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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-03-18

this country which oal cbligo them TO do it,
and there Is no power out Of II, that would.
Il IS evident that n great want OF help
which we all see NOR is perhaps close at hand
as well as a general and a very proper desire
for the best possible governments has probably
induced many of YOU. Gentlemen. TO place
which you did not notice the full drift and i'm
Honolulu newspapers which depend for their
existence upon your support has mistaken
you for the people" for 10 them You are the
people to all intents and purposes.
Such being the position of affairs, and for
the literal truth of which | appeal as well go
each and all of you, Gentlemen, as TO the
People of the land from Hawaii TO Niihau. IS
seems TO be my clear duty not 10 offer my re-
signation to his Majesty, at the present moment,
and further it will be my duty 10 caution him,
whenever the King or the people Of this
country desire a change of ministry, to beware
of charlatans, and especially of such as may
possess abilities fully sufficient to lead those
who trust in them into difficulties, but which
may not suffice to lead them out.
In conclusion, and with reference to the
style of the Address, Gentlemen, which you
have presented TO His Majesty, you now no
doubt regret with me, that it has unfortunately
gone before His Majesty, before the country,
and before the world, with a ringing tone of
bold assertion, exaggeration and insolence,
which, however. you will be glad to learn, His
Majesty and His Majesty's Ministers believe,
you never intended. w. l.. GREEN.
Aliiolani Hale,
Honolulu, March IL, 1876,
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HE following characteristic incident is related
of Andrew johnson: In 1855, when he was re-
nominated for governor of Tennessee, the oppos-
ing party was very bitter in its campaign against
him, and threats Of personal violence were fire.
quently made. On this occasion, while he was
81 stumping =" the State, he appeared at a meeting
with a revolver in his hand. Laying it upon the
table, he said: "Eellow-citizens-I have been
informed that part Of the business to be tran
sacted on the present. occasion is the assassination
of the individual who has now the honor of adj
dressing you. { respectfully propose that this
be the first business in order. Therefore, If any
man has come here tonight for the purpose indi-
Gated. | do lot say to him, let him speak, but
let him shoot" He paused a moment, with
his hand on his pistol, and then said: Gentle
man-Ita appears that | have been misinformed-
1 will now proceed to address you on the subject
which has brought US together"
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HENRY A. 2. CART
Nuuanu, March ID, 1876.

Mr.. EDITOR In a letter to Mr.. W. i. Green on
the 18th inst, L am told that L wounded the suscep-
tibilities of some of my fellow citizens who are Me-
chanics. The ignorant prejudices to which 1 aIlud-
ed arc the same referred to in a former paragraph as
subject TO demagOgic appeal, and subsequently as
the 8 sentiments" which have been appealed TO be
fore, and did not in any way refer 10 Mechanics, as
the context shows, for they certainly had no.con-
ncction with the riot mentioned. Perhaps a better
arrangement of my paragraphs would have avoided
any misapprehension of my meaning.
HENRY A. p. CARTER
Qucen st. Mar. IA 1876.
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CASE oP TaE SCHOONER ANN" PLUSDERED II
CHINESE WATERs-BEELIS, Feb. 12th.-The Reich
san=eiger states that the Governments Of the United
any steps the German Envoy to China may be author
lied to take in connection with the case Of the Ger
man schooner .4nna, which was plandered of Foo
Chow last September. 1t is hoped from this action
that satisfaction may be obtained, and that the
Chinese Government in its own interest will be con-
WINGED of the necessity Of taking measures to prevent
similar occurrences Ia future,
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u

To the Hon. Godfrey Hhodes, He HoD.
Il. S. Clegho,p, Wolte,' Muyyoy Gi6-
son., Esq, and to tire other geatlensen
lChO signed tire Adoiress to His NM
esty, dated Feb57n,y 22d, 1876:
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Kina. FOr saie at Reasonable Rates by
au7 s.. @. Al
AZ ". 10 In EhCHANT ST
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'F0 D"''0ns, Cigarette Paper, ETC., etc,
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-19

