The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-09-02 00:00:00

AME RICA.

• • NEW YOgIIE PAPERS. •
• • '6 !IN 4-0111 L. JUL! 49.
.Captaiii Edits; of the ship Sally _an, A who
Singled
at .Boston on Sunday last, in 49 days from Palermo,
Old 33 froth •Gibt?dtar, informs, that no the Ist of
June the EMperor of Austria and the King of
Nriples,witli several members of their respective
turoilies, dined on board the United States ship
Commodore Stewart. During the visit
nue of the young Princes, while viewing the equip-
ments of the ship, fell down Ole mans hatchway,
and was severely bruised.

J V I.Y 3t.

It appears by an article in the National hitel:l-
- that a Revolution of a •ery extraordinary
character posved the House of lievreseittatives of
the United Slates at the last Session of Comgress,
aontaining, among other things, the following Rt.

N Tim( the Secretary of the Treasury be requested to report
'such measures as in his opinion may be expedient to procure
acid retain a sufficient quantity of gold and silver ccin
in the United States, or to supply a circulating medium, in
',face of specie, adapted to the exigencies of the country,
end within the power of Government."

If this Resolution passed, as seems to be sup-
posed by the Editor of that Paper, without due
vouiideration, and a thorough knowledge of its ex-
tent Ott the part of the House, it is much to be
regretted that the members of that Honourable
Body were not more attentive to the subjects sub-
mitted to them, especially when they involve mat-
ters of such deep concern as the present.
The objection stated to this liesolutioir, in the
Intelligeneer, that it submits a question of so much
importance ea that of the extent of their constitu-
tional power to the opinion of one of the heads of
departments, is one of an obvious and interesting
c.i4raeter. That is a point for Congress to decode
in the first instance, and for the Courts, in the-se-
cond—hut ought newt!' to be delegated to au officer
of-the Government.
But there• are many other more serious difficul-
..•
tors. in this case, or we greatly misapprehend the
aubject. The idea that the state of our currency is
such, as, in the opinion of the House of Represen-
tatives, it is proper to refer the general subject to
***crell*Secretary
etin of the Treasury, with a view to the
eeepival udoptien of legal coercion to keep gold
ang.iiilver in the country, or, as the case may be,
to put oat a paper currency, is one that should not
liktanit-oneel by even one branch of the national
Legislature, without the strongest and most irre-
iitiffile reason. It is enough to hear so much com-
Nlsint from individuals and incorporated wooled
institutions on this subject. But the House of
Kepreseritatives ought not lightly and inconsiZer-
slaty to lend the influence of their name and cha-
racter to iucresse the general sham, and further to
d.striact the public mind.
.W.e presume this measure must have grown out
of the state of things regarding the Bank of the
Piked Steles, which existed during the last Ses-
sion of Congress. Much uneasiness and anxiety
indeed, spread though the country with re-
giird to the condition of that itistitutiou. But
the causes were explored, and we hope the re-
,
arePdy, applied—at least se far as to prevent its
doing any serious mischief for • good while to
cute. But it would be but a poor apology for
the Government to adopt a paper system in a
liar of profound peace, and when the calamities
• sir.,kler which the country labours are, to a con-
siderable degree at least, chargeable to indivi-
sloal account, and not to national causes. Strange,
indeed, would it be, if the United States, in a
time of . peace, with a large revenue, and a
grist not exceeding, we presume, a hundred mil-
bops of dollars, should resort to a system of
raper currency, mid thereby degrade their own
resources, and character, to a most calami-
tous degree. We cannot but view it as extremely'
unfortunate that the reference has been made—we
Niimild regret it much more if a report iu favour of
si.c.b • system should be returned.
NEW YORE, JULY St.
SHIP HORNET ARRIVCD FROM SPAIN.

The United States' ship Hornet, Captain Reed, I
which vessel carried out Mr. Forsyth, the American 1
Minister, to Spain, returned to this port yesterday
maernoon from Cadiz. The Hornet left Cadiz en
the lid of July, at which time the Treaty ceding
ilie'Floridas to the United States had not been ra.
inied by the Spanish Government. Capt. Reed
his brought dispatches for the Secretary of Siete. •
It was the general opinion at Cadiz, that Spain
tunic) not.ratify.the Treaty with this country.
LUGUIT S.
We are not satisfied that the bare fact of the
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