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THE MEMPHIS PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT

2HE MEMtH1b b3AQflS1UN Al w EANA EN4
Tho City Of 3femph's IL NOT 10 bo loft for
any length Of timo without Government,
thongh tho City Charter has been repealed,
the Mayor las resigned, and the old Common
Council dissolved. The Legislature Of Ton
nessoo, forcseafng that tho simple rcpoal OF
tho charter would loayo tho affairs Of tho city
in absolute CHAOS, passed. :" A Bill to Estab-
Iish Taxing Districts, and to Provide tic
hfcnns Of Local 8elf-dovernment for tho
Samc," tho effect Of which will 10 to reliovo
the people Of Memphis, temporarily Mt least.
from their embarrassment. The bill In
question provides TINT communities embraced
In the territorial limits of such corporations
In the State as havo had, or may have,
thoir charters abolished. or a. may
surrender tho samo undor the provis-
Ions Of this act, aro created Ta1-
ing Dissrin!s; TINT tho necessary ta1os
for the support Of the Government Tins cs-
tal'islod shail bo imposed by The Legisla-
1asure, and not otherwise; that Board Of
Health, to consist Of tho Chief Of Police, a
health officer, mud pbysicinn, shall DO or
ganizod; that Police and Fro Board shall
be composed Of three membors, one arpoint-
cd by tho Governor, ono by the County
Court, and one by tho people TINT the mem-
her of tue Board appointed by tho Governor
shall DO tho chief executive officer Of the Tux
ing District; TINT tho Board Of Public Works
shall consist Of five members, ono appointed
BY the Governor, one by the County Court,
aud threo elected by tho people; that tho
a., ~. i Al
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tmo there haa been loud-mouthed pre-
tenso on tho part Of prominent soutlrons
Of tho desire Of tho Southern roopto for
reconciliation, harmony, and peaco. They
begged Tint tho lately.rebellious statos
should bo permitted to tako thoir old places
III the Union, frocd from the stigma Of trea-
son, urging Tint their people desired nothing
hut tho privilege Of 1aboring to repair their
shattered fortunes. This prayer being
grantot, the people who go innocent1y pro-
posed to 10 to work On the ropairs OF their
"shnttcred fortunes" proceeded to organize
themselves into K1.Klux Klans, and will,
masks Gil went cunning for "ntggers."
They plsatlad for universal anncs-
ty, on tho ground TINT orring, re-
pentans "brothren readmitted to tho Union
should not bo politically ostraciset1. This
prayer being granted, Tue "brethren organ-
lied themselves into bands Of soldsora known
us White-Longuozs, and proceeded to uassa-
Gre "niggcrs" and carpct.baggcrs and to
overthrow State Governments. They do.
manded tho privilege Of local aclt-goyern-
ment, protesting agninst tho presence In
THUR midst Of United States troops. Tho
troops wero withdrawn, md tho restored,
amnestiod, and troop-rolioycd brotl,rcn pro-
| ccedcd to s.t6 tho ballot-boxes with tissue
ballots, and to arroat and imprison by State
| authority tho United Staten ofllcors who
mildly objected to tue fraud. The amnesticd
brethren who wanted tho stigma Of thoir trca-
son removed In order tint they might 20
about tile work Of repairing thoir shattered
fortunes In poaco Immediately became can
djdates for Congress mud got elected to the
/ number Of ayo scoro or thoroabouts. Az
soon as they took their seats they began to
Introduce bills fur tho payment of Rebel
claims. These bills are pe1,ding .horo now
to tie amount Of millions OF dollars, Tho
other day, Cen. DnAoo, Of Wisconsin,, a
Democrat, who hasn't much the appearance
Of doughfaco, aud therefore loosn't bo-
long iu the Northern wing Of the Dsmo.
cratic parsy-Qcn. DnAa0 rose In his
placo In tho National HouAa of Re,,.
resantatiyos, aud said ho was OPP
posed to tho payment OF Southern
1scbel claims. lIo intin,atcd tint tls nation
had alrualy beau taxed enough through the
Netollion, anl TINT men who had sakou part
in the Rebellion would do we'll 10 " aing
small !" OIL tic aubje Of the creation Of now
tlcbtH. Immediately there was great CON-
motion anlong tho ono hundred Southern
l.rigaliern OIL Tic Democratic sldo Of tho
House. Thera WIS., strong desire expressed
to pounce upon Gen. nRAao thsu a.ld there.
l,ut thu Northern doaghfaca Democrats
begged tho Hrga.aIe.a 10 restrain tl.eig ar<or,
to oroprcss their wrath, and hold their Lonses,
, 1879-02-04

