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nc question are iudisputable.
E;rsf-rrev;nus to the de,nonctizfng act in
c--, .1. u,;,, ,,a,,,r ~ III. 11pitcd States was |
~: 49, ;,,ht ~ A1oi~ ,..;us ,ne.
either SILVER o1 the "elelt u 4l>7a s'a''.s, !"e
enths puresilver, gold Of the weight OF - 6-lo
.raps, ni1,c-t cstlls pure gold; anu both were
aora1tx 1cra,.,culcr in pay,ucpt ri dcbts, public
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a''o pl'Faee, w ""' , |
!seeond--No net o1 congress "as ever passeo
authorizing the issue Of bonds payable III Gou
to The exclusion of silver; but all issues OF
,.,nt,e ,r..a .-prcse,v ,n.,1,. ,,,vob1. in c,,in
t, ~; ~ ua-,' M Will, ,IthorizcC tir
.. ~. ~ ~ " ;d - ~ ,,.n, ~ sl%E4 ma Ix1
.sse,'a - .. t,ar I,~ful n.onev whir,, /
10y 10y ,,''1rt., a.. ~ ~ ;,,a .@r..nh,rSs
7l;rdErn ur.ycnt all uussibte ,nisapprehen-
~; ~ ~ ~, W H.. a., n,it.,;j. rca;tnrs tl,e avt
s''n ~ @Ie ~ ~ .s H., III hor1s therc.ftrr
" 'u1s; 1stG' ~ e.; +in ro,1 Il Ecdrcn,ahlr
- ~, ,t.e,.r. 1f TN iTr;t,d STATES after the
lst day o. oGpte'nqe,' ~ 1sI ~ statas ~ I M y" s,
St:nua.u sI'ue % +t.rnS,.c onv ho]lrr of
tha, h.'3 . v.r .n,rrt,;ncd ,1c IDEA that
.ncse n ,ii IN nnll nniv II was lis own
,Iu't ,, o1 iof, T., nntracI eyilenriug lis
CLAIM IL oFdgF 10 s thc silver DOL
-".M-ln9 a.. w. o.''.u .p;'l. snoc;cs ri iepisla
~ vs. r+t,ll, ropr,.,1ci in = bill
i've ssesue''idn ,i. ~ anx s,rh n1rnose' Nine
eou'esI,2 M M. uo i e ,x,ii ~ th1. President
LIN m;:,as s'1 "n u9'4 ~ 1i were irnorut that it
contained any sucll clause; and nearly |
two years had ELAPSED before tnc nation nesnulG
l"ale t''a1 tt!e ,.N 5.4s ,.S;e,n.;; r.. h,u
oeeo = :ileeu utoIi '.s ra,;. Roman Emncror of
~ .eiaaeu -. ~, hc ,usr,l thc laws pru.
mugatcd by liim to bc written in small chn,ac-
ters and posted on high columns whero they
Sou!u au. II hs s,a,1ttcs ard thereby sb-
it ,ho -, ,,n;,st nnnfsncuts. in this man
ner fraud under the gutse III law, was made to
subscryc the wicked purposes Of this detestan1e
| 1yratt What i:nguuSe is sufficiently severe 10
| rx,rcss tie popular loathi.g and detestation
! for ihosc creatures who steaithy c'2wltd
into our Legislative halls, and. in tue name and
under the forms of law, pcE2ctratcu th:s lranu
| And What respect can any honest and iutel'i-
| v,.,t ,n,,, entertain Tor those who insist that
ihc .rsycst and most important interests OF the
| pcoplc are 1orccoscd by legislation procured Ill
surfl u manner!
! Snx. thr President in his message: "4Al1 the
hons ti,at have been issued sinre Feb. IL, 1878,
wc, yut,l hct...ne the only unlimited legal ten
der metallic currency Of the country, arc justly
| nayahtr in gold cutn Or iu coin OF equal value"
anS vet these bonds, by their
| c1nrcss terms. ure payable, not in
ootd. hut ..in coin uf the standard value OF the
United States ou said July H. ls19:" D9cs ne 3t,
gni1t lie makes an uttempt iii this fashion:
1.-THE hont1s issued prior to 1873 were issued at
| time When the gold dollar was tue only com
in circulation or contemplated Cd ny eilhcr tne
| Gnvarnu1eut OF the holders Of the bonds Us the
| ,o;,, j., yh.I, they we're to be puid." How docs
! hr Know that! Certaiuly not from tue Ian
,.n,oc ~ t,,r hond. The language is, 'sin coin
uf The standard va1ue,' etc, not IN Eola con-
! II rhr Understanding ui the contracting parties
1,a.I hn,n .s claimed by the President, how easy
II wou1d hare been to give it expression 10y III
~ s.,rt,n, .hr little word gold. &c adds: tit is
g. h.,ta- r. nv the bonds in that coin
| e.A' cft tht nnfOrt.-