Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-10-05
EEwYoRK, September %.
SPECIE CHANGE.

We yesterday had the pleasure to an
Aounce, that measures had been set on
foot for the restoration of small change in
Specie. The Banks and the Brokers have
engaged sincerely in devising measures to
promote so desirable an cent. The for
mer yesterday paid out change in less
denominations than one dollar in silver
The rest will follow in due time. Remem-
Der, Rome was not made in a day. The
following is copy of the engagement that
Was drawn up and signed by al! the Bro
kers in this city, with the exception of
one or two:
We the subscribers agree, 8. do here
by mutually pledge ours Ives 10 each 9th
er, that in order ts facilitate the return of
specie change TO free and general circu
laton in this city. we will not hereafter,
directly or indirectly, purchase or sell, or
be concerned in the purchase. or sale of
specie change of any denomination under
fifty cents,
Here follow the signatures, % in num-
Der.
We hope, now, that all classes of people
will co operate in this salutary measure,
by refusing TO receive or to circulate any
small ills of whatever denomination, but
those issued from the banks, or redeema-
bic by them. We understand that the
Corporation have. already, since the day
before yesterday, taken measures to re.
deem their small bills with money current
at the banks.
(PriUate Correshondcnce.
A letter from an intelligent gentleman
at Paris to the editor, dated the 18th Of
August, is just received, from whicn WE
extract the following:
shall send you file of papers, such
as they are. 1t is POSSIBLE that they msy
become more interesting hereafter for it
is rumored that there is to be rssurrec
ton Of the liberty Of the press, some time
in the course of the present month !! the
law s'riciing it being about to expire
This port may perhaps be as we'll foun-
ded a that which brought or was to bring
the world to an end on the 18th of last
month.
There is talk of war in Europe, but
VIZ do not clearly understand who are to
be the partIes--some say England, France
and Spain, against Russia, Prussia, and
the low Countries this, however, is, with
most p ople, mere conf scture, as yet.
The age OF revolutions is not vet past.
" 1t is highly gratifying 20 an American,
to know the prosperous state of our coun-
try for do not believe that the momen-
tary stagnation Of commerce in our sea
ports, or the embarrassment of bank pa
per spectators, can impede it's general
prosperity any more than tie posse SIS on of
Eastport by the British, or the neutrality
OF Nantucket could affect our national in
dependence. Notwithstanding tie com
mercial distress which prevails through
out the Union, the United States is as
much happier than any other country in
the world, as The Bulwark Of our Rsli-
gion" is more miserable than any other
country 10 Europe-and surely, that is not
a tile. The same commercial distress p e.
walls there as in the United States, am to
still greater degree--and we have one
inappreciable advantage over them, mas
nu,h as man who can no longer gain a
livelihood behind the counter, may become
independent behind the fiough--if he be
not too proud mean rather j and if be be,
he surely deserves to starve. - Cal.