Southern telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1834-1838, 1837-12-12
From the National Intcligcnccr.

From the National Imteligcncer.
The official government paper OF yes'er-
DIV morning (November l7th) has the 'o'-
lowing commentary on stateinch, "' u"rs'
s.rhe insnua!ion is made that the lrea-
surv paws out but little specie, when ,a'e
official report to Congress shows that 1t has
mid out several millions since May last,
Ia pensiuncrs. !aborcrs, contractors, aud o. |
Tiers.
ave presume it continues to make large
n,vmcnts in specie, and, instead of having
;ssued ten millions Of Treasury notes, or
naper. as intimate |. it has been stated with
in day or two, upon the very best an'h'r-
itv. that the whole issue since the NV pass
ed, has been considerably less than NIL
lion of dollars
We supposed, and ourselves suggested
the fact, that the Treasury pays some spe-
Gle. We know, for excmple, that 1t has
paid the members Of Congress in specie;
and we suppose that some of the Executive
officers receive their salaries in specie
We knew not, and do not now believe. Tint
the Treasury pays pensioners, 'aoorers'
&c. generally, in specie. Does IT pay inc
Army and the Militia in specie? D'es It
paw the equally hard earnings OF orr Sea
men in specie? Does it paw the mechanics
and ahorcrs in the Navy Y 'rds in specie?
Does it recrirc moneys due to 1t, either IN
large or in sm,,l sums, in the same medium
in which it pays either lahorcrs, sailors or
soldiers? These are questions wnich we
| should not now ask, knowing that the Irea-
sury has business enough on hand already.
but for the nffec.ntion of ,n'radIc'ing as
ours, in the officia! paper, intmations which
| we have Dot made.
Nor have we said that the Treasury had
issued lien Millions" of Treasury Notes.
| We know that il con'd not have done so -
| But we know TINT ii was authorized To Is
sue to that amount, and we believe that 1t
will he ohIi sesi 10 d., So
| For The inf .rnatinn Of those who really
desire to understand The decree of rcadi-
| ness and pro,np,itusle with which the Trca-
surv PAYS out specie. we sal rim copy of a
letter whirh appeared Il few days ago in
one Of the Philadelphia papers:
From the Pennsylvania Inquirer.
GOVERNMENT VS.. THE PEOPLE.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7, 1897.
Mr.. Editor: Having been at Washington
70 transact little business with Uncle Sam,
and as !. was Of an interesting kind, stop
in this city long enough to g i've YOU the par
ticulars, hoping You will hold them up be-
fore an insul;cd community.
My business was principally with the
rateni Oince, and having Rochester Bank
paper, | exchanged il for United States
Bank paper, while on my way in New
York city. as | WAS informed there that it
wodld be received at the Patent O.Iice-I
B At when arrived at Washington, f, md
that Uncle Sam had II controversy with the
Bank still. He said he would not take it,
therefore went in search of broker, and
bought Treasury order for one hundred
dollars, ninety Of which wished To pay to
Uncle Sans agent, Mr.. Hand, the chief
clerk in the Patcn: Office, AMI accordingly
presented il; but MIR. Hand, in a very gen
sceI manner, said he could no: take it-he
could no: pay me back the ten dollars.
And here ! ran against another snag.-I
But, said Mr.. Hand. [ would like 10 have
you GO and present this To the Treasurer.
and see what the result will be, for we have
never had the like t" happen before. Well,
as was ignorant Of matters and things in
the great city, as Jack Downing was of the
county, when he commenced his expesii-
ton, was wiling, of course, to run about
little, and see If coul,l not learn something.
Bat yet could not get along very well, for
could not help thinking all the time, that
Uncle Sam had the advantage of me. How
ever, after moments reflection, / recol- |
lected that was only one of the common
people, and this was all reconciled; and
then went on very we'll, and the mile, or
nearly SO, that had to walk, seemed quite
short.
We'll, went in, and in my hurry to des-
patch business, :never't thought to pu, nv hat
under my arm, or kiss the fl Dor, but told
Uncle Sans agent that owed him ninety
dollars, and had his note for one hundred.
and wished him to take his note and give
me ten dollars. And strange and ridiculous
as will appear, he refused to take his no.e.
and pay me back ten dolla-s. And when
| inquired what in the name of the people
lad to co, he very cool!y remarked. ooh.
you can go to the brokers and buy the spe-
c'e.' And did so--yes, I did so. and
then went the third time. and finally suc-
ceedcd in depositing ninety dollars.
All these things are facts as they actual
~ took place three days ago. And now
90 home to Western New York, to admire
our exchanges, and to tell nv friends to
submit, for they are nothing but common
people.
Yours, respectfully,