The Montana post. [volume], January 07, 1865, Image 2

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VIRGL'A CITY, M. T.
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GLORIOUS NEWS!
ann-`-"lu
SAVAN' FAMLL
Comaplet Defeat of tlhe Rebs
iti Tennersee !
We stop the press to give a slight
sy oplis *of the dispatches, which arrived
by last night's mail. It brought dates to
the 28th lit., from which we learn that
'Savannah fell into our hands on the morn
ing of the 214t. On the 22nd, the follow
ing dispatch was received :
Savannah, Dec. 22.
To his Excellency, Prebident Lincoln: I
beg so present you as a Christmas gift the
c tv of Savannah, with 150 heavy guns,
plenty of ammunition, and about 2.5,COu
ba!e of cotton. (SI;ned) Su.n itsx.
The b:ttle at Franklin was a completo
Unior\ victory. Ilood'a retreat bevond
Duck river was a perfect rout. The rebel
10os during the Iate campaign amounts to
17,030 men, 51 canuon and 13 general of
iicers.
Owing to the lateness of the hour, and
want of space we are unable to fve further
particulars.
The Quartz Lode Lat.
We find that an error his crept into our
Quartz Lode Law as published in our last
issue. The first section reads thus:
"That any person or persons that may
hereafter discov-r any Quartz Lead, Lode,
or Ledge, shall be entitled to one claim
thereo:t by right of disrcoery, and oue
cla.in each by pre-emption.'"
The official copy nrrivid after the first
that came to hand had been printed.
Mr. Rogers' Resignatiou.
We are in receipt of a communication
from Mr. Rogers, which were it ever so
consonant with our views, ourlimits would
forbid us to publish this week, but what
ever might be the amount of space at our
disposal, it is contrary to our principles, to
make the only journal in the Territory the
Gov. Edgerton ; neither can we consent to
introduce into our columns a new germ of
that political and party hostility of which
there is already too much in this locality.
Oar avowed and well known principles oe
well our duty forbid both the one and the
other coarse. At the same time, we feel
bound to put-Mr. Roger's views before the
public, and it is his fault that they are not
couched in his own word.. 'The, main
qucst;ons remain untouched. Namely, the
Governor right in requiring the nairniation
domplained of, and if so, could he vary
the term of the obligation to suit the co:,.
-cicnc even of an honorable min, whose
previous acts had rendered it impossible
or him to qualify for office as his fellows
had done. We must affirm the first and
negative the last of these propositions for
hea simple reason that any other course
would iravolve the admission that bearing,
armes against a people is no disqualifica
tion to an asparant after Legislative honors,
even while that war is in progress.
Adsjournment of Eae Distract Court.
Upon the adjournment of the District
Court on Thursday, on motion of Mr.
Sauders, Thonas Thoroughman Esq.,
was called to the chair, who stated tho
object of the meeting to be, to express 0:
behalf of c h mrembers of the bar and of
ficers of the court, their high appreciation
of the able, impartial and patient manner
in'which Judge IIoslner had discharged his
o$cial duties during t:his frst to-m of the
court. Therefore, Mr. John C. Turk pre
sented on their behalf the fol!uwing resolu
tion, whbich on his motion was unanimous.
Jy adopted:
Rsesotr:. That tI' thanks of the meabaru of
the bar be e*tended to the tlon. Chi€f Justic,
Ioeiner, for thb fair, impartiall, candid and c.L±
1batner in which ha h's dischargled his duti.. and
eonduct:d the belaes of t ir-cart. wrein g ic
first and p3otracted aittin., anJ'that we fol grate
ful that anli the embaraansments which necŽnda ily
ewrromuo.ed himl as a Judicial Ofta@r in invuourating
the rei.tn of oivil law in a county in wiicit
bad hitherto b~ea unknown, aj juist o ebli and an
o*cr to cap. le, juat and bont has been given to
us,as Chief Justice lonner.
Remot.LvP, That the Territorial Legi-lature of
Montana Territory be earnaetly requested by an act
to be passd by them, to increase the lary of the
Distriot Jadg;s of this Territory, in the sun' of at
leaet Twenty-five hundrecd dollag, uad that thry be
also re.ueted to memorialize Congress, by a join
he . in d subject of paying the salarie of
RuotYM katwe gctc iron the
4i5at Pr*:tqwn u Chie Juftio, uoýp(1.to thb
14 Juldicial P~ia9t tii sktis Territory.
The (hieb JustinU. ewy.4 to speak, but
only foauns. egio to .aý !aqw tbwkfq1 be
felt x4 the 0z0be4 tf $ Waito All fgr
IDrO? f&a uc su 14i .f thu grueofgI
UogN gar tw . Rail .~
as4)S iai~wotrpr.l, and!
h 4 Jdge flwsp hids *,uer
*om9msAd'rgi4 Bboh iifae Lut .
