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T. me consumption 81 the bhYDus metals
IN the manufacture of plate, jewellery, orna.
monis, and for all the purposes of luxury and
extravaganza, TO vi ich they are devoted. is
the result Of the vast supply of those metals
existing in the world. The quantity estima.
ted 10 be employed IN administering to these
vain desires and luxurious propensi,ies of
the human heart, in Europe and America,
is one hundred and Gtyper cent. cra,cr than
The who'e amount Of currency; including both
paper and coin. used in those two sections of
the world. 1t is plain, then. tia, a demand
tor gold and silver for purposes of currency
and exchange in the United Sta,es would be-
supplied 10 any possible extent. with the ut.
most facility and certainty. The whole a.
mount obtained would finally be Withdrawn
fIom these luxurious uses, without any effect
upon The coIIrnerce and trade Of the world,
and indeed, VII" little or no eflec, upon
them.
II the lhirty.ihree millions Of coin in the
vaults of the banks of this Union on the Il,
day Of January las, were thrown INFO circu.
lation, and every bank note in the Union
burnt up o. banished from circulation. II
would require but the one-hundred,h part of
the stock Of gold and silver now in use in
the world to supply the country with an Il.
mount Of METAL C money equal 10 the whole
amount Of paper then or unw in circulatinr.
To have made such an allegation us this. a
short time since. would have served but Ia
excite the ridlcule and dcrision Of those who
thought they we're very wise; and vet. sir,
IL is true beyond the possibility of doubt or
cavil.
There are other important Inquiries "on-
Injected with this branch of re subject which
, 1841-11-06

"A room all to yourself? no-no, we have
no Eoom-there's not a spare room in the
house; all all; all occupied-I cannot &C.
comodale you any way in the world
Mr.. Jefferson turned upon his heels. called
Tor his horse; which by this time was snug in
the stable mounted and rode of. In a lew
moments one Of the most wealthy and dis.
tinguished men Of the town came in and
asked for the gentleman who rode up TO the
DOOR few moments before, Gentleman! said
Boyden.
'Yes, the gentleman who came up this in.
stan,.'
There has cen no gentleman here to-da,
and no stranger at all. but one common coun
try-lookIng fellow, who came in and asked
IT he could have Il whole rcom;b but askec
him out of that mighty quick, tell you
told him | had no room for such chaps T..
him. -
3s-oum T5r 'crHrhapsus nm:
No room for any one that don't look re-
Specialize
'Why what are you talking about, man.
He's the Vice President Of the United
States
Vice President Of the U. States!' ex.
claimed Boyden. almost GREATNESS, in aston
ishment.
why, yes sir, Thomas efTerson, the Vice
President OF the United States! and the
greatest man alive
Murder! what have | done?--I1ere, Tom,
Jim. Jerry, Jake, where are you all, here, fly
you vilIians-nv and tell that gentleman we
have forty rooms at his service! Vice Presi-
dEnr! Thomas JefIersoni tell him to come
back and lie shall have my wife's parlor--my
own room-what have ] done! Here, Har-
riet, Mary. jude, clear out the family! He
shall have the hes, room, and all the rooms
if he wants them. Put clean sheets on the
bed. Bill, take up the mirror; George hurry
up the bootjack-wha, a mistake
For fifteen minutes Bnyden ravcd like a
mailman, and went fifty times TO the door TO
see if his wished for guest was returning
The Vice President rode up 10 Market street,
where he was recognized by many of his
old acquaintances, and by them directed TO
the Globe tavern. which stood somewhere
near the corner OF Maria and Charles street.
Here Boyden's servants came upand told lin
imfrr nnster'nad provided rooms Tor him.
TIL him that | have engaged rooms sal
Jeifersnr.
Poor B"yden's modification can be BET
ter imag'utd than described. The chap
WHO were lettering about the bar and larg
hall, and hand laughed heartily at the .disap
poin,menr uf the muddy fiTmcr. had recover
ed from their aSl, ni.lmcnr. and were pre-
pairing to laugh at their downcast landlord
Alter some time lie prevailed upon SOM
friend to wait upon Mr.. Jefferson with hi
apology. and requested that he should return
and take lodgings at his house. promising tn,
best rcoms. and that all attention should b
given him.
NJ. Jefferson returned the following an
sucr: Tell Mr.. Boyden ! appreciate hi
kind intentions; but if he had no room 70
the muddy farmer. he shall have nc room 70
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worth Of. their money afidr

