Year: 1873

atts counter ten dollar legal tender ana ask geld
ior ihey WIZ give you gold. minus the discount
lsreissued or paid out, a legal tender At mar In
od times such transaction on the part Of an in
Bile, TO say the least OF il. It certainIv Seams ~
me that u would be to the interest oil our govern.
ment to place its notes upon eo'SA


PAR VALUE WITH Gorn


and there would be no more speedy mode or doing
TINS IMAM Dy the prompt resumption OF specie paw,


ed een or 0Ia TINS would n@ bring the gold out from It's
the world has adopted-the currency OF
god and silver; It Is a sad commentary
hye dollar gold piece, with the constitutional
stamp and coat OF arms OF America upon it, would he
acurosity to most or our American young people,
II man were to go through the country now with
his pocket full OF five dollar gold pieces as he used
to go through our streets, the people would look at
coin he had with him was genuine. Why then,
make the people think that there is no coin in
the country and that all they have to depend on
In the way OF money is these dirty greasy sinking
shinplasters There Ia plenty OF coin In the
country and the government can bring 1t out.
were not afected bv this Ca crashS Beaanss sentas
their AFFAIRS are all conducted on q gold
basis, and the only government paper they deal in
based upon actual gold coin In the Treasury. What
are your illegal tenders'' worth out thereS They
tnent; for there Is not much profit in the business


FINANCIALLY SPEAKING,





OF Eneland-for illegal tender, Is worth as much
in England as In San Francisco, the great city OF
the western coast Of America-to boast OF pros
perity In the midst OF the late crash, Is sophstry
on the part OF the administration. It is true our
exports may exceed our imports, but what advant-
as well as uniform valuation for our exports and
imports Ia TINS country as wen as In the countries
with with which "a ci,r we trade With them the valuation,
illegal tender" asltss


OF our government In the purchase Of its bonds In
the late crisis Ht stNat


Mr.. JoHNsoN-It is a bad precedent for our gov.
ernment to have set. The issue Of the currency
gave relief, 1t Is true, put 1t was principally to the
SPECTATORS OF Wall street. The government has
no business to 60 into the market as though it
was mammoth banking house. BY such action It
Identifies itself with Wall street, and encourages
the extravagances and gambling speculations Of
that quarter.


THE sURRArT AFFAIR-A SUGGESTION.


After mrther remarks on the part OF Mr.. Johnson
IL is said that the letters in regard TO the Surratt
affair were written with q view to injure you in
your political prospects In Tennessee. Have you
any opinion on this subject ?"


Mr.. JoHNsoN-I do not wish, sir, to express my
opinion on this subject. have q suggestion, how.
y9s may use s you ~ pope
tions for certain position to which they aspire
but as their merits have not struck the public so
f0rcby they feel compelled to seek some some other
way OF bringing themselves into notoriety. boy
wishes to play at pins but how can he do SO without
battery or ball alley to strike his ball against,
or he may wish to ny his kite, but ne cannot do so
without raising current OF wind from whatever
direction he may. l heard that q certain ex-
official connected with the Surratt matter was an
aspirant for the Supreme Bench. Following upon
this was published letter from Mississippi cor.
respondent, who learn is either an aspirant or an
appointee for the South American Mission, Foote.
This letter. strange to say was followed by that of
the judicial aspirant. / know nothing about
peoples motives / have made my suggestion:
make your own inferenccs. l win as far as INV
part in the history OF this country is concerned
always vindcate the truth OF my country's history
and at the proper time will give to the public ali
that know about this matter


Thanking Mr.. Johnson for his courtesy bade
him good morning.