, 1876-08-19
SILVER.
THE VARIOUS ACTS OF CONGRESS.
u LII Eaftar df T&& TEibuna.

SILVER.
THE VARIOUS ACTS OF CONGRESS.
To NJ kaftor af TAs Tribune.
CalcAno. Ang l7.-11aving. daring tho last two
weeks. read IN yoNr valuable paper many interest.
Ing cdttoruis aud letters frntn The people IN the
silver qur.lEun. hnd that In nearly ali Tie rtAtc.
mrnts touching this question ths writer's en-
dcayor to make thu following poInta: First, that,
until the demonotlzing act of CoMgrefs Of 1873,
silver WAS the tgslcf,cr eoin of tlse cunnlry; Sec
o tint tho act al 1878, dcmonett1sng htlyor, wns
unjust; third, hnt for that art It wonld now be,
ard should bc. cu"qaa with gold and tcgal"tcnslcr
for alt tlchts tluc 10 nMl from tho Untcd States,
including Interest and principal On unitod States
bonds wiz, those by nct Of congress made payable
in cnn; fourth, that tbs silver coin Of tic United
States hat always been proper anl lcga-tcndcr
fnr In.c0ntrnes, and eqrni to gold In all intents
am purposes nj it, facc -rnluc until 1871.
TN iaohjDEinfo tl!r nnny an,l various acts Of Con-
grcrs since 17n2. relating to tia ahnro questions.
GnA said acts Of Congress 1nnch at vatlnncu with
the aboyc ratms anl assumptions Of the n,any
writer's; m, ar.t, find that tho act Of Congress Of
April ., 17Dc arrt created the american silver dol
lar tic said dollar was tn a VI tho ralue Ut the Span
irh mlet doinr, and ttc, value compared with guild
y S. SseSn' ~ snssr Ms1ra sSt of .r 5ane
Weighing mt less than 4l grains Of ne silver. and
Tue hollaF o1 ntazn WHeH 81 tne saine wtdsnt hHa
tic United State. 'lul!ar shall b. u 413h gsaln.-
tr1ettSas n p,onerlo.i tlat Is lsyes ,uastss,
sS Sa:inS pe5tol ssy sstSssa isls md 1850, tho
principal s!l,sr coli! Of ss,i. c9unsry ihst was
sS 's's ssss
sy "' @ css; SS It tasS' is issa
male the hnf:dolIas con.9in but l2 trnin4 OF 81.
yer. !,stea Of :o,ts, snd ttle H3aler 1tactons IL
een'!on nade y vi. set Il ths silves dollar
does Ennehr TINT. after thnt dae. ms silver dol
previous to ls+S. AnH. 4 any @ Was coined y Was
not in general circulation: The crsatton Of lhs
liking q American silver; fsom Tho fact thst ths
sE # o 'sss sd say s as at oa .t
tet Il a4reh .. 1s53. n.y. t1ls tIl,sr cSSInnxe,
of,pfsyl9a. coinage: =, ,sr, .-n,..
Frpn lai,3 to fe1. u. 1867. the Spanish and
s syeI " he eob a1s tx ~ ss
sISssa sat i e b. T., seat neSs At
rates. i lelng worth mora than tle United statsa
s es H. !snec Fe II y vlas e1a as s s
gfaas it nna over and was 9t I'M. hncs rves than TIC
@S.i!eM III S.ates h3sEr anu 's wv " uur slinS ~
niI.aoata. ~ mi: im,'; Wele lsa!iy not ~ofth ea
"MSn mt eui.tnssu st VIII ~ ~ tnls % m.naanc p.sce
ane no1t "'.e' w VI to4stISes-1he vMe 20 m1Gn @
eoinlh'hua osEWhe q tep ,o6 ~. iH.a. .Ihs l
hsi ~ " @ ,s M a,so Luz
ani sma!ier % + fracilon. @ % In Proportion, and isEa
tcnMer III ~ fa, ins'ha,nA ;i Ing atauo
be.hs we.l nhaGtstonn tIit, 10 nave ncsn
made .9 psocts our trade Win Ghlnn Japar cic;
our or oraneh Mexisan Aha oni1sa slates DOL
@ ns n9Sint M heee eAhaIstea !1 tn'e SonntI' anu
srnc oa! III r .ha e 1,n ant svis ots' Mshowmr VIM @ tc
ifnoa. wds co1aea iof ofaef pafpoaes than
'efai-tenHcf ~ com: A..
XII an,' s'sr s"1 " pesn "
thlb Gnnn.iy' NM, Ncauee ~ anpott'nutles anu
T., n '.nS ,as a.,.d dc9 ~ n,nao aau
Paynnie IN CON tuncAb !anI Na8 entered py scrip
q and. .Mnrfants)i second, taat com Was gold Ana
thefe beihs ny n1VeF An!1spa Ea IN eltcaiatfon OF
tmo creation OF 1tu@ ana 4nott anu tNG othof