The Portland daily press., 1879-01-16

Fail TO Pass "A Gloomy State of Aaairs.
Rsv. Mr., Nasby writes to the Toledo Blade
At last the blow hez fallen. The infamous
Sherman hez forced resampshun upon loug
sufferin people which hez bin 10 the msrciless
grasp nv the men they borrowed money nv,
wich means, to US, finsnshel rooin. He hez re-
foozed US more money-hs hez turned q deef
ear to our appees for Unlimited gresnbax, and
now requires as to come down to a gold basis,
and do bizniz as we did in the slow times afore
tn late uupeasantness.
Their wuz a feelin Nv depreshun at the Corn
ers wch wuz painful Tho deekin, that sweet
old saint, stood over the bar at Bascom's, his
tme-sufsebled hand graspn glass nv likksr,
supported on either side BY Captain cMcPelter
aud Issaker Gavit, each nv um also graspin .
glass Nv likker.
"Resumpshun is upon u.s. sed the deekin,
sighing pititally, "snd we shel hev to pay gold
to the graspin bondholders. Wher Is 1t to
end?"
And then we desided to hold q meetin to
wunst, aud, at least, protest agin this infsmus
perceeiin, with the faint hope that the powers
at Washington mite heed the groan nv an op-
| prest people, and let up on em. Akkordingly
| the horn wuz footed, and In fifteen minits we
| he'd gstherin nv the faithful within them
| time-honored walls. The people nv the Corn
ers hsv plenty Nv time to attend meetins, and
| they are the most accomplished passers nv res
sblooshens that know Nv.
| After lamentio the deprest condishn Nv biz
| mis-, cousekent upon contrsksheD, and the utter
and entire fooin that must follow the com ppllin
| nv us to get down to a gold basis, the follerin
resoloosheus, prepared by me, wuz presentid BY
W.reas, The feend in human shape, that
| tool Nv the monev power, and that sucker nv
| finanshel blood, John Sherman, secretary NV
the treasury, hez persistently forced contrak-
shen and hez wound up his infamus career by
| resoomin; aud
| Waress, While the Corners wishes to deal
! fairly by the Nashnel creditors, except in the
| matter nv pawn the Nashoel debt; and
| Wareas, Eff the Corners bez TO pay the Nash
| Eel debt, and sich, it claims the hish privilege
| NV maxim the money it Is to De paid in, so that
| it Kin accommodate itself to sich oircumstsnces
| tz may happen to circumstances; therefore be ii
| Resolved, That the Corhers, in the interest
Nv opprest labor and lsngishen capital, de-
mands that the order resoomin specie payments
| be to @uOst revoked.
Resolved, That it is the dooty Nv the General
Government, insrid Nv gttin down TO gold
basis, 10 ishoo money in sch quantities and uv
oiCu uaCucE budt Will mhko OuE lOtS ucr6 III
| III. Corners worth wat they wuz at the close
nv the war, and make em go ez quick ez they
| did then.
| Resolved, That the necessity Nv the Corners
| is credit, and that uuder the system perposed
| by the feend Sherman credit Is SIMPLY impos-
| sIDls.
Resolved, That we want fiuanshel system
| that will enable US TO b1rry 5000 on acre
lot, the valy nv the moueS oeln nv no ak
| keunt so that it will tuy hkker
L That GAnara1
| iusted nv resoomin spesne pay mept spd CON-
| peliin us 20 exchange our gr-enbax for gold,
with the intenshua Nv retirin our greenbsx aud
thereby contractln the vollum Nv the kurreucy,
shood Keep our greenoax ahoat, aud add TO
| them the gold IN citkelsshua, thus expandin
the currency, and givIn the Corners plenty nv
cap:tle with wich to develop its resources.
| Resolved, That every citizen here present
| does sollumly protest agin bein compelled to
take gold for his gfeeubax, and herrbs enters
| the sole interest NV the blostid boudholders nv
the East, and agin the horny-nsnded toilers NV
| the West
1 wuz about putin the resolusheus onto their
| nsss age, when Joe Bigler arose That cuss Is
| pzan, aud always turns up at the wrong place.
81 wood segest." said 10 eff, that We may be
| goin too fast. Possibly resumpshsn IS mere
matter Nv form and hsz no substance into it.
advertise TO pay out gold for legle-iender, IN
| Washington, without torcln It ONO the rist uv
| the kentry. Suppose We put tue matter to q
test. l would sejsst therefore that some ooe nv
the grcanin capitalists in this house take dol