aPP speech, in whibk be spoke of the
d. sene with whieb he entered upon a
dupinpv of the imties - t' term, how
m• eh ht w8s ind ebt for dný success
with Which he had mit, tothe felfrst of the
lawyers thaes.elve. There .ra a sin
eurity asoot this tribute to Jadge Iosmer,
and an ekrnestness in the remarks of the
speker, whlich loft no doubt but that
Judge Iosmer has more than satisr
fled the expectatisam of all, and Jrdge
Pratt's hope that " Father Abraham would
aever send as a worse officer than the
Chief Justice HIosmer," -e received
with applause. The oepagio. was emi.
nently"the era of good feeling." The high
honors of the judicanry bring rlh high du
ties, and how faithfully .Jedg Iosmaer
discharges the one, and how gracefully he
wears the other, let this voluntary .tribute
from those who know, sueliently attest.
The following resolutions were also
offered :
RssoLv.n, That the'thamk of this bare hereby
nanniwooely exteodeuto the olficers of this Cour,
for the kind, patient and faithful manner is which
they have di-chared their several duties durin ige
Spresent esejon.
RZSOL~ED, That the proceedings of this meeting
be inserted in the reccyes of the Coprt. apd a
copy of them furnished to Tas Moxiui Posy, for
publication.
In addition to the above, we pnblish the
following resolution of the Grand Jury. It
speaks for itsdef :
SRsoLtrD, That the thtaks of the Orand Jury
aee due, and are hereby thdored to Judge Chuma
ers, the District Attorney, for hie aromp: raisi
tancasnd advice and kind attenti: r'-.! to Sheriff
fowis and his deputies, for their e'cr~s c: previie
for the comfort of the Jury during its reaeon, Ean.
that wea.lso return our thanks to the Masonic LoJge
of thij city, for the use of their hall during our
LATEST BY TELEGIRAPU.
New York, Dec. 14.
Gen. Dix has issued an ord4r that all
raiders are to be followed and taken to
head-quarters for trial, no matter whether
in the States or in Canada.
Chicago, Dec. 15.
Resolutions were offered in'tbe Senate as
to the formation of a corps to watch the
bordere of Canada and that the demand he
made for the value of all prizes taken by
I:ritish built privateers. Laid, over on ob&
jection being taken.
New York, Dec. 14.
Peru is about to attCetpt the recovery of
the Chinca or Guano Islands, from Spain.
The revolution in the Bolivar Republic of
Columbia is not vet ru, down.
Washington, Dec. 15.
It is highly probabl:e that savannah has
been captured. The stenmer that last ar
rived, saw, when too late to signal, that tJhe
fleet was dressed In colore, and heurd the
report of guns saluting, as in honor of
some great victory. A scout, with dis
patches to the Pr"sidcnt announces the
capture of Savan;-ah on the 10th.
Chief Justice Chase was sworn in and
took his seat on the b:nch to-day.
St. Louis, bec. 15.
A train of 120 government wagons is cor
i ruled by th^ rsbIls on the Noose river, 100
miles south of this. They are throwing up
earthworks, being bsei;gdi bv (Gains, with
ji.0U0 men and 5 guns. Col. Mloonlight is
reported as marching to the rescue.
Detroit, Dec. 13.
A dreadful collieion has eccu:-red on the
Gr5.nd Trunk raiiwav. Several wound l
passenger s were burnt up in the cars before
they cuuld be extricated.
Col. Chivington, with the Co.oro 3d,
has hadc big fight with the Cheyen.nes,
from 300 t,. 503 of whom he kille(i w,th a
loss of S ki!:ed and 40 wounded. Black
Kettle, One Ee c, White Antelope, and oth
er chiefs were killed. Over 500 Indian
saddles, all the camp equipa-,, and more
than 100 lodges destroyed. The Colonel
is about to attack 3,000 Sijox on the Smoky
Hill Fork. The Co!. saw a white sca.p
newly taken by the peaceful Indians.
• New York, Dec. 15.
The Otsego, Bagley, and picket launch
No. 5 have bicn bloown up by torpedoes in
the late raid up the Roanoke. The river is
described as a perfect net work of these
machines.
The following telegram was brought by
Capt. Duncan :
leadquarters, Army of Tennessee,
Near Savannah, Dec. 0.
We have met with perfect success thus
far. The troops are in find spirits and
near by. (Signed) II' WARD
Commrandimn right wing of the armiv.
Another. dispatch was brought by Capt.
Howard. direct:
The chief signal officer of the fleet re
quests .:1i.t a good lookout be k,,pt for sig
nals. (Signed) FOSTER.
Cairo, Dec. 1.5.
There is a report that the rebel General
Lyon occupies iddsrvill. on t!he 'umber
land river, with a force of 2,500 men. A
b:atterv, rosted on the east side of the river,
thrce miles below the town, op ned on tihn
ste nmerNa'gntatck, bound down, last night
She ran I;y wiithout serious damage. All
the boats at Smitbland have been ordered
to the opposite side of the river, and gun
boats have been sent to destroy the battery.
vo.rs nare been sent tO destroy the battier.
