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Oforglß.
An exchange Bays: The political
revolution of 1874 having brought to
the front so muuy new men, the New
York Tribune endeavors by brief
sketches to make the prominent facts
In the public life or each known to
the public. It devotes over a dozen
of its wide columns to the task. It
is a notable but not a perfect axatn
ple of newspaper work, for Dr. Fel
ton’s career is not sketched in it.
Perhaps the member from the Sev
enth District, like Mr. Hartridge, did
not take kindly to the interviewer.
We give the sketches or the new
Georgia members as presented in the
Tribune:
Hartbidqe, Julian. He is a law
yer Gy profession, and a resident of
.Savannah, Georgia: served us a
soldier in the Coufcdcrato army; af
ter the rebtJllou ha entered into poli
tics, and was elected in 1871 a Repre
sentative from Georgia to the Forty-
Fourth Congress. Declined to in
form the compiler when and where he
was born, or to give any particulars
respecting his education.
Hill, Bunjamis H. —Born in Jasper
cotfnty. Georgia, in 1823; graduated
at the University of Georgia in 1814;
studied law und went to the bar in
1845; in 1854 lie was elected to the
Statu Legislature, re-elected in 1859;
was opposed to secession but went
with his State into the rebellion and
was elected to the Confederate Sen
ate; and in-1875 he was elected a rep
resentative frota Georgia to the For
ty-Fourth Congress.
Candler, Mir. ton A.—Horn in Camp
bell county, Georgia. January 11.
1837; graduated at the Uuivversity of
Georgia in 1854; studied law, went, to
the bur iu 1850, and settled in Deca
tur, De Kalb county, where he prac
ticed the profession; was a member
or the State Legislature from 1861 to
1863; of tlre State Constitutional Con
vention in 1865; elected to the State
Senate in 1868 for four years; and in
1874 he was elected a representative
from Georgia to the Forty-Fourth
Congress.
Smith, William E.- Born in Augus
ta, Georgia, March 14, 1829; removed
with his father to Albany iu that
State in 1842; received an academic
education ; studied law and was ad
mitted to the bar in 1848; he was
elected ordinary of Dougherty coun
ty in 1853; in 1859 was made Solicitor
General for the Southwestern Circut;
in 1861 he entered the army in the
Fourth Georgia regiment as first
lieutenant, was elected captain in
1892; he lost a leg in front of Rich
mond, which caused him to retire
from the service and return to the
practice of law ; in 1863 was elected to
the Confederate House of Represen
tatives and continued iu that oflico
during its existence, and then en
gaged in agricultural pursuits and
cotton planting. In 1874 declined
the judgeship of the Albany Circuit
and was elected a Representative
from Georgia to the Forty-Fourth
Congress.
Printing Without Txfe. There is
employed at Washington an inge
niuL* method of multiplying law)
papers iiri<l other manuscript docu
ments. They are first copied by
menus of a writing machine, of which
we gave a description a few months
ago, by the use of which from 90 to
150 letters are written or stam|ed
each minute, by the simple oja-ration
of touch successive lteys, corres
poudiuging with letters, numerals,
points, spaces, dashes, etc. “The
copy thus made is used ;as the basis
of lithographic printing by the
graphic process; that Is the printed
sheer, is transferred to a thin com po
sh ton upon a stone, from which press
copies are now taken at a rate often
greater than §9O per hour. This
method has been in daily use there
for many months, and its use makes
quite ati cstensivc' business.”
A a late as the 3th of November the
flowers in the garden of Santa Bar
bara, Cal., were of surpassing beauty.
Among them were callus which
measured 14 Inches across, fuchsias
covering houses with their plume
like branches, and passion flowers of
various kinds, besides lemon and fig
trees in full bearing. In the same
county is also the largest almond
orchard4n the world, containing 100,-
000 trees.
The Czar Sipealts In Favor of Peace.
Si. Petersburg, Dec. 9.—At the
banquet on the anniversary of St.
George, the Emperor Alexander,
speaking to ft toast, hoped that peat*
would be preserved and supported
by the three Northern armies. The
whole of Europe desired peace.
