Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-04

ting to be almost as great q nuisance
as the bloody shirt.
The next thing in order will be to
pardon Joyce put OF the penitentia-
ry, give Avery, Mcdonald and Nc
Kee new trials, and declare that the
whisky ring is nothing but q "d-n
barren ideality."
The southern cities were given up
to King Menus for several days, aud
from the extended Newspaper reports
the Carnival has been one OF the
most magnificent that has ever been
held in this country. As an lndi-
cation of returning prosperity to the
south, we note it with pleasure.
Hendricks seems to be tho coming
man for the democratic nomination.
Hancock is ~favorably spoken OF, and
their names are frequently coupled
together, Hendricks for president,
and Hancock for vice-president.
Either Hendricks and Hancock, or
Hancock and Hendricks would be all
iuvincible ticket.
Mr.. l.. j. Jennings, late editor OF
the New York Times, has sold out
his interest, which consisted of nine
shares, for $1,000 o the purchaser
being Mr. Geo. Jones, publisher.
Though the Times is a Republican
paper, it is ably aud deceutly edited,
and is one of the BEST paying papers
in the country.
4 "Uncle Billy" Mckee should have
auew trial. Avery should likewise
have another chance, and Mcdonald
Z and Joyce, by all means. must have o
rehearIng. 1t was all a mistake. There
never was any whisky ring. If 9
few millions of dollars slipped away
from the government some how OF
some other how. it can't be helped,
aud it is the greatest government the
world ever saw, and the republican
party saved the Nation. Aud poe,
old Twsed-bnt no,we forget,he wal
a democrat, let him rip.
The science of National finance il
said to be . wonderfully Intricate
affair, but MI. Sayler's inquiry in con
gress indicated that q plain question
often simplifies things wonderfully
After all the steps which the republi
cans claimto have taken towards speci'
resumption, it was ascertained tina
thus far the government had accu
mulatsd about 81 900, 900 in gold. a
a nest egg for that purpose. Sever
million dollars is a great deal o
money, but when it IL remembers
that there are some even hundred
million dollars of paper money to b
supplanted by it, supplemented wiz
about $17, OOO, GOO held by the nations
banks, it sinks into insignificance.
The St. Louis Republican, an
probably some other influences, seer
to be at work endeavoring to secur
the holding of our state c%onventio
at St. Louis. While we take ever,
pride i'll the metropolis of our stat
and have nothing but kindly feeling
for her people, we are decidedly all
strongly opposed to any such mes'
nre. There is already q strong fee
ing throughout the state that the cit
of ST. Louis exerts too great . d.
gree of control over q politics
Whether it be we'll grounded or nc
it exists. and Is 10 very great objee
can be secured by holding the col
vention there, we do not see VIII
the usuges of the party, as estal
lished since the war, should be 81
aside. The writer was q delegate
the conventions of 1872 and 1874, Al
feels convinced that while we had 9
abundance Of st. Louis lobbyis
there, we were delivered from
avalanche of them who would ha,
been there had they been able to pa
their fare from the city. VS. say
the gentlemen of the committee en-
phaticaliy, that Jefferson City, tt
capital OF the state, il the onl
proper place for Democr attic Sta
Conventions. II the delegates Wal
10 see the elephant afterwards,
well aud good, they can run dow
and enjoy themselves, aud the Writ
ousIy inclined can return to the
homes.
While we do not knew that 1t W
be an unmixed blessing, as it secI
to be practicable, we have no objt
ton to the immediate resumption
specie payments for fractional C,
rency. Treasurer New ia OF t
opinion that change is feasible a
much to be desired. He reports tt
the government has now on ha
some fifteen million doll ars in silv
and claims that it will only requ
some thirty million dollars to mt
the substitution. If this be tr'
there must have been within the p
year, a contraction in fractional Ct
rency of some fifteen million dolla
as the last report which we rememl
to have seen gave the amount of o
standing fractional currency at s.
100000. Right here we would like
make a point for the observation
che advocates of forced resumpti,
A year ago an effort was made
substitute silver for fractional C
Tency and several millions of doll
in silyer-we do not now remem
the exact amount. o is 1T
serial-were issued. But no 500
did it leave the treasury than it
appeared ; and why SiRply beca
at was worth more than the pal
and people either sold it as merci
disc or boarded it. And the o
reason why it is practicable no"
do what it was impossible to do tt
is because silver is worth less I
preenbscks. So with gold; whene
greenbacks are appreciated to
loyel then and not till then, can