The mysterious dlsnppcaEanco of eAyKHItM
been explained. lie parted company Nth
M0oDY, and 10 now singing at Newsah'e-oa'
Tyno With the Rev. T. CuAurSEss, OF Loa4u',
% Ills preacher. Overflow meetings hare a1Feta}
been produced BY thcexcrtions Of tllrsc tals1tsd
reviralista. 1lr. SAax7r does ,unsc talking %
this second visit to England than he VA IT,
mittcl to do when MIR. Moopr WAS With hl1-
Those who remember MooDr's cruel tlla't't
tlon {whe'referrIng 10 odlssts!tY Of H!fts, be s'i
"1here's Brother BANKkr who can't talk. ana
hero am ! who can't sIng" y will understand boz
1t was possible for serious misunderstanding
to ariAe between tho "coparccncrs.
, 1879-02-04

Tho cablu Wa In error dar or t~o slas'
reporting ths death Of ADOLF sAs'
"author," ut Balea- Haleu. 1t saou'e y" ~.
read "composeT." JxAskN was one u 'he ~ =.
known Ourmsn musicians aud cou possfs ~ ~, ~
present time, especially III bh *oTa W. II
piauo Anl organ. His sougs also 4Eo ao"s'' "a
favotttes. and ase largely sunx IN eouse'"
thi& country,
, 1879-02-04

Tho Bar Association has much cause ut
humiliation and sUlf-abascmcnt In view Of ns
disclosures concerning Register Hlnn1RD ttss
have beon nlade during tho progress u Tie
DLopaxTT investigation. MANY reputable Gtta
bers Of tho Association havu mover BEEN sa'aasa
with it, action In this rase; and, while It ~oaa
10 absurd and unjust to hold tho pr,l:'soa i.
tponsfble for the mistakes OF soule u'en'be''@
II, tllero cal be no doubt tint lie llguARb 't'
diet has injured! tho reputation Of the As1o1'
tlon Itself. THO experiences Ut thls fa'e 'o'a''
bo useful tu tie Association In the futute
, 1879-02-04
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1870.

In tho BLopoErr Investigation yesterday
tho time OF the Committee was mainly Occur
pied In tho herring Of additional testimony
touching the subject Of the 1mDAnp indict-
ment. A now charge WIS brought forward
by the memorinlfsta, being that Judge
BLopox1r borrowed and converted to his
own uso moneys in tho custody Of Assignces
in bankruptcy.
, 1879-02-04

Tie mc1ntratle conlict over the New
FORK nominations hns resulted In victory
for the President and ,lefcat for Souator
cosz11so, and th. country hos reaaon To
congratulate itself that such has boeh tho
outcome. This was not question alone aa
to whether the New York appointments
should continue under tia. control of Sem.
tor CosK1lso; 1t had boon enlarged INTO n
national question, which VIVA, whether
the royenuo should or should rot b.
honestly collected ut port at NAich
two-thirds Of tho imports at the Uuited
States aro received. The merchants In every
State In the Union Wers Interested In know
lug that the customs revenue ut Nuw York
was 10 bo honestly aud efficiently collected,
and that undcryaluation, tlausase-alowanco,
rebates, and other forms Of raseality should
no longer giys tho Importers Of Now York
M unfair 'adyHhtage. On tho one sida
tho Administration stood firm for tho re-
ufoval Of ARTHUR aud CoaNg1L aud tho ap.
pointlneht Of MKnntrT aud BuKr; on Tho
oth4r ado Mr.. CoskL1xu utasahaloi Tho
Jpfentlars OF tho old Senatorial prerogativo
Il tho control Of Federal arpointments,-'' u
cuatom moro honoroi In the breach tlan in
tho observance. II IN fortunate for tile
country that tho President was victorious,
for Ii 1t Ind been possible to tlefeat tho At-
tsmpt to do away with corruption and fsaul
in tue New York Custom House, mud iu,pos.
sblo to secure honesty aud et!lcionoy tl,oro.
It would bo uso1cas to hope for faithful COL
lection of the revenue anyw}ore Euh}f,
, 1879-02-04

