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We said, its effect would be- to throw the specie OF
the country into circulation. Let look at this mat,
ter a moment The amount Of coin in the country
at this time is estimated at eighth millions of dollars
On the first day of March last according to table
furnished by the Secretary OF the Treasury, the bank
note circulation in fifteen of the States was S45-
GIT 2S5 In the other eleven States, the amount Of
such circulation at that time, by fair estimate
$37,O0OOO0; making sum total of about eighty
three millions the entire paper circulation or only
about three millions more than the specie in the coun
try. Now, this specie does not circulate. A IIeat
portion of il is locked up and is of Little TO
commerce if II were sunk in the bottom OF the
Ii is crowded into hiding places by appreciated paper
Il is sold as merchandise it makes its appearance at
ALL For, while bank note really worth but IS cent?,
will 90 a. far as a silver dollar in paying debt, the
bank note will circulate and the dollar will not AS
before said, the ErchequeI bill, if adopted, will at
berae large portion of the specie of the coun
try, and make il perform It's legitimate Office as me
dium Of circulation.
This would have another important bearing II
the specie Of the country now boarded up privately
were liberated the demand on the State banks for
specie would in great measure cease, and most oil
the banks would resume specie payments without
difficulty Then the notes of all these banks noidd
be taken in payment Of Government rerenues. This
would at give them all the credit which can be
desired for them. Banks could then loan to their
customers by discounts sufficient as believe, for
all reasonable wants. And thus, although the Ex-
chequer could not discount directly, il would be the
means of enabling others to do so, and in the end the
benefit would be the same to the public.
Our opinion on this question may be of little conse-
quence, but it is frankly given AS party measure,
It will be impotic to reject it-as public measure,
equally mpolitic. The people shrink back with
dread from having their hands tied for three years
more. If it is rejected by Congress, it will al
most consequence be the rallyng-cry Of party,
more or less strong; and the effect upon present
party combinations cannot now be predicted
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APPROPRIATION BILLS.

When the proposition was made at an early
period Of the session to make an immediate APP
preparation providing for the pay of members of
Congress, objection was made to the special APP
preparation, and made on good grounds. There
is no reason that we can perceive why distinc-
ton perpetually renewed, should be made between
the members of Congress and the other officers OF
the Government. There is no reason why the
pay of Congressman should be insured as soon
as they commence the performance of their du-
ties, and all others should be left to the tender
mercies of the brokers formore than haIfthe year
As it was SAID by some members in Congress,
pass the law for our pay-and we will be in nc
hurry to act ont the bills for the pay money Justly
due 10 others.
We do not wish that members of Congress
and strangers in the city, should be left wthou
the means Of meeting their current expenses
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From the ". Y, Evening Post.
IMPORTANT MOVEMENT.

The establishment of British steam packets, en-
bracing the West India the Gulf of Mexico, lnclud-
ing the places set forth in the following list one OF
the most important commercial movements or me
day The facilities thus offered Will prove Of minnie
service. There Will lie a steam packet twice month
from Havana to Halifax. calling aud delivering let
tiers at Savannah, Charleston, and New York ana
so arranged as 10 meet with the Cmard line IRON
Boston to Halifax and returning 10 Havana VIII CON
vey letters to all ports of the West Indies South
America. sc By the packet whlch has arrived, we
understand Mr. Buchanan. her Maicstys consul has
been appointed her Majestys packet agent for New
York We farther learn, that arrangement viii
be made by MIR. Buchanan that letters to any part OF
the world may be forwarded from New York-a IA
cility not at present afforded
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THE EXCHEQUER PLAN.