New York, De. 15.
The Tribune's Japan correspondent says,
in the attack of the allied fleet upon bhe I
city and forts at the entrance of the Inland
Sea, the shells from the fleet set fire to the
c!tv. It raged two entire days, destroving
7,800 houses and temples and 3,700 w re
houses. About five-sixths of the city were
horned.
A l tter from the flee: off Charleston
says, three stenmsrp ran out of Charleston
in the lnat week of November and esenaed.
Five oth wers rwaitin to come ot. n
the night of the 9th o omber two side
•e .steamers ran in, within an hour of
A City Point letter save, the fall of earth
to be blrwn out of the Dutch Gap canal is
thb whoie depth of the cutting from the
surface to the bottom of the canal, 80 feet
deep, and 30 feet wide. The Canal w'ill
have 80 feet of water. Everything is ready
for the opening of .ho canal.
Montreal, Dec. 15.
The oondunt of oud ( Coernis and La
..othoblief of tbe ptree is ehagowneed -
h'e latter ifa ef ·eot iorn .. An
PRe ring on in tg
aid 4t i 4 s *111 ar 41
There is . profound sensitiotl it regal I
tA Jadge CooumrY dociuona. TUrie Wq -
pI gb$i m ppolw R q w,
aw, and his coarse is generally ermndn ,
No i l4eorr a bube
to-day.
A 1i'. and d ox 3lOD~ipo~t
soo,o0. troops, t
mak p the defeiLVcJ caiolg4 by ored
its aor the Ist ealt; hen errd by -the
PreutdsntL_-; (Signed) NSTANT¢SN.
- W-Wsuhingttu, Dec. 13.
·TheDeparmet bar iust receiveduuo..
dlcIlqtspe from ?iashville, announe
ing that Oen. Thomas with the forces unde
his enmmand, attacked Ilood's army in
front of Nashrilleat o'elock thisaiernig.
Although the bettle-is not yet deeided, the
action to-day 4Adescibod as sple.idl1
i--.-eshful. On our line of advance on the
right for five miles, the enemy were driven
from the river, from their :ntre,:nments,
and from ths range of the hill on which
their left rested, and forced back upon hie
right and center, and was pushed bsck from
one to three miles, with a lose 17 guns and
about 1,500 prisoners, and tahe wholo line
but hit extrethe right, where no serious a:
tempt was made to diselcd~e him. Our
casualties are reported light. Ibcod's whole
army, except his c.arnlry and a small force
at Murfreesboro wero en..g.od.
Ntw York, Dec .15.
A rebel dispatch, dated Oyyka 1st. says, a
Yankee raiding force of et least fivo rtg:
Ionts of cavalry, writhu two pieces of i.I til
enery, 9G loaded u~ens, nnd tke rest -ith
pontoons, comp anded by Ger. Di.at-hGdun,
reached Anapolie from Ufltnn Ihugefnt twso
o'clock yesterday mornin,. ,:.1tt evn in+,
nfter burning the eonseri tceinpsr.adsor..1
outb-tildingi, gutting the stores, villai iý
tl,, iilinabitmnts and burning the blii!ie, ,
the, lest in thc direction o? rtur'-1:,
isiana, which is on the direct 1:iut3 t.) Pcr.rJ
river. T[heir destiznpi'nn is tn'nowz-.
Thoy said they were goi:ig to Mscbilc.
Wiasbington, Dee. 1G.
Richmon d papera to-da- confirm the re
ported capture of Bristol oy the 4,!pedition
sopposed to b: unler commaind of Stonenmii
and i3uarbridge; they niao contain an otucinl
report of the Lbattle iof Franklin, in which it
`ae..xiowVz!ý.5l i!l e oss :,f many f-r knt of.
fice-C bnc nu'nn. Amon; 1:1ei. i; nulir
ated 11.1j. Gen. Ciaiur, ;ri
.Joh,.,. on, %illivms ;,nd Grinb-. ';llt
:;:.'. Ge"" John llrov n, .ri :. 9 C.ir
te., Aiarigiauit, Quna·cra , Coc;e·.eil and
Scott, woundce, they :.ljo st:;'. that on
Wiedncsdan Sel nami c:irrjed Fort
ter, 'orr."nandirn the cnltranCc to thf c'ac
ch,ý river, by stornran, d titil th;: e enttre
of this po3;tion put Sherman in cr:2. ui
:u::ýr it~ 1, te hertý"'e iii l i'e e o , ii- f
tatc th:e re:iif--xement ul o . -'" . U
hcnrd fronm Fasbivil'. S ..cc I tni ri
n;thi- : frco_ oth _ an-t r. l.:Mo r'r'c.
,ºa;- `,, rc~oo~t of the ca; tur; e 1+ .1'\il! er. !
