The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-23

AUGUST DELAONT nds UeeA iHSei-
viewed by correspondent OF the World
on the money question. MIR. BELMONT,
it will be remembered, was Chairman OF
the Democratic National Executive Com
mittee for twelve years prior to 1872.
He is an eminent New York banker aud
bond holder. He is not delegate to the
St. Louis Convention. but will attend it
for the purpose of exerting his best IN
fiuence in favor of harmony and sucn
policy rs promises success. On the sub
iect Of specie resumption he holds:
"While the Democratic party should
most resolutely hold to the policy OF TAX
ing steady and progressive steps towards
the resumption of specie payments, not
only because this is the policy which has
ALWAYS been advocated and maintained
by the Democratic party ever since It has
existed as q party, but also because 1t Is
the only policy OF honesty, and the only
one by which the prostrated industry and
agricultural interests of the country can
be restored and general confidence ana
prosperity revived, yet the evils OF the
unsound currency fastened upon US Dy
the party now in power have eaten :"
much into the very elements CT our Imam
cial system that great caution must be oo
served in devising and applying means
for restoring US to financial health.
In regard to the SHERMAN Resump-
ton Act, he says:
al look upon the Sherman Resumption
bill as a mere political trick and sham,
because 1t fixes day for resumption
without providing adequate meas to
meet that day. 1t is As If an Individual
who. by extravaganza and overtrading
has become insolvent and unable to meet
his obligations, should promise TO pay his
Indebtedness, say next Christmas. and
mean nwhile go on rccklessly squandering
his means and take no pains to nus oaho
the resources still within his reach.
Mr.. NJ. ID. CoNwAY, who lectured on
the Devil u, the Opera House, in this
city, in London letter to the Cincinnati
Commercial, speaks as follows of gentle
man once prominent in this country:
"Mr. Judah 2. Benjamin, z. e., ex-
United States Senator and ex-Confeder-
ate Minister, must be regarded as tho
most famous advocate at the English Bar
at the present moment. Having heard
Mr.. BENJAMIN speak in the Senate IN old
times I can bear witness that vigorous
ss he then was, he has greatly I'M
nroyed since his residence in this coun-
irv IN manner AS well As power. DE
is yery eagerly sought for in all great
ca ,es especially those which Involve
questions of foreign and internations'
law. 1t would be natural to suppose
that with so many large cases as he mas
recently been employed in Mr.. Benjamin
must be getting very rich. No doubt he
ia making q good deai OF money Tor
member of the English Bar, but 1t must
be borne in mind that even the greatest
LAWYERS here do not receive such fees As
are freosent in America. Sergeant Parry
told ME recently that the tees ne heard ol
IN America were such as almost took an
E,plish bsrrister's breath away. Inc
English litigsnt has to pay two hrms 10
each csse-the- solicitors who prepare
and the bsrris,ers who conduct the case,
and the payments are therefore divided,
There is not barrister in England VINO
,.,s more than $4,000 a year-which Is
shout Mr.. Hawkins income-and there
are only two, or at most three, that make
over $4,000 q year. A thousand doiisfs
for one case is considered fancy Zee.
TIE wool market has fairly opened IN
Guernsey county, and buyers are paying