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About The Butler herald. (Butler, Ga.) 1875-1962 | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1880)
Onr Position! J'iimnce. We regret to 1(1 that the sev- eral articles written on the have been, at lei misapprehended, intimated by soi purpose we had ave heretofore tional finances ty some, wholly has even been that the real view was to carry favor with Lain popular,but wereky right f We believe they are l.rroct, or else President Jncksotmd the Demo cratic party fron least to the begin war, were all wr ib day, down at iig ot the late We are only contending tor drtino taught by •lackson and doctrine which thi Democracy—a racial test ol experience has pry n to be sound. Pome of our kders it seems have understood p to oppose any currency but got so far from dem that sort, wc }ld»d nailing an cor silver; but anything of confident that such a system cold never be car- lied out. The kge commercial transactions whicloccur daily in. as well as the our country, system of ezchanj currency. Our that this currenc^hall be safe and sound—that a Jp.r dollar (or promise to pay) tall at all times and in every Stattj and territory of 'itiikviiuion have |the purchasing power ot~a gold oj silver dollar. It is to the inteiest of the labor ing men especially that our cur rency should rest upon a secure and permanent ba is; for, it is only history that “ba ’* money will drive out good. ' here is at pres ent no difficulty i, obtaining gold and silver, and why ? Because “greenbacks” anil National bank notes are at par; (hat is, a dollar in either of these will purchase as much as a dollar In specie; hence tbo laboring man if ho prefers it can get paid for his work in either gold or silver as ha may choose. But, let ihe “greenback” or Na tional bank note depreciate say twenty or twenty-five per cent, and Presto what a change I Gold and silver will disappear as if by magio and the working-man will lie paid for his labor in the depre ciated curtnnoy alone; he will from necessity be foroed to sninbit. He will therefore be damaged almost to the extljjt of the depreciation; the extent it is a c for, it is f curious fact that ad vance in wages for labor does not begin to keep pace with a depre ciated and depreciating currency. The capitalist is about the only character that makes money when the onrrency is in a state of fluc tuation. The history of the South during the war olearly demon strates all we have urged in res pect of a depreciated and unsound currency. We are «o< therefore in favor of “abolishing greenbacks” and forcing upon the country a gold and Bilver currency exclusively; but, we are opposed to the issue of an unlimited quantity of “fiat" money—; that is to say, money, or rather paper that is not ultimate ly to be redeemed in gold or silver. We believe that the banking busi ness oan be done better by individ uals than by the general govern ment; and,as between our National banks ourrvhcy (which is a part of the currency we now have) and oIRrency as would be furnish- “wild cat banks,” we pre- ourreucy we now have. ere is no danger bank ular expression upon conclusion is based was ly in a jocular view. To fne most of our readers wo suppf&Kt is hardly necessary to say that we are firmly opposed to the election ot Genernl Grant as President; ho is not our choice under any circum stances for that office. In ottr judgement our republican system is in great dangerjwe think it is the fixed purpose of a large portion of the Republican party to transform our republic into a king dom; and the election of Grant in opposition to the teachings of Washington and his successors, will, to our mind, be the first step in, and evidence of that scheme. They have already installed into the Presidency a man who was never elected to that office. This of itself, is, for the time being at least an abandonment of republi can government. If this abandon ment Ir to be permanent, if contra ry to our wishes a monarch is to be forced upon us; if we are to con tinue to submit to every unjust ex action of the North; if a master is to be forced upon us,then “we shall not cry" if Grant is the man; be cause, we believe his hand will be heavier upon the North than the South—; not that he loves us bet ter; but because he has got about nil he can hope to wring out of an impoverished people,and the North will afford him better “picking.”In short, we will submit to his reign with the best grace we can when it comes; believing, that sooner or later the North will be made to Buf fer as much as the 8outh has ever suffered; and, there is bo much of human nature in iib that we would be willing to suffer some ourself if we could know that our heartless persecutors were in as bad or worse condition. The Rail Road Commission* The question is frequently asked “when will the rates fixed by the Commission go into effect ?” We are wholy unable to answer it. We would be glad i( any person pos sessing the information would fur nish us with it that we may make it known to onr readers. So far the Commission Beems to he engaged in arranging and publishing schedule of rates, and then before the time expires when they are to go info effect, changing the origi nal rates, and then advertising the revised schedule another four weeks; thus giving