The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-01

mo GreenbackL unatics


OF three to draft suitable resolutions. The
committee reported the following:
Regarding the question of finance as para
mount to all others in politics, and as the
effects OF bad government have been brought
home to us, and as neither OF the great
parties OF the country gives us hope, we
therefore feel compelled to establish party
that promises relief to our afflicted people:
Be it therefore
l. Resotped. That there shall be no limit
to the coinage Of gold and silver.
2. That the resumption act be repealed.
5. That Congress undo nil its financial
laws tending to contraction.
4. That the banking system be discon-
tinued. @
5. That the Government issue not less than
$50 per capita OF population In greenbacks,
and that it be fixed by constitutional amend
nlent as soon as practicable.
6. That the Government distribute among
the States pro rata sIGo,0oo,0O0 OF green
backs, that the people may not be taxed as
long as it lasts.
7. That million OF men be employed by
the Government to build railroads from
ocean to ocean; to clean out rivers and dig
canals from western waters and the great
lakes to the sea.
s. That the State debt be readjusted.
8. That practical honesty take the place OF
sentimental. theoretical, and hypocritical
honesty, and that we will attempt to vote
down those persons who, under the cloak
Of honor, steal the peoples money.
10. That in entering the Union the States
placed all property held in common among
them in trust OF the General Government, to
be disposed OF rs Congress, the representa-
tive Of the States, might direct; that the
most OF this property has been disposed OF
in various ways unnecessary to name, and
that we can see no constitutional Objection
to i distribution OF greenbaeks among the
States i'm return for it; and furthermore
be il
RESOLVED, That we have sacred regard
for the safety OF life, liberty, and property,
and oppose communism with earnestness
and determination.
Resotued, That we, the National party of
Mecklenb burg, request our friends to organ
iZe in every county, city, and town IN the
State.
On motion, the resolutions were unani-
mously adopted.
The Chair appointed under resolution
the following committee or five from each
magisterial district to explain to the people
the object OF this move, and report TO an
adjourned meeting to be had next court:
Boydlon District.-C. FL. K. Taylor, Sic
phen Terry, John W. Young, james W.
Vansant, A. Hatchett.
CiarkSviNe.-E. Il. Yansant, A. w. Ma
gee, w. E. Jameson, r. D. Jcfress.
Pdlmer'S SpringS.-Charlcs Alexander,
John II. Taylor, II. G. Hendrck, George
P. larry, Thomas Parks.
Buckhorn.-W. FL. Smith, j. w. Palmer,
r. r. Crenshaw, John II. Drumwright, w.
q. Jackson.
Fiat Creel.-John 2. Smith, DR.. B. j.
Walker. Samuel T. Moore, James T. Alex
ander, A. II. Bracy.
South HN.-W. A. Pace, DR.. W. II.
Norhington, Z. II. Russell, Thomas r.
Hendrick, r. j. Montgomery.
Blue Stone.-Fulwar Skipwitb, James
Gregory, Walter Gillispie, Il. H.. Moody,
Richard Russell. r. : 49,. ~
Chase City.-Bepiamin Roberts, w. II:
Pettus, B. w. Coleman, James Bacon, j. Z.
Gregory.
Moved and carried that the county and
State papers be requested to publish. On
motion the meeting adjourned to convene
again in the courthouse, on July court-day
at II NJ. r. D. BASKERVILLE, Chairman.
Il. Hatcheh, Secretary.
We give the aboye'as part OF the history
OF the times. 1t was we'll that the meeting
denounced communism, since otherwise
those who took part in it would Lave been
set down Us communists. And il it would
not be communism for the Government to
give to the people money to pay their taxes
with, and to put ga million OF mel" 70
wo'. on "railroads from ocean to ocean,"
&C., &C., and ii communism is something
worse than this, then it must be terrible
curse. Whom would "the Government
tax to get S5O0.00O,000 Of greenbacks' Or
is il proposed to issue them and make
them "redeemable in nothing? Why
not keep them? Why distribute them
to be paid in taxes? Either these So
called .greenbacks' would be absolutely
worthless, or else the Government would
have to promise to redeem them. If They
are to he irredecmable and worthless, no.
body would accept them. II they are to
be redeemable aud valuable, the property
owners of Mecklenburg would have to pay
their share of the tax TO be levied for that
purpose. Every man who has dollars
worth OF property or earns his own liyel-
hood is interested in putting down the no.
ton that the Government has any money
that it does not get from the people, or that
the Government can make money out OF
irredeemabe paper" The experiment
has been tried over and over again, and has
always ended in disastrous failure. 1t will
necessarily and infallibly always so end, so
long as water runs down hill and the laws
OF nature continue in operation. It would
be astonishing to see sensible people labor
ing under such q delusion il we did not
know that they have often done so here
toiore. 1t is time for the farmers to wake
up when such doctrines are taught in their
hearing. The Hman on horseback" follows
always at the heels Of the men who promul-
gate such teachings. Property is timid and
conservative, and when menaced by COM
nuniSm always calls for a despot, and
always gets one, as ruler. "The Govern
ment" that prints paper, calls it money,
and distributes it to the people to pay their
taxes with, would not be even respectable
stalking-horse government" Itwouldn't
be equal to Mexican Government for
stability. 1t would tumble down like a
card.castle, and upon its ruins real "Gov-
eminent" would be erected.
In the preparation of brief article on
the subject OF the City Engineer we wrote
OF Colonel CUTsHAw in language that might
have been interpreted to the detriment OF