The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-05-19

I'm Taft " edneiday'S paper, in the third Let.
Ter IL RE PA9Hc, an alluiion was made to
Enghth manufactures. The following bi
ograPhlcal ketch gives an account of . per-
ION who has promoted their f.ccefs IN 40
eminent degree, This article ftands. as rhs
tlfit, in a volume entitled PUBLIC CHA
RAcTERs FOR ISoo-I8oi. We have
omitted few icntcnccS, which are of no
coniequence TO an American reader
With the more attention that this detail is
read, OF the greater importance its contents
mutt appear 10 be,
I his book is dated London, 1901, price ninr
ihiilings (ferling) in boards, il forms am
handiome octave Containing 6oo pages.
| wenty years ago, this would nave been
eonildered as q dear volume at tx fhillings,
Such is one Of the beGed effects Of pm
tst!aFf ajrsndancy, Of Britib gl9ry, OF
trimming fbs balance Of Enrobc, in a word,
o. war; of taxes, and Of the fundinq fyaen,
We believe that Mr.. Bouiton IS the fame zen.
tleman, who made propofal, about thirteen
years ago, 10 congrelS, fot co!ninr their
cents, and whole propofi was declined bv
the advice of Mr.. Icferion, then fecretarv
ofi(ate. The re)ection led to the ehabhfh.
ment OF ar American mint This thinp
was conducted with 70 much judgment,
economy, and tucccls, that, in 1894, the
ohicerS and incidents Of chat mint, colt
f9xrfeeh tb5Hfdad nine bYndyel and sfg6tv
JT9f doiIar5. The utmoft farthing coined was
net more chan isVfnthagjandf three buudrs1
HHdJJty dollars. Thus, the expence was
two hundred and cighry-fyc cents more
than d9RbIs the product; 70 chat every cent
Colt more than two cents, beiides fbs prise
e. f5e copper Any gentleman, who is not
N the habit OF i4FaafJ pufting bsr6us to
- 'rre'r''rn" to call n rhiS oEi-e for
lniPcct'on OF the autb0rity from wick
thete details a. extracted.
Mr. |ette-!o2 hinielf was rot cntru1ed will,
the choice Of officers and expenditure of
money, &c. Il he had been 70, there can
De 10 queit'on that matters would have
been conducted IN a manner very difcrsne
trcnl what is above tt:-el. We believe
that the charge and plan Of ;hc whoie We
entTuiteI 70 Hamilton, who was theirs ~
fact and cHence, PREsIDENT OF NV
UNION. OF this man, the fri and lar
MAIN vas 70 make a ja5 If sVe,-y tbing.
MF. Jetrerion's report t. cgugre(s. and
Mt. S5anlitoa'S at Of concrets. have. be.
tween them, co't this country at leaf two
hundred thouiand dollars Of nonnv. re-
from the trealury, for mint benG9ners. eyerv
tarth'ng OF which might well nave beer
fparcd -'
The dcmocraticai fenGbiitv Of Mr. Ionss
will be deeply wounded by the Recorder
iuPpoiiuon that Mr. .JcHerton made an IN
fortunate report to congrcfs. There i
very little blame, if indeed there IS anv.
which can be attached to the lccretarv for
that paper. He did not forefee the mon
ttrous iyitcm OF public plumber, which was
10 Selult from the fyl}eDatcal bafcncfs Of
Hamilton he man who paid his Br;.
tlth debts twice over is not 70 be fIfne9ed
as a promoter of official pecuiation. Hi
debts were contracted As fecurjtv FIR -.
iation; and when the hrlt atteuoot AZ 70
mitrarce bad failed, BE made 2 lecond ~.
walked out Of rhis bufneGs as iafc ard cls.r
as the three Jews aid from the fery fly,a.o
OF Neoucbadnezzar.# As we un5srA,,,5
the matter, Mr.. T.Her(on was not n ,.a'"
PelIabie TO have paid the(c debts r,cnn,
nne' s9y more than Mr.. Madifon, and
MS pa,efu, majority Of the aGemblv. ,v,re
comPsiIaoIe TO have given the bankrrrt
congress OF 17S3, two hundred and Glt,1
thfee millions OF acres,of excellent land .nI
water OF the North Wefcrn ,grrif,.-,,
Mr. Jeferion did, however, oav 4}ef. p;
tllh capdonsry debts, twice over, W.
lr,e' indt inch man was incapable ola vii
fui waite OF public money; GIch &C H.
upon the iinecurcs of the mint.
but does It follow, from all this, that Me- r.e
ter'on IS incapable OF error Does If e,rjo,.,
That ne Is not, partly, the father Is ~.
American minti although he Is moa -