Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-02-23
For The dAreyt,ssr.

sIR. EDlror Among the many iElpcsiiions
pracriccd upon the Community d, the present
da,. in the circulation OF difIcren, Eind Of mo-
ney. scarcely any exceed in magnitude tliat of
passing Tie common ten cent pieces for twelve
aud half cents.
, 1, is enough that we have disorJeied paper
currency, hu, 10 have specie circulating al
twenty per cen, more thnn ts real value. i an
evil which the community ought n", 10 SANCTION
and should be rcmedied ns speedily "a possible.
In speaking of di.nrdcrcL currency. must
10, he understood as making any aIluson 'oihc
papc: crculaiion of our own Stale. which &C
cupic- an elevated position umong her sister
Sla,cs, in tbs particular. Il is frequently the
case hnw ever. liza, many FUR ci.izems. who
have little acqnant,ncc with the none. mar
kc,. ut least with tue market Tor nie0I ga mo-
neg. are taken III 10y rcreIvin. Georgia funds.
They cannc,. however, comp ain u! II want "f
knowledge in receiving these zen cent pieces.
10 do | wish 10 intimate t:I they DO. They
aTr taken because II - M almost established
tom. Il may be argued tha, We cnnno' d" with
uu; { g. roin. rs We iE.yc noiin. else TO SuINlI-
tuir ia IL. place But is this any reason whs II
should circulate n twenty per cen; above ~
value. Let the cxperrncn the tried. each man in
the community l'ayim- aud recersin: II nj ~
real yaiuc. aud ! ycnturc 10 assert tina! wc wIi
soon he IN pusses.ron Of tnc good odd fashion,
I'd" twelve md hall. ard twenty-five cents
pieces again.
|, nra, be- also argued rha, lIc community
mus; sus;air .oss iu li- orcraiinn Il tie cctn-
Try is now Il odcd with irm cent pieces. be II
50 |, had better .WSIa.n lhI- loss. EUw. Than I"
wait until ih" cIGcna,Io;, Is larger. Il il hu, i
few years slncc thrs CON was hrsi paincd OH
upon the community. I" any cacni. al IT'S PR
srnr rates The circu!ati"iiia. been gradually
increasing ior ihr las; t"r"c or four years and
viii eventually drive every other sud Of sPe'.rc
change ont OF the country. uu-ss stopped
Shall wc submit 10 II! uur }ank OF the Stale
VIII furnish IL witt al iae chang" we require.
aud tins we knew ~ be good, and That 1t Il worta
what II cal. for. 80 lon. us cmnusm Of Ii hang.
lpsclhsr. I" read the name "i either lhc prcSi-
dent or Cas!,lcr. WAY should We li:rn, who
have so muck laciIHicS without the Us. Of ihs
com. srTrr ourselves Ia h' 'mrnscd upon by
is nyor.ra'r,l circulation!
mopc and trus'. ihis snhjcc: may receive
InoTc attention. II ha- been. hmG | presume !,
W, rhr case ina, our 'lerrglns have had from
one 10 Two Eurdr'Ui d. liars Of ten cent piece
winch they have taken. ai cIahr FOR I dollar.
They wi.i accumulate upon lhrir hands and
tl..S rrc Tins drown ou Of thr use OF ;" much
money. and perhaps ut tiIisv"ry period The, are
c"mp"Ii"d Ia cnli upna ticir nniEah"r-. 1" "i.
h.n sniial,:c change iur fiv'. dollar bank noic,
ara If incy get r.d oi lhcsn al all they n.u>i lose
;wen,s i've percent.
In conclusion. would beg leave 20 suc-c,r.
no, Only the nr"pr;rry. hml 'rc"s-'i, o! rnI!.nc
i meeting %; tic Merchants arn nis:ucr ":c-r-
that :h", may ado. som. cfii"irn rule, ani
r.:.ra';"n- "Ech ;hcy will be- wiling To- ~,
upnr ~ conre,t. lnd wlira Wi. havc ;!.l ctirr'
or ,!i;yirc rrn cen. p!rrcs from anon. IT, alto
cclhcr or Else. allow them u he circulated a;
their tril" yaluc.
i". "ur will l.ra-;iy cooperate in such
measures, This c,nr.e VAS rnr-nrd by the
Merchants "r this v,-" nj Corrrrr period.
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