 70 can
secure to tho people, who have al.
ready suffered oil ths evil, whate,sr
good may BE- extracted from the
system.
nrcAp,rt,LAr,os AND APPEAL.
pu, c.,,,.u., 7 do,.,n van ,oo
,oan hsve .or,h, 10 by,ry In
't"s .,",r.s. ,bs ,vo n.,,;.s 81
.hs;r .....i.. .r;n.;~lo. Ghon..
. ~ h , ,h.u !. .,,"n@l.
bs;wsea Law and force Constitution
aud revolution order and anarchy
pa.As ~ ~~-'""''nn; economy
and c1sravsgsnce civil government,
and whatever comes after It. over
throw intellect, cultivation, er
perienec, capacity Tor government,
and--bnt ! forbear--as-tchseFs
cries, SO ON Vet il out IA will
not say a word in disparagement OF
the chosen leader Of great psrsy
OF my countrymsn. This Is tho 81
prcme struggle ior tho mastery BY
these enduring and opposing iorce..
Choose wisely between shsn. Work
day Of he election In November tho
American psople can be corrrstuia.
tod for the achievement OF = prosper.
ity and hsppiues whichs can only DO
secured al he soiovmspt Of liberty
| regulated b. Law. snd Of lsw inspired
by IN, gsoivs Of virtsous liberty.
1mmenss and peoloursd ch>ss;es.)
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