Tiie Valley Forsre Case nisposeil Of.
Savannah, Dec. 9.-Judge Erskine
disposed of the ship Valley Forge
case this morning by rendering his
decision in the matter of 8. & J. M.
Flanagan and others, libellants, vs.
Ship Valley Forge, her tackle, cargo,
and freight. This case occupied
eleven days of the present term of
the'Court. A final decree f0r54,500
for libellants, was rendered.
In the case of Thomas E. Heman
der, pilot, vs. Ship Valley Forge, li
bel, for salvalge, rendered a decree
dismissing libel and requiring libel
lant to pay costs of suit.
THE DAILY TIMES.
AVAMIIMITOX NEVVn.
Washington, De<*. 9.—The follow
ing is au open letter from Senator
McMillan to Oov. McEnery, and
explains itself:
Washington, Dec. 8, 1875,
I //on. John McEnenj, Governor Elect
of Loiiusiann:
Dear Sir:— Tho political complica
tions growing out of the general elec
i lion of 1872 in Louisiana resulted, as
| you well know’, iu the formation of
two legislative, bodies representing
respectively, the Democratic, Conser
vative and Liberal elements on the
oue part. and tho Radical Republi
cans on the other—the former body
acting in conjunction with ourself as
Governor, and the latter with W. P.
Kellogg, as a sitting member of the
State Senate. Although a Republican
and yielding nothing of my connec
tion us such, my sympathies were in
fuvorof tho former body, represent
ing not only the popular will, but. as
giving tho best guarantee of State
refirm and local self-government.
This Assembly, at its extra session in
December, 1872, did me the honor to
elect mo a Senator of ttie United
States, for the State of Louisiana,
vice W. P. Kellogg, resigned. At the
regular session in January, they
further honored me by an election
as Senator, for the term commencing
March 4th 1875. I accepted tho trust
imposed upon me, and representing
the will of the honorable body that
elected me, have apiieared before the
Senate of the United States in con
test, successively, with Mr. John
Ray, for the unexpired term of W.
P. Kellogg, and with Mr. Pinehback,
for the full term, beginning March,
1875, and with such lldoiity and effi
ciency as I could command, have
continue 1 tlie eoniest to the present
time.
Unlike ordinary rival claims for a
seat in the Senato of the United!
States, this contest lias declared in
volved the competency of the re
spective bodies resurrected by me
and my opponents, as well as the title
of the office of party giving each the
credentials upon which tho Senate
has tiased its action, time bringing
into question the validity of the rival
State Governments of Louisiana with
so grave a problem at the fundamen
tal of this struggle involved, personal
respect and lidelity to the people and
body I represented forbade any
abandonment 61 the contest.
A Horrible Unite n! Unking Wimey.
Cincinnati, Dec. 9. —A horrible
story is published here to-day of the
doings of one Ehlerman, proprietor
of a fertilizing factory near Law
renceburg. 11c was arrested Monday,
and is now in jail, on the charge of
stealing hogs forjtho pun>qeo of get
ting their carcass*for his factory. It
is now stated that lie has been in the
habit of poisoning hogs in the sur
rounding country, by hundreds, with
corrosive sublimate, purchasing tho
carcass, rendering them, and putting
them on the market, bo wide-spread
were his operations that for over two
years a terrilde epidemic was sup
posed to have been raging among the
hogs. A full investigation of his do
ings will be made.
A llama News.
Special to the Dhily l ilac* ]
Atlanta, Dec. 9.—Briscoe and an
other member of the Ann of West,
Edwards & Cos., were to-day commit
ted for contempt by Judge Hopkins';
for refusing to produce books and
papers, and are now in jail.
The semi-annual meeting of tiio
State Grange is in session at the
Markham House. Among those pres
ent are Hon. Thomas Hardeman,
Speaker of the House of Representa
tives, Hon. T. H. Smith, Master; Dr.
J. S. Lawton, Treasurer; E. Taylor,
Secretary.
