Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-06-06
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tween the two periods. II presents tn,
Jacksonan policy in the most honorable
sud striking point of view. !; shows that
the coinage OF change is now wisely con.
sidered as a national object, and that the
course commenced under General JACKSON
is to be- followed up under Mr.. VAN Blu
Rem. In accordance with this policy the
mint at Philadelphia and the mint at New
Orleans are now largely engaged in the
coinage of silver change. The desire to
drive out of circulation the filthy shin.plas
tiers, is an additional stimulus to extraor.
binary excrtions at this moment. Such is
the quantity oftwenty five cent, ten cent,
and five cent, pieces which will be struck
this year, that the most undauned advocate
for shin. plasters will be made ashamed OF
his tricks TO keep them in circulation. The
shinnies and their advocates will be literally
buried under the silver change this sum.
mer; and as for the future, so large sup.
ply will be diffused over the whole Union,
that the shin plaster party will never have
another pre;eXt for restoring TO an issue Of
presidential stuff. Statesman patriots are
now at the helm Of the Federal Govern.
mrnt. and the wants Of the people will be
attended to. One Of the greatest of these
wants is silver change, and that want will
be supplied. The quantity Of this change
which nation needs dffe in different ma.
tons, and depends upon their population
| and their pursuits. An active business
population requires an immense quantity.
Much as has been coined since the Jack.
sonan policy commenced il is vet mere
rifle compared to the oount required
Thus. in quarter dollars. there are onlv a..
bout three and half millions of pieces
which, in white population tf six millions
adults, would be only about one piece TO
wo persons; in 10 cent pieces, no; one
| niece each; in 3 cent pieces. little over
one piece each. The adult white popua
| ion of the United Slaes is now about six
millions; to give them one dollar each in
| quarters would require about twenty mil.
lions of pieces of that coin to be struck; 10
| give them half dollar in 10 cent pieces
| would require about twenty-five millions OF
| these pieces TO be struck and to give
them half dollar piece in 5 cent pieces
would require about fifty millions of these
pieces to be struck. If this was accom-.
plished, there would only be ono dollar and
three quarters in change for each white a.
dult, while six Millions Of children and three
millions OF blacks should be considered in
every scheme OF supplying nation with
change. 1t is believed that the English
have forty millions of dollars in silver
change in fact all silver is change, as this
metal is not a tender in any debt exceeding
forty shillings. The French, Germans
Italians, and Dutch, are all still more plen
tifully supplied with change than the Eng
lish and perhaps ne country in the world
is so poorly supplied in this particular a,
the United States. Besides the advantages
to every family and every individual which
results from an adequate supply Of change
and which apply to all countries, there are
peculiar reasons for it in the United States
in saving the body Of the people from the
imposition of shin plasters every time thai
our paper system comes 10 stand. Let the
supply of silver change become adequate
Jet it amount TO two or three dollars pei
head for the whole adult white population
Jet there be fifteen or twenty millions Of
dollars in quarters, in ten cents, and five
cents, and not only will economy and ex
actness in expenditures be promoted, bu
the shin plaster party will forever be de
prived of all pretext forMsoriing again I,
their fifty and degrading S0bstitute.-Gl