Condemning the worthless system of paper money imposed upon the people by irresponsible State banks, he stood firmly for a national currency, and he foreshadowed if he did not reach the paper money which is based to-day on the credit and the strength of the government.
Blaine advocates for a national currency to replace the unreliable paper money from state banks.
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Durant speaks of no duty, apparently thinks of none resting upon Southern Union men.
The feeling in many portions of the country toward the emancipated slaves, especially among the ignorant and uneducated, is one of vindictive and malicious hatred.
An avenging God cannot sleep while such things find countenance.
I believe that if it should pass it will receive the sanction of nineteen-twentieths of the loyal people of the country.
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