The New York Sua bus at last brosea =.
silence, and spoken on tlu cipher buslpss> :.
saYs the two persons tuost to blame aFe ise ~
W1lLlAM 0RroN hrut thu lats Senator Aos'v..
1t Ia uot characteristic of Tic :Sna " sA..',
blame upon leau meu When thtse ar "'.. ".
oues to whom 1t bslougs; but Iitpssn '"t ~
SPECIAL PET, aMl II will do even eu"1~'
thing for lis Sake.
, 1879-02-04

OF eourae the xulus arc to blau'e. ~
African tribes alxaya ats 10 blame xa.1 III,
British Government wants ~ saks eoosa''
Ut their territory. It IL the sllupte =,
nassn Of tho natives which Is cu'''rel'''s, ~.
gland to a4uex Africa from four poiu1 u ~
CoDpsAs II pace,
, 1879-02-04

THE CnIcAno TstnrSE has established efanch omces
fnr hr recetn Of subscriptions and a.
fo!lews:
NEW YoNK-room - 7ftaunt Bu1dtuE. TT. Me-
AppKx, Itanager.
rA11s France NO. 10 Rue Dc Ia Grange. .hateltere.
H.MAHLkn4 Agent.
LONDON, En9.-AmerfcAn Exchange. 449 Strand.
Hxnar +. EltLfo. Agent.
kAN FnANC1aCo. Cat.-PAlace Hete1
WASHINGTON. D. C.-No. 1ai1 street.
, 1879-02-04

1t Nina. QaEvr hadn't scparated 'fol' "a
husband, shc would low bs Mrs. President ,r1. w.
u Mile, Guzyf iadn's soaupttcd With Ittosl ,s'l.
tho &saqs, Nh would bs ia tcttsf tasa*' ~
, 1879-02-04
ILLEGAL BANKRUPT FEES,

