The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-08

f ihstcon1.. Jefferson. Hamiitonrs. Madison
jackson, Webster and Calhoun. and re
y iect the modern lights afforded by kelley
and Butler and Wendell Phillips. 'a.'''' =
A restoration OF confidence will Sin.
fate" in n wholesome way, because il will
i encourage timid capital 70 come out Of its
hiding, places aud embark in enterprises
rFhichy viii give emplUyment7to labor and
increase pr6d uRTfor.sV -: - Icy Sn'
I. Should such pputfsSs become E xeesssi He
an 1-dA8snAEata Representatives, heness
I they viii grow an6 burst = then 'panics
I wif1-cofne,, and then 1eontraction" follows
/ the withdrawal Of, capital. 60, w.
/ Every era okoreckles ,sueoula alton rs
folio we'd by n season of tirr,s9us d6sttust
f4-LsIach as now EXISTS "'ira ~ -1s,,,s-
[. .Wfthess the. wild embarkatipn. Of -cani;
tai upon vastand premature enterprises,
hsHch as the Northern Pacific railnoaH,, In
'kthe construction of which tens Of, millions
/ Of dollars were buried, tor this. generation
/ tIeaSts -. The victims offthis speculation
=aFe 1obe-namberehtv the thousands, and
hive now before, ME a glowing. Grafton
By w. D. Kelley. N. G., delivered IN
Philadelphia, in June, ISL, inviting
everybody to put their money into, this
magnificent undertaking" Hispromises
and pictures Of. profit and prosperity were
as abundant and. confident as those with
which he now seeks to allure the people
of the United" States into his patent
'greenback bonding scheme. Aud the
misery his oratory assisted then to pro-
duce would be terribly repeated should
he again succeed in misleading his couns
| trymen. .... -..7.... s..s..,.
The wreck of railroad property which
we see all over the land makes. capital
| necessary to set them again III operation,
and capital in Europe and in this
country only awaits the signal of conf.
dence. !
Whenever we make it safe TO invest,
the money will quickly seek investment.
But the main source of confidence in a
man or in people is not so much in their
means of payment as in the honest will to
pay. Herein is my reliance for the. ulti-
mate prosperity of the country. The
impulsiye people of the Southern States
may have crude ideas of finance-nlav be
befogged by sophisms, and misled Ivy
hazy theories in regard TO :'the dismal
science" but | rely upon their sense of
good faith and duty of standing BY their
plighted word.
My trust is i'll these home bred native
qualities. When, at the close of the late
dreadful struggle, they re-entered the
union and became its citizens in name,
they did so under the honorable pledge
of fidelity to the government-which.i IN
cludes fidelity to the financial honor and
credit Of the government. 4.:
Believing this, and trusting them be-
cause / love them with a love chat
casteth out fear" | would, from the day.
Of their re-entry into citizenship Of the
union, have delegated to them their full
share of political power coupling with it
a moral responsibility for the public wei
fare. For if the men of the South lack
honor and truth, where shall we
look for them ? If they lack
truth and honor, may heaven have
mercy upon them and u.s. For we have
compelled them to a union that must
prove fatal. 80 ,-.u ---
No, my friend in these years of mis-.
guided reconstruction" | have steadily
vonched for the good faith of the people
Of the South and asked only that they
should be permitted to get upon their feet,
to assume their place in the union, to
speak freely with their own VOICE. and
through their own representatives. And
every pledge [ made for them they have
kept, and every promise made has been
fulfilled, just incorporation to the relaxa-
ton of the grasp of military power from
their throats, and the withdrawal of the
inimical interference with their local az
"a l. H.,
to rehabiltate- their States, and save
themselves from negro domination. from
Virginia TO. Texas, they have justified the
expectation Of their friends and over
wheImed with confusion the prophecies of
their foes .'.'. -
81 Public opinion in the north has at last
recognized this truth, and compelled.
Williams to depart from the department
of justice ca, branded as malicious
slanderer, and taught even Morton that
his "blo1dy shirt my prove to him a
shirt of NessHs s.-l -t ---..- ....-,.
And now appeal to every man among
you-and none so confidently and directly
as to those who risked their lives in the
battle'tor the independence Of the South
ern States from this governmentr-crown
your pledge of citizenship with a new
proof Of feaIty, put under foot the danger
GUS methods of assault upon the credit
and prosperity of our common country
which are contained, Intentionally or ig-
norantly, but always certainly, in meas
ures which involve d violation of the rec
ognized laws of finance WHICH the
commercial world adopts for its govern
ment. ~"
Eschew the plans and schemes of
Kelley, Butler and Phillips. and. stand I
by and insist upon a restoration of the
standard of value in our dealings as the I,
baJis Of our currency, state or federal, 4
public or private, according to the powers 7
delegated to Congress unier the constitu-
ton OF our father. ---.3 --t ..-.,t.. .,...
do not saY.a day can ut once be fixed /
upon which the United States treasury
can announce its ability to pay all out
standing demand notes in c0in-but u !
system can he iHaugurated looking direct
ly to that result which will make resump-
ton an early. possibility. s.ss ...... !.
A man cannot be sure he will be in
health on a given day next year, but he
can live according to the laws Of health,
and the result viii naturally follow. !
Let US have good will and mutual |
kindness restored between the sections
ungenerous suspicious banished, and trust
in each other restored among our country
men. Z
An administration at Washington
friendly to the South as well as to the
other sections of the country, a sound
economy in raising and expanding public /
revenue. s.-..s--r.... -t... -.'-f
Honesty, old-fa.hioned and precise in 4
administration, and declared policy of /
restoring specie basis for the money of .
our people. and We may then look tor I