The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-25
CORRESPONDENCE.
GEN. JACKSON AND cREENBACks

Mr. EDITOR:-I see, by the Chief that YOU claim
''the Greenbaek a Republican production = and
this is correct Thad Stevens and Salmon p Chase
were not Republicans But, you see, the party has
turned against the Greenback, and, like a worthless
that ''eats her own pigs"-to your simile
they "are not worth their keeping The poor Rag
Baby needs another nurse, it will perish and this
We intend it shall have. This Republican bantling
did wonderful things in its infancy, when civil war
doubt, and despondency brooded over the land and
why should it be less powerful now, when peace and
plenty reign and confidence is reestablshed every
hand Why torture this baby to death, as Sherman
is Gong-burning it with fre-when it is ,ciiiiag and
ABLE to do still more wonderful things for this
try if but left to grow up with the of the
tryf will tell you IL is because this Rag Baby is
acting the scourge of God and driving the thieves
and money changers from the temple of liberty, as
the Master of all drove their progentors of the
temple of God, more than eighteen hundred years
ago. Thanks be to Col for the Bag Baby, and all
the people cry, Amen!
But this not what started out to say in defense of
the Rag Baby. You charge me with misreprcsentng
the position of General jackson this question: and
you say Old Hickory was poison all kinds of pa
per mony, no matter by whom issued" Again you
say, General jackson was hard money through and
through, and if alive today he would be leading re-
sumptiOnist."
Now, this statement has been made SO often, that
prOfessed Democrats to believe it; and hence,
that Republican should be mistaken to the teach
ings of Old Hickory, is nothing new-they are not
expected to know any better but there is such
cuse for a Democratic leader. Their ignorance is at
least one-half corruption. But let see whether
am right not, in claiming that it against bank
ing competitions, acting for the Government, and is
suing money in her name, and not against the paper
money, that Old Hickory waged ceaseless warfare,
and evinced undyng hatred. In his very first
message to Congress he denounced such corporations
as being Unconstitutional and inexpedient;" and
wound up by saying: "Under these circumstances,
if such institution is deemed essential to the fiscal
operations of the Government, submit to the wis
dom of the Legislature, whether national one,
founded upon the credit Of the Government and its
nues, might not be dertsed, rhic scould arod all
stitu,ionai diealies and at the time all
the advantages to the Government and the country
that expected to result from the present bank"
Here We find Old Hickory decidedly in favor of issu
ing the paper money of the country, by the Govern
ment, and opposed to monicd eoorations and hence,
a genuine Grcenbaek
But the bank men then, as now, combined to rob
the people and under the lead of Daniel Webster and
Henry Clay, the old United States Bank was char
bill, and in doing said: "A bank of the United
States is in many respects, convenient to the Gov
ernment and useful to the people. Entertaining this
opinion, and deeply impressed with the belief that
of the powers and privileges possessed by the
existing bank unauthorized by the Constitution
subversve of the rights of the States and dangerous
to the liberties of the people, feel it my duty at an
early period of my administration to call the atten
tion Of Congress to the practicabty of organizing
institution combining all lis advantages and obvi
ating those objections"
Again see he wanted the paper money issued
from the right quarter and in the right manner; and
in the same message he says: 1T is maintained by
some, that the bank is of executing the con-
stutional power to coin money and regulate the val
ne thereof Congress has established mint to coin
and passed laws to regulate the value thereof
The money coined, with its value regulated, and
such foreign coins as Congress may adopt, the |
only currency korm to the Consultation But if they
have other powers to regulate the currency, ii was
conferred to be exercised by emscires not 10 be truns
ferTed to corporation. And again, he says: THAT
bank of the United States competent all the du-
ties which may be required by the Government might
be organized not to infringe delegat-
ed powers, the reserved rights of the States do
not entertan doubt"
Do you hear this, you hard money jackson men |
He had no doubt of this power; and this is the way
Peter Cooper talks to the people. He, too is Jack
son Democrat this subject and he fully endorses
the following Jacksonism from said veto message:
In the full enjoyment of the gifts of Heaven, and the
fruits Of superior industry, economy, and virtue,
Try man is equally entitled to protection by the law.
But when the law undertakes to add these natural
md just advantages artificial distinctions, grant
titles, gratuites, and exclusive privileges, to make
he rich richer and the potent more powerful, the
tumble members of society, the farmers mechanics,
md iaborers, who have neither the time the
means of securing like favors for themselves, have
light to complain Of the injustice Of their Govern
nent' And do complain of this injustice, wherein
he banks are to receive $50, 900 per annnm for
long for us that banking which the Government can
10 for nothing What benefit is this privileged class
o the country Why should We be bnrdened with
his curse, against which Old Hickory warned us,
shen We can shake it Oft Why
But more of this next week. when 1 am through
Fith the teachings of Old Hickory. Yours,
B. ODRISCOLL-
DoSIPHAx, KANSAS, Oct 90 1877.