The action of Gov. Smith in the
Brinkley case excites unfavorable
comment throughout the State.
The Brinkley brothers, residing in
Memphis, Tennessee, arc said to be
wealth}-.
Treasurer Jones’ investigation be
fore the Legislature, it is confidently
asserted, will result in ills vindica
tion.
The Catholic fair opens to-night
under favorable auspices.
Thomas Hardeman is the hard
fisted candidate of therGrnugers.
If.
Extensive Fire In New Fork.
New York, Dec. 9.—A fire broke
out at Five Points,at junction of Bax
ter Park and North street this morn
ing, and before the firemen got at tlie
flames they bad spread rapidly and
done a large amount of damage.
The entire block of buildiogs was de
stroyed, including the Donaldson-
Bros. printing establishment, New
York co-operative printing establish
ment and others. Loss over $250,000,
Hall ItiiiHier Causpit.
Cincinnati, Dec. 9. —A. J. Edrnon
ston, postmaster of Noble. 111., was,
on Tuesday, arrested Tor robbing the
mails by a United States Marshal,
who detected the robbery by means
of decoy letters.
Marine.
Arrived : Steamship Oriental from
Boston. Sailed: steamship's Falcon,
for Baltimore ;H. Livingston, for New
York; bark Paquette del Venderel,
for Barcelona. Cleared : French brig
Valentine, for Havre.
Arrest of Counterfeiters.
Lebanon, 0., Dec. 9.-Parties have
been arrested here for passing five
and ten dollar counterfeit bills on the
First National Bank of ,IPerullinois.
COLUMBUS, GA„ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 18T5.
A FEABFIIt lIIU THING.
THE THING AND HIS RESOLUTION A FRAUD.
New Orleans, Nov. 9.-The Times’
Washington special says a prominent
Republican tnemberof the House has
drawn a resolution, which will be
presented at, a early day, to tho effect
that, none of the Confederate war debt
shall over bo recognized, nor any
claim be entertained which looks to
the payment for slaves. It concludes
with an explicit declaration that
nothing must be done to impair the
national credit. It is certain it will
pass.
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The Murderer of Mr. Noe.
New York, Dec. 9.—Certain new
evidence has been discovered in the
case of Dolan, murderer of Noe, who
is to be banged to-morrow. The new
evidence, if sustained, will prove an
alibi. Application has been made to
Judge Barrett to suspend tho case
until the evidence is laid before the
Governor.
,,i .
Fhnrsed With Forgery.
San Francisco, Dec. 9. Lucas W.
Pend, a farmer and wealthy citizen
of Worcester. Mass.r”: was arrested
here to-day,on a requisition from the
Governor of Massachusetts, on the
Charge of forgery.
The striinehlp Aiiirrlqnr llenril From.
New York, Dee. 9.—A dispatch re
ceived here states that the French
trans-Atlantic steamship Amerique
is now on the way here in escort of
two other steamers. No nhxiety is
now felt for her safety.
Movements ot lhr Prince ol Wales.
Colombo, Ceylon Doc. 9.—The
Priuee of Wales goes to Tuticorin to
day with the steauishtp Serapis.
From there he will go to Madrias by
railway.
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the miist.xn ihmtoii*.
Peter Cooper Correct Ins: Iteverily John
son* He markable Mistakes."
WITT THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
SHOULD CONTROL AND MAINTAIN
LEGAL TENDERS.
MB. COOPER 8 VIEWS. 4
Reporter—Mr. Cooper, what do
vou think of the late letter of Mr.
Reverdy Johnson ou the subject ot
the currency?
Mr. Cooper—Mr. Johnson states
what I believe to beau entire mistake
that “the experience of the world
has long since demonstrated that
gold and silver alone constitute a
safe currency.” Ho further says
that “the same experience teaches us
that no nation can prosper which
adopts a currency not convertible on
demand into gold and silver.”
PROSPERITY OF PROMISES.
