Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-11
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MONDAY EVENING, JUNE II.
Peter C0oper to President Hayes.

Peter Cooper to President Hayes.
| Peter Cooper has jast addressed long open
letter to President Hayes criticisiDg the past
financial policy Of the government, and also
marking Out Tic proper course, in bis opinion,
to be pursued il tic future. He begins his let
ter with the following significant words:
ALLOW NE 10 Offer you my heartfelt thanks
for the wise and independent course you have
Iadopted in the discharge Of the responsible azH
difficult duties that you have been called upon
to perform. The deep interest you are mani
Testing 10 the r2tion's welfare has already sect
thrill! of hope aud joy into the heart Of suffer
ing mioos throughout the couat;y. Your no
bic COURSE has thus fir inspired the people with
the hope and trust hat you will 10 the proy:,
dcnce Of God ue our cou1!1y's Moses, to lead
! the people irom threatening bondage that
now hangs over the liberties and the happiness
| OF the American people. This bondage has lis
manifold centre, end It's secret force IS moro
| than 1000 banks that arc scattered throughout
the country. All tic banks arc organized cX-
prtSSiy to loan cut their Own money and tho
money OF ali those who will lDtrust them With
| deposits Thcs; loans are made to men whose
busiocss lives will soon become dependent on
money borrowed from corporations that have
special interest OF their own. Such power os
wealth under the contro! Of the selfish instincts
| of mankind will always be able to control t!!ea
| action OF our government, unless that govern
ment is directed by strict principles OF .inslcl.
and Of the public welfare. Such power should
! never he allowed to 90 out from the entire and
| complete control Of the peoples government.
The struggle with this money power, intrcnch
cd 10 the special privileges Of banks. has been
going On from INC bcginnlng oT tho history OF
| this country
Mr. Cooper thrn Gu3!e: itcln the Wr!tluga OF
Frarkliu, jefferson and Calhoun to show that
| they dstrusci the banks, aud, c0ntlnuDg
SAYS: "ht the close Of tEc war Of The rebellion
our government found itseIt l.cumbcred With
promises to ray that which i. did not possess
and could not c3mmaDd, Only as the amount
could be drawn ircm the people 10 some form
of taxation. The promise to pay should ncrc!
have been made. It should have been promise
to receive Instead OF = prom &c to pay tokens 0!
debt which TIE government had been compel.
| cd To pay as money il rs struggle ior the ma
lions life. The amount Of currency so found
in circulation At the c!csc OF the war SHOULD
never have teen allowed to Increase or dimn-
ish, only as per CAPITA, with the increase OF the
liabilities OF the couatry. Such currency
should have been made receivable Tor all iorm'
Of taxes, duties aId debts. Our national cur
rency must be made receivable Tor ell purposes
throughout the counlry ana lntereonTertib!e
With three per cent government BONDS. oueh
currency would have been worth more to the
American people than all the gold mines that
have ever been discovered on the continent CT
America"
Mr.. Cooper then advises that silver be with
drawn from circulation a1d used in the puz-
chase of foreign bonds the fractional paper cur.
rency to be revived. lie declares that he be-
lieves prosperity would return if a ''pernanent,
unauctuating currency as before stated, equal
to the amount actually found 10 circulation at
the close Of the war;" we're adopted, aud if
that amount should never be Increased or dl.
| nioishcd only as per capita with the Increase OF
the Inhabitants of our country" lu note
appended to the letter he points out the lDta'
| ton of its currency by France, and argues that
| its prosperity is due 10 this policy. lie then
| says 1.-THE laW contracting the currency Ii
DOW taking iron The people their legal money,
costing the government and the people nothIrg,
| and then converting this sanc currency Into
national debt for which thc people arc to be
taxed for the next taiity years. The people
are deprived OF their currency which had Tor
wears formed the life blood Of the country"
|
which he saws il is aD absurd natlo0al policy
that would make all the industries Of nation
to dcpcnd on an article Ike tha! OF gold, the
price of which 10 government Or Individual can
control, as it bears olC price to-day, and 20
man can tell what price will be offered Tor 1t to-
morrow.
| SELLING A WIFE FOR DRINKS. .-TbomaS
| Giiigau, jovial young caua boatmaD, tamll'
iarly kuowu in jersey City as Tommy Dodd,
some wears ago became attached to comey
young woman near Phillipsburg. She liked to
drink, aud one day Gltiigaa piled her With H.
uuor, and on tho next morUlog showed her
marriage certificate signed BY RockaWay us
| tice Of the Peace, wherein their marriage was
| duly set forth. Il don't remember anything
about it," she sad; Il was drunk, confess,
but il you say go, Tommy, it Is al! right: lhcy
| lived together iyur years, du!ng which time
two children were boro, but Gilllrans acts oi
cruelty couipcIIcd her to sack advice and syn
;palhy elsewhere. thc near: OF JacoD niey
crs. = tcLIcw canal boatulan, Mrs. GliIgaa
rnusd responsive chord, ara Sic conceived Il
strong attac!.ln.ot iCr lin. Giigar noticed
lit, and SAID IA treat for al hands arouad,
Jake, and she is youis" lie Jumped at the
propositiou, aud alter sp.uG.ng$ .GO Tor drinks
Jacob claimed Mrs.. Giiiigan as hts oW1. 'TcG
since Gilgan secris to have repeated ol hla
bargain, and las ria!c ov2rtu:cs to regain h'
wife. hut failed.
| On Monday last Gigau wcnt to the boat on
which Jacob is at work, aud demanded bis
wife. Jacob knocked him dowo, and laid open,
ed his scalp with place Of coal. Gi!llgan had
Meyers arrested, aud wien arralgucd before
Police Justice Davis ln Jersey City, yesterday
the story was Developed
Justice Davis fined Meyers $40. and sen;
him to Jail for thirty days. Mrs Ctl!'lgan says
that she is happy with Meyers, and VII! not de-
scrt hin.-Ncw YorE San.
FOHs SALE OH RENT.
V5oR RRENT-ThoTH THREE STORY BRICK
II Unwilling HOUSE, on CamrcH street.
adjoining the storcof W. A. Johnaon App!yI ;yI to
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