Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-09-09

ulatve and is obvious. Proof does not rest
upon one circumstance alone. bat upon many,
extending inrouIh Il period OF one hundred and
sixty wears in this cJuntr,. 1t ii res MT depend
upon the gcnuInenrss ri one record, but upon
many: all o. which have from time To time
been duly established; nor upon decision
of the Supreme Court but upon ten and is E.
qually significant in every aspect you can view
ii. The records that have been given and those
not given, are the perpetual records OF II Ma
lions faith the unallers,ble verdict OF IA nations
Judgment, which being as ii is, not without II
parallel in all civilized nations must be accept
ed by every truly patriotic man. the records
in question not true, do not exist, and no
foundation of truth in them, no original mani
festation of that power 10y the people, nor their
representatives,, then are the Greenhackers, be-
fore God and man, guilty OF wicked attempt
TO palm off upon this nation, a black and vii
famous falsehood. But most fortunately we
have the records not only of this country, but
of Europe also, i'll our favor. Taking the re-
cords broadly as orig mating in the age Of the
Fathers of the Constitution and subsequently,
they represent condition of thought exactly
parallel with our teaching. and prove also that
the pill gram fathers Brought the idea with
them from The other side of the ocean.
The fact is manifest that paper money in nc
shape is Il yankee Invention. Long before this
country was discovered other people in other
lands were using paper legal tenders and iron
or hr.Ss token that) money.
LycurguS 2IG5 years ago denonelized gold
and compelled his people 10 Use brass or iron
token (iial) money. The Snnscrlt people $500
years ago and the Aryaus before them used to-
ken (fat) money. Aud just here | must say.
when have run this thing back to the AIRY ans
the immediate descendants OF Japhet, | feel
n at al STANDING The Of I'D
and can look down upon the autideluvians
and see old Noah driving nail into the Ark
paid for with token that) money. Notably
however, in This discussion stands the Republic
of Venice. Venice Mas the first Stale to ri>,.
up from the ruins OF the old Roman Empire
She done II and sustained herself for six hun
dred Years upon paper fiat money. until cen
quored by Napoleon. Then comes Genoa, Am
sterdan, il"nherg, &c, all using more or less
fiat money. In fact there Is not, nor never has
been nor ever will be piece OF money OF any
kind in any country. in any age, that did NOT
carry along with il more or less fiat power
England has the honor OF being the inventor OF
that clap tap, redemption III com, aud severely
has her people hid L. pay tor il. II is the one
means that The rlch keep down HE poor, there
rs elscw here.
You, Mr., Editor ARE evidently one of the
Bourbon advocates of The bonded capitalists
DO You have any idea AHA redemption in coin
costs the nation annually? Scientific fnan-
GERS say per cent. assh will do 81 per cent
credit. 10 that i true what are We losing an
nuaIlE lE locking up $3.50, GOO, 90 for redemp-
ton. Answer, about seven billions, OF Sl40
per crp,a. Does that clmpsrt with Your idea
o. political economy none nf u in mine gain
YOU charge rTe a a rsime that | 'ook q per cent
instead o. aud ) as parellCl elc. took
per cent. because We had been taxed and
per cent, aud We have tcyr taxed nearly To
death At . aud :, auA have paid nearly the ~
mount OF III nat, nal debi 81 goo, coo O00) in
interest, and still the debt Is unpaid. You
>eetn to have tender care about this q and
per cent. lou du not Wish to let the tat out
oil he wallet How Is il that you proclaim
the Democratic party the friend of the labor
tnE man, "he7 only 10 day and ia This con
troSersy have You been induced to say oue
word about tue amount taxed on; Of t,ud and
IAnor and pot IN the pockets OF the rich. los
are Tor redemption - coin. " oh. Then you
are IN favor Of the '-C.cdit Strengthening act
OF 1863, which prov ids for the "a meBG 10 coin
or ~ equivalent, at Ill Outstanding Obligations
OF The goSe'n'n'u ;, aud for the act o; 1870,
winch doc'aF's The bonds emphatirAIly TO 6v
pasd IN co'u, Now the Greenhack doctrine
pure aud simple IS This Coin ali the gold and
s''eF you e'n, remoncYtize foreign coin aud
.'''''t I's'' fE't tchGrT, pay the bonds as lhtr
fall due with lawful money.
ne Supreme tuarl by ten decisions b4vinr
made paper legal tender. q, makes no ii ference
With us hos The bends are paid only lb,, they
Afe p''1 and consequent iAVes stopped By
these ten decisions the Grrrnh,,k Marty mean
TO stand 'ho the heavens fall. Against them
he Democratic party means to sand until er-
cry l'"orIng man Is crushed by Wall 81. You
invite mv back 10 Jhr Old party. No. never
because the Democratic Republican partv have
refused 10 pass laws for The relief OF the peopls
Notwithstanding throughout our entire zion
'he 'aiHe OF real estate, grain. tobacco and cot.
Ton IS Deprecated, industry psFali.e4, trade
depressed, incomes Hnd wages teNrepr the VA
Ees of "nnui'ants) lowered unparrlelc dis.
res Tor 'oc last tea years Hficts the poor and
middle RANKS of lite, the land i filled with
fraud. bankruptcy and crime. They have filed
tie land with tramps on one hand, and money
Aiug> aud Bourbon agiS,oerais on the other
TWO Characters only recently known Ia our land
In every stage OF these expressions we have
PeuHnncd Tor redress. We pointed them 10
ruined homes, broken fortunes, broken homes
hfoken hearts, suicides lost honor. last virtue
homicide, 10 oar peniteniiaries filled with Grim
mails, our roads filled with trainps, our cities
with miilionaircs. Our petitions have been
with repeated injuries. See acts OF
1868, 1869. ls50, 1873. 1875 and 1876. Come
into ms patlor The Ola Gunrd dies bur
never s"Tfendrrs o n BgYAx.
NJ. y. C-Md.