The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-03-15

The Bland Silver Bill Passed.
WAsnISoToN, February 28.-President Hayes
to-day vetoed the Silver bill. In his message.
as laid before the House by the Speaker, he saws
that It has boon his earnest desire to concur.
with Congfess in the adoption Of measures to
increase the silver coinage of the country, but,
so as not to impair the. obligation of contracts,
either puoiic or private, nor injuriously affect
the public credit. 1t was only upon the convic-
ton that this bill did not meet that essential re-
quirement that he felt il his duty to withhold
frem i bis approval. The message further states
1s;as - i Of ..s, The bin 9 is .hs. A con
tion prc-existing debts, in case the coinage which
it creates shall continue Of less value than that
which was the sole legal tender when they wero
created. In the judgment Of mankind it would
be an act Of bad faith. The standard Of value
both parties to the contract The National
promises should be kept with unfinching fdelii
ty. He could not sign bill which would au.
thorize the violation Of sacred obligations. The
obligations of the public faith trahsccnded ali
questions of profit or public advantage. Its un.
questionable maintenance wds the dictate as we'll
Of honesty. rs Of expedicncy, and should ever
be carefully guarded by the Executive, Congress,
and the people.
Before proceeding to vote on the question
"Wili the House on reconsideration pass the
bill" Mr.. Cox Of New York made the remark
that the message was "a charge Of fraud, by n
fraud" on which his colleague, Mr.. McCook
made point of order. The Speaker decided
that the remark was made out Of order, and
that 1t could not be printed xiHthe Record, The
was yeas 100 hdys rs. y 4hs Speaker dec1afed
| the bill passed and the announcement was greeted
with general applause.
In tie Senate the Silver bill passed over the
veto byHEete.of 40 to 10, Mr. Hill of Georgia
voting KyDcahe majority.
SILVER u Ms TO DE MANUFACTURED At oxcr
The secretary Of the treasury has already
made oil neceSsary arrangements for the i'm
mediate executive of the law providing for the
coinage OF silvertlollars, so that there will be
no delay whatever In its operation. The Sec
| retary has prepared the form of the silver GER
| tihcate, and approved the device for tile new
silver dollar, which w1s submitted to him by
the director of the mp The department is
therefore prepared to Ssgin without delay tho
administration Of the new law
OUR NEXT GovERNoR-The article from the
| Batesburg Monitor expresses the voice of tho
people ih every portion of the State. The ex-
| tremists who are now denouncing and carping
at the wise policy of lIampton's administration
conspicuous for its justice and consistent in
| its moderation-wll be made TO understand that
| the rank end file of the Democratic party cannot
be controlled for their selfish purposes. The
great principles upon which the campaign Of
| 1876 were fought, which won and preserved the
victory, will again be called into requisition, as
the only safety for our civilization and the pre-
servation of the public peace.-Coi. Register. 4
Who shall be our next Governor We answer,
Wade Hampton. Whyf The reasons are toe
numerous to mention. The chief ono, however,
| is that we krow him and can trust him. In our
present condition we need man Of unouestion-
cd courage, of q firm devotion to principle, of
| liberal views and of sound judgment. Is
there man in Carolina in whom these qualities
blend more perfectly than in Hampton? We
| have but to go back to '76 and see the noble
Hampton standing like q stonewall with South
Carolina upon his shoulder, and while we'll nigh
| oil were despairiug and many were osouching,
hear him say, IL will DO Governor of South
Carolina, or by the gods there will be no Cover
| nor. b5~Ms Armnecs he became governor
and we may need his frmness again. Besides
ali this, Hampton has the confidence Of both
| Republicans aud Democrats North and South;
| and stands without a superior in the Union
Bdtcsburg Monitor.
| II is with much more than ordinary pleasure
that we tnke the occasion. while ann ncing the
| purpose OF Democratic reorganization through
out the county, to set forth the glowing words
| uttered by that peerless of leaders, our Cover
| nor, in Charleston, on Friday, the 22d, to tho
whs troops, and on the 23d, Saturday. to the
colored troops The aaps yesterday, to-day,
| and Tomorrow, Governor Hampton with the
nod'esse obtige of the cavalier and the wisdom
OF the statesman, captivates the confidence of nil
men and ftly fills that typo of manhood which
Southerners worship and nations do homage to.
Cautious and wise before the time for action in
| the day of battle he has never lacked courage
nor aggr essiveness to ensure success.-Oronae-
| burg Times.
How SILVER Coin Is TO DE IssuED.-Washine-
| ton, March AFTER full consideration and CON
sultaion with members of both Houses of Congress-
the Secretary Of the Treasury has determined
that the first silver dollars TO be ss icd will be
| used only in exchange Mt par for gold coin, or