The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-02-23
3cUR WASHINGTON LETTER. !,
wasnlSeroN D. G., Feb. 10th.


Beuquoss ghost. in the shape the Pinch
back Ease. made;its weekly appearance
! in the Senate on Monday. engineered as
usual by Mr.. Morton. who bored that body
/ with his accustomed outrage (ousj speech.
/ Morton thinks it the most wonderful thing
on record tiat In i year " two such great
changes should have taken place in the vote
Of Louisiana. yet can readily understand
why it should happen in Indiana aud lllis
4 huls.
i On tho same day 4 resolution was offered
.Nin the House BY aIr. Hale, which 10 a
yery vague, indefinite manner, proposed to
assist the resumption Of specie payments
j Every member says il must be done. aid
has scheme which Is plausible 10 his own
mind. and ridiculous to those Of other mem
beers. The consequence is that nothing has
i vet been produced more feasible than the
plan Of the brilliant 6nancier Of Williams
burg. va, who, having seen publication
that tie public debt amounted tocxactly
81. 244, 426.9Sl 2J. immediately REMIT
ed to the Secretary ofthe Treasury sum
which should cancel the lust t,ro fJures.
remarking that he thought during this CEN
tennial year Of grace the men cOuli easily
betoNui ID ripe on The vthef fJtwes.
What brilliant conception Worthy OF
Jay or . Hamilton with slight trace 81
1 Mulberry Sellers. 1t bus ueen intiiuatei
that the gent in question was slightly de-
piented. yet 1t must be admitted that he
had . cent" enough to select the last two
figures. This unique idea was doubtless
suggested to his mind By reading in !
Western paper how gentleman settled his
Account III bar in Colorado. The bar.
keeper asked him tor.thc amount due in a
polite daffable manner saying that. rs il
was the end Of the year, lie wished to clean
of his slate. Oh! Is that IT," said the
debtor, I'll fix the slate" And pull.
ing outa Colts navy. he etfsctuaily " fixed
it at single shot.
Ny plan il TO let those eleven patriotic
lcitizeus who are to stand under Uncle sam,
like Atlas Of Hydrologic memory. under
the world. gather together in convention.
pony MP their respective subscriptions.
1. fix" the slate AMI resume.
| But to resume (nct) specie payments,
bur the thread Of iny discourse) the heresy
Of infation-that's the orthodox phrase
seems to have deeply infected some twenty
citizens Of Wisconsin. and should their petit.
ton. is presented 10 the Senate, assume
a practical shape. | do not hesitate to as.
sure you that money matters are likely to
become extremely easy" and that our
people may expect good time generally.
They pray Congress to pass law requir-
ing the Treasurer Of the United States 10
pas to every man. woman. aud child re.
siding within The United States. without
distinction Of race. color. or previous state
If seritude. the sum Of $40 per week 10 Re
paid every Saturday night At the post Of.
fee nearest or most convenient to she re-
sidence Ofeach person that the said Trea-
surer be authorized 10 issue Treasury notes
from time % time as they may Le requires
for that purpose; provided. however. that
the whole amount Of Treasury notes issued
for thatparpose IN any one year shall not
exceed the sum d, five thousand million OF
ldOllars...
just think Of itl Tbere's millions IN
lit" II will certainly pass. and then our
foreign immigration societies will find their
hands fall for Europe, Asia. and Africa
will an Le down on Us like 4 thousand Of
bricks. every mother son OF them wanting
his $40 week. Some people will be sure
to become dissatisfied with the arrangement
aud want the Government to put their
nonogram Oh every note
u AT last We have something authentic on
Tie third term question. Col. Fred. Grant
said 10 two gentlemen st the White House
some days ago. !" Ifsny body thinks there ;
any third :ern here. he's mistaken. Fa-
iher does not desire The nomination aud
will not accept !. IL rendered by the Cincin.
natl convention, Fred. expressed him.
self warmly IN favor of t'ankiing.
This 4 reliable though il !. barely pos.
sIhle that II sid his father "did 10. van.
third term any more E.au he did .be first
which puts quite different sppesrauee
upon the matter. and leaves room Tor the
usual emergency
/ The FreeJman's Bank Investigation com.
eiiIee is proceeding slowly. bat surely.
The results of their Iabors are not given TO
the pnblie. hut will make m interesting
and useful campaign document when com
/ piled.
Orr 81 The most intelligent and rcspec-
table eolorsd men Of this city came into
your correspondents Office. day or two
ago. and askei 70 read senator Brnce's
speech. % which reference was made 10
. former letter ss having produced 70 mueh
excitement 10 Radical circles. After fin.
ishing, be somewhat surprised lne by say.
ing. "ihat with the exception Of Brbcc's
remarks about making ..slj.uOO year On
BIZ plantation. and the small value he set
upon the seuatorsbil.. he considered the
speech wclLtimed. sensible and just 10 every
pariicnlar; closing with this declaration
which be assured me expressed the views