:iie-n~d) IS':': `'. T C`S.
N:w yc ±, Dc . Xc u
Gen. Davidson's great rail front ':ton
Rlouge hais ben heacrd iroa:. r: e'.ý.
Punropn:o o t1he 3Jdh u;t., i;ui ~! - ro'. ciit
Camnp ; tte tro-ed cJi stores uz'tm dnrei n ýý
carruid :a iirLc 2irnjI:Ir CCI:.ii of
pip pers or :Le 4th y
inRIIchiný on t} lt cirt.
E -Go c.no:' J. ?ic. e i .
Sterra~ are c.cec'cld t: :9 iic States
_.. . c ` fork-, ^ec. I7.
Thr President wi-;rorinrin (': SO LUd'c,
' . irýýT c'ý to !.: jTjt;,.ýCTrrfc
the ui su t .. : ,, ".n? L a0tiý. I
1::1 issued ':nthe v:n that pr.t:t.
'i'he P'c.t pUlJi he:; . dctniled :itatclilnt
of v ciLs COmn'ioyin', kPO~tOr'd tlee,, .;11:h
Stn·tecd on ca UIIn cas .,or li'1
from Hlianpton lRoad:i. ;here arc ti yeS
sell, CarrviezR 5t guns.
Portland. Me.,
The IIiborxia frcrmi Liv rcrJo! t;1C ls.-
Earl Russe!l rerhieCj to tiro rccent r ;1ifest
of the Coiifeder::te Curoe3,cs, c :,irsi hr
equal fricu'dshi7, for the N 4rtll a:1i i ,ý rata
deprccating th.: war Lnd jxC~Ln Li-land
to strict neutrality.
The Ldndlon 11ij9s thinks LL;co-n will
make someUl attempt to close tba war 11j a
a es 0 Lat ion.
The Federal troops are to be is mediatre
ki~idrawn from Hlolstein. urijer a dern. nd
frmii Prussia.
Cincinnati, Dec. 13.
The cngagemznt with Hood at Franklin,
on the 16th was a wmoot brilliant viet-r.-.
Ilia position was on the Grannyr White
hills, his centre protectcd by double (n
trenchments. At 6:30 a. in., lr) guns
opned fire meeting with a feebl,' riply
from the rebcls. Seoficld's corps was
thrown into position directly on the cne.
mvy'a left flank. Kimiihil's divijion was re
pu!se] by a most murderous fire in mnaking
at front nittack. A movement to shift the
reb:l artillery was taken 1, our men as an
j-ndication of retreat ; whereupon th.v rdl
lied and carried the wnorks in splendlil 5tle,
with the bayonet, capturing ,all the guns
lt ttwo. :, soon r.s this Suc.,ss was ob
tiined,b Sehoield bur.led hi veter ins on the
1 ft flank. liBforo these men, the enemy
gave way like frostwork, being attacked at
th gqame time by Smith in front. 31MeMil
L, n's brigado was foremost and carried the
salient points of the works by a charge.
In a few noments all the rest of the en
trenchments were carried, their forces rout
ed, and prisoners captured by thousands.
'rhe fugitives took refuge bahind iD. Le's
corps, which held the gap in the hills. The
reb l right beIn; un f'ro.en, was atstatc:d
7 LsodJ andi Seadmin. Theatt~o colored
bri;ades tmdei rr Muan mant T'hompson
joined in the attack. Col Post fallin
w;':ile Thompson's 'aen were being decimat
cj by a murderous fire they gave way.
Wood reformend hiin ,,. ,, r^n. ., *. r
Slliott's and Kimball's division s rsing to
'their aid, on the right, like a thunderbolt.
'The rebels thus nssnultod, broke and fled,
and the Victory was won. 6 500 prisoners
31 guns and over 7,000 small arms, are the
trýr.hijes. Hlood's entire, loss since he left
Cotinmbia, it is stated, cannot be less than
15,000. A vigoroas pur~uit was continued
all next day, and many prisoners taken.
Orders of 1~reEkinridnw have been found,
stating that all lead is obIl picked up and
guns diseharced, into boxsc as It. is. greatly
needed. Thoinm adds, (dating fiom Spris'
lull on the" '9th) that tite raifroa4 is bitt
little damaged, anti wll baI i6", ing orI
der in a dayor tor.o.Q tt 4 iingo
tiok4r wu t . ale bh y as,-t, (u.al
V' a QbpAnJ~OI~p
ýeý me, ý "ereilt~t~
lotI inhen i4, the re js,, The-Union
nit ez l cid 3 al $urd. Very
rc ltati Ca~i ki~
®'s eiti IoM a 1 desd wouuade,
ai anud mil an, in biiisarcb from &tlan
Ia to avafua »irot ovtr !000.
ihsetriet C.ert Doeelrtr.
fTh, following decision upon the various
qnu si connected with the eireolation of
gold dust as a correnoydeiivered by Chief
naties losmer, is published by "the unen
moues reqast of the- bar rj
TI.bs estions so ably argued ly gentle.
men of the bar, a few evenings ago, refer.
ing to notes, contraots and hook accounts,
made'with p-articular regard to the under
uindidgs written or implied, na to. their
orm cf p~vment, have been anxiously pon
dered bf tfe Court, not less with a view to
the future than the present prosperity of
the Ter: ito:rv.