the railroads that much more time to make their action. If the work of revision is to be done in this manner it seems to ns the Commission will run the State to great expense without correcting any of the abuses on account of which it was called into exiBtance. We trust that the next schedule of rates will be allowed to go into ef fect; aad then if a change be nec essary it can be effected without depriving the people of at lenst some of tlie benefits they expect from the law which called into ex- istance the Railroad Commission. FOUND! tet ward footer had married, them never knew event—bo quiet and fttatiously had it tianspired. About a week after the marriage doctor Paul caused the trunk which lmd been given him by the hospital patient, to lie carried to tho place ot ltis residence. Of course he had informed his wife and his friends how it came into ltis possession Halts ciime fVom England nothing could be learned front the address Ti e contents of the trunk hav ing been examined, nothing further that night, rettuvned )o lie done. Beibre separating for the night doc tor Paul turned to Mr. Van Wait and sit'd: “What do yon think of the mat ter now ? It scents to me that we have learned little or nothing from our search, but I am ready to hem After tea he invited Mr. and Mis. any suggestion and follow any ad- Van Wait into the npartment vice you ntny have to give.” Written for the Herai.d. NINA; OR A TALE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ! BY KENHY THORNE. CHAPTER XXXIII. The marriage of doctor Paul and Nj§a for reasons satisfactory to themselves and approved by their steadfast friends, the Van Waits, was celebrated in a quiet and unos tentatious manner iu the parlor of the Van Wait mansion. There were not more than a half dozen other witnesses present at the cere- mmj^r The bride was given away Van Wait, and when the ocremony was finished, the kind- hearted Mrs. Van Wait embraced a with all the fervor and affec- of an actual mother. It was in ti on by the Van Waits that doctor Paul should not remove Ni- from their home at least for the esent and that he should also e up his abode there. In accor- with this underatandingdoc- anl made bis home at the Van Mansion, and discharged his which he and Nina occupied for the purpose of witnessing its opening and the examination of its con tents, for he did not of course know what tliesearch would bring to light and what necessity there might exist to have witnesses of his acts. When’all wero seated and doctor Paul was in the act of opening the trunk he remarked : “I have heretofore, as I have in formed you, ha I intimation that this trunk contains information that will probably lie pecuniarily beneficial to nty wife. Further thnn this I have no idea as to what its contents are. As you know.tl e trunk and its contents were given to mo by a hospital patient but a few hours before her death, and it has not been opened since it canto into my possession ns I can prove by those in whose custody the trunk It us been since its owner’s death. I took the precaution immediately upon her death to hare it sealed, it being nlready locked. You will please observe that the seals are unbroken and that it lias not been opened since they were p'nced upon it. Having said thus much by way of explanation, and place myself in a condition to prove if necessary, that this trunk lias not been open ed siuco the dentil of its original owner, I am now ready to open it and in yottr presence ascertain tain what the contents are.” With this statement,doctor Patti without iurtlier delay broke the Beals that had lieen placed on the trunk, and then, the “■'man hav ing lost, or forgotten t^ielivcr the key when she gave him the trunk, the lock was broken; the top iair ed and the contents expnsul to view. All present with the excep tion of doctor Paul refused to touch anything in the trunk because it had but lately been the property of a person now deceased; but he. being accustomed to to witness the handling and search of the proper ty and effects of dead persons, en tered at once and without hesita tion upon the examination. The contents at first consisted of wearing apparel such as is usually worn by servants; but as he con tinued removing the clothing ho at length came to some that was of the finest texture and quality, and which must have been at the time it wns worn, in the very height of fashion, thougli that time had evi dently been quite a number of years prior to the owner’s death. The discovery of this last named ap parel caused some remark from the Van Waits, and a curiosity sb to ho cpd what had been the wcar- *. Doctor Paul however said uofaing tor he was satisfied in h s own mind, from the conversation he had held with the woman pie- vioua to her death, that while she did not steal it, that she neverthe less obtained it in a manner as lit- t’e creditable to her sex as if she had teally obtained it by theft. At last when all the clothing hnd been removed, doctor Paul found a little memorandum book, which a glance told him had been used as a “pass book” by a depositor in some bank. Upon examination it prov ed to be a hook that had been used forthis purpose by Margarett Jau- don, with the Trader’s Bank of New York city—one of the largest and wealthiest banks in the city. It ap|>eared that