Always on hand. We have also tine BILLIARD.
TABLE, which is always ready for the amuss
nent Of the Lovers Of tho Cue. Otnea H.
censsd games also found 1T this place.
deli If
, 1876-08-18

mora acceptable to the 1,npubicans thun o,.
other person who coui.l huyu l,ccn num.tl M my
district tras fupncriy rc}crscntcl for x.va."1 "o
terms hy EnuN Z. IHuan+nLL, brother n ~
C"1onel lie was succeeded III ism '"a ,.'
u. N. SrEyESs tf,cn.), who brat lnos"s ~
soil pretty lad'y, Notwithstanding 1t,rra"
County was then in the ,,1.,.,.
1ntS79tnAsv1LtE HAHnERH (tser.) l,eut Won,..
{De1n.) by 1,SUl majority. HAnnxRr sery.,, ,a ''a
tcrli', md ms sutccc,'ctl III lSI4 by Mai, Wm" o
1Nn, WHO t'cnt Ross by tic s,nait muiorl,y -,
eco. WHlrfHa fn turn Ia 8,syccc!c{l 1,y INV, "a
who will pretty certainly hc elected by t,otn =,
:,tX' majority. Local feeling was remnrka,s.
excnplliirsl III the last clcctIu,,. Fulton Co,,n,.
which Is Democratic on fair vote by y11 tn sno
gave Hoas (Dcan.) orcr WHITING !, ,7sJ n,oior,v y;
Amt Peoria County, Which IL Democratic. nl,,'t
MS f'''c'l rs Fuitun, gavc WitlrlSa {lsup,, .l1s
majority, nnl elccte.l l,in,, Ms Ktux an1 Sui,
dill not give him II quarter or tl,cr 1,epnn]I,r
majority. The rcoriaKnox Is Il npe-tcrm ,ti..
trict. Since 1adsno member llss hccu rcc|ccic1
They believe in rapid rotation, turning tLrt,
candidates over quick enough To malc ths,
le:1s swim.
, 1876-08-18

Tho nomination Of Con. ]. D. Cox, cx-
soorotary Of tho interior, for Congress- i'll
the Toledo District, ia tho best and wiseat
thing tho Republicans could possibly hayo
done. 1lo is very popular. very able. and
cau bo cloctcd, and when elected will mike
u ilrst-olasa Representative. 1isvoico, vote,
and influence will always be on tho aldo Of
right, rofor1n, and purity In polihcs Ho
will take high rank ut onco in Congress, and
sot an example to other ma1nbors which can-
not fail to do gool Would that hczo wcre
more such mon aa Con. Cox In Congrosa;
1t would bo bcttor for the reputation Of
TINT body aud for tho good Of the public.
Tho Toledo District il doubtful ono at
best. II was carried In 1872 by tho Nepub-
licans by only 1,oG5 majority in vote OF
10000; 1t was lost in 1874 on m equally
lcavy vote BY 1,s37 majority, with s7s votes
cast for Granger candidate. Tho kepub-
licans will mnho united rally for Gen. Cox,
anil thore ia strong hopo that ho will be
elected.
, 1876-08-18

We find the following paragraph going the
rounds OF our Republican exchanges: Estrart
from recent speech Of ZEnuLoH n. VANCE,
tho GubcrHatoflll candidate Of the Democracy
Of North Carolina:
Hn sorry that hid down my ar,rs iu 1865; /
cannot hc !oe Ut once. my idea - ~ atiopt plan
which viii bring about ancil condition Of thin9s.
would acprye t!r negro Of educational privileges;
would pay him low WAGES; would prevent him
from acquiring real eatato: would deprive him Of
arms, ammunition, stock, and agricultural tmp!o-
mcnta
true, and rcnty that VIC do not know VIII
some exchange paper or person who knows tito
facts stale whether VANCE tnntle 6ucA q Gkeech,
anl, II 50, where anl wllcn1
, 1876-08-18

nuun, Auuusrus Scnz1r, Auorsr BELxoy7,
Judge G1uEcn, and othnrs, who nesnt!cd
him Mt The outset, Tho Republicans laye
criticised his public cnreer, ~ uloy lind
tho right. The Democrats originated
the sssaulta upon his personal character,
nntl iirst exroae.l him 10 tha country in his
ts',e light rs corrupt politician, n ballot.bos
n1anipnlator, md railroad ahark. It does
not como with good grace, therefore, for
them to complain Of Republican treatment
Of their candidate. 80 far as Ills public aoss
aro concerned, tho people havo right 10
know their character, that they may voto in
tclligoutly. A candidates career Is and al
ways should be subjected to tho most search
Ing criticism. There is no safety in my
other COURSE. mud ucitller TLpEx nor his
supporters hayo my reason to COM
plain Of It, SO far as assaults upon his
private character aru concornctl, Tho Ierub-
hcanH hnvc not yot tnntlo my structures Tint
wero not first ma.lo by his Democratic fzionds,
who aro now supporting him.
, 1876-08-18

