Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-08-13

do. Lflrs Su
Scuflie Hoe, 50
Swan Neck do. a and 81. rs
IIalrroand d. so. SO. aud 90 rs
pair Fancy Flower Pots, 37d and so. aTl
copy American Osrhardi.t, 90
do. do Gardeuer 90
do Florists Guide. 37i
do Lindley's Outline. rs
Tran.planting Towel s7l
Packing ii bundles and . boxes. with
rortersge, 10 %
$2i3 %
Received Philadelphia 7th November. 1891 d
John H. Wheeler. Superintendent Of z ). Branch
Mint a, Charlotte, N. Carolina. the above amount
Of hundred and sigh,een dollars and twenty-five
cents D. LANDRETH " CO
am not sure, Mr.. Chairman. have called lhese
hard names properly. Some of them ] certainly
seldom if ever. heard before, No such things
grow in my district, either in the swamp or turpen
tine woods, although we have flowers In abandsnce
Fifty dollars for horse chestnut Why. Mr.. Chait
man, there Il not country under The where The
chestnut grows more ahuudantly than in Western
North Carolina, Il IS land Astounding in beru,i
full trees. But plain North Carolina trees would
not suit tho taste ot tho superintendent Some
gentleman here remarked that shc horse chnssnui
was the same i,ce called the buckeye Mr.. STAN
Lgr said, well, sir. l have no dsub, the buckeye,
frnm present indications, will flourish IN North Car
DINA, though do not. this account justify this
expenditure in these hard tines. But the supcrin.
tendent, besides the American the buckeye---
has also the +" magnolia g,andiHota," and the ma
ciophylIa, as Il is spell here, and rver.rascd ma
PIES and, sir, the morus mu,icaulis. The hcko-
~ tree il no longer honored. But the rorns mul.
tieauIis, a fit emblem OF this humaugging Admin.
sirntion. is transpanied 10 North Carolina.
Probably, sir, when tho superintendent bought
The muiticaulis, he remembered the prediction Of
the Globe. In that paper, July 10th, 1894 Il was
said, "in eight or nine months from thi. TINE, eve
ry substantial citizen will have long siken purse
Of fine upon net work. through the ipterstices Of
which the yellow gold will shine and glitter lie
may have intended, with his "eafden recls." and
scuille hoe" aud swan.ncek hoe. to make silk
for the purses to hold the yellow gold" This is
really multcaulis Administration.
= We'll, Mr.. Chasman, have given this M spe.
cmen 81 the administration at affairs at Charlotte
Just so the affairs of our nation are managed eve,y
where. This Administration holds out Inducements
TO its partisans to disregard The will o tho People
it rewards negligence 10 public officers. Ifthcy
have served their party. no matter how much then
country has suffered by their misconduct they are
sure 10 be remembered. fofbeai. sir from saying
more for the present. do not wish TO occupy the
time Of the House unnecessarily.
There are other matters relative to this branch
mint. Of which | may speak hereafter.
After some remarks from Mr.. Conner OF North
Carolina. Mr.. S,snly said
Mr. Chairman. did nor intend to trespnss on
The Committee usain, but ruspot perni, he re-
marks Of nv COLLEAGUES to pass en,isel, unno,icsd,
NV colleague saws sir. he did no, expcc, This III.
tark from North Carolina. ! d not suppose my
colleague did exrect this, sir. Il 10 hard to cay
what he expects from any quarter. Bot does he
aonrove of This exnenditnrei No sir, he admits
Il ~ NJ.
said i, was proper. Why, therefore, should il suf-
pr;se INV colleague that object to it,
IA !, because his branch mint il in North Caroii-
nm thar nv colleague ibinks ought 20 surfer ihes
ab..e. 10 ms. unno,;cedf Sir my ccnsti,sents
would he ashamed Of me. Il they shoushs could
harbor such thought.
object to extrayarnnrp my where. ccnsure
the improper expenditure Of public money. wbcth-
err IL be in Maine, In North Carolina, or in Florida
envy not that man. patriotism who thinks other
wise. Extravaganza may be economy when the
money is spen, near home! Sir, | made attack
upon the State. When North Carolina shall be as
sailed my colleague will not find mo behind him 10
defending her But fear, sir, an attack on fed
eral Office holder with the gentleman is an attnck
on the State The Office holders may be this State
with him. There is a wide difference IN my esti'
nation.
The gentleman says we had MS wei take our cot
ton TO Philadelphia and manufacture II, as TO take
our gold there do no, see the forcc Of this argn-
ment. The mint IL a national institution, intended
10 coin money Tor tho Government. have never
heard Of any intention on tho paft Of Government
To undertake. tic manufacturing Of cotton.
UnIcss nv colleague advocated tho es'sblisb'nent
of the branch mint al Charlotte merely for the sake
of personal advantage TO few wealthy men who
own gold mines, his argument amounts 10 nothing.
trust sir, lie will not say this building, at this =
normoas expense, has been constructed merely Tor
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