Sift ar from t hiH last statement I ic
ing correct I find thut. the greatest
prosperity known in the history of
England took place during the
twenty-six years when the Bank of
England was unable to pay specie on
demand. I believe tiie history of the
world does not show a single bauk
that has operated through a long
course of years, promising to pay
specie ou demand, that has not fail
ed to make good that promise ou sev
eral occasions. Mr. Johnson “pro
poses to consider the whole subject
from two points”
First—“Whatsltould a currency
be?”
Second-“Wliat control has the
government over it?”
I wil 1 answer, as to what a currency
should be, in the language of Plato,
who says-that a “currency should be
that which is most valuable to the
State and of no value to any othcJ
country.”
GOVERNMENT BANKING.
Reporter—But whut arc your views,
Mr. Cooper, on this question of cur
rency in relation to the government
ut the preset time ?
Mr. Cooper—l think the currency
question lias been managed by the
government very much in the interest
of the moneyed classes, and very
poorly in the interest of the people.
Let ns look at some of the facts. I
think that a republic like ours, witli
its 40,000,(K)0, with its enormous ex
tent of unoccupied land, its wonder
ful resources and its enterprising
people equally marvellous for their
growth and the iuerease of their
wealth within the century—has no
need to borrow from anybody. Why
should this iieinile borrow, as a pri
vate debtor ? ir, in their sovereign
capacity through thegovernmentand
under constitutional and legal forms,
they can lay under contribution the
whole property and the services of
every man in protecting the lives and
property of all, they certainly can is
sue tokens of this undoubted fact in
the shape of legal tenders; and these
become, by this act of sovereignty,
the money of the country, the meas
ure and the means of exchange. The
l>eople who give them in titer sover-
I eiiHi capacity must take them in their
! private capacity and again receive
them in their sovereign capacity ns
the government for taxes. This
makes their circulation and their use.
But the significance ot these paper
“legal tenders” is thatthey arc tokens
bi so much service or material ren
dered to the government, and they
are also promises to render an equal
amount of money, services or useful
material in exchange to the holder
by the government. Now, the gov
ernment keeps this promise in three
wavs—first, by accepting these paper
promises, as they may be called, for
all taxes due to the government; sec-'
ood, by compelling every individual
to accept them in payment of all
debts, and finally, by redeeming
them in that which tho holder of the
currency shall accept as equivalent
value and thus distribute burdens
and benefits over the whole country.
SOMETHING SOLID.
Reporter How is tho public debt
to be paid at last, and how shall we
get out of this vortex of promises to
pay ?
Mr. Cooper-In one sense there is
no need to get out of this vortex. The
circulating medium of money settles
down at last into something solid in
interest and property, under the
same law of conversion that makes
each drop of blood contribute to bone,
muscle or other organ of the body.
For instance. New York city is build
ing a great aeries of piers and
wharves for the accommodation of its
present and fnture commerce and
trade. It is demonstrable that these
piers and wharves will pay in rents
to the city, not only tho interest but
the principal of all the money invest
ed, in twenty years. Tho city issues
its bonds for this work, which repre
sent a certain amount of interest and
principal. But the city, not having
the right to issue money, offers its
bonds for sale to the hanks or to
private individuals, which aro hence
forth alienated from the possession
of the elty, in order to get the money
nr currency to pay for labor and ma
terial in this public work You
might, ask, why should not tho city
keep these bonds in its own safes ami
issue the money for current expenses
on its own authority and credit ? I
answerßecause that would beau
act of too great a local sovereignty—
though it is no more than is now vir
tually oonoeded to local banks. Lot
the General Government, then, in its
sovereignty, make such a currency,
so based and secured, a legal tender.
Then, when this work is done and
begins to pay to the city rents, let
the income be applied to the extin
guishment of the bonds as well as
keeping it in repair. This is what I
mean by settling down a circulating
medium or currency into solid mate
rial and capital organized into per
manent use.