,,,asoao.;ro - % ,tov ,o,v osk
--:..--.. --..-.- .....-.--
ILLEGAL BANKRUPT FEES.
Tho United statos Grand Jury found
truo bill Of indictment against Mr.. HtnnAan.
tho Register in Bankruptcy, for losylng and
pockoting Illegal foes. The friends Of Il1n-'
uAnp bclittled this Indictment on account Of
the small amount that ho is chnrged with uu-
lawfully cxacling from bonkrupts,-tho sum
being only $,l8.50. Amy Register, they ar
gnod, might n.ako mistake In computing
bis fcos for mitch larger sum than that
tr1fo. Any Register, >sasd they. Is liable to
commit errors In tho hhste Of business or by
"dofcctivo arithmotical skill. Esrofa
aro often mode, no doubt, In tho rulo
~ +hroo -nid,tton. division. md 81
~, ~ ,,.n.oaa ,,,ot +ho grond
!ehco' INV ~ n"P4''"1 ~
Jury found not only moro than ono mistake
In fayor Of his own pocket, but hundreds OF
tba,, rha mistnkea ,vore muItitudipous,
rr.--,. -. - .,,, to.1a..
anu a'""ys on A1'nnAAD 0''' =, e
Tie newspaper reporters 8os Ao'u u eou"
deal Of tho Grand Jury proceeding, but IN
-ooor,1 IN th;s nartio,,lar mattur tho secret
a., 80. 81 ,,,t,1 +to 1rsrd 1rrora
"a' "o.' "'P', nNe' A ~ r,...~-....,,,...,
themselves testit1el be1ofo 'ne oo1'etes6'onA'
Investigating Committee last Friday, the
,,rl,],c arrnneod lint IItnpinp was only
~. t.,..,,...,a 4ta ~ ;,1.os,
eAaf2e" VIZ ""'t'e f ,S, r.
feos, aud that perhnps ny laaasertaues' Aa
was an object Of sympathy, and looked upon
nd n ,,orsocuted md harnaseti officer about
..E a.. ,.,a. ~, ,x,.,r,,,s,.rt for conata,
"atsef to". "a' W. '"o4a -,
Grafton. We confess 10 uhFlAH pVaA aA4'
pressed Ia tho Bamo way but tue recent
raro1ot;ors of tho Grand Jurors haye thrown
80, ...,o. -, ,,,,eo ~r,r,,, sv,nro,h,eo Int
eo'o ""'ei y" 'AAo"' VAN -
III mako 10" e1'racts i1o1n 1no tess'1aonJ "
Mr., r, III. BHooP, of Abingdon, ILL.,, formerly
in tlo ,ncrcnntilo b11siuosH':s"
,,u... s.x,,.a ~
several oaJs' 10 sal''' s,." se's1 ~
t2e aesistef Caee'' aa.ke "e =. ~.
Werc callou' 10 "". ,.., sa.snou, s.s.., H.
liihhAHo naa mken .''ss,s'na.' ~. wv ..,n~ - ~.
slahees' ilo cou.u nvt ~! ~" La. ..,,..a ~
estates seast1su ~ .av a." ,,., ~
mo lHty' 1"e 'e.al ~ st.e .t'..., -.
'auletneht ssa'os' nla w sn.s"s "ss ~ ..a....
esn you ,'n -. ~" ..s.s 49,, -.
amount ot l''sen. ss.,.'. .ea' .....s.r -. naa @e
ceifcu ~ '"o oiac.o"' so.a ~. ..,,,..,.,
1fIoH my o".s "suto- ~. Nv
'eemeu ~ nsa.s ~, a. ~ snn ass -. COO ~
to LIS o"1 eoneiat'oh'-''H4 sA7 - '-' " S@@ -
49, ...csn ;ou remember Of having found any e..
t,,o ,,h1st, Ind b.su r.fe.roi 10 illuuAnp where
thoro wcss no illegal eharye.t' "
- think rs found |" srtrp eass sAas 1ookfa
"conrro..n.n "ce @ cuIbessonC'You s.y you found
,lesa, tces had bsen charged to tho extent Of 81
or SIC in each saaa: What did they I'll aggregated
~ d'aat .,"a, pa. ,nem .sa.. aose'aer a,. ,,n,,,
..So. 'ur s,r. % I eouIdn.t say aLou, that.
..Mr. Kntcksr1ocke-.u DO you know th.t You
with receiving Illegal ices 10 that amountf
'''rhAt was not NY understanding Ut tt. lily an-
dcFstand'ng waa tnat we !ouha 1teRa'as'1es IN tte
chasRes anu tnat W. W. 'oana ~ !of
sax'ns Mcsat 'stt " ~ ts".'n".,. tap
poss' -" ~ wy. s's ~ ~ 49, as's,
, 1879-02-04

NIcvlckerE Theatre.
Naditon stfeet, between Dearborn and etsts. En-
gbEsment Of Mt1a Ada EAvend!sh. "tane 6host,"
HAvef1yss Theatre.
Dearborn street, Garner Of Monroe. EngzRsntnt
Of Oates Comic Opera Company. "Le Petit Due"
f10n1~yss Theatre.
Rsncoipt rtTets. t"twetn CLARK and 1aSaNc. En-
fsgeusnt Of the Criterion Comedy Company. "ous
Boys,"
Aendefny uf Music.
na'sted street, between Madison and Monroe. Va
ftety entertainment
Uau,1fn'a Theatre,
Clark street. opposite The cous1iouss. Variety en-
tefta!omenL
Hershey 1TuHFe.ffaai.
Madison street, oppottsa McVIckcrs Theatre. ns!a'
btcEa the Wizard.
Metropolitan Theatre.
Clark street, opposte shermAn 1fousc. Variety per
fofmAnca.
hfrCormtck Hall.
North Cask street. corner kinzfc. RtmeDzf and
Rive. K!ng Concerts.
, 1879-02-04