The notices we receive from every quarter
indicate strongly the growing popularity OF the
Excheuuer scheme The necessity OF some
measure to relieve the monetary depression
which seems to paralyze all the energies of the
people, is too severely felt, not to impel every
patriot to raise his voice for the adoption OF that
plan which presents the most probable means
of relief That it is the dictate Of patriotism
and the conception of wisdom, few now will be
found, we believe, to dispute. That 1t lmbodles
all the salutary provisions taught by experience
TO be necessary for producing steady and uni
form currency, is equally undenied The peo-
pie have begun to examine il for themselves,
and do not receive as incontrovertlble decisions,
the prejudications which some political leaders
have undertaken to pronounce upon 1t. The
plan has not been conceived without reference
to the past, without regard to the lesson
taughtby experience. 1t is not hasty concep-
ton, comprising a train of untrled experiments,
which have never received the sanction Of wis
dom, or been submitted to the test OF expert
ment. The most important Of its details, have
been recommended by the most venerated sages
of our country, and have separately formed at
some time part of our most successful finan-
cia policy. II is novelty only in amagamat-
ing for combined operation, those suggestions
made BY our ablest statesmen, and which have
at different times, been individually reduced to
successful practice. 1t is new idea; but new
only in the sense in which most concep-
tions are thought novel, because it gives new
combination to old IDEAS 1t possesses the
merit of novelty in the combination, while it
boasts the approval of experience for the excel.
ience of the constituent elements. 1t unites
the forces in simultaneous effort for The pro-
duction Of result, to attain which they have
been hitherto separately applied. This is its
merit.
The people feel the want of regulating
power over the currency, whose fluctuations
have been productive Of so much disaster
They perceive the wisdom of the plan roposed
for the consideration of their assembled Repre-
sentatives--and finding that those to whom they
have delegated the authority of pronouncing on
its claims for adoption are dilatory IN uttering
their decision, they have been impelled to the
duty Of nstructng them. The Instructions
we trust, will be speedily obeyed. We repeat
again and again, that not only is plan wanted
TO remedy the arrangements of the currency,
but its immediate operation is demanded Ev-
cry day of delay is day added 10 the disasters
OF the people.
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J. w, S,
PHILADELPHIA.
From the Baltimore American

The principal provisions of the treaty recently con
cu led between Great Britain France Austria, Rus
sia and p .ussia, for the suppression Of the Slave
Trade, are said to be to the following effect
"The right Of seach in respect to all vessels liable
the suspicion of being engaged in the slave trade,
is mutually granted by each of the Five Powers, par
ii, Of this treaty. to all vessels of bearing the
flag OF any of the five Thus the constant existence
and unremitted activity of the most effective naval po-
lice that any all of the Five Powers establish
for the suppression of the slave trade is made part OF
the public law Of Europe
at is agreed, moreover, between the Five Powers,
that the legal character and denomination OF the
crime of trading in slaves upon the sea, and that OF
cooperating in the traffic by the supply of capital or
talent its aid shall, by the law OF each OF them De
made to assmilae speedily as possible TO those
which the Legislature of Great Britain has impaired
to these crimes.
The British law in respect TO the slave trade, Imbo-
died in the Sd and h of William the Fourth, IS,
the Ell c, that any subject OF her Majesty, ar IN
dividuai residing in any part of her Majesty uom'-
mons who shall engage IN the slave trade, or IN we
Of slaves upon the sea shall be held to be
guilty of the crime of piracy; and that any one VINO
shall knowingly embark capital or lend other a't oil
any kind to the traffic although not personally en-,
gagged in it, shall be held to be guilty of felony ana
punished accordingly, the former crimes involving lhe
punishment of death, and the adjudication OF CON,
petent tribunal of any civilized state, the latter that OF
transportation on the adjudication of any competent
British tribunal"
The public law OF Europe on the subject of thu
Slave Trade will hcnceiorlh be in accord nee VIII
the provisions of this treaty.
There is something to he noted in view OF TN
movement. That it has been brought about through
the influence Of Great Britain mainly, no one car
| doubt And is equally clear that while the sem
blance Of equality and of perfect reciprocity Is pre-
served in the mutual still ualions of the several low
eIs, The actual execution of he treaty VIII DC TO
great extent in the hands Of the British Government
Austria Russia and Prussia not possessed OF iaig
navies and have little concern with the Slave Trad
in any way, France having her attention directed !
the Northern Shores of Africa, feels little interest !
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70 the Editors of the Journal of Commerce


