The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-03-22

the glamour of an air-castle. But he was
gallant man. Proud, naughty and i'm
perious, he was, nevertheless, a man OF
generosity and sympathetic promptings.
Gel. III. l.. MuIdrOw On the silver
Question.
In our recent controversy with Azariah
we took occasion to assert that Col.
Muldrow was as good Greenbacker as
anybody, but still, the so-called Green
hackers of the 3D. District fought him
harder than they ever fought the bloat-
ed rings. The subjoined review of his
speech which we find in the Washing
ton Gazette proves our position.
From Warrington Gasette)
If the Secretary of the Treasury expects
to defeat the practical operations OF the
''silver bill' of last session-the bill passed
over the veto of Mr.. Hayes-he should be-
gin to prepare himself for one of the Sc
verest struggles of his political life. There
are patriots on the watch-tower quite as
determined as he, who will see to it that
the popular will on this subject shall be
carried into effect according to the true
spirit of that enactment. 1t is a matter of
easy accomplishment for men to fulfill their
predictions of the failure of a certain
measure, provided they have it in their
power to make good their prophecies; but
the bankers and bond-holders may as well
understand, first as last, that on the ques-
ton of re-establishing silver as legal ten
der the popular edict is registered and
that, ''by the eternal" the people are deter
mined that their will shall, in this case at
least, be carried into practical effect.
Prominent among our representatives
whose views coincide with the popular will
on this subject, and who was among the
first of our public men to urge the remon>
etization of silver, is Hon. H. L. Muldrow,
of Mississippi. Though comparatively
young man, serving his first term in Con-
gress, his upright bearing, manly character,
and acknowledged ability, command when-
ever he rises to speak, the most flattering
attention of the house; and careful peru
sal of his able speech on the bill authoriz-
ing and requiring the Treasurer of the
United States to receive the coins of the
United States in exchange for United States |
notes, delivered in the House on 9TH of |
February, has called our attention especial
ly to this all-inportant question.
The people are fortunate in having such
a champion as Col. Muldrow, one who, like
Cato, can lash the popular vices of the
Rings; the moneyed Rings whose policy,
if permitted to be continued in the future !
as in the past, will bend our necks beneath (
the yoke of slavery far more grievous than (
any that the peculiar institution" of the
South erewhile reserved for the African
alone Referring to this rule of our mas
ters-the cold, heartless minority-Col.
Muldrow boldly declared that there seemed
to be settled determination on their part
ITO render futile the efforts of both the majority
Of the people and the majority of the representa-
ton in the Federal Congress. And in this connec-
ton trust will be pardoned for a diversion in
saying that it does that the rules Of this House
generally prove sufficient to render the task OF the
agents of those who the authors of the peoples
woes an easy ono to defeat the will OF that Majority
which can be counted by millions of the American
people,"
"Bill after bill' he added, has been
measure after measure pro-
posed for the amelioration of the wretched
of the people, and yet, under the
rules of the House, the privilege has not
been accorded of having many of them
submitted for determination to the votes of
It's members, to say nothing of the utter
inability of their friends to be heard in
advocacy of them.
''Meanwhile cries Of distress from the appealing
7oces of poverty, bankruptcy and ruin come up [
rom all parts Of the country but in the prese Of
tactics and parliamentary law they
INST pass unheeded.' ,
Col. Muldrow demands in behalf of the ,
pes interests of our own country,
-egardless of the action of foreign coun-