THIS MAKES A CIRCULATING MEDIUM
always expanding and always con
tracting into a solid form. The true
design and highest, function of cur
rency and credit are to encourage
and stimulate industry and enter
prise in useful forms, and to promote
the work by giving the very tools
with which it can be done. It, repre
sents t.lie material value of the pro
ducts of labor in process and not yet
complete, for which ifcprovides mere
ly tne current wages or support till
the fruit of labor comes to maturity,
when that pays for all. Tho repeal
of the law i>ermitting holders of legal
tenders to eonvert them at their op
tion into interest bearing bonds was
the most cruel act of injustice that
was ever inflicted on the American
people. From thence havo come
most of the financial troubles and
disasters of which so much Complaint
is made at the present, time. Our
bonds were rushed abroad, to lie ex
changed for luxuries and for gold at
sixty cents on the dollar, instead of
being taken by our own people at
par. Millions of gold goes abroad to
nay interest to foreign bondholders,
instead of being paid to our own peo
ple. A policy of rapid contraction
was then inspired into the Govern
ment, when, the necessities of the
war being over, further issues of
bouds were made and currency was
withdrawn and all credits began to
contract, as a natural and inevitable
consequence. This brought, on one
of those irrational conditions iu hu
man affairs which we call a “panic,”
that brought down credit at once to
the zero point aud shrunk the value
of all property.
extravagance and wild speculation.
Reporter—But, Mr. Cooper, do you
not think that personal extravagance,
rash speculations and overproduc
tion generally have much to do with
tho present financial embarrass
ments ?
Mr. Cooper—ln a restricted sense,
alt these causes lie at the basis of
much financial embarrassment of na
ture. There might be a production
that overtakes and passes an oxidat
ing consumption in particular cases;
but it is well also to examine, in a
general way, whether any cause lias
paralyzed consumption. Now, it has
been seen that tho systematic and
constant contraction of government
credits naturally induced the con
traction of all other credits; this fi
nally brought on a panic that noted
like a paralysis ou ail credit; this
led inevitably to the stoppage of so
much active industry and work as to
take awnv t.ne purchasing power of a
great many, and to stop a largo part
of tho previously exhisting consump
tion und demand. Hence, the over
production so-called, has been mere
ly an accumulation of products, due
to under-consumption. Tho proof of
this lies in the fact, ns I have said,
or so many industrious people being
thrown out of work, and in tho sta
tics of the country with regard to its
exportations and importations tho
last few years. In this connection
tho opinion of President Grant, as
expressed in his annual message of
1875, is important.
SENDING OUR GOLD ABROAD.
On tho Ist of July. 1866, the public
debt reached its highest point,, stand
ing at $2,783,425,879, and on Novem
ber 1,1875, at $2,118,897,213. showing
a reduction in 9 1-3 years of $005,028,
007. or un average of $71,250,000 per
annum.
It is computed that on November
1, 1875, two-thirds, or *1,412,000,000. of
our debt was held in Europe, leaving
only one-third, or $706,000,000, held
by the United 'States. The bulk of
said debt is in five-twenty bonds
six per cent, gold, or seven per cent,,
currency, involving the annual out
flow of $34,000,000 for interest. Man
ifestly we are paying more than
double what England pays for her
enormous debt, which is funded at
threo per cent, and held at home.
Were our debt funded at 3.05 per
eent. per annum, and brought home
$17, 000,000 would be annually saved
in interest, while the other $17,000,-
000, being ■ in circulation, would Do
invaluable in banishing hard times.
REMEDIES AND REASONS.
Reporter—But what would you have
the government, do in reference to its
present policy ?
Mr. Cooper-The course is plain.
Let tho government issue, not only
all the legal Lenders, but all that
passes in the shape of money—all
should have the “image and super
scription” of the government, wheth
er it be coin or paper. Let the gov
ernment start from a fact, that there
has been, and is now, through its in
strumentality and necessities, so ma
ny millions of legal tenders and bank
piqter or currency set afloat, which,
with the government, bonds now out,
represent so much credit resting on
the honor and ability of the govern*
merit Jo pay, but furnishing also the
basis for a great amount of credit in
the financial system of the country.
On this the country has been depend
ing, and wit h this it has been at work,
in all its industries and trade, since
the credit paper came into existence.