PHILADELPHIA, January IL, 1912.
GENTLEMEN Having your statement of the
wages of Printers made some time ago, contradlcted
by the Tribune, viz The Printers employed in its
office (your Office get but Sl2 per week while those
on the Morning Papers in London get two guineas
and half, equal to sl2 65" Then the Tribune says
that the Irregular price in the city is Sl4, and the
hours of working from eleven twelve O'Clock in the
morning till two or three the next morning" Sup
posing your statement of two and half guineas to be
correct, q know of some who get e. $50 but taking
two and half guineas, it is to my certain kno Wedge
for ten hours work and each two hours the ten is
counted quarter of day. The days work given by
the Tribune from eleven twelve to two or three
next morning, is thirteen to fifteen hours labor II we
call it fourteen, il is Just and half English day.
work; which at the rate Of Sl2 65 per week, gives
Sl9 07E in London for the number Of hours worked
in New York, for weeks work according to the Ir7
bune, for which the hands in its Office receive Sl4
My reason for making the foregoing, as well as the
following statement is that the coven foot is at work
here again. The Iron men have had meetings here,
and have called another one, to show that what we
heretofore told them was true viz that they could
not manufacture iron as cheap, Of the quality,
as was done in England They then said they only
wanted few years to give them start They have
now had since 1878 or "a years, allowed them How
much more time do they want They have been ac-
customed to say that they gave high wages. So lar
from that being true, can show, by their own state
ments that they do not give high wages by 25 to
10 per cent as is done in Great Britain. As much as
"a per week is given in England, for 50 weeks in the
year to men at iron work that is, to a working hand,
not foreman. Thus man gets in wages a2Oo, or
1898 40 cts. for years labor When lately VI
sted Europe, went to Liverpool, Manchester, Biz
mingham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Carlisle, and Lon
don. In Scotland went to all the principal manu-
featuring towns and in every place took notes of the
rate of wages the price of provisions, clothing house
rent, and fuel.
The following table | took in Manchester, in the
fore part of 1899 and that in the neghborhood of
this city, in the Spring of the year ls40, Since
which, there has been alteration in the rate in
England if any here, it was a fall.
Cotton MN IN .Mancheser, England Card Room-lceek
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Or 4ss to whom paid for a week of IS hours
f2S3 6s 4d., being to 40S, the same number as in
Manchester, f239 las
In dollars and cents for the week of 7S hours,
sl67 20 being Sl3S 40 less than in Manchester
and working hours per week more.
Gentlemen, you can depend on the correctness of
the foregoing statement J. ;
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Aggregate weekly earnings in 7Shours, I'll Il
The same in Dollars and Cents
The same work as in Manchester. ~. 50 l6 cts

This is supposing the Power-loom weaver to have
four looms and to employ an assistant This work
is generally done by women and assistant children
found each loom to IS. Sd in Manchester, and
in the village this city As. l0d or in dollars
81 80 in the former and 81 II in the latter To the
ter, and in the other place As. 10 I'D or 81 H. In
Manchester child under l3 years could not be
worked more than 8 hours per day If each power
loom weaver had less than looms, proporonate
deduction must be made
The hands in the two places follows;
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OFFICIAL.

APPOINTMENT BY THE PRES DENT,
BY and NTH the adricc and consent Of the Senate.
JAMES OWEN, Naval Officer, Wilmington, N.C., vice
Daniel Sherwood, whose commission will expire on
the Goth Of the present month
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NE hands in the two places were as follows:


Total. ........... 2Uo GU2
In all, 40s, to whom was paid for week of SO
hours, a272.
In dollars and cents sl3O5 60 Cat 81 80 to the
pound3
Near Philadelphia
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HoHwAY RoBBERY The FTanktort thy) stage
has been twice robbed lately in the neghborhooa OF
Louisville
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When our contemporaries desire to call
our special attention to any Of their articles,
they will oblige US by marking them boldly with
large that several mails frequently accumulate on
our hands towards the last Of the week; and we
are necessarily obliged to hasten through them
with rapid and partial glances.
We would here intimate that when we pro-
posed to exchange with our country cotempora-
res that inserted our prospectus, we did not IN
tend to continue the proposition after the .ff-
teenM Of December, when the first number of
the daily paper was to be issued.
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The following list exhibits the places which the
rangement embraces. The Royal Steam Post Office
packets VIII, on no account, carry any merchandi-e,
but be confined solely To letters, passengers and bull
lion.
The following is list Of the places included in the
scheme Of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, TO
all places of which mails will be forwarded. The
places not under English authority (eters for which
must be pre-paid) are distinguished by being printed
III itaiic;
Antigua, Nassau, On Proyidence3
Bahia Honda, Nevis,
Barbados, Nsic Orleans,
Belize, QHonduras,) .ys,c York,
Berbice, Paramdrbo (Sninam,J
Bermuda Ponce Porto Ric0,J
Cape Nicola Mole, Hayi,) Puerto Cabeiio,
Cdrthagena Santa Cruz
Chagres,' Santa Martha,
Charleston Savannah
Curacao, ST. Jago de Cuba
Demarara, ST. Juan de Nicaragua
Dominica, ST. Juan, Porto Rico
Grenada, st. Kits,
Fayai, (.4zores,) st. Lucia,
Guadalupe, 81 Thomas,
Haax,t ST. Nincent's,
Hapana Sunam,
Jamaica, (kingston) Iampico,
Iaguara, Tobago,
Madeira, Tortoa,
.uaracaibo, Trinidad,
Martinique Turks Island,
.Mayague=, Porto Rico,) Vera Cruz
MontZerat,
Letters for the Pacific will be liable to the rate OF
two shillings sterling per half ounce.
: A mail for the Pacific will be made up al Jamai-
and forward to Chagres, from which place il
will be sent on by the agent to Panama
Letters for all parts of Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick must be charged on the Deputy Postmas-
tiers General at Halifax those for Canada and New
loundland must be sent to Halifax, as Forward on
Halifax"
n f.ait Ia
rama al 2 p. W. Of The ill., ,chen The month has 81
daus.
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APPOINTMENTS.

