The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-27
irreaeeysaability

.,s,ens les-e sseb-
iects 10 General JeaSsrux sbecause he5is in.
fayor o. redeemable greenbacks. Exactly ];
That ,s the difference between the Old Hero
who has prosed his public deyotion spy
peri,llng his life upon hundred battle
fields for bis country and his noisy oppo-
neuts. he Is incapable 81 doing anything
to degrade bis country in the eyes OF the
eiyiiizcd world. he IL too much devoted
TO the welfare OF his countrymen to desire
80 soon after the national calamity OF fratri-
cidal warto plunge them into the disasters sias
Of deprecated, currency. He is man OF
too much Integrity, too much patriotism, to
fayor national fraud or do anything to IN
fiict anxtionai injury ssiss.sas:' eiS a.
Those who oppose. him can do that II they
will. They may, favor national dlsbonor IN
issuing irreaeemable paper-money-they
may advocate national fraud ostensibiy to
relieve the people--yeE whose inevitable re-
suit would be the disgrace OF the land and
the ruin Of the people Not even friend
okGeneral JOHNSTON, much less himseH'
could contemplate anything OF that sort.
General JoHSsroN is o patriot and man OF
honor. No such dishonesty as irredeema'
BILE greenbacks could fad the least tto!era-
ton IN bis mind, H.. III az s..tsif;-
Irredeemable, indeed !! :Tbe. advocates Of
this irredeemable thing, had better look to
their condition with, q view; TO secure, fhelr
own rsdeemabAitFs ".Irredeemab'e" Is
now SerY strong representative word. II
represents peculiar body Of naenT7a great
number OF whom, tired Of work. seek TO
win popularity by proposing measures pi
relief for the people with ayiew OF getting
themselves into public position. where they
may live without labor. OF many others II
may be said they hate g redeemability,'
because IT Is tantamount to paying, and they
would rather do anything than pay. The
most OF them are listless andaapathefic, AND
have. not the energy to help themselves.
They call for Government aid, and so fear
iul are they OF an ultimate payday that
they want the Government to Issue IRE
deenable papelanotes to help. them with. = I;
We shall see how; much the people are
Siisposed,to respect The wild innacy 81 these
srredeemable greenback advocates. !; Ger Ger
tainlg, intelligent and honest people, cannot
bear to think that the, honor and good iaith
ofthis@ great nation. iHhabiting the richest q
and bappiest land on tho globe, shall become
irredeemable. ~ \: Il. ~ En-. is;S (. ~ Is
- Theihorde OF needless and desperate men
of ali varieties and classes who are now
raiding upon public opinion wili;agitate and
rail,iE vain. There is too much coDserYa-
tisul and honesty in the land to permit them
to achieve any considerable, success in their
foolish attempt to drlyethe country into the
maddest measures that could be dreamed Of
A knowledge ;oisSthe character. OF these
ultra politicians. is quite enough ;Let. the
people tell them over on their fingers ends,
and ask themselves oughtsu men to be
respected as couusefors or trusted as rep
resentativcs. It wilt be found that not one
can be PRONOUNCED tit for any, s. such p1lT.-
pose. Not one ofithem withstand forward
and deny this assertion. Were one TO do
this his personal presence would be, the
proof OF the truth or the assertion that none
OF them can be called wise or trustworthy
in representative, capacity. They are
all defective, and none can pass trial upon
the question, Is he capable, is he reliable, is
he trustworthy as a representatiye?-will
he do better as agent for another than he
has done for himself? These questions
would. as the touch OF the spear of THU
REL, bring out the short comings OF the
irredeemable Greenbackers so clearly that
no solid and responsible citizen could think
OF trusting them.
As surely as the coming Of the day OF
election will the people repel the advances
OF these irredeemable agitators.