THE PEOPLE DO NOT WANT SPECIE.
They want the credits already given
them not to be withdrawn ; they want
their labor and material, freely given
to save the country or to build it up,
to be valued by the same standard as
tbut by which it was measured when
they began to work. The monied
class obviously want scarce money
and high rates of interest. This gives
them more power and less expense.
But the advantage of the whole peo
ple, including this very monied class,
If their interests were rightly under
stood, is to have credit easy to the
industrious, the honest, and the en-
terprlslng, and the interest of money
low.
ADVICE TO CONGRESS.
Reporter—What would be the poli
cy you would recommend for tho ac
tion of Con gross?
Mr. Cooper—At present Congress
has devised no better plan for the fi
nancial policy of the couutry than
this: - Congress has passed a law that
specie payments for all currency
shall ho resumed in 1879, and to pro
vide for this it has authorized the
Treasurer of the United States to
withdraw currency until the- present
volume shall shrink from $400,000,000
to $300,000,000; and he is further au
thorized to selll bonds at four or four
and a half per cent, interest to the
amount necessary to get tho specie
wherewith to resume specie pay
ments. As the llvo per cent, bonds
outstanding aro only at par now, I
think tho prospect is very poor for
soiling tho four or four and a half
percent, without ruinous discounts
and large addition to tho debt of the
nation. If the banks also are made
to do business and issue their notos
only on a specie basis. Instead of
bonds, as now, it will shrink their
eurreneysoas to bringanotherpanic.
Now, I would have Congress
REPEAL THIS LAST ACT OF CONTRACTION
of the people’s oredits in t.lie shape of
currency, while it is an expansion of
credits to the moneyed edass in the
siiapo of bonds. I would have Con
gress to pass an aot that should
make all currency that of the Gov
ernment alone; and, of course, I
should abolish the present bank cur
rency, giving these institutions
tlio option of doing business
only on legal tenders; these they
may secure at any time, by simply
giving up to the government an
equivalent umount of government
bonds, whose interest thereafter stops
until brought up again by legal ten
ders. This will extinguish the inter
est bearing debt of the country in
part by oue not bearing interest. Sec
ondly, to sturt all fairly and justly,
I would have Congress pass an act
restoring the currency in volume to
tiie condition in which it was at the
close of the war, or soon after; when,
peace being declared, the whole na
tion sprang to the arts of peace witli
tho energy of war; wheu they took
these very credits, wliieli the necessi
ties of tlie government had furnished
as tho price of tho nation’s life, and
began to build up the country more
successfully in the wealth and pro
ducts of “myriad-hand induetry,”
when their hopes and their faith
were stimulated to new life by this
mighty credit poured into the circu
lation of the country, and all the
property of tho country and its pro
ducts were measured and exchanged
by tho new standard; when none
were found idle except the shiftless
and those whosought.idleness; when
no factory stopped its production for
wunt of consumers, for all were con
sumers, because all were prodccers.
I would havo all that currency re
stored to the country, and not with
drawn or contracted by taxing the
propotv of the country to pay it, but
allowed to remain until it had pro
duced its epuivalent. by the indruatry
and products which it brought, into
existonoe.
THli BONDED DEBT.
No vested rights can stand in Jhe
face of tho public welfare; common
and statue law recognizes the princi
ple. Hence, all vested rights can be
repealed by tho law-making power
that conferred them. Under this
principle private property can be
taken for public use and all corporate
rights can be abolished that stand in
tho way of public welfare, but never
without proper compensation to the
parties thut may be losers, and of this
the public administration must ap
point the means and provide tho reg
ulations. But I propose to ehauge
tlie character of the bonded debt by
a voluntary process.
First, whoever needs currency
must give up the Government bonds
for it. Tlie compulsion hero is
in making every one do business and
pay debts in legal tenders, and tho
principal reason for their use exclu
sively is that tho public welfare ad
mits of no other money.
