The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-03

The contest is not between the Republican
and Democratic parties. 1t isbetween the
money power and the people; between
bank bills based on nntaxed bonds and Il
government legal tender currency, and the
people have no chance whatever OF ever
securing their emancipation from industri-
al thraldom either through the party OF
the money power, the Republican party,
or its ally the Democratic party. An ap-
peal is made for organizations in the in
tercst Of the National party in every school
district, city, town and ward.
The Greenbackers held a meeting this
evening, with closed doors. They claim
sixteen members in the next Congress,
who wilT act independent, not joining
either party in caucus, and that this num-
ber, as the balance OF power will enable
them to decide the Speakership, and claim
the clerkships and chairmanships OF i'm
portant committees. They say that either
Ewing, Of Ohio, Kelly or Wright, Of Penn
sylvania, would be acceptable to them as
Speaker, and that their preferences arc for
a Democrat. They propose to maintain in
1 Washington an office for the distribution OF
political information, but do not, rs has
been stated, intend to start here Green
back organ.
The following resolution was adopted at
the conference tonight: @
Resoled, That the National party, so far
rs II is represented by this conference, de-
nouncesthe resumption ofspecie payments
rs n.fraud and delusion, impracticable in
this or any civilized country; yet, il per-
sisted in by the Secretary OF the Treasury,
We insist that 1t shallhe so carried out as
to be equal in its operations in oil sections
and TO all classes, and enforced for the re-
demption OF national bank notes as well us
for legal tender notes issued by the gov
ernmcnt.
T1oS. 's-
A communication from Gen. Sherman,
addressed to Chairman Saunders OF the
Joint Committee, having under considera.
ton thequcstion OF oftransferring the Indian
Bureau to the War Department, was to-
day laid before. the committee. The
General, after stating his readiness to re-
spond promptly to any summons Of the
committee, says: 81 am sure, from
official and personal intercourse, that
Secretary Schurz and the Commissioner OF
Indian affairs 1Iayt, have been extremely
anxious to, and have labored hard for the
honest administration OF the affairs OF the
Indian Bureau. AS organized by law,
personally know that Mr.. Hayt
went as far as he could properly so
to prevent the recent removal OF Red
Cloud and Spotted Tails bands OF Indians
from the Missouri river to their present
location, which must, he thinks, certainly
result in war, and that their removal re-
suited principally from the Presidents
promise based on the advice Of General
Crook, and further believe that both Mr..
Schurz and Mr.. Hayt have done all that
men could do from their quarter to remove
weak and dishonest agents and to replace
them by honest agents. Iwish you, and
il proper, the public, to construe the pres.
ent conflict or antagonism to be not per-
sonal, not question OF honesty, but nat
ural and necessary conflict Of antagonistic
systems"
After commenting at considerable length
upon the previous Indian wars, the Cen
eral says:
at requires no prophet TO forsee that
there is more wars near ut hand, especially
with the Sioux, nccently located on the
upper Niobrara." He asserts that the
"present Indian Agents with this band,
as also with other tribes of the Sioux on
tho Missouri river, at the lower Brule, at
the Cheynne, Standing Rock and Fort
Peck Agencies, are utterly and ridiculous
10 powerless 10 keep their Indians peaGea-
ble. without the aid OF the army. To me
It Is matter Of demonstration that at
the present time, and for years to come,
the Indian Bureau Of itself, without the
help OF the army, cannot maintain IN
peace tho larger tribes OF Indians, ana
peace is essential to enable the white emf
grants to fill up the surplus. country as
turner's, grangers and miners"
The General continues at length, giving
his reasons why the Indians should be
controlled by the War Department, and
says: "Itought to be a question OF Ma,
tional economy and efficiency instead oi
one OF mere patronage"
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS. -.,
No. 87.-John Meth, plaintiff in error
va. Z. A, Clark, Collector, &C., in error, tc
Supreme Court OF the State OF Tennessee
The principal question involved in this
cause is whether the State OF Tennessee IL
Obliged to receive, in payment OF taxes
now, the deprecated notes OF the Bank OF
Tennessee, us it bound itself to do by Sec
10 of the the charter Of the bank in 1888, OF
whether II can repudiatc that contract a:
to the notes issued after May 0, 1861, on
the ground that the State government was
then forcibly seized by insurgents and It's
powers usufped. Tho cause raises several
Federal questions OF interest and import.
ance. The Court, in Its opinion delivered
, lby Justice Miller, hold that the theory
that there can be two different political
entities, called States, within the same
geographical limits, one loyal and one re-
bellious, isfanciful and untenable, and tha
: there never has been more than one politi'
cal society in existance in the State o
Tennessee, from It's admission into the
! Union in 1900, to the present hour.
Second, That there Is no foundation to
, the theory which maintains such sepa
, ration OF seeding States from the Nat
, ional Government rs to make their legis
iation while In rebellion void and invalid
unless ratified by positive law enacted
!. since their restoration. ;~1.t .... ~.
Third, That there is no evidence in thu
ease to prove that the issue OF note
by the Bank OF Tennessee after May 0
\ 1851, was made for the purpose OF givinnI
aid and comfort to the insurgents, or II
8 violation Of the constitution and laws g
the United States, and that consequently
g the contract which the State made in lsS
q 10 take the notes Of the Bank OF Tennes
Q sec in payment OF taxes, is and has all tn
s time been under tho protection OF the Fec
q eral Constitution. The judgment Of tn
Il lSanrcme Court Of Tennessee is therefor
Y reversed and the cause rcmanded for tul
!. ther proceedings in accordance with TIL
v opinion, denying tho assumption that th
:, governments OF the seeded States wer
o lawful governments,