worth OF. their money q
For the present advanced STATE
truly trustworthy enterprise, we are ms;d.
ly indebted 10 professors, Mcdowell and
Moore, who have,we believe, erected The col.
lege buildings upon ,heie individual RESPONSE
bilrty.
We regret that the city Of St. Louis shows
so much apathy towards thi, infant institu-
ton. 1t should come forward boldly and no.
bly,, as Louisville has done, and second the eE
forts Of those who have embarked their all
in this enterprise, by some substantial move
ment on the subject.
The resources of St. Louis are not equal.
led by any Western city; and her locality
for a great and glorious school OF medicine
far surpasses all other points West Of the
Mountains.
Now is the time to draw public attention
to her as the theatre of all that is grand in
this respect. "Delays are dangerous
Every year that passes without the proper
facilities and abilities to equal the older
schools Of the Union, is materially curtailing
the prosperity Of her own institution by d.
verting students 10 other directions:
The young men of this State. Illinois, Ar
kansas, and the Territories Of Iowa and
Wisconsin should all centre here for medics,
instruction. 1t is the most natural point
But Nature mus have the necessary aid to
call out fully even her granaest designs.
TKe:'i Is much professional talent alreaGs
enlisted in this enterprise. Professor M.
Dowell is an sold hand at the bellows
His skill and enthusiasm as a teacher Of ana
tony are, perhaps. unsurpassed in the "great
valley" He has the rare and happy faeu.;y
of enamoring-we might almost say iaspi.
ring-students of anatomy with an ardent
and zeal for The acquisition of the dry
details Of that all important branch Of the
profession.
The Doctors of-hand. Kentucky style of
lccturing, and his habit of Illustrating the sub
Jet with the finest bursts o~fnsfo9aenee, make
him one Of the most agreeable and fascina-
ting lecturers which we have ever heard on
anatomy, land we have heard most Of the
prominent ones OF the Union.) He is equal
ly at home on surgery. We have not heard
the ether professors Of this school; but their
attainmen,s are Of the most respectable or.
der.
lie, US hope. then. that the city Of St:
Louis will not always siumber over the ad-
vantages which aprosperous school Of this
kind must ever bring TO her citizens-in poin.
not oniv OF character, but Of the additional
funds which are secured to them in various
ways.
A LONG NosE.-Napoleon used to 5 :,
Strange as it may appear, when l want sry
hard work done; l choose a man, provided s
education has been nose.
His breathing is bold and free, and his r. n,
, 1841-11-06

Of the Gospel, (?) was taken up in Clark coun-
ty, Mo-, charged with horse-stealing; and the
proof is said to be such as to leave but little
room to doubt his guilt.-Warsaw Signal, Oct. 6.
, 1841-11-06

NSAASA ~
According to this result,
the annual average product
for that period was Sl5,S20
l72, which is believed to
have been greatly under
the true amount. The re-
turns Of the consuls were
deficient with respectto sew
eral of the provinces, and
present a result far below
the estimates of Mr.. Jacob
for the same period, which
amounted to the sum of
1890, 765, 9l8, or at the rate
of $685. 95 per annum.
After abiding TO the in
crease in the annual pro-
ducts Of these mines, and to
'the considerable quanti-
ties afforded by other mines
throughout the world, in.
Guiding the Hungarian and
Saxon mines, the Russian
and other European mines,
and the mines of the United
States, the writer remarks
"Wc may safely estimate the
entire annual produce Of the
Acknowledgment ai
mines as a.
mounting, a this moment,
(lS34) toabut f6,O0o,0 900
a year. which in dollars,
amounts TO the sum of
800, 040, 900 per annum.
Al this rate, he whole ag-
gregate oftheproduce Of the
mines of theworld, (eXclu-
sive Of the African gold
dust and othci sources not
mentioned in this work.
from The year 1929 TO the
preseat year, lS4l.) a.
mounts TO
The aggregate of all
these items amounts TO the
sum of
mo allowance has been
made fo- the quantities re-
tanned By Mexico and the
South American States pri-
or to 1903, for their own
use, which, according to
Galitin's article on
Banks and Currency, pub
lished in the American
Quarterly Review in 1880,
wherein he quotes the esti-
mates of Humboldt, must
have amounted 70 something
near 5000, 600, G00.)
To this sum there must
be added TO the following
items, taken from Mr.. Gal
litin's article onRanks and
CurrSehcy, in the Quarterly,
Nview Of 1880, page 44o:
The ascsrtarcd pro-
duct of the mine Of Sibe-
q ria, up.o the yea: laSo-
y The produc OF the
mines of Europe and OF
n the African glib iist,..from
the discovery OF A,erica TO
tie year 1880 .-
y a'The amount existing
~ inEurope prior t, he dis
coery Of America
~ The grand ascertared ag-
create supply of The pre-
clos metals at this tine IN
the world, appropriated te
the use of nan
Sren thousand and
90 sewn Hundred and forty
hundred and hf,ysiH doll
no sum. sir. is con ,ide rab'y
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= Nouid GiaGiE uf>uc' " ny fDe
limitation Of time prescribed by the rules Of
this House. The practical con iition of the
currency of each Of the civilized nations Of
the world; its proportion in amount 10 their
trade and population; the proportion OF that
population engaged in active pursuits. and
having uses for curreEcy-,he proportion oi
the population of the world that IS u~ncivlli-
zed, not engaged in the pursuits of COM
niece or trade. and that have no use for mo.
nev or currency. and the consequently grca-
ter supply OF the precious metals for that
part oi the population Of the world that is
civilized and 80 engagei-toge,her with Il
veiw of the ruSt aggregate OF the annual
products of tie labor of The people of the
United States. Internal and external, show
in. an ability, under the influence OF 4 prop
er. constitutional policy on the part OF the
Federal and State Governments. TO com
:nand the use of Il greater amount ni the
precious metals, in propurlIcn to population,
than exists in anv other nation oil the uni
vc~rse-constiiu,e sui, lects ct inquiry OF the
deepest interest, and should engage the
thoughts Of all who are sincere IN thelr de-
sires for reform. But, sir. tn" hand ct the
clock, under Hc rules OF The House adm"n-
ishes me that | can proceed no further IN the
yindicatI N of VIVA, | conceive To nc the IN
~teres's of my constituents on these great
questions.
, 1841-11-06