'Thrs reaina ago. what is now the 'erri
tor7 of MKisttnri, was an uncxplored waste
--tiao abo'O of Indiana an'I wild beasts.
Within that purioJ, through the discoveries
of a fe'r cnntarprising iadividu:tln, a pDoplo
nuuiboriav tuinJetLhi.'tv tb'*uinnd have been
&ttraw~ted here, and icy the action of the
Giore-unent, org'nzsed into i lasrge end
'rertuwising Terri4wrr. The pogilahi, wfnllh
. this r ie~on, lutg froth i:a gaukh_ i, 11:{
-'irc' dy b~uf : up soveral tawns ani furnish-.
ad )ctu'pt icn to u busy:V :z;id increasing
por~ulutzir : of Iri.ýP:r.u, IcrC11 Lntdlrtl me-
S 3cn:ing tis. only in -ani waict
u t arc:,rs the~ir f;: s" baJs'r fo~on: loch ; lhange
the havIe . trcft lry cxclul~d the mIuinum
SRpplic i: t:º c vrnincr.!, and nRadC II
their .'etc.'. con trcts, book iccounts, ar.J
J .tsCid8 transactions, witb the inplies, un
derstanding-, thbat old *dust shoi;td b2 the
regulator of prces forver,; thins. All otbwu
f'r.rni of ptvrnent have becn ma.de subjects
(f czprcsdi contract. T'he merchant opens
hi. .cconU w'th tho underatanding that hi,
is to be paid e~ithcr in guA1 du-t-or gold
dust prices--so wi;h the mechnnnc, the
SrF.lrer irnd ;,,e day lborer. JLgal tender
rotes (A taic Unictd States Tfreasury ar
eg~itnr..c~l at ju3; halt tho vue of Rgol
vjcUt, at sp':ýiC 7r)ccE. Tha debt whici
could h, pa( i -iih one hundred dollars in
ýol I C'ue., *eqjuires two hundred dollars in
LI( 'i nrc:.o nuh~s.
il.s ZL"c;.laronu cond;t)on of ti mone
mono- .ry rte:t~rs " :5e errito;"`, wwh.^n it Ica!
fiat u ~Lj) ,'d, and for somrn time nfter.
vrr,,V- nnuvoni~lrile ; as very Ii itk, it
.i" o-I:-r circ) J:t itr n medium thin gold
I olbtiine i. TlIw v-ars ago.
iiit6;> inwl ten thuu3san]l irinlbi~innts in
tlC' Tcrri`^r,, :bh re probabi ;, ;..s 1'oL ten
t71 .'ua' . lid:;rs in trecturv notes in cireu
II~ti:J.^. bong))'nc~j Lo~ , said,
inc' rr 'l 'r oncy 07'1 atLlon i. ani c:LriieCd oin
ibus:ness : :;1 a o a'c 2O] 'n nsuratct with
t C r w tr.ts cut+ t .Kr cntcrmr. s s.
M :tn contratct, roars :nI ae-o"ints mal:e
duri^,l. t!iis perioý, which·I coul:l no: h ,tc
lo'eu t e in ct ;eJ: t':i" md notes hvad
f,ccil th r e ro:::stingy lcli drum. 1:a e biic!
wm opl L' ' be Lroigh; isc :.his court
Tie n;ininn of the Court is re1ni d ulup
on same A these instruments now, nundywii.
to, .pun oth flir :~rn ortr q i
T!I,, i'i tli3 condIun of t1! s q'i f tons
fth fvu'eoe to t h }s t.
" S : Scnlt";l: · ,: te it fora n o~omin,, nitl
A'c ra:is nroin C:.y'e A ve. I of JT,·ito
(j"<'ltlc;r, :1' tt ý( tlal i ii?, 'I1 i! j
? i:{ go:res i tl fw ^.e irs. lit
ir f- tl ? :intiis, in the ordinary
cuur e ctv'eut2, will elia pecrC it., present
popu!:ttirn will be incr esas iii teri foldj pru
I poitico. It ist thi prOpýcr:; an]p";;1FctLt t
t nil, t ::;, V'ur"' t~i e :05 " ti
eTIr, .M't" ::niz A- ;ilii i ouiu thh aolo ie of
innulilnratil fcrtone.Eso-l·:'! nnd cayititlistse
from thi j Stat," ling east arnd wmet of it.
