Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-04-01
WASHINGTON,
March 18th, l34I.

To The People Of ihe United States.
/ Fellow CirlzEns Whilst the Cine
raj and his Cabinet folks are oil busy
looking into matters ani giiting lhings
m order, think II is good time jist to
give YOU my notions us 10 what In best
Tor you, the people, to be thinking about,
so that by the time Congress. gets togsIn-
er they can goto work and do what Is
DeediuI. without making long speeches
and wasting time tilI the Dog Days.
There are three or four measui es must
lie put in shape without deiay--and 1t IL
u gieai pity all The State Elections didn't
finish before 4lh March, SO that n new
Congress would bs always ready.
Ia The first place, Uncle Sam must
have money, without beng driven TO
borrowing on'i, from hand 10 mouth on
Treasury Notes, which is beggariy
sy stem and he must get his money out
vi duiIes on foreign goodS-ihere rs no
mistake about that. Ia The next place,
lie must have M agent to receive and
pny bIs money, and make il the interest
oi that agent 10 take what kind OF money
he chuses only agreeing 10 pay out
what he does receive, III the best kind
ol money the people demand (; and then
all pailits are accommodated, and that
can't be done by Sub b-Treasuries he
CAUSE Il the law compeis every man who
owes Uncle San. to pay only in gold
and SILVER, they must FIRST get gold and
sivcr-and that Is n trade in Itself. and
before the folks can iafn IT there will
be u" revenue. Every man engaged IN
any kind of calling will understand Tho
difference be,wi>i sn agent Of the Land
lord drawing gold aud silver for rent, or
one who Is wiling Ia take waat the ten
ant takes III h,s uade aud # this agent
can acconmundaic thus the Tenants,
and agrees +" pay Dollar far Dollar Of
what he collects for the Landlord, in
gold ar silver, H wanted, then no one
can grumbls-- aud We have currency
matters put back agnin on the same foot.
ing II was before the Hogs got into tho
corn field
The next measure is To put the Public
Land matter on n safe tooiing, so Tint
they who own this big Iarm will get their
honest share oi the proceeds oi sales
and see that no spectators grab up large
! quantities Of II because prices are low
! but sell TO no man unless he goes and
! d,gs there, aud then let him have II at
| the lowest pr,ce.
. Now all these measures have been
talked over, and intelligent aud Patrioiic
folks understand them all well and there
Is 10 use To waste time m Congress
/ al, thoIn hut int fhn IN Iy
and pass It. em, and as soon ns done
there Is only one more measure to look
to, and then we all iloa, of the mud and
get into deep water, and that is 10 aid
and save the credit of the Siates. l
don't know but that the measures alrca-
/ dy mentioned won't do ihis-but Ia make
/ II sure Uncle Sam has only To say to tho
/ world, IL stand by The boys" and the
business Is done at once. Now, how IS
he to do this economically and safely !!
Unless some folks have better plan
this is mine. Let Congress pass law
authorizing the issue of L. 5. Bonds
having twenty years To run, and bearing
an interest Of three per cem--nnd say
"all We who have any State Bonds noc
issued by the States, II you don't think
'em sale bring 'em IN and take my
' Bonds bearing three per cent interest"--
Z and Congress might further say, land
/, all bonds hereafter issued by the States
can at any time be thus exchanged =
n prorided said Bonds are issued by nu.
lhorlty OF Congress first obtained by the
State issuing them" This would worI,
on u sale rule-lor tho IL don't actually
prevent any State issuing "a Bill oi
Credit" (Which the Constitution posi-
iipeiy proh'bns) yet It comes 10 The right
ground, and the States should agree ii
n 1t never io let any State issue more al
{ these "B,lls OF Credn" without consent
OF the great family.
b. The Constitution did evidently iniens
ll,ba, no State should 20 on nnd create
bills of { redn" aud for very good rea
for apart from the ability any State
could Otherwise have IN raising mone,
Tor unlawful purposes-t ~ n scandal Il
't the family i"r my oi It's membrrs 10 cfe
ate dcbi aud h- unable To pay them.
have no doubt myself that any n
the States now owing debts can casIl
~ pay them n the country has n revrnn'
u from foreign commerce AN agem u
VI collect aud disbusc the same with powe
~ Ia lwn,Sh n go"d currency - mud nl-o ih'
II n. Al. L..