We print elsewhere a statcinont from
Washington to slle effect that tho books Of
the Union Pacific Railroad Company contain
the record Of tue payment III one cllock Of
5000 to SAxuEL J. 11LpEs, shortly aftof
tho Credit-Mobilior transactions, and hta re-
coipt also for that amount. It Is matter Of
common notoricty that T1Lpgs advised OAEgs
AMEs and hts sssoriatos how they could ac.
comp1ish TINT listlo operation by which the
Stockholders Of tho roatl were awinllcd out Of
$43, ,0O0, ,nO0. After tho Credit Mobilicr COM
mencetl It's robbery, T1pka'a name does rot
appear AZ stockholder, although 1t Ind bo-
fore. That 10 Ind some connection with the
robbery, however, ia evident enough from
this $25, ,0oo clock and hts rcceipt therafor.
What was the consideration rentlcrods
, 1876-08-18

E.u ctatnt, Aug; 15.-cen yo,i insorn, n.
at .le beginning OF tic War; My Impression y :.
tAst II lcSSnl.tenlcs 1aal1ty was con1nc Ia SUM
lcAa than 81 by The net of 1897 nn, mt y f,at ~
inc, tho utcrtor siMcsOn whether the United Sia.ss
cai llonsatiy pay thu bonded dcbt IN silver.
Z. t.. JAAE,.
fTllc silver dollar was leg.l-scn,lcr at thu
beginning Of tic War for any an,o,tnt Th,
tvc-dollar limit only applied to tile subst]1ary
silver cninst--thc dimes, quarters, hnlyes, e,c..
Which wcrc Of less relative valttc tau tl,r ,lol.
lar. Between 1887 md 1873 not grcat ,nung
silver dollars wcrc struck Mt the Mint fur tia
rcasou TINT thry were wort1, morctlan the solt
dollar, and would not circulate III payment NJ
ocb.a, but were exported null sold as bullion al
fG3 to f00; Or were picked np by sllycrsultAs
and melted nnl manufactured Into wares. I}u.
IT, at any tf1nc the silver dollar hal declined to
the ya!uo of Or little below that Of the gold
dollar, there would havo hcon an instant demand
fer them, md millions would have been struck
otl each year and used in Payment Of lcbta-
Tnl
, 1876-08-18

i ERXAT CAMPAIGN DOCUMENT
:, TITS rrrorh crncI,s!sniy rrotea thtt t.a viz
!, A. sEEEssIt,SlsT. AMI OrrDsED 70 THE
fSTAN FOE THE MAINTENANCE or THE UNION.
! ,. A ROsOM FRIEND uF nt5S TWEED" ANU
Il sfESnER t,f THE rhMMANY HAN1.
| H. 4 1tDlIis REFORMED: Wlto KEDCCFD No
TAXES. REFt,ltltf:H M 'i;ANAtGt1RErfTtoN.AS AND
,AtAnk HuTf1ISH HNr7EE THAN liz FOUND II
4, =. a CuHKCrTfK Or 1ltE HALLof-Rox. AND
tA LEAuE! IN rI:AEnt!IENT ELECTIONS. AS
+ tHAEt;1t, i.l{ts HiM nY HORACE ts1:EEt.Ey.
4. AN IsStEt uf sl1tSF1ASrElss ftl LANoR-
!dEti MHS IN THE 1RuS ftEtsiuSs or MICHIGAN.
! d. a MoSsrIabt;s RAILROAD aslAHK. with
= AMASaf:l, MILLIONS Hy DEv0tfRtSn WESTERN
3. RAILROADS IN T!SAN:tAL TROUBLE.
This great ca.ntut1n l'ocument Nils four Pages ut
Tnlrux1 .lzc eopY thcsr0f ahoutd bt placed In thn
+, 1,a,ltls 1T esrry yater III tic Nctt.
Hayes and trhsrIer club. evctyvhcra should order
!: ''7'ilden's Hecurh" for distribution.
cost TIE nKt:1Ep.
II will ht sent y mail c1pre with charges bail.
ihe folinUtnE tcrtis:
qEr lNI ffp1Fk
Tor unyrl, cunrt -
ty the Lon replra special ratrs will be charged.
i. nd orders Immediately fer ''rf1ens Rrcnsi."
TittnuHE CO., Chicago.
, 1876-08-18

