The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-10-20

The great man has been here, had his say,
aud gone elsewhere to bore and disgust small
audience with his inane rsntings and nonsens-
icaI sbs,h about the currency. We mean the
'Hon" levi Sparks, the "laboring MAJ" who
has been here and had hts say about matters
aud thinss after fashion that sent large
percsntaeo of his small audience away quite
dsgusteJ with the man, the topic, and the
metbod OF presenting it. He demonstrated
thai ha was rot at all posted on the money
questsoo, and that the breadth of his informa-
uon od other topics was equally narrow and
mesger. Being blessed with an abundant lack
oshea5n,ng on the questions he taxed about.
nothing apparently was left for him to do but
deai ost very large amount OF situperative
bosh, which he sought to palm of In lieu of
intelligent argument. He was quite fluent in
Tho bsstowal Of vulgar epithets upon both Hon.
). c. Burrows and Judge Keightley, in winch
effort mo appeared to be quite at home, showing
conciasively that his forte as stamp orator
hes an that direction, and TINT ho would make a
hrst-cass blackguard with Tar less effort tban
a ioerabe speaker Of the other sort.
Our people are OF that Intelligent class that
can comprehend logical Arguments, and are
Keen 60 detect the difference between an igno-
ranas aud a cultivated gentleman, OF which
fact We fear our friend Lieutenant Governor"
Sparks was not aware hence his great blunder
AZ regsbng his small audience, ON Tuesday
evening last, with much rant and rigmarole ia
heu OF speech sparkling with brightness and
wit. such rs they have been in tie habit of
listening to from the gentlemen whom he
soHght to bespatter and befoal with his vulgar
slang.
The Lieutenant Governor was somewhat
fulsous II his praise of Mr.. Henry Chamber
tain, the Democratic -Greenback nominee for
Congress, and styled him as a hard NO rking
farmet who carmel his living by cultivati pg the
so,l-tbat he owned small grocery" for the
benefit o. son. This wac the greatest joke Of
tue campaign, for It is well known to most peo-
ps N this quarter that Henry Chamberlain is
nov, and has been for many years, a merchant
and specuator. 1t Is true, however, that he
owns farm near Three Oaks. but he does not
live upon it, as we understand the matter, nor
never did, and probably never will. He is the
Same kerry Chamberlain who made some
speeches hereabouts eight years ago, and was
IN tho habit Of holding up in view Of the audi
ence a coin OF the United States and worn
piece OF fractional currency. and extemporizing
something after the following manner: Il hold
m my right hand piece OF coin such as we
used to have in the good old Jacksonian times.
which possesses IN itself value and ia good for
that value to all classes aud all conditions of
men, whether banker, merchant. SPECTATOR
lawyer. business man or laborer-good for it's
value the world over, and so sound that the la
borsr who receives 1t for ,oisome days work
has something that is permanent and stable,
the purchasing power OF which he can rely
upon under all circumstances as the representa-
tive OF the value OF the service exchanged for
ut. And IN my left baud 1 hold piece OF paper
on which is printed certain words, characters
add figures, issued by your Republican admin.
sstration, and forced upon the people as mon
oy. 1t possesses no intrinsic value of it's own,
aud will not pass anywhere except in your own
country. 1t is not redeemable at any time, nor
IN any thing, and is only current because you
arc compelled to take 1t by virtue OF an unjust
aud tyrannous law of Congress-"
1t ~ just this irredeemable quality OF the
greenback that the Resumption Law" was
passed to remedy. 1t is not proposed to aboI-
ish aud DO away with the greenback, but to en-
hancc It's value by making it convertible into
coin-She recognized money OF the world-if
anybody shall prefer coin. We want green
bscks. we want gold and we want silver We
want these three to be interconvertible the one
for the other, on an equal footing. When this
equality shall be brought about, then, and not
call then, will we have thoroughly sound cur
reucv. OF equal value to all classes, from the
lowest to the highest-from the richest down
20 tho poorest.