Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-03
fully, wouIt. suddenly Gloss the broad avenues

through which cur pcopIa are joyousy entering
upon season Of prosperity. The psluv future
So iril OK pr0D4!ss would become As dark es the
3Geary psst. With The aiG OF silver and green
backs raspmpsi0n aud prosperity were accom-
lr!Saad. Ma beth aTc 10 SG dispensed with
provided the ReeQaes aG Woik prove strong
Gl9Gsh to Cc;my!!Sh tbeir object. We are
ieltIsoftod, hQE27e-. n tho ASSURANCE that
! 2cpaa!!ean members ot UUugg2as, 80 tsr es
gEcaNb&cks are c c'1GerHsd, have wisely deter
trinci to resist scheme frsught with Evil, and
HVt! GniY. 10 our 23untr:. Tic !GGa! seGd2r
FINANCIAL policy TaS. 1T Z scasln 5f imlil2n!
ard immediate pyr!l ic CIT Gcre.auapt sod
UC!aG. q necessity, It vas iaaugUcgtad by
! stsiesnau who arose 10 the nsgni'uis Of the
OCCASION. It's purpose was, firs., 60 sub3ue q
! Formidable re5s!i!oo, nez: to aid il tie
! return TO sn1cs payments, snd finally 70
! Assist in restoring prosperity. The eva
| fcst OBJ have beeG tciuilphaasiy &c.
icompl:sh:d, ghi!o tho thiri anu last iads Us ia
| the mi side u sacchsstu experiment. | sm
! aot forgetting inc fast :bst uoia is our aoiy
o2nS!lt0sna&! legal tender m0ueg. Eus sc
! GYsr@helDiGc emergency n1t f0ras3ep or pro-
YdcG :or forced The Govcrausrt, IN sait pre-.
! aryaio9 10 obey tha. Higher Law 10 which
! : departed sta!cscan oppoS!gd 10 sc earlier
crisis. GcacnDack5, therefore, oRnnot remain
pGruso0pty invested With Is iega! tender quality
"ithcUi 81 smeuGu;Gu Of tu3 C0aStWu;lon. No
SUCH at..a0da!Ha', however, Sa4 contemplated,
q I'd ye. should :ha aariarf Eg4Qss eSeorbach3
psr;sso Of liza mayn spirit ghch marks The
crusade 0sglUsi SYar snch SO GtnoGimC is
more than possible. | have held fro1a .ho
beginning Of this oontToveEs? that WGea green
backs sail have accomplished Shcir nlssio1
tEGg should &c r.trcd. Bat this e5ouid not
ue conc 81 arbitrarily ct ebCEptly, as by Goa
tIsc:lca Ant d'sturhauct, 10 cnl!! Aha GlCCk the
f2iugAlog crytcut .! pGo3p4Eity, L5t tno glcea
tlgEs 0s ~!th1Ta&1 troA circulation IS rapidly
~ cHGslyJa VIII tlG hcathtui CJuditi1 81 Of 0ur
7aii us Ju2jnsss Interests. Gng :he vacuum
H::iI Ire n5tes Of cur National locks, Maac
:.tao, lot the spi;l; Vhiyh seeks 20 deprive
srcooaacks Ut their highest aiiiihl.to5 DC sup
pressed. Legal !c1der grocnbicks Grst pre-
seryaG our G0vcYG!uent &aj Ueou sol aro
r"7E r4atc.cg prosperity an2 ooDteri0g hGppi
;--d UPON cur pa0sie: Ihc blows aimed al
our icga! eudcr gr9enuack currency. cume trOm
%iI:t quarter they roGy. will rccoil II such
"a Iscue be forced. Sbn Iesrl; si!! nat be F0r
a,o;ncat donttil!, The prosperity ipst dawn
'"s, Qoo2 uur couotEy Ind pc2lc Gus> not De
7u;Eiaas!F a2s.I!ca or rctar;ei Tue American
laorl" will not tsne!y ami ingjoriouay coaaant
20 liz deprived ni .h9 DasI paper Curreacy il
he V0t:G. Nor car hey ba no0dwiukad, %
.:3!icd ~ ''5ui Z ,a'' by the =, 5au!usiess aoG
ifo:Ly caut atou. hard, soft ard "lcaes.'
m2lcp.
