Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1831-04-21
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

LONDON-PARIs-cONsT
The following is taken from Lo"rles ne"
Chart.
LONDON. ON the river Thames, is ten
miles long. from East to west ana Elk anu
ou,rfer broad, from North to South, and fifty
miles in circumference. Its population is
100000. ItcOntains 20 squares, 500 streets,
III, 900 houses, 146 parishes, as many church
-es, SO schapels Of Ease. IS RomaR Catholic
chapcls, 6SynagOgues, z Quaker Chapels, l6S
Dissenters' chapels, IS theatres, medical
colleges, 50 hospitals. 70 banks, besides nu-
nlrrous other public institutions.
PARIS is four and half miles long, about
three and a half broad. and seventeen in cir
cumference. 1t contains $50. 900 inhabitants.
10 mayOralsts, IL palaces. Is bridges, 81
hospitsls, 81 banks, l4l churches and chapels'
80 fountains. % markets, museums, Prls-
ons, and IA theatres, besides numerous other
public buildings.
CONSTANTINOPLE. is built on seven
hills. On the land side il has strong wall
and triple Notifications. eighteen feet apart
FIVE gates and as many bridges. The FORTH.
cations on the side of the river are weak and
decaying on this side are sixteen gates. Its
circumference is from twelve to fourteen
miles. Its population $50, 00O-hOuses from
40 to $4,000. 1t has 500 mosques, 25 Greek
churches. $50 baths and 209 palaces and Sc
raglios. The sdftan's palace, said to be the
most splendid in Europe, is three miles 10 cir
conference.
Extract from the Speech Of Mr.. Burgess at the
public dinner in Neac- York.
The President has, under the same advise
ment, placed deepcensure on the Bank, and
r So ..l Ctofo oaH.
yised by Mr.. Van Buren,, doubtless to give TO
the Banks of this city, the expectation ON the
overthrow Of that of the United States, of re-
ceiying and disbursing the national funds; and
thereby TO reconcile them to the system OF
guarantee, which he had placed upon their
transactions. This might have produced some
effect had the subtle poisoa been administer
ed without the antidote. The splendid
scheme of treasury Bank at Washington,
so dazzled his Imagination, that he could not
exclude every glimpse Off from the Message;
and thus wha, he might have gained by his
proposed destruction of the Bank OF the Uni
ted States. was placed beyond his reach by
disclosure of the political mystery which was
to he raised up IA its place.
The constitutionallty Of the United States
Bank is questioned by the Secretary 10 the
Message and he further alledged that this
form currency throughout the country. The
constitutional question has been settled by the
= Supreme Court. What does Mr.. Van Buren,
intend by a sound currency? He should mean,
and therefore for once, will believe he did
mean, currency, equal in value to the silver
and gold coin of the United States. Every
hank bill of any amount, which may, ON de-
mand, at the place where it is payable. be
converted by exchange into gold or silver
coin Of like amount, must be equal in value
10 such amount of coin. May not this be
done with every bill ofthe United States Bank!
No man will deny the fact. II, then, such
coin be sound currency, such bank bills
must he equally sound currency. This al
legation against the Bank is. therefore, I'M
founded and must have been made, either
without knowledge Of the facts, or with no
intention 10 state them correctly. Is not this
Bank currency quite as uniform as gold and
silver currency? will not hank bill. at New
Orleans, and payable in that city, exchange
for as much gold and silver coin, as bank
bill of equal amount, payable in New York,
can be exchanged for in this city Will not a
one hundred dollar bill, at New Orleans, If
payable there, exchange for one hundred sill
yer dollars, or ten eagles; and will one hun
bred dollar bill, at New ork, If yable there,
exchange for any greater, or any less number
of dollars or eagles? What then does the
great enancier nf the state department, in
tend by want Of uniformity in this United
States Bank currency?
Perhaps he objects. because the Bank does
not promisa TO pay, and actually pay its bills
of one branch, at any or all other branches
Should 1T do this, the same objection nigh,
be made, unless it also promised to pay. and
actually did pay them, at anysor all other
places. He, who could not get One thousand
silver dollars for bin of that amount Of the
New-YOrk Branch, If he called for it at the
Branch in Boston. would have no more reason
to complain Of the refusal. than If at Worces-
ter, or Pawtncket he might want the like ac-
commodati0n, and not be able to obtain it,
The objection raises question Of exchange,
and not of currency; and lies with more
weight against coin than against the United
States Bank bills. Indeed such bills are al
most as much more near to uniformity than
coin, as they are more easily transmitted from
place to place, than like amount in gold or
silver could be transported. Imagine for
moment, that our whole currency was gold
and silver coin: if any man at Providence
desired to invest $4,000 at New Orleans.
must he not, unless he could purchase bill
Of exchange, payable in that city. transmit.
at whatever cost of risk and labor. the whole |
amount of coin to that place In fact, in all
countries destitute of the accommodation of
bills of exchange, or a bank with collateral
branches, gold and silver is worth Just as much
less. in the place where it is not led than