Second, Whoever desires to fund
the currency shall receive bonds at a
lower rate of interestthan that which
legitimate business now gives, but
which is higher than tho average
yearly increase of tho whole proper
ty of tlie country. This I would fix
upon as the interest of the bonds; it
is now three per cent.
There is an element of compulsion
here; but us the whole country pays
the interest on the public debt it
seems but just that only that amount
of interest should be paid which the
increase in the public wealth justi
fies, and no more. This great bonded
debt of tho country would really be
come the refuge and security of the
widow and the fatherless, and those
poor ignorant poople who cannot in
vest their little savings in legitimate
business, even through others, be
cause they cannot trust them and
have no ability to watch the safety
or protect the use and re
turn of their money. The
public debt would become the poor
man’s “savings bank,” instead of
being, as now, the exchequer of the
rich and the moans of pampering
wealth and idleness. Benevolent in
stitutions, churches and cellege en
dowments would seek it for tho same
reason, because of its perfect safety;
and even tho same funded interests
of Europe would seek investment in
this country for security, and would
gladly puy gold for all the bonds they
could buy, at a little higher interest
than their own countries could
afford.
GOLD.
Reporter—But what about the gold
all tiiis time, which is now very much
mixed up with this question of
finance, because it is so universally
the legal tender of civilized nations ?
Mr. Cooper—l would have it a part
of our legal tender still. France
makes gold, silver and paper all le
gal tenders. Why cannot wo? But
if any one wants gold as a commod
ity let him buy it, as any other com
modity, at the market price. Let
such exchange currency or any other
commodity for gold, as suits their
convenience and the state of the mar
ket, which no government cafi con
trol without tyranny and interference
with private rights. That whole sub
ject will take care of itself, and the
whole circulation of the world will
naturally mingle and interchange
with our national circulation as the
outer air mingles and interchanges
with the air of the room if jiassages
are left free.
THE GIST OF THE ARGUMENT.
Reporter—l understand you, then,
Mr. Cooper, that you regard this
whole oontest about the currency, as
a conflict between the vested rights
of the whole moneyed class and their
interest, but illy understood,” and
the rights and interests of the whole
people; that you regard the whole
legislation of Congress on this sub
ject, with little exception, as made in
the interest of class, special and par
tial logistion, which has been, thus
far, under the bane of our republican
institutions, because, under forms of
law, it saoriilces the poople to classes
of special privileges, and I under
stand your present remedy for all the
present evils arid all the future that
are likely to occur from our system
of finance is that government ulone
issue all currency and whatever cir
cuiatosas money, and make this cur
rency interconvertible with bouds,
which the government can control,
and not with gold, which it cannot
control; and furt her, that the gov
ernment start in the present emer
gency from precisely that volume of
credits in currency and iu bonds that
was set afloat by tho irresistible ne
cessities of the war for the Unin ; that
tliis volume should be sustained sub
stantially as it was soon after the
close of the war, when it reme to its
maximum, and bo madothe measure
of all values and means of exchanges
for all coming time, subject only to
the slow increase of volume which
statistics shall justifly as the increase
of population and its ratio, per capita,
to the currency.
Mr. Cooper—That is precisely what
I propose. .
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We are this Season In Receipt of a Large
Supply of all Sizes of Our
Celebrated
For Got lx Wood mill Coni.
Beside* a full assort merit of other Popular
COOKING AND HEATING STOVES,
GRATES, Ato.,
And fuel justified In Baying that we are SURE
we can *uit any and all classes of purohaaer*, both
in quality and price.
Of other Gooffo fn our line, we have a large aud
complete aasortment, such as
TIN AND SHEET-IRON WARE
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,
HARDWARE, TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY,
CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, COAL
HODS, BHOVELB, AC.
All of these articles we CAN and W T ILL sell at,
VERY BOTTOM PRICES,
tan 1 dtf W. H. ROBART9 A CO.
LOW PRICES!
Foil TIIF. Fni.SP.XT.
Fall and Winter Seasons
—AT THE—
STRAUSE
Clothing • Hall!
No. 86 Broad St.