The Chostur poaitsutiaty fraud, which w!p,
denounced two years ago by TIE Cu1oloo
Tribune, IL beginning to bear fruit Of thu
sort that WAS predicted. Tho only error
male by Tue Inuusx was in undoreatimat.
lug tho aize of thu Job mud thu bjRness of tho
steal. Tia people OF Illinois ara now in
fair way to realize tho fnll extent Of th.
fraud that the ppnitontia.y Hing lhas i'm n,,osed
upon them. It will bo remembered TINT
TUE TRIBUNE opposed tho location Of n nm.
iteutiasy at TINT poiut, way down In tho
southwe.tesn corner of the Stnte, hecause II
was impfppos md inaccessible. Il was I'M,
, 1879-02-04

Acndefny uf Music.
NAlited street, between Aadttnn and AtonFoe. Va
ffety entertainment.
, 1879-02-04

I10n1ey9. Theatre.
Randolph t*yets, between Clark md taSa1r. En.
fsgeu1snt Of the Criterion COMEDY Company. "oor
, 1879-02-04

Uhm1fn'a Theatre,
clark street. opposite tho Court Variety en-.
, 1879-02-04

NIcv1cker*s Theatre.
tfeet, between Dearborn and etsts. En-
I Nt1a Ada EAEendtsh. tjane 6host."
, 1879-02-04

HATtf1Jst ThehsreA
Dearborn street, corner Of Monroe. EnEsRsmtnt
Of patss' Comic Opera Company. lie Petit Duc."
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-01-04

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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-01-04
MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the
conditions of a certain mortgage made
and executed by Naoma A. Rutledge
to z. B. Graham, and dated the 10th
day of August, A. d. 1877, and given
to secure the payment of the sum of
eight hundred and fifty dollars ($850),
and which said mortgage was on the
goth day of August, A. u. 1877, duly
recorded in the Office Of the county
clerk and ex-oflcio register of deeds of
Laramie county, in Wyoming Terri
tory, in book 'sC'' of mortgages, on
pages No. 226, 227 and DID, And,
whereas, by virtue of the conditions In
said mortgage contained, the whole
amount of money secured by said mort
gage has been declared due by the said
mortgage, and there is claimed to be
due upon said mortgage at the date Of
this notice the sum OF S1,038. 90, and
no proceedings at law or in equity hay
ing been instituted for the recovery of
the same or any part thereof; now,
therefore, by virtue of the power Of
sale in said mortgage contained, the
said mortgage will be foreclosed by a
sale Of the mortgaged premises, and for
that purpose the said premises and the
equity Of redemption Of the said Naoma
A. Rutledge and her heirs and assigns
in and to the same, will be sold at pub
lie auction for cash to the highest bid
der, at the front door of the court house,
in the city of Cheyenne, county of
Laramie, on the 18th day Of January,
A. d. 1879, at 2 O'Clock in the after
noon. The premises covered by said
mortgage and to be sold as aforesaid
being described as follows, to wit: All
that piece or parcel of land situate,
lying and being in the county of Lar
annie and Territory of Wyoming, and
more particularly known and described
as follows, to wit: Lot number eight
(S) in block number three hundred and
twenty-one (321), in the city of Chey-
enne, said county and territory, to-
gether with the improvements thereon.
Dated November 10Th, 1873.
f. b. GRAHAM,
nov17-6Ot ie Mortgage.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-01-04
What Do You Want

Do you want to insure in the largest
and best Life Insurance company in the
world, The Mutual Life of New York?
Call at 800 Hill street.
Do you want to insure your property
in only Standard Fire Insurance COM
panies?
Call one square and q half north of
the Inter Ocean hotel.
Do you want to see $500, 900 insur-
ance now in force among the best bust
ness men in Cheyenne?
Call one square northeast of the post
office.
Do you want rates on Fire Insurance
as low and equitable as is consistent
with safety?
Call for information, calendars, blot
tiers, lead pencils, etc.. etc., on the west
side of Hill street between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth.
Do you want to see the largest street
scales in town, 10000 TBS. larger than
any other, Fairbanks Standard
Remember that Burners new office
is the place, on Hill street. N4i.
Do you want to see the neatest and
only model Insurance Office in the ter
ritory?
Call on j., w. Bruner at the above
mentioned place.
Office Hours: Any hour, day or
night, Sundays excepted. n2s-sm
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-01-04

