Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-10-21
A LETTER FROM MtJOa DOWNING.

/ From the New York Express,
To the Editors Of the New York Express,
the same paper my old friend Mr.
Dwight, printed a spell ago
WAsnINGroN, 7th Oct. I84l.
MIR. Editors--l and Captain Tyler
have been thinking considerably about
this "Currency question:" and "Fiscali-
ties" and things Of that natur; and this.
seems to be the notion that we come TO
and twist it and turn it as We may, we
always land at tho same pint. In the
frs, place, Captain Tyler keeps h,s eye
on The good old constitution, and the dar-
ker the night and the harder the wind
blows, and the crOokeder the Channel,
there you will find him watching the
Constitution just as close as Captain
Jmnper Of the "Two Pollies" used to
watch the cumpuss in the binaele. So,
was telling him i'oIher day that some
folks were making u terrible and shock
ing noise about his Teioes, and If we did
not look out sharp they would run us
shore. "Well' says he, "NlaJor, If we
20 on shore or the tack we are steering,
we shall go consiituiionaHy, and that's
one comfort" "There" says |, .Ihat's
putty much what Captain Jumper tell'd
me one stormy mig ht off Cape Hatlrass
The "Two Pollies" was plunging along.
heading about n f. close in the wind $
eye-and ! asked Captain Jumper if he
couldn't ease off a leeile aud let her go
more free, for tho deck was pIagy wet"
"Not a pint" says he, "or we 90 plump
on The Cape. And then he took anoib-
er look at the Chart and cast his eye ~
The binacIe. "WeI!," says |, Captain
Jumper, suppose that Chart and Cum,
puss ANT true" says !, show then z"
why" says he, an accident comes II
aint SO much my fault as the misfortune
Of owners, and underwriters" and he
hung, on that tack like u dog at a root. -
As soon as ,elIed this story To Captain
Tyler, "welr' says lie "Nlajor, did the
rw" PolIies 60 on shore or not that
time I" "No," says l., "she went clear Ss
as slick as a ribbOrn, and the mex. morn
ing that pesky Cape was away asiarn oi
1 US"
And now as to Capt. TyDer's notion
about "currency malters," he says that q
National Currency and Stale Cuvren-
cy ought to be of that natur that will
work together-just as National Lair
aud Stale LaW works tozeiher-he dom
want to see IA ".Naiionai Currency" de-
s,roy goo tate Currency, no more than
he wants TO see n ational Law destroy
good State Law; but il any State Cur
rency is not good-lhen good National
Currency ought to destroy it just as bad
Slate Law ought TO be destroyed by a
good National Law. Law aud Curren-
cy, he says are pretty much one and the
same thing IN one respect--ihat is, I'VE
mus, have National Lac for all the States,
aud Stale LaU for each particular State
just rs we must have a good National
| Currency for the use Of Government aud
folks who trade and travel over allthe
States, and good Stale Currency in every
State for those who deal only in their
own State, any man using both or either
according to their notions or necessities,
but TO say that folks in any particular
State shall use National Currency and
not their own State Currency-or 50
fixing National Currency, as to minec-
essa'riy injure good State CurrencyA;i'
seems TO me, says he-tha; itiwoutd
be about The same thing as to so shape
.Nditonal Lao as 10 prevent folks iion
using their own good Stale Lars. Now,
says he ''my notion and desire is so to
shape this National Currency matter as
to make II work in harmony with all good
Stale Currency, and then all things will
20 smooth. The General Government
h must have a safe bridge to 20 over all
The streams IN the Union that Is consii
iuiional, end there is no objection TO let
all the folks IN all the States 20 over the
same bridge u they so desire H-but To
say that they must 60 over our bridge,
or 80 Tx our bridge as to make il impos.
sible Tor them to pass over by my oi
their own, Is mol constit utionai, neither Is
u constitutional for any of the States To
say that The General Government shant
bulld this bridge Tor its own safe crossing
m any OF the States, because The Gener-
al Government, (Which belongs to all The
people, must have safe crossing place
al any rale-and as the General Govern.
meDt can't regulate the building oi State
Bndges nor their toll gates, II must look
To It's own safety and build a bridge ol
It's own crossing and ull creation besides,
II they chuse to Use IL and don't iHlure %
Aud now, says he, "m Congress cant
ix this " Currency matter" on This prinei.
pie il aini my iaul,--,hat Is ihe !"ehau
and cumpus." Says he "Nsjor,, the
Constitution points oul Gnr ny guide, and
II we leave that tack we nay peJIlaps
have dryer deck for shor, spell, aud
90 with flowing sah, bul wc shall .fic6
up on Cape Hurra.s before morning"
"WclI,' say "Capsin Tyler, that