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OTEIoE III JEFFERSON BUILDING.
fatrrday, June T, 1870.
The True Cause. No. 4.

time Of peace is that IL traTcrscs one OF the most
distinctive features Of our Constitution. And
even were such an issue constitutional, the Ques-
ton would be, How could the government eet out
lts money amone.t the people2 The money could
not be gireR away, and no one could CT II that
had not IN some way become a creditor of the
government Bordholders would refuse q be
bought Oh by such Issues, iar the money would
very soon dip end dir loag way below par
There seems indeed, to be GO way 0f escape for
The proposcTs of this policy; nor is there at this
moment the slightest chance Of iis adoption. !
believe 70 10 be a. wholly proftless investment OF
time and thought no, % say Of printers typo.
We mus, have banks n some kind Thai IS In
| eyiiable Thotrue question theo arises Of what
! ia.ure ehal they bcl Hotional banks ltscems,
require the unfair and unequal privilege gfanted
/ them Ia sections 9ll2 nnd 3GlJ Of iho heviscd
| Statutes. FoT them 20 1--we, ovory other species
I Of bank mast be denied existence. Ihls Is the
hardship OF the case; this constitutes the IEsolor-
/ able monopoly under which nineteen -twentleihs of
che people are suffering. But loose those tos and
| remedy would be within almost immediate roach
| II the people Of The United States would pro
serve their liberties theT mast dsallow the FEEDER
al Govcrnmen; from becoming the only soutce II
the money in use; for n o surcr path % nnoI des-
potIsm could be taken than such a surrender
Tho spirit Of II is intensely h0stle 10 connn ucd
popular freedom, and 20 the dcta Of the oonst,a-
ton.
One true and available course alone rerns,ns
must roma DsF UAilss or tu0 1ct.aI pOffeastulc
. Of thc people, Snd not merely on the credit Of the
government That credit IS now good, but snp-
pose there should arise q party res0lFcd on con.
tlnrinC IN power NJ al hazards pafty thnt
SCOTS Ct the results Of pupuiar elections sEd e
governed bv law but fts Own selfish sill =
party ready and willing % overthrow every guar
antee OF r. odom that bars iis path to perpetual
supremacy -tuppose Zoo, that the people sho-ii
call Y halt and rcsnlutcly lnsist en- fheir Ora
bloodbought and Constitutional rights. come what
will. Where, Ia that case, might the current
/ quotations II government paper run down TO p
The human heart Is deep, and can be as corrupt
as deep; wc must not build too much 90 ptcscnt
appearance aud existing smooth waieFs.
/ It would In hnc, be- better ipr the forornmcn,
! itsclfwcre the sys'cm of banking sNetchcd IN my
No. successfully established. Tho revenues
would soon be augmented as Che OT'k of TIE pco-
pie wero employed e. prodIcu,e wotk, and oi
course the rcsour and credit OF thc government
bc more securely bascd. The greatest contrast g.
The present state of things would soon show itsof
aud "a six months The United States would rcvol
ln degree cf property never before attained.
10 managing such system rc could eraii 0uT-
selves Of all thc teachings Of thc past vell the
I errors tic advantages aud mofit There .s no
real obstacle to al of these good result Il The
selfish teuacity OF tho moHopoIists and shylucas
could Dc made % quit a. bold b. he repeal %
sections 1912 and 3il3.
Before Gually closing permit me O. thank you
,
Bu: one noticeable error iai occurred. In ny
second number I wrote "shriyelicd fortutes, no'
. "lcatufcs,' though / am afraid the lattice b. al
/ most jusiiiel. Your, most oblgcdly,
lsnry
/ J. S.-Cfhow deeply thc country is noundoring
/ in The ihroe. of financial rain, ths Chicago taz-
ssle lists furnish proof positive. That city g. sub
stantally under the hammer. And yei John
sherman and company sim drive on theif car oi
lureernaut So Nero dddles whilst Rome Was
burning. !, sccmg that thr mission uf The Rcpub
ican party Eli not o. fi dltil tho hearts core
Of our freedom is eut.ed ont md an ocean Of
bankrupt. ard berglsy oversptcads the land
Ihc Republicans savcd the country that they may
Che more surely de-poil and Gceour g.
scuator David Davis, Of Illinois, in
acknowledging the receipt Of tic resolutions
Of C. pint caucus Of tie democrg,c moa,bcre
Of The General Assembly ol that State iudJrs-
ing bis vote on ibe army J:!. writes
"lt Is hardly necessary ior no TO say ;hat
am 10 favor Of perfect freedom of elections
from tie Interference ~ tlc prC,occ of my
part of the army 10 the polls, because that
opinion was emghatioa'y oppressed On DE
floor # the Senate. This Is govcrun.nt Of
legal authority, founded Oh tic constitution
and tie laws made 10 puTsuarco thereof One
q ;hc grievances Of which orr forefaihcrs com
plainci was tba. lhc king brd quar;crcd troors
on them, and sought by military power 70
cocfce ;icu into submission. 10 Is liiiio less
than public scandal, after century II m
tional existence. that any party could vcntarc
% ask tie peoples approval of a specics Of
tyranny that is forbidden 10 E0glaud aud
wherever else tie parliamentary principle Is
respected"