Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-04-18

COINS 10 ccuiation, raising them 10 their lust value
would put The currency OF the Union on a ooinp Of ac
commoda,ion aud safety, all classes of the
namely, gold and silver for common currency AN,
ge oank notes Tor special occasions aud large
MT H. did not aspire to the felicity OF seeing ms Gne
currency in the United States as there il in Franc.
whce there was no bink under five hundred francs
anu where mere was gold and silver circulation at IN,
rse OF ei,ven dollars ahead for each man. woman an,
enI' III The kingdom; namely three hundred and 6lt,
n'iohs oil dollars Tor population of thirty.,wo mil
mons OF souls; but he did aspire TO the comparstiv,
nsPPness OF seeing as good currency established 10
Ves, ny ourselves as our old fellow jects
Tlhe people OF Old England now possess from hei
N'ns' Lords, and Commons They,-hc spoke Of Eng
'aNh Proper,-bdi bank note less than five uo,u,i
sterling; and they possessed .peeie circulation 10
wheh three -fOurihs goli) at the rate of abou
niue uoars AHEAD men, women, children (even
c'uueu namely about one hundred and thirty million
Tor population OF fourteen million He Mr. r. must HI
aowed 10 aspire to the happiness of and in hi
pe, W iSpor 10 acquire, as good circulation as thes
t.nSSh nave and that would be an a.urable i'm,
pIoVement upon condition have loca au
NOES OF one, two, three, and four dollar we have fee
s oahk notes oi i've aud ten dollars-he notes of tho
sisn VINO ale using gold>a, home, while we are usn:
PHper nere we have not particle of gold, aud
more silver than at the OF about two dollars
mem women, children, (even slavcs) incuded namely
'hr'y millions oil silver for population OF thirteen
millions Mr. b. believed there was not upon The face
me EARTH country whose actual currency was in NOR
uepotaoe condition than that Uui,ed States was
present. 'e utter rut oil that fatal paper SYSTEM which
was brought upon us with the establishment of the frs
Dah oi The u States in 1891 which will be continue,
upon us nnii The citadel OF that system-lle Basle
paper money-ihS present Bank the United States shat
Cease To exist. '
r. D. said thu, he was not the organ of tho Presiden
WI ~ oor--he had no authority from the Pre- sdent I,
speak MS sentiments 10 the Senate. Even if he knew
men, II would be unparamen,ary ami irregular 10 stat,
mem. there was way for the Senate to comnunicat,
WIN me PRESIDENT, which too well known TO ever,
gentleman 10 require any Indication from him. Blu, a,
De permitted TO sugges-n thu absence of all
var ornaion-haii any Senator wished to unders,an,
' 10 comment upon, the Presidents opinion OH currency
~.
oy commenting on what he (Mr b. had been saying
man oy having recourse to The town citing reports
lniInicaI bank committees.
MIR. Is. concluded with showing the diifercnce ho,w
me state oil me country at this time when the seconc
bak oil the United States is about to expire and the
OF INC country in 1911, when the expirson og Tho G.
Bank took place. His object was TO prevent anv ;nie,.n
rom oc'ng drawn from what occurred then TO what ma,
Ppe" now ne Times are changed, and bear no analo
~ o'ner. me bank OF 1871 expired the ev,
" he iae war with Great Britain aud The Indians AN,
ie The currency Of the country in the condition 10
.'e P"pcI system had reduced it; gold expelled; iorccr
COINS undervaued aud Discouraged: the channel. If =
neu WIN small Bank notes; aud the con' nv co
vered with local Banks The war came upon IN, cum,
Ia s safe oil It's currency, and every incident ,end
,Ia "M,iaS worse ne demands Tor money incres sed
tne s"pphes diminished New loans and new taxes sue
ceeded each other; commerce. which filled our rotEs,s !;
M o peace was then broken up During the whole war
me Government was borrower instead Of denns;,or \
pecde the servant OF the local Banks i,,s,ea of re
'her MASTER anu would have become the servan, an
save o 'he United States British Bank il il had confirm
- 81, '" w "oUlihS toteguia;e these local Banks I'm
VI e peace returned and foreign commerce was porinp
IN her copous supply OF revenue, and made th Uno
states the collector and holder OF immense suns Th
,ne Joint resolution OF 1916 passed and every Ioc,
pa'H ne!iately put 10 the test specie payment Bun
WHAT'S le state OF things now? Entirely the reverse Of m
picture! Peace with all The world oreyn co,nm.r. ~
pefous-specie flowing in from acknowledgements mine
u'ScoVeFed The Mexican and South he co,n
ing more productive from the cessation of intestine
our national debt paid-taxcs reduced-and 10 crown all
thoroughly devoted to the currency OF the Con-
u"oh aud the interests of the People and determined n
ton and TO the people, u and fair trial for ali ,ha;,
i'sns WIN tins advantage, said MIR. b. in the Execu-
1--WE Magistrate, and in this total change OF times and
reversal oil circumstances, there every thing TO ius
MY the hope of an auspicous issue to noble exnr,i,
au o'h"g 10 justify the application OF an inference from
Ma happened in The gloomy period Of 1871 TO what NAV
happen in The prosperous period of 1884 ~