The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-10-28

gain self support. SO when Abraham Lincoln
law, and il could not have been mp passed but for
the Republican Congress. So in every ques-
the doctrine of states rights does not enter in
and poison every effort made for the common
party that has opposed their schemes
VIC believe that this is Nation, spelled with
aS great big n; that It is a powerful Nation.
shown on many battle field. Occupying the
fairest part of Gods earth. with every thing
people, we believe that this people is a Nation,
dependent on no other for support. They be
Uncle sam-that this Is a confederacy of
States There is the principal line of demar-
The noise of the passing procession became
clamorous, and the speaker stopped. THAT
ts for Indiana" he said, a moment afterward: :
o. iet us stand mp and give three cheers for
We offer liberty, protection, National power,
mot only Illinois. but our Whole % country.
Secretary sherman then turned to the finan-
chanan's ad,ninistration. In ISL we sold our
per cent. bonds at eighty nine cents on the
dollar, Just the bonds that expect to pay of
They sold our treasury notes. running one
year. at an interest of Il per cent. Truly our
no ait
tary of the Treasury, after having trouble to
be Of the 10 80
the pay ment of this money by the United
States. He proposed to set aside as security
States in fsss by the General Government. and
actually some of the States did come forward
United hd ns states % for that amount. @ % Now % that @
was where James buchanan peteredout Such
was the condition In which James Buchanan.
the last Democratic President. and the last
that ought ever to be President. left this Ma
ton. And how Is It now?
tions of the world. Our per cent. bonds are
selling at Ill; On the day they we're issued
in Chicago, seeking to buy them at par Look
also at the fact that at az the close Of the war We
SeUs Of q osinS debt for si
the Government would fail and that repudia.
banaueting table But the people of the
United States were honest as well as brave.
that pubic debt but pay on is our surplus rev.
enue. But in a lfttlc while we passed "the act
70 strengthen the public credit" Wedec,ared
cording 70 their terms. But year after that.
with a view of paying of that debt, We auth:
bonds bearing interest at the rate Of !, AZ and
per cent. for the purpose OF reducing the
bur burden & o. that % debt. How could We do that 7,
to pay them in fun. The Democrats wanted
creditors. The Republicans said. NO. We
coin" 3? A good many " good men sy sqaiImed
about It, They feared and over estimated
We ns.sed the refnndinS act ns ISIS 1S see;
authorized the sale Of these bonds, the money
to be pledged to the payment Of these per
saved II
cf ss q 1se
cent: bonds had been sold. 1 made mp my
.nino snal snIse p1n1s weaS ~, so1 goou 20 sen ~
bonds at par. The syndicate of bankers which
sseiss ae TSe 1er .e,,s hnnds e,s ,,t ~, ~
the martet in ana the nsonie pf Pqt tSe Ie
Oseu Ssasss, ees ~ n e.Seeons as tney were'
Ts $'2Io'yS 49, VI .nSn IN Sly ,sy, ISy
sSO0t the Geiens i Q, . ese hes1mpa1ni act sney
shev .tonned the ssIe ~ the honds nnt,, fns
aiiG %ap fonnS that thew co1pd not repea
the ResnmP,ion % act 1 The blu t% Ispesl the he act act
hsd g. ns.sea toe ssnaae Se Pres
den. stood ,.y ready to veto IT; and SO our credit
IN ,ssS in the same wear in which the act 10
strengthen the he public credit xas passed. We
resumpsion s % Of specie % payments % as $500 soon ' as
VIA 'nn' nn fae Sis Snnaa Ms,,e sbe om
sere on receixiny ood de5r.ciatea PeoRr
snsL seoSdn., ahI he,r ,hae II. "r1,nsg ne .s
money NE ha, To stinniste that the bonds
would be paid in gold. We paid them in gold,
s. ~ 81 a. Tyns.o, S,a.eo 49,. ,,,.t IL -.
lsSs our credit advanced; AM our bonds % advanssd s
swnys mas mao 70 orsck al tne naru nnts tof
; ,sss ,s,' P,,ne III se ~ ia S
sfors prenared q Dian Of ofresumntton. as of Sbicb
snothsr SnsII~ Tc aa,,eeS unon the Re.
mmnsion act We Knew ina. no Democrsss
could vote for ths, !, Sil H. We considered T. in
St And M kcmocrst had the honor of yotine
for t. They said i was shame; they hon,
Sii said Il W Te coaIdnt do IT, Ai the pemocrasis
demanded its Immediate and nnoonditionai
rspeal, and Sne M Democraac Nsnonsi C1nvsn,
Sranss 81 admin,.sras,1n I'm, nothing g we was done ea
So,srsnsS a, But in April .I is:5 twenty months
nsa promised M 70 resume on Jan; r. l. ,hs m,
tne1a ns nne l;nscni. ~ ars,, r1t
tion. IS was supposed i. was as easy as falling
ON io&. AZ snis une paper money wss
vance the valne v OF that money mt mp
mulase % coin IN IT the .nr Iresssnry; ssg and = Pre-
ton you couia re4eem any notes presendea q
ios snSr &C., nao 70 ,, anu LII J.
would advance the price Of i; We reasoned !:
supPoso We accumuste corn, tne Peopie
rates would 60 up. instead Of gold going up:
Ana snas Is VIVA. nappeneo, Aissrwrro yer snev
90. .nS % ,s s.ss ss .ne lvnsy a. IN .ns
~, AZ ~, ., cos S - .as III S.su,
SSS C 1r .r.,,asSt,w ~ ~ r;,sas ~ n = =
SSsse, ~ Es 3, ~ q, ess fIn.. - Yn'.y VIZ
U1noIA EMne saiu Ia tno uouso VI " ~, !,
tauvSs, wnsrot tnsy were crexy nos a9ainst tnis
sct, .n1S snas Soiu tnar Mas .aLneu oi ~ pelng
| IN the Uuiteo STAKES treasury was pnentom
gold 1 saw General Ewing: who Is q very
| clever ana honess nam ana kno OF reiauon
| OF mine, you know, and said, DO you really
piled, Part OF it, Then invited commit
| zee OF three oonoelng Thomaseseo 20 come up
| % the Treasury ana count II and see is, and
tS nsnoiS h, II, , anu .S. me Thas & .ney iouho- ne
| ~ 1.s f,, ~ ,s ttney won. " = sas,n.
thirty by fifteen and fifreen feet hiah'
| wtn0ut ooor. Iney ngnteo the gas. It
was not IN tnere. ixo degrees or more. Gen.
| Ewing and his committee were In hotter
place than they were ever in before. Avsult
| contained 500 900 in gold. one hundred boxes