One Of thu evening papers yesterday repnb.
fshed from the CaHricr- -Jouraal whdt puspurtrd
to ha MI authentic story Ut lie life Of Mrs,
MORTON, known In thla city as LOUISE 1IAw-
TnoNNE. II is proper to say thlt tue stnrY |.
falEc. Mrs. MORTON was never Mrs. nop1E;
she never ran away from her husband; never
lla.i anything To do will, GEonuE W. NoNros;
anu wc doubt II shc ever played In Louisville al
all. Her carly ltfc llas always been we'll ltnnwu
to her friends III this city; her father lived In
Connecticut; her husband WIS Mr.. Monroy,
who played utility parts ut Hoolcy'a Theatre,
aul possessed rs well rs exercised the 1eCal
rights Of husband Even il the story wcso
true, It's publication at this time would stl]l 10
cruel anil unnecessary. antt, fnasmueh rs It Is
false, 1t can only bc charactcrizc1 "a calutnny Of
the bascst kind.
, 1876-08-18

The very first step taken by tho Ring
members of tho County Board vhon tho
stono contract presented itself was to vote
that the Court House sllonld be built exclu-
sively Of limestone. This was for the pur-
roso Of narrowing down tho competition, SO
that it would DO easier to lot D1r. WA1Krn in
with his outrageously high bid, and it did in
fact exclude all tho sandstone bids, tho
highest of which, ve beliovo, was lower u,au
the lowest Of tho limestone bids. Tho out
rageous character Of this proceeding YVES
rendered tho more glariug by the fnct that
auntlatono Ia admittedly superior to tho qual-
ity Of limestone that can be obtained In
this soctlon OF the country. Tho experience
OF Chicago people with limestone previous
to tho fro Of 1871, and its ready yiolding o
the flames in TINT contlagralion, led to q
moro general adoption Of brick, iron, and Lake
Superior, Michigan, and Ohio sandstones, in
preference to the limestone. Tho limestone
scales and discolors rapidly under exposure
to tho weather, and crumblcs md fal1s
quickly undcr tho heat OF a large ilro. Tho
sandstone, On tho contrary, having 6tronger
basis in natural formation, ia matcrial that,
properly constructed end surrounded, will
lost forover.
1t is ovilons TINT the County Ring
counted upon tho support Of Mr. Eaax,
tho Courthouse architect, to bear them
ont in their profcssod preference for
limestone, which was really only u
preference for Ring contract over an
honest contract 11r. EuAs, ~ IN cn,ployo
of tho Board. was naturally dialnclined to
antagonizo 1t, and it was only yesterday that,
forced to declare himself, he gave tho CON-
n1itteo written opinion, in which l,e snid,
With reference 10 the comparative qualities
of sandstone and tho Limestone Of this region,
tAat, "with respect to are-proot qualities,
sandstone is undoubtedly botter material r.;
and lo added that ho considers ss tho Am.
hcrst md Doren sandstoneB 10 be fully equal
to any stone except granite" and furtllor,
TINT "for absolute aafoty from scaling and
diRintcgration tho Amhorst stone las atlvan-
tagea over tho Cook County Limestone. Tho
Aldermen who were prcsout ut tho confor-
enco generally agrced With this opinion, Us
will nine mon ont Of every ten who havo given
ths subject any attention. Only McCAE-
FnEY, CoSLr, CLEAny, and Jouxsos-tlle
WALKza men-adhsred to tic limestone.
At tho very next mcoting OF tho l3nard the
houuut members should make IN effort to TO.
peal tho Infamous resolution limiting tbs So
lection tn limestone, Which really confines
tina county to tho poorer quality and tho
highest prices. II tho King refuse ID rccele
l. ~ 4
, 1876-08-18

Tho new law governing all "lonest mon
In their commercial transactions is tina illus.
tratea: "lfAbuy Of nand pny for /, ,tt'ohusl,-
els Of wheat at 81 por bushel, dcliycrnhloiu lou
day1, mud IL at tho ond Of ton days whcnt
bo worth $l.l0, 4 IL to Pay $lo0 additional !;
II, however, tho vhcat shall fall to 10 ccnts,
thon u Is to pay buck to A Slo0, II 4 buy
OF Il cotee to tho amount Of SEC, ,0o0, aud
give his note for thirty days, and IT, wl,cn the
noto Is payable, cotfeo has advanced 10 por
cent, A mist pay Tho note with s., 100 extra,
1t, however, the prizes Of ootEco shall fa]l 10
per cent before tho noto becomes due, then
ho Is only to pay 5lS,oOp. Thia reform IN
commercial contracts Is to be n,atle iu order
to correspond with u,e demand that a slsbt
payable in silver can only bo honestly paid
in gold, or iu silver TO yalue equal to gold.
, 1876-08-18

