Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-09-18

oo,d coins called Benton drops?' If Gen. Gordon u
The true father Of policy they should have been cae
Gordon drops But To il:r PROF. IN speech naoc II
the Senate the 2isl March, le34 The following pas
sage, occur with ty Others like them: Colonel Beno'
,uld ain The first place he oil those who oeht'e'
HAT the Government Of the IT, s. intended 10 DC
hard money CiOyernment-thatl II was !he iniehI'' ~
the declaration Of the Constitution OF the 'ha' t
Federal Currency should consist Of gold and s'el, n"
that there poser in Congress TO ISSUE OF " ~
rice any company Of individuals 10 ISSUE any
Federal paper currency whatever ne au."',S ,n
en- 10 Congress 10 coin money, Is an authoy Gins
metallic inor,ey and not an authority 'ot ''ef f
Of paper, containing promises 10 pay "'o"'J'
strong think against Treasury Notes. ~.
Again, he says - Gold and silver IS Tie on'y 'n,%
recognised money I'll rs lne rccoIlcc,,on
no we'll ns every phrase in The Constitution nha every
early statute on the subject, confirms The 'dea.
he trainers of the Constitution determined 10 nave no
more Federal paper money: my ,, 80. NV aovsrn.
men, 10 recognise nothing for money but gold ana SUI
YER" These passages are taken from very long a,u
able SPEECH the main Object oil which Is 10 prove ''
uncons,u,onslity and iEcApt cheney OF receiving u,
The dues of the Government any thing but gold and
silver. ,o, ~, c..o,,
Bill was introduced The 10Th February, 1883 Mr.. Con.
dy Rague, brough, his proposition to "asi,ngIn rs
the following extract OF le'ter from I'LL" " "
ton shows in May, 1884
aDear Sir-Your favor cf The 7th OF June IS al hnno
In reference 10 the matter alluded 10 therein, ana as lar
no INV recollection me, did mt wre 10 you OF
Mr. Calhoun, but communicated with you Vefoa"y 10
Nav 1874 Having failed to receive the favorable views
Of either of you brought The plan 10 the view OF Hr
Lewis ami several other members OF the house OF lie
nrese,,a,yrs from the South with no better success
until found Gen Gordon, who gave ii favorable re-
cpp,ion.' c, ,,o,
WINS The first advocate, in speech in Congress or 10
pronose as specific and separate measure, the specie
feature Of the Sub Treasury B-tha, feature, Without
which Mr. Calhoun says that measure is fnocke1y' IL
no, The author of the project of Divorce he is the author
of that which is regarded its great and imporantt Tea
ture is none the for its origin II ~ IS soou
hing IF is half as wise and benehceni measure as
il now thought to be- Benton deserves statue q" so'o
for having had the genius TO suggest and the moa' cou
rage TO adhere it, in despite Of more oppobrium ao
1dcule than any other ever has received
Mr. Calhoun, at the Barbecue, argued against the
Pet Bank system as my favorIle. 1 was surprised al
this as the amendment 10 The Bill which proposed III
Congress expressly orbids the Of the money ny The
banks and in every speech which have mace IN Con
press or since came home have Reproduced that sYs'
tenn as the very possible; and in the very speech
TO which Mr. Calhoun was replying had repeated Inc
same thing | refused. Mr. Rives knows, al the last
session to 20 for his general depuse Bill any other
which .hoa! ;re the Of the public funds to The
Banks Mr. Cahoun also snid that The reason OF lssu'
inv Treasury Notes was, thai !e Government ha" mo-
ney on deposite with the Banks which il could not get
showed that at the period Of issuing the last ten mil
lions The Government had only two millions IN the
Banks and had drawn warrants for large portion oil
that How then can it be said that the Treasury Notes
were issued because had money in the Banks which
which they would not pay? have felt il duty to my
self and 10 the people, make these remarks as am IN.
formed that it has been ndusrously prnpagaied, That
had re,racted statements Of facts which had made.
w. THOMPSON. ia.