A LAUGHAnLr 1scIDEsr.-The Washington
correspondent of one Of the New York papers,
speaks of a laughable incident which occurred
a day or two ago. The Clerk presented Mr..
Spencer his Commission, when to his surprise
he found that instead of being appointed Seere-
tary of War, he was in fact constituted Major
General and Commander in Chief of the United
States Army" He handed back the Commits
sion-the clerk having by mistake taken a wrong
blank.
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From 1900 to l545, 49,
600, 900, multiplied by
From 1545 to 1000, sli,-
OOo, 900, multiplioa Er
IS years, ~ :
From 1900 to 100, $l6,-
600, 900, multiplied by
1000 years, -
From 100 to 100, ST.
SOC, 900, multiplied by
so years, $1,000
From 1850 to 1903, $780,
3oO,0 900, multiplied by
50, years,
Annual produce Of the
mines of America att
commencement Of thu
18th century, CT fro
1903 to 1910:
Political Divisions.
Viceroyalty Of ooo mn
New ~Spain$25,oVo'o'
viceroyalty 81 nm
Captain Geno,
raIship Of Nm
\ viceroyslty Of
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A LONG NosE.-Napoleon used to 5 :,
Strange as it may appear, when | want ny
hard work done; l choose a man, provided s
education has been nose. :.
His breathing is bold and free, and his r. n
as well as his lungs and heart, cool and Gle
In my observation of men, l have almost in nj
ably found a long nose and a long head %
gether. II Penndnt.
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45o,ooo,ooo
aoo,OOo,ooo

theuse OF nan
sren thousand and ~eighty:tow' mIliOns
, .,r,r S,ndrsa and forty three thousand iour
!, hundred land 6f,ysiS dollars! And this vast
o sur, sir. is con ;ae rably more than one nun
did nillions shct Of III" aggregate estimate
/, NJ G,Ns,in n the article alluded TO. 10
,b,, article IA eamates the whole stock 81
precru. me,ls q hand at seuen thousand
fuo hndred sil&ns! ri:
Butl maybe lold that a portion OF 'h's
immense slImahus been lost by shipwreck and
fire. ly wear ,rs lear, and burying or secret
inc in the earh during the a and revolu'
rions Of Iurope Admit it; and thsn' on
the c!her land, loa will find that IN all pro.
baLility, equally grea. contributions nave
Leen made, and II. daily seing made 70 'ne
stock Of he preseus ~ynstsls. OF which DC
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Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-10-02
FOR THE TIMES.

