The daily gazette., 1878-08-30

| honest. He wanted first gold and silver
as the currency of the country, then a
paper currency conv, liable at the will OF
| the holder into gold and silver coin. To
this currency being legal tender he was
entirely opposed and said that no govern
ment could make any article not having
an intrinsic value legal tender for u
| legal debt, and said that there was no
! constitutional power vested ia Congress
/ or any other body to make piece OF
paper, stamped with n certain figure hav-
ing no intrinsic value legal tender for
any article having an intrinsic value.
But what was this forced resumption,
what was its effect and consequence.
TEe United States government went into
the market OF the world aud bought gold
ard silver for the temporary imitation Of
her currency by redeeming part of it,
But this was not resumption, this was
simply phunging the country indeeper and
deeper in dt bt, not atiorling relief. Re-
lieve your people from the present pro-
hi bitory tariff, lot them 90 INTO the mar
kets of the world and buy articles for what
they are worth, and relieve them from
the load of internal t9xation. Let the
money buy what II was worth.
Relieve the shipping interest of the
load of the pr0hibitory tariff and the
American mercantile navy will soon
cover the sess. Relieve the people of the
government spy and tax collector. Then
will foreign capital flow into our coun-
try, then will the farmers grain and the
workingmen'S lahor have n prize, then
will your people be- contented and happy,
then will you have specie resumption
VIII ch will stay resumed
The policy of contraction pursued by
the government had been fatal and mis-
taken one that had strewed the country
with financial wrecks from end 10 end,
but who by this forced resumption the
paper currency had risen almost to a par
with gold, and we must have resumption
of specie payments. Itmight cause a few
more wrecks, might crIlsha few more un-
der the weight of rapidly increasing debt,
but we must resume if ever the people
We're to be placed in sure foundation
and made peaceable and happy.
Mr. Martin l>scerra My not a gree nback
man, aud denounced the decision of the
packed Supr' me Court OF the United
States BY which gteensackS were made
legal tender AS an Infringement on tine
sights OF the people and as opposed to all
law and PRECEDENT. He then said that
along with the grcenhacks was another
currency, viz:--the National Bank note
these bank notes bad some advantages
certainly but the trouble was The people
had TO pay double tax ON all these
money. He was in favor of the abolition
of the national banks, and thought the
cove nnent bal better stop tinkcring
with me currency, and unt,l that time It
would be utterly impossible to avoid par
les aud monetary cliScses.
Referring to an article in one of the
down country papers which stated that
he was an ultra Southern man in his be-
lief and tendencies, he said that while
the South was under the heel of the op-
pressor, and while the arpet-bagger and
other human vampires We're sucking the
very hteblood from their veins, lie was
in favor of any and all measures looking
to her relief. This he was and had SO
proclaimed himself and he abated not
one jUt of what he then said, but that
he was so biased as TO vote for anything
and everything that was Southern,
which was the Inference drawn in that
article, he explicitly denied. If any lust
claims were pr sented to Congress which
lie thought warranted by the constitu-
tion, he would vote for it, reside the
claimant where he would, in Maine or
Georgia, Ohio or Texas, but to vote for
any claim not fully Warranted bv the
constitution will not.
He was not in favor of any subsidy
whatever and would not vote away any
of the peoples hard-earned taxes for any
unconstitutional purpose. Mr.. Martin
then touched upon the labor troubles,
and the growing communistic tenden-
cits Of some persons, and spoke
of them as tho legitimate effect
of the uncertain, transitory and hurt
ful legislation OF the past twenty years
and the natural reaction of the feverish-
ly prosperous times caused by the flood
ing of the country with an irredeemable
paper currency and a high protective
tariff.
With slight glai O. at the fraud by
which the Democrats were cheated out
of their President two years ago ,and with
a brilliant eulogy ofthe Democratic party
commendatory of Its past and hopeful Of
Its future, MI NJ artln closed very sue
ceSstul and brilliant speech which was re-
celved with great favor by large and
intelligent audience, which he held in the
closest attention for over an hour The
speech, as Mr.. Martins opening, may be
said to have been decided success, and
gave him good place in the estimation
OF the many persons present. The tinan-
cial views he express ed were sound and
he took advantage of the occasion to place
himself fairly on the platform adopted by
the convention.
After Mr.. Martins speech Senator
Salisbury was called ON and addressed
the audience very briefly after which the
meeting adjourned.