The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-07
FROM snERmAN,s SPEECH.

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the contrary, it increased the mini
mum Of United States notes upon which
resumption was TO be maintained from
$500, 600 900 TO 1896 ,Oi6. Ii recent
IS required the redemption of fraction
al coin as well as United States notes.
By pending measures Of the most dan
gcrous character, aud by continued ag-
itation, it greatly disturbed the public
credit, and made the task Of the depart
meut much more difficult aud 1t means
much less. It reduced the revenue
from taxes on tobacco TO the extent of
eight or nine millions annually. 1t
largely increased the aggregate Of APP
preparations.
The annual appropriations for the
fiscal years ending July, 30, 1873, 70
80, exclusive of appropriations for
public debt and other permanent APP
preparations, were as follows:
1873 Sill, OG0, Is3.l3
1879 SIG, 1904, 300. 81
1880 Sl6l, SO8, 1874. 90
While Congress reduced the revenues
and increased appropriations, 1t neither
levied new taxes nor gave authority TO
borrow money 10 meet these extraor-
binary demands, but uscl the sinking
fund which was specially set aside by
law for the reduction of the public
debt, thus arresting the established pol
icy Of the Republican party Of yearly
reducing the debt.
In the last session it appropriated
$2G, 500, 900 for arrears of pensions,
debts due a most worthy class Of citi-.
zens, but provided 10 means for their
payment. 1t applied for this purpose
the fund in the Treasury provided by
law for the redemption of fractional
currency, leaving this form of debt to
be paid ont Of current revenue. For
tunaUcly, the Increase of revenue caus-
ed by resumption and reviving indus
tries will, | hope enable the Treasury
to pay every dollar appropriated for
arrears OF pensions by the LIST of Janu-
AIRY next without any other Increase of
the public debt than that caused by the
temporary application of the fund for
The redemption of fractional currency.
The ability te pay these demands is
largely die to economics effected IN.
collecting lhe customs duties and other
executive savings.
From the 6gHres it will be seen the
two Democratic Congress Of 1868 AMI
1879 have spent for 70 appropriations
over So, 000, 10000 than for 'GS, and
over ST., coo coo. 90 chan for 20 or $I7,
600, 900. 90 for 10 and 80 than for 1863.
Furthnr on Mr.. Sherman said:
Their chief effort ia tle last two ses-
sions of GGngress has been to nultify Il
las of Congress providing for an hon
est clectiea of CongccSs-h law passed
in p%nrsuWace of L plain provision of
the CONSTITUTE ga, declared by Mr.. Mad
isOn TO be essential to the preservation
of the government; a Law which has
been sanctioned by eight years Of prac-
teal execution, which has been appeal
ed % by both parties, whose c0nStitu-
tiopality has aeyer been disputed in
the courts, aid which is the only
guard provided by Congress to protect
citizens of the United States in the
elective franchise. The movement for
multiplying this law Was made possible
by q 4'united South" united by terror,
violence and fraud, and by crimes that
disgrace our civilization. Over the
white mea Of the South, who were
willing to a~cqWiesce in the results of
the war, the ''united South practiced
social Osiracism and violence. Over
the poor blacks, whose rights were
granted, and, as we foolishly thought,
sufficiently secured by the Constitution
it trampled with midnight murder and
masquerade, and last year it capped
the climax by electing frauds more
shameful than the ball0t-boX stufiing
and repeating OF Tweed and his infa-
nous ring la 1868.
Several members of Congress who
were c0nfessedly elected by tissue bal
lot-tOX stiifing, the measured fOrm of
crime against the elective franchise,
participating in refusing the necessary |
appropriations for the support Of the
government unless the President
would approve the repeal of the cleo
ton laws. Wheu, by the tirmness Of
the President, they failed in their main
object, they sought by conditions in
appropriation bills to compel him to
agree to nulify laws in violation OF his
oath ef Office.
When the President again defeated
this scheme by his veto, they refused
to appropriate taGaeV 80 enforce the
judicial mandatcs OC the government,
and tao United States Courts are ROW
powerless to enforce peace, u0ess the
marsiiais serve without the pay fixed
by iaw. In this way u majority cfetth-
cr House lray Rullify any law and de-
stroy the government. Ne thought all
such dSgmaE were OverthrowH by the
amendments to the Constitution. ScSeh
Il policy, IL sanctioned, will nudity
the ssaeWdfnePts, and is more danger
ous than secession or State notification.
1t is revolution and %ansnehy.
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