Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-03-06
FIN a N o IL
GREAT SPEECH
OF
Hon. I. c. McCreery,
OF
KENTUCKY.
EslNrrsl ia lleSsnals og the United s'a'e.
January -, lsd1,

ihAN Ah AAlN ANlAAAA'NN ~ "NA AN"H
c.al affairs, IL might bo more
agreeable 10 the Senate To postpone
my remarks Unlilg u later period IN
the session; but facts and figures
projects aud counIorpr1iccts, csti'
males and spcvuialiUns will accu
muluIv until il would coniuund the
wisdom eel solomon To tell what we
arr win. aud cNha.st n dozen
such lroa,urIrs as his ~ discharge
thc debt,
Finance is the engrossing topic
OF The day, 1t addresses itself Ia
the unXielies, the hopes, and the
fears of all classes aud conditions
OF men. Bondholdcrs and bankers
lawyers aud doctors, farmers and
mechanics, are deeply and vitality
I interested in in its solution. Nor
is that all Many millions of our
bonds aud other securities have
crossed the waters, and England is
merry ut the prospect of II rich trib'
ute TO be drawn yearly from the
sweat and toll of American citizens,
How long it will take her to acquire
tue lion share cannot be deter
mined with mathematical certainty,
but from the start she has taken
the period will be short, probably
not longer than Washington and
his army were engaged in achieving
our independence. Laughter.
Considering the amount involved
and the different nationalitics con
ccrncd you could hardly ovcrcsti-
mate the Importance Of the ques-
ton. 1t should be coolly, calmly
aud thoroughly considered. Great
liberation and iorbcarance should be
observed in the discussion. High
authority has declared that the sub
jcct IS "mystcrfous" in some of its
relations. There are gentlemen III
this Chamber who do not under.
stand mysteries, and those who
do should deal tcndcrly with their
ignorance in that regard. There
are very few men who can see very
far into the future. The great mass
OF mankind cannot even tell what
day or an hour will bring forth.
4 leading lawyer Of Kentucky said
that he admitted the fore knowledge
OF God as Il general proposition,
I"',,J ,' 'n, haIinvn thot God Himself
nv .''',' ''' ,,'l, ''U' :" ~ adnonnn how a comfy
oo"," (,',' ,,.',In W., - da"iinncnse TTongh-
COW o", "J"'T SI.',,iniSn, GGS .LnII never ind1ce
w. w. ,-i',l,p ,1.o p',0'T Iin,i,at;on nnon the
.ItriTn,ns of tho AImigbtv. but |
- II. stn,n No nownr short Of Omni.
a,'n,a n,n discIose what the Radi-
cai 'o",v will DO between this and
,Hn M lSt T 3,r Of INV 1871 nor what
'r;Il. M l.Ls ~. ,ho I finonci,y,, IN condition of the
o''n,,trv - thst ncriod rRenewed
I,",rh,1r ! Various oninions are
nntor,n,nId hv thoucbtfuI and in
-, IT, ''''' n1 ond nroscrint;on
e.,''= .'''s''' a,'d u;naic,ire oa If NAV be-
MI, II ~ r',i ~ =, Lnrnon;ga action or sen.
;n'."t m M rnon tLn subject
''i,I''' NJ l,nn,;Jon+ - tbo Un;tod
..i, i"0 his ' Iolt onrnai message
'''''a - .',,', "'' 'I I;s aar,W strnggIes
: '"'' ~ '.i>;.'; '"e w. ',;,l, ,ho.o WIZ ,re
y u "''''A'"S "'1' 80 diMcmI
,. Nv" V"Io",;vii"S ';'.i,,. ~, lima shonld
''>'' ",t .I, nt,. MANN l;n mn
eo"te "o' r"iUis '',;>;,s ,na wLon labnr
'I> I'I n'I0 ~, '',u arap,,.;na,od 'I from the
shou'a pe t'N"neip ,;i"I ron,ured 10
l', 'li"'uo'h VI o"p's"'' ;doo n,hi.h had
gNo ut,oi"hoo . W "n ,.,',.oa,"d ,uo" ~ his
pcen i'o'ling unoHl,iooseu . o Eran
prnin @ iot ilioio h 'nIn tha ,.,n"rous n", inn
II 1t were nIfesy 'ne sJ"it'" - I'D
PuIae which Pr9'npucu ~ - f.om
nave peeh a s'1iolu W PlJ'oL. ~. ~ aUJa :, U
assault u Dut haruly nso ,h .''o ,oodo" "olu
l',ion rom 'ho i'Is ~ W. 'ho,r foat
"heh senators sPlans ~ ~ tnus ~ w
ana proceeueu III "hsl!. P"r"a0 p' ~
"ehou''ce "np conuen'' w. ~ eau,ho I
tne'"e was ci'"',seu' ~ ,,o,'nnf'i "" f an
ue'u ie.i III 9'u anu ,ins,;as ,o 90 S'o
ee"'' u pon a 'n' ,I I"i ';s',.os & Of Iobn.
VEINS io.ioIeu @ ,. 'l,o 1Ssu e"mo,..i i' OroIinns
son' anu Nv ."en'y nu % tn;h,ta tn ,he
PounS io''n a ,o"S - ha,uood Co.
genus " ,t '"V ~ - wv ,,ot lad heon
" 'e.eo'' : .'"I 1ilo 'l'Ii.V ~ h"ad or tho
pi"! i's "iounu ..'. Wv ~
i'Ni,s S'"'eS.iii,' ,,' ,i', ,o,,lor,or will.
uo ioi'o 'r'|' "U ~, om ohont
.'No vN'S II 5t'Vn So ~ taJ " T d;s"nrd onJ
~ =; say /" = ,n',I ",'' : "''i if thora be one
u.ss,''S'G,, o,',.'s '',U'9n 49, w.rIitc snirit
among s Us ~; ""o'J go nf obivdIrv
r., i,,i,' ~" TYrllev on. Greece and
-, ~ ,'i,' H., I;no hearing
- ,,:5,l h;,o IL ,bo ,,lad ,id;ngs that "ofl