csa1ct - 4a7 Gay 10 liT.G;u:!iy cxQcs;
this spccj0s OF 'caQi' as s. roicgGirs tc e 10
publican MGG;iog IS Cooper t1st!;utc of last
year at Thich its c1ai..neu 10 an opcaiuc
spaaoii exhibited 10 The suicnce Coaijneatti
note. 9TH Hhict ,bo soldiers Of thc kayootioa
w0T| pad. 10 .i= ute. W0t!A!2sSHesa Of which
hn iunnG IN aTguMan: aGsi0at 2recubaoka. The
o5aiFtoan vi that meGt:rg Es5 outdone # pGs~
s'J:1 Oy tee Gls!loGuisncd orator Tho sucreGiod
| hG:. AID W.:o pT1duoeG nud h.ualcd bafcre
; ms soafoCS C0ricd.rgto bnus nnte, not
worth shc paper aaj inb i: cost, anG only useful
&s Gr ~ Ha.iG GgSinsf irGcd 2cElabic ptunlscs
| to pay. The reg aG9 ttqcss u ihia Grgdmout
| 1ay be EGtLared from tho tect shGt the culy
! ''q7Ginise 10 pGy ireU il Cicuiaii0u as UIHuey
| Ha.e those II tlc Naliono! Banks RDG The Gov
crnmert, j. Is due, however, 10 ;he eminent
e:,ciraua and crater referred 20 70 say That they
! drew taclt !inan0igI ;2tp iritiJn if5m cur lead
! iog urnais.
! The acios of tao Supreme Oourt Of the
| Ualt' Sta:e4 ppoI the legal tcnder On 2stio0 is
oaS:i t,Y with iu!cr9s:. G'he Hen. Mr. Ubit-
! trrdeU, 8! bro kIya, ortidsoty anticipates
! 5cc;soG declaring the uolHa unc ,rsIi,ut0ral.
| Without !GdDlcicg 10 s2ecuiGtiors incline to
believe that tho Cour5 will 90, ouly ind iui
/ lc.ul latioo. bat viii host co55uIc its ovn 1igniiy
| 10 h0sriGg g1d c5cld!ua actual ips;ead CT ngpe
ihcticEl cases. hir. tnitcndeD, meantime,
! sGouid eO1;eIt himself viii itrpir issbe hos
! ;ility IN he Il uSe 9t Representatives. 20 silver
i HCG gf2ugSackS
! 81? enemies oi silver &C 50 aumerous and
! T9rEitGbe md i!iGT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ard
pc:ve.Git51s as sp pprs!s.9n. shat il sesus CO
81, 4
w.h 'ha ooo!cogc:s:. HON chc adoption of
tha GoastilG:ou uc:il The characterization O.:
! sTcF, % 1873 :h2 IUutuGtiuns N The mark Ct
7a!Gc RI ina precious metals ruled Tu5re lhan
halt .! tGa sln" iT favor OF silver. |vhep de-
LnGnetiaHd IL 1878, Mr. Knox, the C0utroor
o. the currency. iG.o u!ad Uon&icss that silver
caio 7ss ) por GcnC ai.GeE Chal and oac.
Wlel !h9 Latin a1v;rDIleQ ) established the
! single standard ihny cpmmnrc,G selling eiuos
! hli'l!n Ir sucn quantities as you'd necessarily
diminish is PaluJ N the L>ad9u market. In
this cluatEy the banks, the Gspiralis's and the
press Attempted 20 Justify lis deuI0Deiiz.ioG
Dy dc, ,:e3:ai!ag III 2a,Ge a26 dGrnGn1i9s dis
o9r9t ir0,u d"p s!t0ta o:!vcS c9in, thcfato1e,
was Deprecated BY iGhu3nccs kindred to those
| hy meaGs OF when gold Nas 9pprtCis'cd. The
"l0als 2 be b casts were artificial e1G arbitra
~ The OIL CT a5r0sd aud at home Raa 10 !G-
| CiF6c@ StC siiGiie'bDR sV"Sl " SptIi VI III
oth2r words iu aCcu:e So un5ae advantage to
capita! ever istor. Uali silve; wsa thus arti-
fa!a!y 5epreclted sbc coinage relation be
tween geld ani s:iGsr gave Us ia|l silver dollar
| When, o. IL l6To m2ra sitse: was reqniyed 10
n1sko lis dollar equal 20 gold, Repubosn ad,
milistfGtion and RepUbllcsn Senate should have
come 30 The ie&cuo, as tAe Whips lid in 1881.
The Dam 7cra:iC p.rty. ID o Crisis OF oCmm9r-
cIal, agricultural aud inapuRciUriDg disaster
aod ala'm undr the losd oil President Vaa
+, Bu7ep ana Sopa;or Benton, forced an exclusive
gold currency isaao. Ii aas that 4eIi remem
bcred crisis wIeu specie payment was suspend
Cd, c>mmc:cc Iangu shed, spindles aid loous
we're stopp d and aborHrs sought in vain for
employment, that Mr.. Nau Buceo WAS credited
giL1 saying that these VINO traded on borrow
cd capital ought to fail. sn6 when tire Hon.
, Samue! BeardscE, Representative 10 Congress
from Oocida. exclaimed: Perish commerce,
lprisA credit, pGtlsa al, rather than .gke one