State sovereignty, by showing that "ths
sectional unity Of tho Southern people has
been the governing idea aud bnno Of their
politic", md tint, 10 long Ms It continues,
"ths War will be a controlling element Of
politics, for any cry in tho South That united
tho Confcdcrates re-cclsoea through Tito
North and rekindlcs the Wnr-frea there. :"
lilo disposos Of tho alleged hostility Of tho
North towards tho South as follows: "You
speak Of tho bitter hostility of tho Nortl,
townrd tlio South. We'll, four ycars of hard
fighting IL not calculated to mike mon loye
each other; neither Is an everlasting re-
hearsal Of Tho wrongs which oach .nido
in'agincs It has suffered going to bring US
any nearer To better understanding. Peace
cnn only come with oblivion Of tho plst." :"
liz rnucturea the absurd hue and cry Of re-
forn. mud exposes its shnllownecs mud
hyrocrisy in tho following words:
lIns the Democrats am going To rebuild every.
thinE II they get pofscsa!on at Tho Government.
they ray. Iinsc you ever knawn a party nut Ut
power that lid not rsan,sse reform 10 gcl In
liaa therc been one single abuse exposed for which
the Democsats i,nye mt established rrccront1 10
yaa thlnk that higher stantasd Of t,osslily would
prevail n public life by transfarEln. The Influence Of
TAn1nany Hall to Washington. 1lae that been q
l,ropes schnol tn tducac retormern. I know
nothing of Gov. TiLpsN except that he has long
been the jca,1ef Ut his paftv In New ynrk. whose
co1nssat rohher{sa l,avc 1c.,, tho ,,rrnh.tuno ~
American r'lltlcs. When Gov. rtLpKa has I,url-
neil politics in lis owl Sta,o 1t will hc tlmc enough
then to turn his attention 10 the National Admins.
tsation.
n. ,o,aoxo.. IT, ,n.a.., t.. ..,..-
u,~ru srd ,v,,.r.ru =. ~. tr,t..-;.sa ta.a;
lfa statement,
1,xor u,.n ~ ,n,m Via, H.. ...ua. =.
nor, Of lIxYrs II IA thI.. Aax ronI ,xh,, s 'tp a,
Southern rooplc might derive from tho election 1T
T'lDks would equally result from their snpport Of
,sc, r., ns' 1.n 9o.e 'os nasss n. they ean
, 1876-08-18

Tho Tall Sycamore Of the Wabasll wishee
fho world to understand that, notwitl4stanil-
ing T1LpESs a,nple ability to raiso tho wind.
ho romains unHhakeu in his lousility to tho
nominee Of tho Kilkenny lovc-foaRt luld
recently Mt st. Louis. hut Mr. Voon11EEs
- -,
i1nprcsses tho honesty OF liz principles upon
tia world by going round tho country
haranguing soft-money Republicans In tho
mime OF FErEn CoopEn mud the irro;lcomublo
Grecnbsck forever. 4 quality Of conduct re-
doundiug less pnlpably to thu interest Of the
Albany Railroad -lsoformer would straiu bet
tor i'll tho eyca Of the few people still reluc-
isn't Il, condemn DANIEL W. VOORHEES, ~ q
duplex domagosus.
, 1876-08-18