the last deposit had been made just a short time previous to the death of Hales, but it had been fully paid off. There was al so in the bottom of the trunk an old pocket book which contained nothing. This with a few old half sheets of paper that formed the outsides of letters wero all that the trunk contained. Doctor Paul picked up one of these, and finding it directed to Hales was about to throw it down when Mr. Van Wait asked what post-mark was on the letter; but upon looking at it close ly, the name unfortunately was al most entirely illegible and nothing “I do not exactly agree with you,” replied Mr. Van Wait; “I think tlie information we have just acquired ntny provo ot the greatest value to Nina and yourself.” “Upon what do you base that conclusion?” asked doctor Paul. “To nty ntind it is very clear,” answered Mr. Van Wait, “and I wond' r you did not at once por- ceive it. Don’t you see, that if the woman who died in the hospit al be correct in iter opinion that Hales was wealthy, it is very like ly hq had his money, or at least a large portion of it in the hank in which he deposited money for his house-keeper ? Moreover the Tra der's Bank is perhaps the strong est and most powerful bank in the city; and in going West to he gone as long ns he evidently in tended when he decided on the ex pedition, I have no doubt he would have selected the strongest,or what he supposed to be the strongest bank in our city.” “What steps then do yon pro pose to take in this matter ? was the next inquirey of doctor Patti. “Of course I shall do nothing without yonr consent and approv al,” replied Mr. Van Wait. “With your permission,” continued he, “I propn e a« a legal representative of the estate of Hales, to call on the bank and ascertain if there is any thing in the bank to the credit of Hnles, and if there is, I shall then of course satisfy the officers of the fact that it was bequeathed by Hairs to your wife and that in con- srqoence of her marriage it now brlnngR to yon, and then have the deposits transferred to yottr credit so that von can control it." “Of course,” answered doctor Patti, “I shall leave the entire management of the matter to you, provided yon think it would be right or proper for either Nina or myself to accept it.” “Why do yon ask if it would be wrong ?” demanded his friend. “For the reason,” replied doctor Paul, “from what I have heard N ina sry about the conduct and fife of Hales, I know not how he may have come by his money, if it shall turn out that he left any. He may have got it bv plundering defenseless families during the war, or by piracy or in some other wrong and dishonorable way.” “Do you know, or have yon any reason to bel'eve,” inquired his friend, “that his money or any con siderable part of it wbb obtained in this way?” “I know nothing further than that he was a reckless, bad man; and that when Nina came from the South to New York city, she was brought in a sloop, cutter or some small kind of vessel.” ‘Then, if you know nothing more than this,” said Van Wait, “I can see no good reason why you should decline to take or receive any money or property that Hales possessed at the time of his death In fact, I think you ought to get possession of the furniture ho left if you could find it.' “As to that,” returned dootor Paul, “there have been so many changes in this city while Nina was out among tbo Indians, that she does not think she could find the house she lived in; in fact,we have looked for it several times, and it has either been torn down or she don’t remember it when she sees it. Moreover she thinkB the fur niture like the ltoUBe in which he Jived in did not belong to HaleB but waB rented.” It was now settled between doc. tor Paul and Mr. Van Wait that the latter should, as soon bb prac ticable visit the Trader’s Bank and ascertain if Hales had any money on deposit there; and if it turned out that he hid not, then Mr. Van Wait resolved that he would visit every bank in the city and learn the truth is regard to the matter. [To £e Continued.] REMEDY that Is a sure and effec tual euro lor nil diseases of the Blood sthi, Scrofula, Cancer hi the worst form While Swelling, Catarrh, Can cer of the womb and. all C’hl'onio no matter of how long stand ing ; we guarantee a cure if our reitt- cdlns are used according to directions. Smith’s Scrofula Syrup AND STAR CURINE. With these two medicines combin ed we have cured hundi'eils of cases of the ditloreul diseases mentioned ibove. .SMITH'S SCROFULA 8YRUF Is an internal remedy, one of the best blood purifiers known to the American people. STAR OURINE. E FURNISHING EMPORUp kCOlC CAV 4 —WHOI^ALB NAD RETAIL DEALER* IN— Crockery, China, €§lass Ware, Ct< i»* Is an external remedy t by apply ing it on the outside, and taking Smith's Scrofula byrup. your case ill he easily cured. If you will call i) or address us wc will take pleas ure in showing you hundreds of cer tificates from parties living in this state that you aro well acquainted with, that hLve been cured sound and well by using Star Citrine and Smith’s Scrofula Af>rup. If you are afflicted with any of the ubovc mentioned diseases*do not think your case wilj t well without traetment; do not lay ; the sooner you will bo restor ed to health and happiness. 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