The attacks made upon the President in
some of our exchange papers, on account of his
selections for office, are such as TO demon
strate most clearly that he is acting on the true
principles which should govern President Of
the People in his appointments In some pa
pers he is condemned for appointing Wings; in
others, for appointing Democrats Let the an
tagonst writers compare notes, and they will
discover that their denunciations, when read to-
gether become sentence of approval. II the
President contels Office not as the reward of
partisan zeal, and without reference TO partisan
principle, and inquiries only into the personal
qualifications Of the applicants-if Wings and
Democrats, without regard 10 their former po
litcal predictions, providing they are fitted to
perform the duties, are appointed to office
what is proved, but that he is determined to
carry out in practice the doctrines inculcated by
Jefferson?
We wish no stronger argument than this to
demonstrate that President Tyler is worthy Of
the confidence of the people that elected him.
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THE DIVINE RIGHT OF saUIREs.

Halifax and Havana are designated the places
IF deposit for coal
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRt
liz THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE
nr uNlrY-IN NoN-EssENTIALs,
vGs cHARIrY.-.4ugtlstin.
CONGREs

CoNGREt
liz Nessrs. CO amid Colqutt,
Two of l.. rlect Fl orgla appear
3D. were qua t. n ir seats. The
House adjourned 70 proceeded to
the Senate Chamber in the fune-
raj ceremonies of the Ho- ION.
The Senate met at tw tx, pursuant
10 adjournment, for the pit Oh attending the
funeral obseques of the la FDIxoN, Sen
ator from the State of RI ,land.
The committee of ARA ns, pail bearers,
and mourners, attendeda ementss, the late
residence of the deceased, at eleven o'clock, AN
at (which time the corpse was removed, IN charge
of the committee Of arrangements, attended by
the Sergeant alarms Of the Senate, 10 the Sen
ate Chamber, when the funeral service was per-
formed by the Rev. J. n MAFFIT, and the ser
mon preached by the Rev. SEPTIMus fusion,
from the 64th chapter and 9th verse of Isaiah,
viz: .'But we are all an unclean thing, and al
our righteousness are as filthy rags; and we
all do fade as leaf; and our iniquities, like the
wind have taken us away"
AT half past one o'clock the funeral proceeded
from the Senate Chamber TO the railroad depot
on Pennsylvania Avenue, where I've body was
delivered to the relatives Of the deceased, at
their special request, to be transported for IN
terment to the place Of his late residence, IN
the State of Rhode Island, in the following
order:
The Chapains of both Houses
Physicians who attended the deceased
Committee of Arrangements
Mr.. Woodbridge Mr. Mangum
Mr.. Huntington, MIR Buchanan.
Mr.. Wright,
Pall-Bearers
Mr.. Clay MIR King,
.- Mr. CLAYTON, Mr. Berren
Mr. Sturgeon, Mr. Prentss.
The family and friends of the deceased
The Senator and Representatives from the State of
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,
as mourners.
The Sergeant-at-A Arms of the Senate OF the United
States.
The Senate of the United States, preceded by the
President pro tempore and their Secretary
The Sergeant-at- Arms of the House of Representa-
tives.
The House of Representatives, preceded by their
Speaker and Clerk.
n, The President of the United States.
The Heads of Departments.
Chief Justice and Associate Justices OF the Supreme
Court and its Officers.
Foreign Ministers
Citizens and Strangers.
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IAL LET THERE
"; AND IN ALL
Litchfield enquirer., 1842-10-13

went on rang out at intervals the internal chorus, "2 to on Lilly !" "100 even on Mo- Coy"
 After it was discovered that Mccoy was dead, the Tribune says "In that moment of freezing horrov-when it would seem that the blood of the hardest ruffian must have curdled with conscious guilt and rcmorse, and a shadow darkened the most indurated brow-even then, in reference to the fact that another fight had been arranged to come off on this occasion, one voice was raised in the crowd, exclniming, Come, carry of your dead, ond pr"duce yoatr ne:rt na0'l."
 We should think this case, with it's sad details, would be enough to induce the legis- latures of all the states, to enact laws to pre- vent the exhibition, within their several juris- dictions. of such scenes as that to which we have alluded. All of them arc exposed to such transactions If shut out of one, they will resort to another. Neither distance, nor inconvenience, nor expense, is sufficient to put an end to this savage amusement, or this dctcstab ble gambling. The severe penalties of the law will alone answer the purpose.
 Hdrtford C0uraRt.