The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-18
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3,we,dp;NSEspA /: sErTEMBER is, 1873 1873
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AZ ~ .g q, nm sh.s issue General John
...s.,,s ffisftars accepting Che De ocratlc
,ss~..saoiinm for Congress from TIE htcii-
len.s,ss Ssstrscs Tt VIII he seen from this
s snyss ,sas ne Is ID favor OF an increase
~ hacks. In fast iniicioas In.
s,,oosa If the currency, so that grcenDacks
stsII lie on q par with gold and silver,
3 Z n,ank lin the Democratic platform. We
~ want as many greenbacks az possibly can
no krt,s at the gold standards but we GO not
want such stuff as is not worth the paper up
nm which it ia printed. We. see that kan.
Tucker, John w. Daniel, and in fact all the
Drou,inent and thinking men OF the state, are
in favor substantially OF the views ex prcssea
an General Johnston's letter. But we ale
vet to see any OF the recognszed anu !uur
cIons leaders Of the PEOPLE ciamo.,ns .oa
irrcdeemabie and worthless trash. " ca,e
nothing about greenbacSs being reeeen !, ~
IN they can in any other way DC nau ne ~
circulate side by side viii 9ola. lou u
saw il they are based on the ia,tn OF
she f;overnmeut. that will, make them
rood. So it Will il the Government
faith IA based on gold, or anything
else OF intrinsic value convertible into gotd:
Bpt the faith OF government that Is rtseii
LARGELY indebted. and with nothing Ike
enough gold or convertible property 10
meet its obligations. will not be rehed upon
any more than will the promises OF moiyio-
1,aIs who are unable to meet their indrvidna
riehfs, Consider the Government as one
gigantic parsonage, and apply to 1t thus
considered the same rules as vow would ap'
Div TO any private citizen whose obligations
YOU are treating, and we can readily sec
how il is that the Government must either
be able to meet it's Obligations III something
OF intrinsic value or that the people Htis .
think so in order TO make GoVernnedi. :
promises pass, as does gold on accoul. y.
its intrinsic value. II the Government
chooses TO stamp q piece OF brass OF the
size OF twcnty.dollar gold piece Just as q
twepty-dol!ar gold piece Is stamped. ana
then, should pass a law saying that the
brass so STAMPED was twenty dollars,
would any Of the National Greenbackefs
be as willing to take the brass thus
stamped for debt rs they would
the gold? Not one. And why9 Because
it Is not redeemabie In gold, and the lntfln-
sic value OF the meta, is but very ilttle III
comparison with gold. But il We knew
that whenever we wanted gold for the
brass piece the Government would eX-
change with us, then the brass would cir
cuIate rs freely and be as valuable as tne
fwenty-dolar gold piece for all purposes OF
commerce. With Hinton. Ran- Tucker:
Joe Johnston, Daniel, and other men OF
their stamp in favor Of healthy increase OF
The currency, it does seem to Us that all
reasonable men who really desire the good
OF the country ought to be satisfied.
The Richmond Wing. that has been cry
ing ont so loudly for Srecnbacks, seems dis
satisfied that the Conservative party as q
whole are IN favor Of an increase OF the
currency. 1t seems to us il the Wing las
been sincere all along it ought to rejoice to
see such state of things, and not complain
because the balance OF the people want
more good money. It says Ran. Tucker and
General Joe Johnston's conversions must
have been very rapid, and is disposed TO
distrust them. Now, it is not reasonable to
think that Mr.. Tucker and General John.
ston are not as much interested in the wei.
fare OF the country as is the Wing.
These gentlemen are just dong in the
Conservative ranks what ought never to
have been attempted outside. And this
fighting outside OF Conservative ranksls the
principal charge we have against the Green.
hackers. The Nationals, like Jonah, would
have swallowed the whale, and by this time
friend Badly would be ready to bust with
Democracy but, like the whale, the Demo-
Gratis have swallowed all the Jonahs. and are
still hungry, and not dead, as was claimed
a few months ago.