I). a i "ienso amo'unt of. Capita! in
Tr'asur_ notes will. TY, bronught hir2 fori
i::T.,'Ct! * nr-so large i'cdeedl, ILt col;nipiLitel`
to ci crhai(dor and inrunolat, the present
nme 1;:2i2, luld lyf force of (,tan~it- torn .1cm'
it whcvoW inoperative as a rcgilaitum of
p:isr"s is h' tdlv a su'l:ec o(f doubt. It
willi (1'12m to? right winth w'cii~ ai'; o rcrnmm'
aus iuvistr'ti it, : ai le.mgniL: toid f lam a'
11et:t . lVic -Ls it it c mnfor to it, n l gild
dust, of -n ':sc. , must fiEnd itu pl 130:am1ng
thm ratlmt;blc c'inn'mlotlitic of the. Tiemr;ror T
ti by bona t andl soil)(, as other articlc8.-.
Uis.ig' and cci Irn w;i ur dua!I disappe:ar
in pri'u:nro of 0lia I:iw.U1 currcncv of the
nation. This is i, neittmm,,j.
rllý
Tui. r-gumrn's sulmittcd to thv court
have ver visiy co n3idered baoth of thssc
conditions of so'it tv, tn;] t12 coCau:t has
h--n urgcd upon mairc cotnprchensive prin
c!plea than thos e h weh could by poPsili!i.
t t enter i Co t fLe codstd a of :r siui1"
case, t) 'I)cid thc qi tiorI in Cca5)o miry
With Ioth owints of Viewv. A p:'HL(nte1 in
th' discusraun. they mnr tatke sbnp3 in the
fol:owving propositions.
II- R ac~ltract or note,paranilc.
for a c("rthin nmrunt of monaey inI -olfl du3t
to covaonad n judrnnent for t13 v:tits,; of
gold dust, or for the amount of money es
preascd.
,".--Onght a not, or contract pnrable
in gohi dust by weight, to cornmn.nd a
judgr,nmrt for thio VaIu of gold dust in
money ;
3d.- -Ought matters of book necount, in
the buin'ss aftfirw of inerchants and oth
era, ntlsvs spoo9tc)l- contracted, to corn
mnand aju'mnent in gold dust or not '
4tb .--Ou, ht notes and contract-, payable
in dollal an:j cent,, and in which, no pee
iand ; juugment for their value in gold
dInst Y
Thes I belier,, emnbrac most of the
forms %4ioh this Protean question hts as
sumed, r will be likely to assume, before
it wil supereeded by the intruduction of
United ates currency.
It ii geniousld argued b counsel, that
inasmn as gohd and silver coin, and
treasu tes are both legal tenders, un
less the jlciion he made against gold dust,
there w l neecssarily on every trial bo a
condies t~b evidenco offered by parties
upon tb aestion of value, which will ren
der it i osible for a jury or court to ar
rire at d.d ýb't. It may not inaptly be
jyiam, 4 '.ho e rso. er. nt itnelf,w,.tbhe
Srst to the dfltinction which exists in
the .vat o crtheccy,ýy p.7riding that
oertt.n liould be. p.id iin. gold, while
far ual' a notes Sbould be re
i'y*abe T40o lrtnia te4 eonsequence of
lu la 1 . r k j o 1 artlel e ofI
soqrc a ýAi rý.4j+ wr-kt~dnw
! . 'ý ,o.Ee. IaalJie tham
nety days aftq the ona sag 4f tU 7
tender note bill, thIbe-rcul .i. t
oountry was so entie drain a"
silver, that Congress Ik its dxzt ion,
was obliged to pIme sa'w a the
emission of a .lkrg fruationl .c..o y
from thb poet kees department, to y
change. Two years scarcel
told became a leading article ofm a e
iras in the grdat money marts of the na
tion. - Treasury notes, the legal tender for
all daes, eoeept duties, deprecl ted day by
day, until Congress in defence of its currer
cy, p.issed a law authoriaing the Saoretsy
of the Treasury to enter the market, eand
compete with the gold speculator, for the
sale of that precious -etaL, .Au.t-t er'
now, and has been, for more than a year
p.st, the condition of gold and treasury
notes.
Congress hks thus, by its own aets ten
dered it necessary for courts to determian
whenever the question is raised, whicbh o
the toediunis they will adopt as the mowny
stand trd of the United S:atrs. Until the
pissetag of the trea.rary note bill, gold and
silver coin had one uniform valuh. Thn
were not fluctuating. A dollar was simp!l
a dollar, and in all revolutions, in years or
dearth and years of plenty; in years of
heavy importations, when the balance of
trade was against us, and in years of all
imporygtions, whft0 our co ms were -Ill ofa"
the precious metlts, the d lar suffered no
change. Prices might fluctuate but money,
never. Then, w'non a judgmnat w.t, rvn
dered for a certain nuoabzr of dollars, the
man who rec:ived his deb' in g..11 ann sil
vrr knew exactly how m;tuh .: w:s g-.ttinZ.