Examine Our Prices
CASSIMEBE SUITS for $9 worth sl2
CASSIMERE SUITS,
in Checks, Striped and Plaids for sl2, worth sls.
WORSTED SUITS,
in Casket and Diamond Putt, for sls, worth $lB.
WORSTED SUITS,
much better quality for S2O, worth s2s’
IMPORTED CASSIMERE SUITS.
different styles for sl9, worth S2O.
BLACK CORDED CASSIMERE
SUITS, for $lO, worth $22.
BLACK CORDED WORSTED
SUITS, $lB, worth $24.
FRENCH WORSTED SUITS,
assortod patterns for $22, worth S2B.
BLACK CLOTH COATS
from $8 upwards.
“ DOESKIN PANTS, all wool
from $5 upwards.
OVERCOATS!
in great variety,
with and without Mattelasse Facing, in Far Bea
ver and Moscow Beavers, the largest and finest
line of
ltG.ini-nAK OVERCOAT®
ever offered before to the public.
Clive me a call and convince yourselves.
STRAUSE,
THE
MERCHANT TAILOR CLOTHIER,
No, NO Ilroail Sfreof,
Columbus*, hn.
RANKIN HOUSE.
Columbus, Georgia,
MRS. F. M. GRAY,
Froprtetres*.
i. A. SELLERS, Clark. my ly
W. F. TIUNEH, Dentist,
Randolph .treat, (oppolt Strapper’.) Cofumbn.
Jmnl ly] Georgl*.
NO. 290
COLUMBUS, GA.,
IS WELL SUPPLIED WITH MATERIAL. AND
Experienced Workmen employed in each De
partment.
Orders tor work of ny description tiled with
dispatch, and at moat rea*onable rates.
6eorg!a and Alabama Legal Blanks
Of every description on hand, or printed to or
der at short notice.
Boeolpt Books
FOR RAILROADS AND STEAMBOATS
Always in stock: also printed to order when de
sired.
WRAPPING PAPER AND BAGS.
A large quantity of various aises and weights
Manilla Wrapping Paper and Bags, suitable for
Merchant*, now in stock, which I am selling low
in any quantity desired, either printed or plain
tST Price* and Specimen* of Work furnished
on application.
THO*. GILBERT.
Randolph Street, Columbus, Vm.
jaiil ti
THE
WHOLESALE
GROCERY
HOUSES
OF
.). & J. KAUFMAN,
14 & lO Broad
Columl>UN, Geo.,
KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND ABOUT
100,000 pounds Bacon,
1,000 barrels Flour,
500 sacks Oats,
600 “ Salt,
100 “ Coffee,
200 barrels Sugar,
200 “ Syrup,
1,000 boxes Soap,
1,000 “ Sundries.
ALL boons SOLO AS LOW AS
ANY HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES
We Charlie no Drayaice or Wharfase.
J. & J. KAUFMAN.
novQO 2m
r —~ Fj i
Cheap Groceries
—AT—
C. E. Hoehstrasser’s.
Jun daily receiving new good, which I
..otter ot the following low price, nd
gu sntee them to be of tho very beet quality:
Corn Beef in Cans, Brandy Cherries.
Brandy Peaches, New Crop Raisins,
Zanta Currants, Citron, Jellies of all va
rieties.
Pickeled Shrimp $1 per jar.
Cordova Coffee 30c 11 pound.
Cooking Brandy $3. “ golion.
Blackberry Wine $2.50 per gallon.
Toilet and Castile Soaps.
The above are retail prices, and all pnrchaae®
arc delivered.
C. K. IIOCHSTRASSEIt.
noVOI tl
WML. MEYER,
11,111 dolplM Street,
Hoot and Shoemaker, *
YhEALEIt IN LEATHER AND FINDINGS. All
I) orders filled at short notice; prices low. I
have also provided myself with a machine fer
putting Elastic in Gaiters, at low prices.
octß tel ' 1 •- '
B. H. Richardson & Cos.,
Publishers’ Agents,
ill Bay street, savannah. On.,
Are authorised to contract for adTerti.ing in ur
paper. Oil* tJ