Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-03-06

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believe that Ihe people oflhal Stat,
are not prepa ed for specie pay.
menls, and that any great eohlrae'
ton Uf the currency would inVOlVe
them ia ruin. They could endure
a gentle imitation, bat they will
scarcely survive Il further oonlrao
ton, ! know not how Others may
feel, hut as for my single self ! con
fees % . weakness for the old Com
monweallh OF Virginia, lfshe has
sinned in the sight Of heaven, heay'
an aud earth have witnessed the
the terrible retribuli0n, When wo
speak of Virginia the long past ri
srs before Us, aud we are associated
with the heroes tho statesmen, aud
the philosophers OfOther days, Tho
sword OF her Washington hangs in
the Pa,eut Office, aud there, too, Is
his camp and camp-ilrnituro, oven
down 10 his pcwtcr'plaics, held rs
the sacred memorial of n patriotism
which endured all things for his
cuuntry's sake. Jefferson and the
Declaration, aud Madison and tho
Constitution, tho eloqucnco of Hon
ry, tho learning OF Marshall, all pro-
ties, against the divorce which sewers
tho bonds OF Union and dcgradcs
Virginia from her position ofoqual,
. ity in the family of States. Dis
mcmbcrcd and divided, spurncd and
insu.lcd, suffering aud bleeding, the
frail aud toltoring emblem of her
former self ii We cannot alleviate,
let Us do nothing to increase the
calamilics which ovcrwhelm her al-
ready. Neither tho vicissitudcs
through which she has passed, nor
tho furnace Of ailiiction in which
she walks at present, have ever been
able TO eXtort from her one word of
complaint or reproach. lfit is be-
lieved that she can be driven or per-
suadcd to Il profession Of the Radi
cal creed, it is n mistake; she will
live and die in the faith which has
been handed down from the fathers,
/ 1t is assumed that gold will come
to this country when it is needed.
In MY opinion it will be needed Il
long time before it will come. When
our exports and sales in foreign
countries shall exceed our imports,
that excess will be paid to us in
gold.
Another assumption is that green
backs will enhance in value rs soon
as an act of Congress shall fix day
for the resumption of specie pay
ments. The ability ofa debtor to
meet his obligations is OF moro CON
sequence in tho eyes otcrditors than
any promises or pledges he may
make upon that subject. If he is
in doubtful or failing circumstances,
it is certainly prudent to name &
distant day, and this precaution has
been observed in the measure which
has been proposed to the Senate.
But the great question is, can the
government meet it's liabilities ?
T"oosur,, m r shows tbot fnr ths ,ast
thro" vc,rs and seven months the
average annual expenditure 10 pay
mnnt Of interest," and other demands
GOO c,c cc, 20 I .Lot
'i"" pooi' "ooo'o4o,ooi w. CIV" '""'
during that t'ine INC PuDlic deot,
instead Of being diminished, has
been increased by the addition of
e1Go 17I 16I AZ In three wears
ord ro,.on r,or+bs ,Ir,ost two thouu-
and WILTON dollars have boen ey-
nandcd and thc debt il larger than
+ woe at the close oftha war The
Secretary saws that if it had not
- p,o;eo ,o;I,ooJ +bo
-, ',,0',,'
P"' o''''su ',,;at " l'''" h -, ~ Wv ho Suh
a""et;, a.s.t;,II,, " I nnn,aot ,ha Job+ wonId
I.".,,'b Ia,.n hi:r IvI sn,olIer '' Rat % sucb con
.;',,'ona;o, ,i", " oGr onn ns ,;,,oIu 70 honnan
;"Vnt't9 H. t't,ro "1o g" n tha nost I and t tho
e'ot 6" Wv stands @ 90 st.tod WhiIo tho
dobt bas heen Tins ronidlv increos.
;nn tho resnnrces of the Govern.
'ent 9, f0r ;to Iionidotion have been
,om nonoron;dIv ~ m dnclin;nm nc tbe tohlos
H liiIi .hnm ~
Nv wv - ,' '"o" e .,o.,
Inc reGe,pS sor r'T IsGe ne saOo 2as s,a 40
The receipts from internal
revenue for 1867 were... 2G6 6,O27, ,5S7 43
The receipts from internal
m revenue for 1868 were. l9l,oS"oS0 Al
me 1seo estimated 'e'V'p'' '0f TAG 900 GA 10
T,' -, &c.,, a,,.,or,s eontLo
ne iooo'p's II yin, p'n ouI'on'' 1 ao' SnI
iast 'nreo } cars nave o0en 80 iOi-
lows
For the year ,scG si.s'VioS1a SIa go 90
For FOr ,he ,he year e isGs - i64 aga sos 5S
rlia stn+omon, which ia token
e ".I %, :" : ,,orn,t " ,bo Saorotorr ~
~ - o'I Trnosrr,, rno ,,oints ratLnr to dofi
':!o -. - lii Ill IN 70 tbo navment of
c,en'y ~ ~ III. III 10 most
tne Puoi'S w." 49, oo,noa.od With onr
aiaIiiiliS I.iS ie"eIio ;s hot
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