SWITZERLAND is just teeming with
socialists, and they send broadcast rev-
o~lutionary pamphlets which reach So
cialists in Germany and France. Bis
marck is particularly angered at the
facts of the case and is in correspon-
dence with the Italian and French gov
ernments on the proposition to divide
the little republic among the three of
them. This plan, If carried out, would
at once destroy the asylum of socialists
and remove a powerful argument
against kingdoms. So Bis. would
rather be provoked to the deed than
not. 1t would not be right, but might
would support the act.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-01-04
! IS said that the hard times in Bel

1T Is said that the hard times in Ber-
lin are largely due to the wide invest
ment in second mortgages five years
ago, q vast number of which have ter
minated lately. House owners cannot
get a cent from their property, and are
obliged to sell their houses by auction.
This ends in a deficiency, W in the
case of good mortgages. Again, those
who invested in joint-stock companies
frequently find their shares worth half
what they were. This causes thous-
ands to reduce their expenses to the
lowest point. and consequently all class
es suffer.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-01-04

Having long been n resident Of this city. 1t
has been my aim TO ascertain the wants of Its
people, and then study to satisfy them. In
purchasing that popular article known as
"Hale's Honey of orehou and Tar" for
Coughs, Colds, Influenza and all affections of
the Throat and Lungs leading to Consump-
tion, my. Policy" has certainly been appre-
ciated as can be seen by Its largely Increasing
sale, by what the people say OF IL. our phys
icians prescribing II, all the druggists recon-
mending II, the testimonials received almost
daily. proclaiming Its wonderful cures, etc.
etc. Ask your druggists for "Hale's Honey of
Horehound and Tar and tnke no other
New York, Nov. %. 1868.
Mr.. Chittentop. No. 7 Sixth avenue:
Please send Immediately three dozen
Hale's Honey ofHorehound and Tar.
faction. NJ
w. F. Lindsay. Druggist,
York city.
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-01-04
-GREENBAoKERs' T

II any n is to be pitied in his lone
illness it is the greenbacker. With re-
sumption assured, his occupation is
gone, for the people of the country will
permit nothing short of financial disas-
ter to again initiate currency and values
with all the consequent disturbances to
trade. The country has just done with
a period of book balancing, transfers
ing huge accounts to profit and loss,
and another such siege is not desirable,
for another decade. at least. Hence
the greenbackers must quietly submit
to the circumstances of the time, be-
cause they can obtain no following so
long as the business outlook is good, as
that of the present year seems to be.
But the greenbackers have not all
relinquished their theories or inten-
lions. They may be described for the
present as the Micawber party, for they
are waiting a~nxiously for something to
turn up in the path of resumption
which shall prove an impenetrable bar
rier to its further progress. Then they
will present themselves in the field with
their ST told you so" and in the confu-
sion draw a majority support. This is
their theory, at least of those green
hackers in the west.
But in the LEADERS, telegraphic
dispatches of yesterday it appears that
the greenbackers of New England have
rather contracted their platform, max
ing it now consist Of but o single plank
the substitution Of greenbacks for
national bank notes. Well. this is a
harmless diversion. Even If it were sue
cessful, the volume Of currency in the
country would not be changed; no ma
terial advantage would accrue TO the
people; hence it is dificult to see why q
party should exist for this mild purpose.
On one hypothesis only can the agita-
ton be explained, and that is, a puerile
opposition to the national banks. The
idea is that national banks make an
immense profit off the privilege of issu-
ing bank notes, by reason of their
drawing interest on the bonds they
own, and then earning interest on the
loans made with the money obtained
upon the bonds being held as collateral.
But it is well to bear in mind that
many heavy taxes intervene to knock
corners off the profits.
However, many men believe that the
power Of issuing money is purely a
function of the government alone, and
they are not greenbackers. This ques-
ton car easily be settled in the two ex-
listing parties when necessary, and then
a national issue need not be made of it.
Therefore, if the greenback party Of
New England exists simply to accom-.
plish this bit of revenge against the
national banks, it will not be long until
the members Of the party are found
working and voting with the party Of
their first love.
Resumption of specie payments
means the suspension of the green back
party.