Paper, which was not recogn!zd in thoeI
.lays; fluctuated in va.lue as th e Ltrkat rose
tn'd fell.
Now t'is clse is exactly the reverses. Col l
and silver fiietuata, niod the~ treasurv note
dollar, is td? satna.lrd do1.ar of the nttion.
It regulates trade and c"nnmerca, and con
trols and circumscrib.i ail cnntorpridcs o: 3
private orpnb~ii nature. It is:h e oniv m onej
now in ciretl ition. No one thbnks o, spaInks
of gold or silver co.n its mmn y. Cu to t~ie
great money m tn of WaIui street and you
find it rising and faillin-, jast as su euC' or
failurF' is indicatecd byr thl wir thermomieter.
Go to Wasbington, and You learn that the
nrot difficult pro lciu that cnters into tit
cclcuiasous of th, S:creti v of the Trea
sury, i3 th-at which d"'p,:ndb upon the un
Curt~iin andl in:;onst.:nt v-.11un of o :t'ai.ct
silver. (o to th, e')uxutrs of h.;ti ;ra kr u
brokers, zund you dx~cuver t;ihat th aurticlr
of tinrch ind ze with thero, suhjec: to the
most anxlious fp;ýeulatioai :, is ,.la I . 1:y
th en s:"1,a'., this un;-1 tnin el:m"nt be Ix ir
1n1;ed y a aur ofjustie.t, to wtistifv it.
lzmmt3 0: c: rifd thi d:1ib-rutin' s of
its Juries?
(2 iurise bars i:1zr iaa 'i rr~tt: d that! the
tractsz in -.,d, by rJ ; 1su o t t i di llti;a
Ic! ich tjýci nm iit .1 1- i;nadc I .W8'a f it awl
t .srur rnot~s, i4 mipA Vt nil ('zchELn e ofI
crilu s. ji hs rnii htt b rceaaý:id in bhfý lght
of h tt rtcr if l.ti t w re is crllti.j uLL i 011
j~~~(~ Of t!j(C ZII;C
i- h.ri J'v r;.m c ri a +l1c: I*cs
in :t cou:t of i:ist:cf.: f da, * or
su; t cr't of :I: trý iun,::, whi, b sv s t3;
S:,hupon ni ~o~t ii d :ern~n
Iiir thl riy:ta of 111,'ii\i a.
.i·;Ufln- CU tri=3vs IShs, Iiv l 3? fl:j fin
its p:1 ,c r, c...!^aco:ý rlu 1,^, i:B~ t:"eCt'urr
u",tc. th.e -tiin 1 rd curr rcij ' * i 0. U' t:ji ll; .
1: 1IS tt:: _;o~ :1 itt"or~: a hi'i r s
:riic 'cliffyh r d ui lt "c
_r rý .t*ýr~if SrT >;m a..-L2 ;.":r:Cv is foundedje
i\e.UsII ,1y upIn tfl.i cre..t or th? 1niteA
a ~es Trcn asut. It hai f..A ref
du"ing thit eircu!i tioi of these notes to an
i-..u* C.'win n~n'Uratc w1itbh sb '; of~ t'1°
*'Cni!i ', rio i rt i tir 1 '.: inr.r ain'
tiit"1 p cl qt:tn to ng n rirI eonfl. nc;1i(, ik'* fsf
i)k LotJh itc (ice ndiJ sOixt p *r in:. upon
the t ;t xt, xni' foe MIn y 'Te re ;unrU
p'.1,.; itg4aant] Slur C1,', 3: P. ~ Li v
dl:st::nt d ·I Thu 4, t? h : distin c'io! b trcai'n
co~n anid "'ca:ury" riot; runs !;roj-h t:r _
Cuutir2e I Z=ii:ttiun of Con~r.".o, sziiulet the
p fs.:1ge of zh I.Is Inroelimiu; trciiai;y
Ix:. a edtoj
,f T uia:' a ma-e diPtm et application of
t , .cr chzn;;,s in td., cod Ij:iio of tat ci;r
i i' Tt' upl c ti:t s ruu b
i `' p. & i 1-lrty to Prove th ' 'o.u:e of na nrti
etc in tre:t~ury nºte., tn'1 ht- the o;h.r t º
pro~ th' Olu" in gold. Wnchel wool I be
the u iginent for nmoney ':iL whcj cor.
r f oiinr to t!) t!AJO1?v iOe-o)r to ci n
Which wie uIl fuLrnish to a Curt or jurV thi
surct v~iterion of iitltu ? W00:.i it b2
possiibioin the present cnidition of co'n.
to fia J a vr.jiCt ptva-It! ir1 coin wbicb
w~oubld ~iio th. Vali" of any rte"1"f
:tej? W~ith a :'t cn r i·k.:t laryinr (rom
*twcent to fifty and eihi y pur ceit. just as
tie p:c:trious fort tin ol vt`-r wit fitora
bl,ý or adr"r'rŽ. how wv. '1 it be posrihIl for
-t jury- in 3lantn.t to knoew anvh;ng ant it
thL r dnu " of co i, on t0 0 3 t f th~ir 10:
Tict e The nnxt mail, after iti rend ton,
might lrin. i i *ne that wou rd
Con1 to it(I tl0 'ca tl VI' u O inurC: .j jl to
tfrrca fold th ' vlu.' of thý ' id c?
o u ap * of thlis T.rrri trr on A'
rende.r a verdict for Co n, gfvin it aal!vr
of ten per c !nt. in advanC., of gokf Ut. I
Would b, ii; to th still miore. RiriO:a jli
jection Of rcogniaom road dust its th.
