The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-30
From the NeW York World.
The Parse on Sacred History.

Adersey Curiosibhoy. Parsee merchant
Of Bombay, in justice to the inAationist
party Of the United States, is bound to
confess that the twin relics Of barbarism,"
gold and silver. have caused great evils
and crimes from tune immemorial, which
might easily have been avoided i! ''the
best currency the world ever saw" viz,
greenbacks convertible in 3.65s, had been
used as a substitute. The Parsee will give
a few of these instances:
First-It was thirty pieces Of silver,
hard money, that induced the hard hearted
brothers of Joseph to sell him to the
Ishmaelites. Had the money of these
traders been greenbacks convertible into
1855, it is very doubtful indeed whether
the ten shrewd sons of Israel, judging by
the shrewdness of their descendants, would
really have sold their brother for an ire
deemable currency, subject to continual
fluctuations. Hence, it can be demonstrate
ed that hard money was the cause Of that
scandalous crime, which greenbacks might
have prevented.
ISecond-When the chosen of Jehovah
30 cleverly despoiled the Egyptians they
took chiefly gold and silver from them.
Had Pharaoh had few Kelleys, Logans.
Coopers and wise hnanciers at that time,
there would not have been an ounce of
gold or silver in the land. The wealth of
the Egyptians would have consisted of
gr.enbacks, convertible in Boss, which
could Immediately have been repudiated,
particularly as we know that Pharaoh was
the original repudiator.
But not only did the relics of barbarism
gold and silver-serve to beggar the
Egyptians; they did even worse for the
despoilers, as it is related that they turned
the gold into an idol, golden calf, and
worshipped it. Had the Jews stolen
greenbacks convertible into 365s instead
of gold, Aaron could not possibly have
manufactured a calf out of the best cur
rency the world has ever seen.
Ihtrd-When st. Paul preached to the
Athenians on Mars Hill,Whom he pronounc-
ed to be in all things too superstitious, "
he distinctly adjured them not to think
that the Deity was like unto gold and
silver" from which it is Obvious that
greenbacks are far more worthy of worship
and honor than bullion of any kind can be
and that If the Athenian Demos had issued
Treasury notes convertible into 3,65s
Athens would never have fallen into the
dreadful ignorance and wickedness from
which the apostle labOred so earnestly,
though in vain, to deliver her.
F0liTth-When the sixth angel sounded
in the Apocalypse, and the ''bottomless
pitt was opened, and the third part Of
mankind were killed by the fire and the
smoke and birthstone which issued out Of
the mouths of the horses of the celestial
cavalry, the other two-thirds, being wholly
sinful, repented not, we are told, of theil
worship of devils and idols of gold anC
silver" from which it is clear that if al
mankind would but worship greenback.
convertible into 3.65s lone of the awfu
calamities described in that prophetic
work need be expected to overtake tn,
human race.
Great is the evil that gold has wrough
in the world and while it is not entirely
certain that the apple with which Satar
tempted Eve was not gold pipin, it i
certain that had that devoted tree in tn
garden OF Eden borne greenbacks con
vertible into -3,65s, instead of golde
pipins, Eve would never have beel
tempted, mankind would never have worl
clothes, and duty of SO per cent, or
broadcloths could never bave been imposed