Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-05
TWO CoMpLArNTs FROM A NE1eHBoR

We owe an apology to the Advertiser for not
having more promptly attended to its case, inyoly-
ing two several ailments, and laid before us al
most week ago. We had spoken, for one thing
of the " O'Byrne Democracy" and the "a Irish
vote" and the Advertiser makes the allusion its
opportunity to say that there is no such e fac
tion"-that =" the very many political followers
Of Mr.. O'Byrne are neither factionists nor dis
organizers" and that il Esquire O'Neill seeks
civic honors, the fact Is not a proper subject Of
banter, he being " eminently fitted for the posi-.
ton by citizenship and integrity"
Now, here is a case over which we hesitate a
moment We suspect our neighbor WAS glad we
gave it the excuse to say these three things
that OBJ. is not factionist, that he has very
many followers, and that Esquire O'Nel is
worthy to be Mayor. The air of irritation in the
averiments is probably simulated. It's just what
WAS wanted-an excuse for letting out those
facts. Well, then, we are glad We turned on the
spigot.
But the other complaint We have been deal
ing lightly with the Advertisers financial views
ious sneer." This if we are really guilty of such
in fact we have bestowed on them "a quiet but bill
sneers-those characterized by quietude and yet
by bile, and directed upon the interesting and
important subject of finance is we admit, no
trivial matter. We must keep better check on
those naughtinesses and devote ourselves, as
the Advertiser advises to such solid studies as
adam Smith, Grant on Banking, Careys Es-
says, &c.,' tempering our "disposition to snig-
GLE at the Shipley street financial gospel, by
sn occasional excursion through the entertain
ing pages of Jeremy Bentham, or Horace Gree
ley, Professor Cairns or Judge Kelley
Checked thus in the course of our wicked lev
ity and summoned to sensible and earnest
consideration of the Financial Question: on
which the advertiser, after the sedate ponder
ings of criminal court philosopher,ha has shed its
placid light without sniggle or sneer, we feel
that our utterances must be reserved to
another article, which shall be decor
GUS throughout, and from beginning to
end crammed with such chunks of wisdom as
shall illuminate even the mind of the Advertiser
Meanwhile let us remark that, as it states itself
simply an opponent of the moonish idea that
We can resume specie payment in 1876 it pre-
badly has clear field and no one to tilt with :
the law OF Congress proposes to resume on the
lst day of January, 1870. Aud again, it may be
that this is moonish proposition, yet we have
authority to the contrary. Against the thunders
of shipley street, we quote the opinion of sena-
tor Sherman who may know less than the 4d-
uerttser, but probably knows more, 1--WE mean,
of course, about fnance,) and who asserted in
his speech at Marion, Ohio, on Saturday even
ing, that :" il the duties enjoined on the Secle-
tary Of the Treasury by the law are
performed, Wa will, as sure as fate.
at the time fixed, have United States
notes and bank notes advanced TO par
with gold" And he declared, also, that the
Secretary WAS fully authorized by law" to make
all the needed preparations, and that their max
ing, thus notified to all classes for a sufficient
time in advance, would be without shock or dis
aster to the country. He evidently does not an
hcipate that resumption Of specie payment, the
temperance of Jefferson's, Jackson's and Ben
toms shard money" will cause, as the Adcerti
ser asserts it will, "a social revolution of com
munal character" OR a revolution" Of any sort.
He doubtless believes, as we do, that such talk
about communistic disturbances and reyolte.
prophecies Of trouble that assume the character
OF ncitement to create it, s foolish as it is vi
cious. mot even demagogues like Sam Cary will
ever attempt in this country the role of Deles-
cinze or Paschal Grousset-no, not even that of
Sim Tappertit.
We confess that in this article, which does nor
present throughout those solid and weighty
methods of treatment on which the Adyertise,
feeds habitually to distention, we present with
dihidence the Judgment Of MIR. Sherman, fresh
and green from the Senates financial committee
room, to place it against the matured convictions
OF our nelghbor, drawn from Adam Smith Grant
tnot Ulysses, OF course) and Henry c. Carey,
list of authorities which to digest and reconcile
is no mean effort for any mans brain. Still, we
make the venture.