MeSsrs. Benson d. Green Before yield.
ing any attention to the statements con.
tanned in the recent letter of at. Ewing"
desire to be informed by what process
he unswore himself, whereby to permit him
toreveal without perjury and dishonor,
the alleged consultations between the Pres
ident and his Secretaries? Never having
had much faith in a man who turned
"States' evidence" confess myself inclined
to pay even less regard to the statements
of one, whether hearsay or otherwise, who
shamelessly violates his honor ION which
alone they depend) IN the very act of their
revelation!
Waving this, however, the very nature
of cabinet consultations implies that the
opinions of men may be changed and ought
to change under argument and reflection
yet the whole gist of the charge of this
conscientious and honorable Secretary con-
slsts in the fact that he understood the
President to yield the constitutional power
Of Congress to make bank upon certain
p'Tncipl,s on one day, and to have refused
his concurrence to one, the details of which
he saw or heard of the neat day As if
Mr.. EWing knew better the kind of Ex-
change bank, spoken of most particularly
between Mr.. Webster and the President,
than both Of these gentlemen did, and yet
do, themselves!
All the rest, however lawyer-like, and
however calculated to mislead a careless
or prejudiced reader, is but moon-shine,
clap-trap and hear-say to which the Pres
ldent is forever precluded from replying,
as well from the nature of his oWn office
as from the voluntary degradation of his
aCcuser. Mr.. Ewing knew all this, and
his "bold and fearless" letter, so much eulo.
gscd by those who imagine 1t ,oiW serue
them, is strikingly akin to the bravery" of
a bully who kicks an adversary when he
is tied, or the trustee who has transcribed
the authority and forfeited the confidence
Of his principal, and seeks to escape in the
Glamour of his own caumnies
In the times of ancient chivalry, pois-
oned poignard was broken in the heart of
the demon WHO employed it in combat,
and TO the present day honorable men
contend with honorable arms alone. There
is hence no surprise 0he first moments of
excitement and establishment having already
passed by) TO find numbers who regret
the position of the President on the Bank
Question utterly refuse 10 bear any part
IN his arraignment, upon the eaves-drop-
ping and garbed information which has
been thrust upon the country through the
malevolence and infatuation of this low
bred, factious and unprincipled spy.
....s LAS CASSES.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-10-02
WILMINGTON. sept. NJ. Is4l.

My Dear Sir;-r thank you for your
kind and friendly letter.
You will have learned that Messrs. Ew.
ing, Bell, Badger and Crittendeh, have re-
signed their respective offices. Probably
Mr.. Granger may feel bound to follow the
example. This occurrence can hardly
cause you the same degree of regret which
it has occasioned to me; as they are not
only my friends, but persons with whom
have had, for some time, daily official in
tercourse. could not partake in this
movement.
1t is supposed to be justified, presume,
by the differences which have arisen be-
tween the President and Congress, upon
the means of establishing a fiscal agency,
and restoring sound state of the curren.
cy; and other collateral matters, growing
out Of these differences. | regret these
differences as deeply as any man; but
have not been able to see in what manner
the resignation of the Cabinet was likely
either to remove Or mitigate the evils pro-
duced by them. ....
On the contrary, my only reliance for
remedy for those evils has been, and is, on
the union, Cancellation and perseverance of
the whole Wing party. and l by no
means despair of seeing yet accomplished,
by these means, all that we desire. 1t may
render US more patient under disappoint-
ment in regard to one measure, to recollect,
as is Justly stated by the President in his
last message, how great number of inn
portant measures have been already sue
cessfully carried through. hardly know
when such a mass of business has been
despatched in single session of Congress.
The annual winter session is now near
at hand; the same Congress is again to as
semble, and feeling as deeply as ever did,
the indispensable necessity of some suita.
bic provisions for the keeping of the pub
lie money, for aid to the operation of the
Treasury, and to the high public interests
Of currency and exchange, / am not in
haste to believe that the party which has
now the predominance will not, in these
respects, yet fulfil the expectations of the
country. If it shall not, then our condi-
ton is forlorn indeed. But for one, / will
not give up the hope.
My particular connection with the ad.
ministration, however, is with another De-
partment. Think very humbly-none can
think more humbly--of the value Of
the services which / am able to
render the public in that post. But as
there is, so far as know, on all subjects
affecting ur foreign relations, concur.
renee in opinion between the President and
myself; and as there is nothing TO disturb
the harmony of our intercourse, ] have not
felt it consistent with the duty which, owe
to the country, to run the risk, by any sud.
den or abrupt proceeding, of embarrassing
the Executive, in regard to subjects and
questions now Immediately pending, and
which Immediately affect the preservation
of the peace of the country.
am, dear sir, with constant regard,
Yours, &c. &c.
(Signed) DANIEL WEBSTER.
H. KErcHuM, Esq, New York.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-10-02

"The speeches of Messrs. CLAY and
RIvEs on the first veto message of the
President, will be found in to-day's paper.
These speeches-with those Of the same
gentlemen published in our two last papers
give a fair account of both sides of the
Bank question. The Debate on the second
veto, we will give when the crowded state
of our columns will admit.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-10-02
WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 10, 1871.


