Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-10-10
nc Bank II Me U. S. ami Me com cnin

The Bank If me u. S. and The Cold Coin.
we recommend The following article from the last Globe
TO tie attention OF the reader Here e see the policy of
the Bank IL has already locked up in its vaults me "a
Than third OF The gold productions Of tie Mint II is at
tempting paraze the law OF Congress- the wishes If
The country In place OF the Eagles and Half Eagles OF
the Mint, desires To substitute s and 10 dollar notes.
How long will the Bank "abuse the patience" Of the
People.
(From The Globe
GOLD CoINAGE.-'rbe whole smouni Of tile new e,II
coinage hom August LIT to tie 9Th Of September as
publ shed from former returns was SI son oo0
Add the coinage from The 9Th Of September 10
the 4 b OF October, 100000
Making The whole in about two months el 600 ooo
So much for the hGId MONEY currency
VI this the mammoth Bank had before the last week swal.
,1wed aoou, $500 900
Add amount since, about so 600
Total boarded and refused TO be circulated. $3.50 GOO
Yet this Is The Wig inst uiion TO aid the pubic in its
currency.
To This we may add the following items showing The
disposition OF other portions Of coinage:
There was delivered 10 the De pOsile
Bsnks, $4,000
There exchanged at the Mint Tor
There was delivered to j. d. Be,rs&
CO., Nav York, 25 600
Amount exchanged with 73 indivi.
.duas at the Mint for cerihcatey, 50 100
--$1 1913 200
Balance delivered 10 various other Banks, s2O2 300
Here the operations of the Mini for ,,vo oon,.
and connected with all the circumstances and facts of those
operations they furnish subject Of deep ntereA 10 the
American People.
"Aboul tie close Of The last session. Congress wi ex
'raordnay nn nmiiy, passed law raising the value of
goid apPioAina'iDg, nearly they could 10 that of
fFer' nc OBJECT o! ibis law gold 10 be in.
uouuceu mo general circulation, aud form part Of
me circulating medium Of the Nation This act Of Con-
gress met wiih The appreciation OF vast najofy Of the
american People. Some glsddened with the pros.
peel o. again seeing the currency Of oIden times restored
1nt winch had lopg siUce vanished from their sight
Others wee snxously waiting Tor the law TO take effect
That they might coin introduced for r. neg. circI
hon which they had either possessed or upon
Ihe productions Of The coin by The Mint since n
commenced It's operations accofdneio law have been
10 The extent Of its capscity
"The eagefness Of tie public 10 possess Themselves Of
SEINE Of this new coin, is Almost without precedent. We
want no stronger evidence OF such anxiety Than the
amount which has been exchanged the Mint with in
diFdusI<, 10 be introduced into circulation 500
But there exists sill sironge. evidence, which Al otys
"eep anxiety on the part the community 10 secure
some Of illis new and beautiful currency II il 10 be
found 10 the fact that seUeifgfhgee individuals went 10
the Mint With certificates Of deposite Of gold amounting
IN the aggfogtie 70 eighty thousand ore bnndre do
lars, little more than thousand dollars each uoon an
ayefage These cerlbcaes were no doubt obtsiped With
much ,bor, perhaps cost PREMIUM as being the onlv
means BY which these 10 individuals could With Ger
tan'y, as they believe secure some Of he new cold
coin Nv h'
"The Deposife Banks have done al in their power 10
40 ~ carrying into effect the law Of Congress- and to ers
my Oe wishes Of The People They have received and
PAD OUT Tor circulation, upwards Of HALF A afff,tfoo
o. DOLLARS OF THB Nyw