Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-22
The New Senator from Nevada.

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party in that body know that he thinks for him |
self, and does not wish to indulge in the stale
notes that the leaders have SO long whistlcd |
while the smaller fry CT that body kept step to the
m usic of the same tune. |
Mr.. Jones addressed the Senate On the first OF |
April, on the bill "to provide for the redemption
and reissue Of United states notes and for free |
banking
Mr.. Jones is said TO be worth about ten millions |
IN hard money, made in the business OF mining |
in Nevada, and in that State greenbacks are not |
looked upon as tho best currency in the world.
OF course Mr.. Jones is modest man, and in
strange place. and especially IN the U. s. Senate,
MS now bullied by the caucus leaders, all modest
men are expected 10 be a little timd Notwith-
standing this Mr.. Jones took the floor 1t had |
been whispered about that the new member felt |
uneasy in the Radical traces, and the western |
bullies were expected TO give him training, and
subdne the rsbel at once. This OF course was
fun for Mr, Morton, he had cudged 30 many into !
the loyal traces that lie felt perfectly at ease, and
Mr. Jones had not proceeded two minutes, and
had just remarked:
"Wheneyer You make paper money that has
no intrinsic value whatever legal tender for the
payment of debts, then gold viii disappear from
the circulation.
Mr. Morton Let me ask my friend question. |
Nevada, | believe, is State III the Union, and
yet Nevada refused to accept that which the
Congress of the United States did make legal
tender, aud the legst tender currency of the
United States has been persstently rejected both
D Nevada and California.
Mr.. Jones-The people of Nevada were honest
enough to do this When man agreed TO pay
o certain sum in gold and silver, which were
worth more than greenbacks, they forced him 10
do it, They were unable to sec how the govoIn-
ment could be assisted by allowing debtor to
punder his creditor. 1t Is one of the glories oi
that Stale, and one of the glories OF that coast
that debtors there were never permitted to plum
der their creditors, il seems to me Ia sought 40
be done here at this time.
Mr.. Mortou-Wnl the Senator allow me to ask
question right there?
Mr. Jones-Certainly.
Mr.. Morton-l ask him what would have be
of our country if ell the States of the Union
had followed the example of Nevada and rejected
the legal ten6ers?
Mr. Jones-We should have put down the re-
beon for fifteen hundred millions less Iaoney
than il did cost
Mr.. hamilton, OF Mary land-That rs true.
Mr.. Jones-1hat is what would have happier. ed
TO this country Aud more than this, we should
have been spared all the embarrassments and am
certainties which have nearly overwhelmed Ns
during the pest nlue years. We should haN e
saved since the close of the war n hundred nil
lions year, and prevented untold disasters ct
10 come il We do not retrace our steps, and winch
will, as believe, imperil the honor and prosper
ity Ot the country.
Mr.. Morton will say to my friend that his
position ia consistent, inaemuch as he regards the
gTsenback as curse from the beginning.
Mr.. Jones-l do, most undoubtedly and fur
ther believe that II is the duty OF mcn to face that
question. | know that tho loyal people Of the
United States have been disinclned 10 discuss
the morality or wisdom of the financial measures
Of the government inaugurated dur ing the rebel
lion. so joyful were they with the thought that
We were able to put 1t down at al that they have
not cared to scrutinize tho mems by which il was
suppressed. But 1t seems TO me, If "history i5
philosophy teaching by example," 1t is the duty
of this body 10 investigate the subtc 30 that in
case another rebellion shall arise we may sec
whether the last one was not put down al about
double tho cost that need to have been incurred.
1t seems to me that it was, and that the expert
ence of tho past is the best light 10 guide our
footsteps in the future
Much is said about the value OF ihe gIeenback
the superior quality OF the COVE tnment money,
the best, ns they tell U.S. that the world has ever
seen, one Senator, In a moment OF supremest ex-
altation, declaring it "battlo born." We are told
that the honor and entire resouI ccs OF this great
government arc pledged to its re' iempton. What
IL this "great government" 70 BIT us that pledge
Is concerned! At present 1t Is lns Senate.
Most certainly an addti, ,nal issue of IRE
deemable paper money Is viol alton OF tue spirit
OF the pledge and step in the iirect road to ruin
bankruptcy, and dishonor.
Mr. Logan-Will the Senator: allow Inc 10 inter
rupt himr
M Jones-Certainly.
Mr. Logan-The Senator spoke Of the pledg
of this Senate representing he government liz
does not mean to say that the iSenate is the gov
ernment.
MIR. Jones-So far rs the re iemption of tn
governments promises are conc, .rned, Ii is.
Mr.. Logan-Then every tim the Senator il
defeated part of the governme mt is defeated.
Mr.. Jones-Of couse, mean that the Senat
10 the Government, not in its I ,ower to enact
law, but in its power to prevent the enactment O
enc. No law can be passed n ithout the assen
OF the Senate. When Senat o IS grow eloquen
about some great governmen /, 30 sacred that W
scarcely dare to raise our eyes. nd gaze upon il
being pledged to the redemp tion of these piece
paper, what do they mesny DO they not know
that whenever Rajority OF. this body refuse t.
vote that this paper shall at some future time b
redeemed, then. that pledg rs broken and til
honor on which II rested Is scattered to the fou
winds and V,nishes into tn "a air ?"
Such db.ectness In ans'Ecr TO their question
was not anticipated by tha Radical Senators, an
they do ubtlcss concluded 4hat they had better Il
the N evada Senator alone until O better opportI
nifty occurs to test his ability to take care of Ii
position he assumes, and that il would not do
have the hollowness and weak nsss OF things tc
fully exposed at present by member OF the
own party.
But mono can doubt, alter what has passed III
der the two preceding Admins traIions, that q
present the Senate Is the government" III
time has been when men were mot so welded
party as to allow the leaders in that body to DIR
down the people from their indei 'endent thoug
and action to accept Of any dict um they resoi
upen in caucus; and it will come again. Bat
present, as Mr. Jones says, tht; Senate is 1