The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-29

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Federal and State, beg leave t. submit the
| following, with their reasons briefly stated
as a prefix to each resolution:
GENERAL AMNESTY
There remain only few hundred persons
WhO-e political disabilities have not already
been r-tnOvrd, an almost any one OF these
| may OBTAIN r-lief by the sim pie .iOuble OF
| asking Tor it. l. is be ter, We think, to
| leave each one 10 eek relief in his own WA
and at his own chOs Jimr, than to disturb
| the public quiet ~ appeal for general
mneo y; Their fore,
| ResO we'd. That no Senator or Represent
| alive in Congress, from any one of the late
| Confederate STATE 5, ought in our Judgment,
| to introduce a Dill or resolution in Congress
| tor general amnesty; and if such bill or
| resolution should be introduced Dy Sena-
| tor or Representative from any other S ate,
| our Senators aud Representatives will bet
serve their constituents by recording their
votes and abStaining from all debate. Ii
called on to make explanations, they should
| do so briefly, and avoid all recrimination
THE COTTON TAX.
Omitting any expression of opinion as
| to whether this tax was Justly or uniustly,
| cOnsttutiOnally or uncOnsttutjonaly col
| lected, it would now be impossible to return
| iG to those who paid it. Many of the claims
| have passed into the hands OF parties who
obtained them for mere nominal sums. In
evidences
payment have been lost or destrOVe ed
| While in much the larger number of cases
the sums are two small to justify the claim
ants In seeking tn tir return through nee
essarily tedious and expensive process. We
| are opposed to having the money appropri-
ated TO rebuild the eveeS on the MiSsiss-
| ipDl river, or for the benefit of common
schools, because in either case it would be
taking what properly belonged to individu-
ais for the public benefit, and that without
their consent. And, besides, it would create
| vacuum in the NaliOnIl Treasury which
would sooner or later have to be filed by
taxation III one form or another DE4s the
interest and the amount lost in handling
the money. Therefore,
Resolved, That the cotton tax ought TO
remain ''where it will do the most GOOD"
and that is the Treasury of the United
States.
THE CURRENCY QUESTION.
Your committee approach this subject
with diftidence. A ditfidence inspired not
so much by the intricacies of The question
itself, as by the great diversity of opinion
among the leading statesmen of the country
OF all parties.
In our opinion gold and silver is the cur
rency OF the Constitution. When the franz
ers of that Instrument gave Congress the
power TO coin money and to regulate the
value OF foreign coin, and forbid the States
to issue bills of credit or make any IN no
but gold and silver a legal tender i'm nav
ment OF debts, they covered the whole
ground. Paper may be tolerated. as a con
venient circulating medium, but it is not
money; and when il cannot be converted
into coin without loss, at the will of the
holder, lt ceases to be the representative of
money, and represents nothing but its
market value like yard of calico or auv
other merchantable article
The laboring man is worthy of his hire
and he should at all times be able to feel bhe
wages OF his labor in his pocket. and hear
it jingle therefrom.
Resolved, That while we do not advise
such an abrupt return to specie payment as
60 derange commerce or seriously embarrass
the buSlHeSS OF the country, vet we think
fidelity TO the Constitution. and nroner re-
gard Tor the rights of the toiling millions
require resumption at the earliest practica-
bic day consistent with the commercial. az
rlculturai and other important Interests of
the country therefore,
Resolved, That it is the duty of Congrass
so to shape legislation as to make res9mp-
ton not only possible or probable. but GER
tain, at no distant day. To do this. infIa-
ton ought to be avoided. If it is not pos-
sible to resume with three hundred millions
OF paper dollars In circulation, it will be less
possible when the volume is Increased to
four hundred millions.
OFFICIAL CRIMES AND MIsDEMEANoRs,
While we express no opinion as to the
guilt or innocence of any man now under
accusation. or who may hereafter be ae
eused, we feel painful conviction that there
Is widespread corruption among officials /
IN both the State and Federal governments
We witness with sincere satisfaction the
efforts of honest men, in both governments |
I'd orlhg the guilty partlrs TO justice; aud
while we would deplore he punishment of
any man who we hope is innocent, that g no !