The advocate., 1890-04-30

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that no more paper bills Oi credit should be
issued, that they should cease t0 be- legal tend
er, and collected the TAX In silver. This was In
| llij. Now mark the consequences This con.
| traction Ol The circulating medium pnrAlyked All
the Industrial energies Ol the people Ruin seized
upon these once iiuurlshlng colonies, The most
severe distress was brought home tu every inter.
est and every family, discomfort was urged ON ~
desperation illl NJ last "humun nature arose and
asserted lts rights ln i77B, the American con-
| grcsa FIRST met In phIAdelphla In l71B, America
became nm independent state.
This foregoing matter, coming from
Hume, that most distinguished Of Eng
Ilish'publlcists, can profltably bo read and
considered by the American people in
this year, 1890. For does II not demon
strato that the paper currency Of the
American colonies, issued by the people,
in the interest Of the whole people, laid
the real foundation VI great worldly pros.
perity, and eventually gave birth to the
American republic Of thirteen states
now forty-two?
THE DECLARATION on INDEPENDENCE.
The old 10 declaration that calls "a
mind the names Of Adams, Carroll, Ellery
Franklin, Hancock, Harrison, Jefferson,
Lee, Morris, Paine, Rutledge, sherman
Withorspoon, Wolcott, and others, makes
this arraIgnment: "The history Of the
present king Of Great Britain Is a history
Of repeated injuries and usurpatlon, all
having in direct object the establishment
Of an absolute tyranny over the American
states"
This king was mentioned as being unfit
to be the ruler Of free people, for q
large number Of reasons, among which
the signers Of the instrument, gave: "For
taking away our charters, abolishing ouI
most valuable laws, and altering, funda.
mentally, the forms Of our government
These glorious men, mutually pledged
TO cach other their lives, their fortunes
and their most sacred honor; and their
deeds come down to us Of this generation
laden with a salutary fragrance, which
should be an incentive to the highest de-
velopmont Of truo patriotism.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES.
This instrument, recognized as the or.
ganizcd charter Of American liberty, was
shorn somewhat Of the elements Of dem.
ocratic republlcansm that was charac.
terstic Of the declaration Of independ.
ence; but its preamble stands out In
magnificent glory for all generations OF
mon, In these words;
We the people Of the United States In order
| 10 form u more perfect union, establish Justice
Insure domestic tranquility, provide for the com
mon defence, promote the general welfare and
secure the blessings Of liberty tO ourselves and
our pOsterlty do Ordnln and establish this con
stltlltIOn Of the United States Of America.
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS NEARLY A
HUNDRED YEARS LATER
In the American constitution, submit.
ted on September II, 1857, there was laid
the foundation Of injustice aud domestic
intraniuility in the recognition Of the
wild and guilty fantasy that man could
hold property in man. And when these
human chattels numbered three millions
there came in the history Of our nation a
developed, irresistible conflict, in 1861
that resolved itself into the fierce abitra.
ment of war between the northern and
southern sections Of our common country
As consequence, there came the
money problem to the government at
Washington, and in July, 1861, there was
the issuance of millions Of demand treas
urv notes. with which 10 1proVide for the