, 1877-12-17
Reputation the Necessary Con-
sequence Of q Failure to
1fcsnOnetfzc.
4 Plea for Gold-Payment to Bond
holders---Tne Plan Of Alexan-
der Hamilton.
Hard Times, and How to Improve Them
.'-Jolin Sherman as n MaladEiser
Of the President.
Answers to Correspondents on Various
Phases Of the Financial
Question.
CONGRESSMAN HUHCIIAnD ON RE-
SUMPTION.


coSonEssNAN nuncnARD ON RE-
SUMPTION.
Fro'" Our o'ra co'Ts'p""d.nf.
-, w4su,so1o"' = .. Cd; C.. Dec 1.-THE views Of Of
i"nr esn.rt"nre n ~. rto,o W ,n1 % ~" t,s. ,ha,
1870. ~ ~. ~ a"a '''s 1~.. .'As
ne Is ea'etu1 stooen' o! "ha"ec, a1o cnt't'ea
lnr his views to the puLlIc, aad thought that,
in ttesc aui,a,c,l times, The ncop|c should
Eaa,~ w., .h.ts -......,,..,t1 .ts.., T%s
e,'s..,..' .e"s" ~" e'''N' 4Ae
Ques,!uu ,,.t,. was askco:
"Nffl the Government bc able to redeem Its
legaI.tcnlcr notes on and after Jan. 1. 137D, "a
required BY thc Resumption lawi"
- & year ago," SAD MI; nars!'a'l' ~ feared
Then nothing was being done under the law to
nrenaro for resumntton. The accumulation of
cn,n In the co,,ntrv snre ma mt on1v 1nole
ssa." @ " T.. ,oef, ..,.,. @ w. H.. ~. .".',"
II not absolutely certatn."
"What amount OF coin to you consider pcc-
esaarv1n
"A stock Of coin In the country amounting
TO s3oo,eUV,oo, with tic continual tncrcasu TINT
our mines will supply, should judge to 10
ample. The Director Of the Mint estimates the
~ Il. - eoI no,s1 IN onioh III hc son tnn 0 0n
NM V.tn 'i IN siItren ~ months nv a uS nr"Sfy
to,,re.. gontnen ,nn r1oEo,s.ohasNseo aNo eain
rjye stoek OF coin aud bullion in tbe country
Il nn, }tot n,ucn ,o.. thar ,hc .tnc,< NJ e,t,,
.u ni;on IN rnuisnS nnd sc u e"
"' l.. I'M ~ Stnor. a1 ~ cIn roonro -.
-, ~ tne Mn1unt .ni o. CON teauIeo, OF
tnsv the 1seu' ,,. ~ '"I e; mst.a asn acss
taaa H 'os ., amount IN uleat nsHan aoa
in ss, ~ 81. usn nf c,c.M. u. euxsaer '.s.r
r,,rrcncr srd '"' co,,s ho 1apcI
= iatcc nu.ubsr Of Solvent ~ small t hsnEs IN. M
Frsncv tl.eTe Il only H. % I,anE Of Il % F,mrc and nj
80 h..1.. ~ Ha, ~ Fmia ~ i1' , 11 .sets
atorisei to ssm. .irc,iatm: mi uii II + irs1a,us
s",s ~ .,,e-. ~ H. ~, 1iatt W.. ~ ass,an
M N.1sn,,, i,.ts. .erar m, u,st s... uae
r.j n.,.. ;.,n .,'I t',st., safnee'
49, :. ~, na,,. i.aI. I. .t1.s ~
Ri, ~, me naat. t ,, oi franse an uieat
n..o.;. sss' ~ ' m..u'J ~ .hiAr IN ut!ts. W
T !. ni'sni'',.; s ,'oaa..s @ III 'u ~ s.ata.
% SsIs. - tanss eat. ~ ~ ~ ..atsae'oas
.s "a,,l .'.nor VI ~ ta: %
a fLG sota papf. Ga.u.At'"a " oteal pnta,4 aG
III, ~ ,tM. ts'snui ~ yu5s "as reu!.ea NJ SO,
" ~, st.t @ ~ - .ho hun,, ~ 1
" ~ tStd outs!us o. tno panks Nns noout stat,-
s NWEmaktne tuta! celn ~. nn.' nanss t'ect-
!h.aun h..'. ~. ~ snae soan'.y 81 kMh,MtNu,1!ast
about Tue ' S'nount ct raper circulation ol tl!s
unf. Gs1 Mf nu1, h !" .nu 1n.sa nhg1oh, Sl:V
o 2! IT. paper ylrcuIatlon r.! y ~ ~ 81 dsn9lllna"
eoas =. ~. anu ~ 'ss ~. neow'
' a'ns tso tc.na'mG $shuo ~ notes o! snrl'
ous acuotnaosS .,n @ H. W.T. papcr clfcnallan Els csf'
H.. ~ 1S Iu xtar ~, y.
aeMom'lnation s ta!, :6 q Sio and under. We have
eNros"uW ; ~. tIu!o tI ~ papGs ,tursencf
~, vii, t,n % s,s Mn} i'm ~ ts s,nctf,lni l'i
CURRENCY aud iii, 0tJ ui slycr coin Il, cIrr,,.
latlon, perfosna tue sa,nc duty tho $3a5 Co.,
UU Ut sn's!l notes aud cosh IN urcat britain aul
AlEl1a1tl4