1n ono rcupect, ut least, old man STEWARD,
tLn joint candislate Of tile Decatur Grcsu-
backars nnd tho Springfield Dourbol,s, may
be net down Rs H,1ecess, VIZ: III tho role Of
Artful Dolger. 1t ilny bo that he has other
accomplishments. uo Ii au export In tho
use OF protnue languase. It Ii snid TINT ho
tells obscene stories with great guBto. lie
8eo,as to hay0 understood how to got rich oil
tho far,neM by eolling then, agricultural iu,.
Elesuents, Tic certainly lsas cllcck" In put.
ting litnaelf forward for tho first place in so
populous aud Intelligent commonwealth as
tho Stato at Illinois. hut oil those attaip-
u.euts Beom to pale and grow dim in the Light
OF tho sublime importinencs with which ho
treAtn al! efforts to akcertaiu his optuion On
tho political iaaues of tim siay. 1T appears
to bo ono Of those things. .IlRt no fel-
low can find ont IIo ha6 resisted alike
tho cntreatoa Of hiy political friends md the
bullying Of his political opponents; Ae has
aseu risen superior to tho biandishrncnts OF
tho n1ost insinuating ot reportosiat inter
yiowora, md leaves tho people OF Illinois in
tho most hlihatul ignorance Of his viows OH
the financial and political issues OF tho day,
as vol az Of hIa intention In regard 10 voting
for Prchlcntigl candidates.
Old Mr. SrEwAhu was placed IN rathcr
awkward anil embarrassing attitude ly tho
doubla.barvelel nomination conferred upon
him. With All ambition far beyond his CO.
pubil'ty and tltnoss, ho wants to be Governor
Of Illinois, anil 50 he resolved to avail him.
self Ut oil tho chances. lIo took all tue no,n-
nations he could lay his hnnls Oh. mud il
evidonly whiting for moro. II may .bo re-
marked, parcutLeticaily, that lle will need
more. First he ljukcd his fortunes
with tic fanatics who met ut Decatur,
and WHO declared rspturously IN favor
Of money with no intrinsic value, but
plenty Of it. Then liz sci Ills strikers aui
blowers to work OIL tho Democrats, aud they
adopted tho old political foundling Int
they proposed to set this ruy-'Aby on hard
plaay..:Jl,> They adopted the resolutions of
, 1876-08-18

All tho way from the Pacih Const comes a
valuable contribution to current campaign
literature. 1ho Oakland (Ca1.) Transcript
publishes letter from Col. 4. NEpsroSE,
showing conclusivoly TINT in 1862 THouAg
A. l1ENnHtcxs, Democratic candidate for
Vice-Prcsident Of the United States, was nl,
ordar Of Knights Of tho Golden Circle, mud
as such was participant In tho plot to seizo
Camp Morton, li'>orate the Robel prisonen,,
aasassiuato Gov. h1onToN, and give ovor tho
State Of Indiana to tho Souslern Confcd-
cracy. Tho details Of this plot and the man.
nor iu which il was frustrated, na nuprlied
III Col. KgnsrosEa letter, will be road with
interest ct this time.
, 1876-08-18

Tho Burlington [Iowa) Ha,akeyu complains
TINT TnE TRIBUNE migropraa onts the faota in
intimating TINT the law abolEshing tho silver
dollar was s1rrcptitiousty pnsacl. Tng
TE1DuEg has published oil the facta CONCERN
Ing the bill. There ia no complaint concern
ing the bill gonorally. It was 1ong bill. It
consolidated all the acts Of Congress- con-
cerning tho establishment and regulation Of
mints, designating in groat detail tie duties
Of the various officers, and presenting tho
processes by which tho workings Of tho
.nints aud asaay otlicos should bo carried on.
But tho part Of tho bill which ID now In dis
cuBsion attrncted no attention, and was not
discussed in either House, and, so far a. VIC
know, was mover discussed in tho public
pross. Tho section domonetizing the silver
dollar WAS not framed III q way likely to at
tract tho attontion of any person not In.
formed Of the change proposed. It did not
In terms abolish the old silver dollar; It made
no mention Of TINT coin. It enacted that
the following silver coins shall hasnafter be
coined, and then gnve II list, in which tho
ailvor dollar, gs 1t had bean known. WIS nott
mentioned. Tho fact may havo been
known to those mcnabors Of Congress having
the bill in Charge, but it was not known to
tho country. No nre certain that to tho
vast majority Of tho American people tho
fact that the silvor dollar Ind been abolished
in 1873, md silver demonctized, was not
known until within tho last six months. Wo
repeat, however, that the schcmo to mako
gold an o1clusivo standard las long boon
urged by British aud other European fnan-
ciors. Tho lomonotization of silver has been
thair special object for years. That tloso
mon forcBaw the increase in silver produo-
ton, and the falling of in t1,at Of gold, and
tho consequent acarcity md incrnaso in tho
ralue of the Inter, can hardly tbo doubted.
We havc disclalmcd my chargo Of oorrup-
tion in tho passage Of this demonetizng act;
wo havo merely suggested want1of fore-
sight on tho part of thoso WHO afa3 3rospousi-
blo for this unfortunate Legislation. Each
act Of demonstration Of silver created an
additional damantl for gold, and honee tho
domouotiZation act Of tho United States aud
tho Into action in Germany prooipitated that
advance Of gold, as measured by ,Hilver, which
has added 10 to II per cont to the rnonoy
value Of all bonds and debts payable in gold.