, 1877-11-16
ANCIENT USE OF SILVER.


fnccr ut the Use al Silver a. Money
JSbiIcni FrOor Of Its Ennpi oyment IL B,ixt.
ness Dealings by Tho Acknowledgements ni
the United Staten Bonds In culn Right
demonstration Necessary.
New YoAx, Nov. 2.-To he Editor Of Ns Ntss
1ork Tribune: Journnts opposed to tho re-
munctizlng Of silver, haTing exhausted tho only
legitimate grounds Of hostility, seem to think
that their purpose may be served by ridIculJng
the Dollar Of our Fathers" contess surprise
and regret In 1ndtpg these fllppant paragraphs
in lcading aud Influential iourpa1s,-your own
Included. Probably the subordiuatus rather
than tho editors Of these Journals are to be
credited with tho wtsdum which disparagcs the
"Doliars Of our Fathers" Persons
of mature age, With average con,-
1uou'nensc, vii! tell you that the
f." Do'lar Of our Fatlers" WIS also tho dolla. Ut
tlIcir grandtathers and grsat-gTanliathcrs, md
that silver n!tgss were the currency Of uur fore
fathers and ancestors through every generation
back and W to Faties Abra!iuu,,--fof which, ~
Capsan Cuatae would saY. "overl'aul the Book
Early In the present month, convention os
bankers was held III tits city, Frum tIlut III.
tel!'xGnt body Of experienced and practical
hnaucicrs, anticipated an expression favorinK
resumption upon constitutional baaIs. AZ re-.
suit Of ito deliberations, the following rcsoll1.
ton was adopted:
Eesoteed. That In tho opinion Of ,hi. couven-
ian, styer money. - subsidiary currrncy. IL d..
Il. IT. It as' sas aa' vaas sHa s 81
our ''papef luoArY."
Even thls qualified concession from con.
yeIit!on VI baHkers seems lo haye bceu extort-
I'd. Ihe people having with cntlsu unani;n,ty
toyful!y welcomed ba:k silver currency, tliu
oaIkcTa grariu4sy Yield us thu use Of subsidiary
silver, provided that It's circulation Is not en-
forced. Parhaps thc people ought to be grats.
~ Tor 50 much, tut ~ We obtainol anl enjoy
subsidiary silver without THUR aid, !, fur ciaG,
shall withhold the expression Ut my thankful
ness. Sit. uayeS, Detroit banker, wlso favor.
cd the adoption Vt this resolution, fortified Ills
own oplnton OF tfu worthtcssiiess Of silver a.
nsUncy by seriptuFal reference, as follows: i.
Mr.. tlsycs. In support Vt tnat resolution, ssid;
-, VII 70 rssa passF % e',ood3!nv ~ opinion on
sosa ~ ass Asa gu saS So anhng Il .ss ka
l.osu Ut thu forest Vt Lebunou wsfs OF pure goId,
none wsre Of sllyes. It WIS nut ythinx account.
j. 81 '' Il eD.a:s 81 sss: u Solomon " Chronicles s1
Tho scnptural wisdom Of the Detroit banker
was emphasized by atptautc. and tho resolution
was forthwith adopted. In the pubia!acu pro-
Gscdlne. u the nankers' conyent,on, Ar.
Hayes ser'ptural reiefsnee Appears to have tcvu
accepted Rs esidcnce tlat, hi the days Ut Solo.
1no1., silver, ~ inuncy, waA '.nut ANYTHING AZ
counted or Tbs true reaf,u- VI illu StrIp-
tura quotation shows llAt the drinking vessels
IN thn luys Vi Solomon were vi goiu. and lint
for surh and other ornamental purposes silver
Was "nut anything accounted ul;" but IL will
be seen. By thu acEpturAl autt,or.tlcs winch fol-
low. tlst silver was "ascouut@l of" ~ ulunry
not oply In tho days ol Solomon, but during alf
thv centuries eu,n pretended iu ths Old and Nsw
Itstainents, irum UGnesls to Revelations.
AbrQham's purchase Ut = burial.placa IL thus
recorded iu 0sNcyIs:
chap. 1.i!l.. la.h .na lesh, ,es.s.: my
Lord hearksa ,. unto W ; r.; shs lind Il worth foat
Abrahun, hearkeued unto Ephroa, aud ASra.
asned IL .hs ssdisaes IT tas soa. Of ill., % iuat
hundred shskSls Ut silver, current money with the
uarct4ntA."
Silver, therefore, a early alter the hood rs
~ ~, PAYS saY N.Y. account. wA., according to tho
Genosla, 10th verse: land unto sarah Gv ssII.
Behold, ! have given thy brother st!onsan4
lleacs of silver" The sto!y ot Joseph, xhirb
furnishes turther acrtptural eysdeuce ii the use
Ut SILVER ~ money stand lrd. pt.sesses .
value 10 very much highur that 1t cannot be
too Otter EeaI. There u uoshi0g to " found Ia
tbs literature Of tae world to compare in
beauty Of style: purity u thought, or Perfection
ua,ruted story of thu youth who was sold uuto
bondage BY his brethren 4u4 became ruler III
EEyM.
can only now traasezibs such passagss - psose
ssysns sass of ssf snd
they disw and lifted ~ Juseph out VI khe pEt aud
.Sa Jossph 70 !hs i'hnashts. f9t twe.tJ Yieecs =
be gave 800 plecs. oi .a!ssr. In ths iso3s u IL.
odus, thsptef XXI. ga susac, law breakers were
rsqutsea - atom fos their oaelsss By the psr.
ora maldsstsaat, ls snail glss unto thclf ala.tef
thiily sheksls Ut silver" In aLa hook of JUDGES.
chapter k. Alb .etss. tbs csliaxs ii eon.plsacy
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