To MEssRs. GALES & SEAroN:
GENTLEMEN;-Lest any msapprehension
should exist, as 10 the reasons which have
led me 10 differ from the course pursued bv
my late colleagues. | wish to say that
remain in my place, first, because have
seen no sufficient reason for the dissolution
OF the late Cabinet, by the voluntary act
OF It's own members.
l am perfectly persuaded of the absolute
necessity OF an institution, under the au.
thority OF Congress, 10 aid the revenue and
financial operations, and to give the coun,
try the blessings OF good currency and
cheap exchanges.
Notwithstanding wha, has passed. have
confidence that the President will CO. oper.
ate with the Legislature in overcoming al!
iIllcultIes IN the attainment of these oh.
Iecis; and II is to the union of the WhiI
party--by which mean the whole party.
he Wing President, the Wing Congress
md the Wing Peope--that | look Tor a
realization ol our wishes. can look no
where else.
In the second place, If had seen reasons
TO resign my office, should ), have done
so without giving the President reasonable
notice, and alfprding HIM time to select the
hands to which he should confide the deli
;atc and important affairs now pending il
this Department.
| am, gentlemen, respectfully, your ODE
dent servant,
DANIEL WEBSTER.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-10-02
SATURDAY. OCTOBER, ., ls41.
1--WE ARE SATISFIED"
"WAsurNGToN, Sept. 10, ls4l.

81 am perfectly persuaded Of the ABso-
Lutte NECESSITY of an institution, UNDER
THE AUTHORITY OF CONGRESS, to aid rev.
enue and financial operations, and to give to
the country the blessings of GOOD CUR
RENcY and CHEAP EXCHANGES. Notwith-
standing what has passed, l have coNrr-
DEScE that the President will COOPERATE
with the Legislature in overcoming ALL
DIFFICULTIES in the attainment of these
objects. DANIEL WEBSTER"
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-10-02

UPA friend of ours, who intends leav.
ing the place in few days, has large
number of his books scattered amongst his
friends. which have been borrowed from
him. ~ word to the wiss," De.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-10-02

tween the President and the ex- Cabinet will
soonb be published by some of the friends
of the former. When this statement is
made, the issue between the President and
Mr.. Ewing will be better understood. At
present, judgment can be given only upon
the er parte evidence of Mr.. Ewing, there
being nothing to rebut it, except the fact
of Daniel Webster remaining in the Cabi-
net, and sustaining the President.
WAsHINcToN, Sept. II, 1871.
SIR: Circumstances have occurred in the course
Of your Administration, and chiefly in the exer
else by you Of the Veto power, which conslran
me 10 believe that my longer continuance in Of
fee as member Of your Cabinet will neither be
agreeable to you, useful 10 The country, nor hon.
orable to myself.
Do me the Justice, Mr.. President, to believe
that this conclusion has been adopted neither ca
pricionsly, nor in any spirit Of party feeling or
personal hostility but from sense of duty, which,
mistaken though it may be, is yet so sincerely
entertained, that cheerfuly sacrifice 10 it the ad
vantages and distinctions OF office.
Be pleased therefore, to acce pit this as my re.
signaton Of the office OF Attorney General OF the
United States. ..... .....
Very respectfully. yours, &C.,
'. =. J. J. CRITTENDEN.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-10-02

@Mr Rives version OF the II anover speech
seems 10 be abundaniIy sustained by the follow
ing extracts from it;
''Wheher these ends" said Mr.. Clay, nds.
pensable to The well being both Of the People and
the Government, are TO be attained by sound and
safe State Banks, carefully selected and properly
distributed, or by new Bank Of the U. States,
with such limitations, conditions and restrictions
ns have been indicated by experience, Should be
left to the arbitrament Of enlightened public opia,
ion."
And again he says: sit is to secure certain OBJ.
iects, without which society cannot prosper and
il, contrary TO my apprehensions, these objects
can be accomplished by dispensing with the agen
cy OF the Bank OF the United Sates and EN-,
ployng that OF State Banks, all ought to rejOic.
and heartily Gcquiesce, and none you'd more
fhsa I should" "a.