The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-13
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be poured into the city of New York, to
uphold and stimulate stock gambling to
glut the channels of industry, embarrass
honest transactions of business to cause
reactions in the various departments of
labor, by which the working classes are
thrown out OF employment, and to shake
to its foundations the fabric of the public
credit. Against the introduction of
| such an instrument OF dishonor and calum-
| ny we should enter our solemn protest as
we would against any other food of con-
tamination. speak with a clear under
standing of the force Of my words. | be-
| lieve and trust you will concur with me in
| the opinion that the emergency demands
| the plainest and most emphatic language
[ therefore recommend such an expression
on your part as may comport with the dig
nifty of the Legislature, and as you may
deem due to the interest of your constitu-
ents. | am not without hope that a time
| ly declarati' n of your views, to be present
ed to Congress through the Senators and
Representatives of this State, may arrest
the torrent of disgrace and disaster with
which the country is threatened from this
source If your protests and warnings are
unheeded, you will have the consolation OF
rejecting, when the evil comes upon us,
that no effort on your part has been spared
to avert it. (Signed,) JOHN A. DIX.
| ACTION OF THE LEGISLATURE
Immediately after the reading of this
Message, a joint committee of the tw,
houses was appointed, to which it was re
iferred. This committee reported the fol
flowing resolutions, which were adopted
with only two dissenting votes in the Sen
wit
ernor of the State of New York has thi
day transmitted to the Legislature spec
ial message relating to the inhation of the
currency by the General Government, call
ling attention to the disastrous effect of sucl
action upon the welfare and prosperity o
the country; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, IF the Assembly concur,
That We fully approve and heartily indoors,
the sentiments expressed in such message
and in view thereof, and of the act of Con
= gress, approved March, 1869, which at
frmed that the faith of the United State
was solemnly pledged to the payment i,
coin of all the obligations of the Unite
States not bearing interest, known al
United States notes, and that the Unite,
States also solemnly pledged its faith t.
e make provisions at the earliest PRACTICABLE
period for the redemption of the Unite,
u States notes in coin and as this pledg
: has been repeatedly given, it is the judg
IT ment of the Legislature of the State O
'. New York that it is the duty of the AID
$, ministration of the General Governmen
! at Washington, and of Congress, to stay tn
l. pernicious and ruinous policy of increasin
the volume of irredeemable paper currency
u and be it further
Resopled, IF the Assembly concur
= That our Senators and Representatives
Congress be, and they are hereby, reques
ed to resist, by all efforts in their powe
;. any initiation of the currency through tt
\ urther issue Of circulating notes by IL
Government or by national banks, that the
be, and are also hereby, requested respe
lively to promote by all proper means &
3 early return to specie payment; and be
further
Resolped, IF the Assembly concur
I, That His Excellency the Governor be r
quested to transmit these resolutions, wi
a copy of his message appended, to the Pre-
ident of the United States, aud to each
our Senators and Representatives in Co
gress