&totnFnrd of vt~t' n , iii prcf.:renc.b to tither
coin as trea4 mry r.:º`sg-tý3 only rcCu n:z e
money of the nation.
In riec* thrreforc of all th' uncecr~tatia,
relating togoid an to fored,
to decide, that in submittin. zberideng
of r:tiuo to ,t ~ the'evidencaln~Wd :L
bi ntrooiuceJ is vP9rtiC . tlsuR n th+º~
tender hotel of thit.I Witcdle atcg Treat ,.
1;\vin ftermnined titt prelim~inir;S
Question, all other qt stions r'l:riaj~ to the
circulation of gold dust must be deermrnin
ed by the pecu!iar circum't-fan* of each
case. A distinct and uniform r~eognr'ion
of treasury notes as the standard of valu ,
is, it sceems to tae, a :most conciIu\j- as to
every thing else. A s to the peculiar forms
in wich the question of oolu dart has bean
presented to the court, i have deuidlt al
reitryv as follows:
i aat a coniract or note pavahle for sa
exprecued amount in gold dust, beeomsu s
muneyr cotract from and after a detwasd
for Puymt, , forthe the amount czpreupy
That a contrast or note pnaal l in go4
dust , Keigltt ietlt ho h obaer to j.c4D
Inch un mu. ut in damag.. a. tot. gol4
doat i. wmnb o the day ,t trial--.tbr atrIjol
Lf t býc~t r ike b ý menasa so!
*g eM ?spoýag ` P
SotPFii WI~· Lia
saSied by e r irentmet to the
sht .ts and contrast. parsbie jn,
me, whish contai no o.her provmidoe,
Entitled imply to the aDou9e on thbir
.o the.decisions, I am now eIled upon.
rnW,dd*.t.iser epon the iery p·-ciir pe.ti
tion in this ease it': & lane:il aj.j ntt
Georg &teamage The ption states
that the defendant owes ,heglainti;~a esr
tain quantity of gJ11 duat, for cert-in
good., that a demand ha; been freq~unt:"
made .1 payment, and that the gold dust
is of a certain value. The ddfend'~it d,.
mies that he owes the gold dust, but Adfmits
'the parchase of the goods, and that . cor
tain amount in money is due for them.
Now hoo* shallwe c anstrue this p;tition ?
It sets forth but on) aano' at in moay, and
that, the value of the gold dust. Ii dd:s
aot claim- an express or even implied curn.
tract, but simply an indebtedne.s of go
much golld ust, worth a certa.: a.,u.vt.
A d;stinct issua is presented by the dsnial
of thb dfendJant, and it cannot i e pretend.
ed that there- is any thbin in thet elaim, or
the amount set forth in the p'tition vio:a.
tire of any stntuta of the United tntce.
If it calledl for a ce'rtain amount of book
account, and1 chimed that aocor ding to tho
ctzstrm e the cotryDr, W4. of twic; the
rahie tteaar notJ '#.bu4 4 have had
no trotuble in decidin Tbat it q'uid corn.
manwl n.o Vrent~r Rhl00ft tbhn tb, oi*
c; xrv d. As it is, I ecnnot sle my7 w.1
clear;v in deniag the case to t4» 3arr. if
the pitintiff can prove tzh nai.·eitiens in
his n lition, he wUii be en:jtled to
for tiro? mount li? citim'; if, on th cnn
tr..ry, thi d'fcndiap t proV;the rii1J snior.
of)h:s aI w er, Li wuLt, of npc's~it' r&
.lc03 th, ,amount tn th,:t siicb he nmh &ts.
Thc'i can bI no inja;~ce cony ei:i'
w~i~e ta'r ti,- court to drCidio anQ : Q
caiusa t:f cither in ndtance, mialn aV:t
the rightA of both.
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a; -i 34 yeanr.
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tu 03 iii thie moi.nit;ict- of Cof orao,
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t l.&; ol., Acuteln,1 C:ron ic R:na'e kc
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of women z4i chjkIrr, is c1io Ci:Mssf of t'
an 1 enr. "uncisl aih-ic gr ti . 061C.) .t.Lu ;:
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fpnM r~me iil tp epee ct~p Q.º, bLie:t far t:,
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