The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-04-28

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sac 10 ! lsrfst,ry sGasl ~ xafAs :,
more sh.n une-A.lf Il al EureFss sno
a. question uow ssisfs. MIA essh' 70
n ne Foiiey pursued in lhis greet ane !.
s,oWirs nsiion in Ssl llso - ealning W.
n,ec,ass asialsl Sasl M ,he enaslse
4, done ;, one Mip,. hundtds sad 'i,ou
,,r,l. II miles distant from he Co'd minss
in our oan esuu,r. er shsll &c haze
Rssreh Mats IN lie geld Ieslnn. % a
fSd enronrsgrmens ard si,e iariliiies Y
,hs enisrPrising and IFsencsi m,pei's
These are questions now bsiote ihs
House and he naiIan.
Tie mortr 81 ibis proposition e sifike
out he appropriations ard ah''l'sh he
minis. afIilms and alleges ihsi The minl ~
Phila.lslphis ran coin Ell The goiJ IN il's
Uni,.d States. Tha, allegation may be
,rut; and sci il does not iOllsw thai ne
Mint !, Charlotte j. useless Or nnneees-
sary. ii lie liIaneh Mint 81 Charlotte
upIe ABOLISHED. s,ill large proportion Of
he p.il lsund 10 Nnlih GsrUlua uuuld
never b. carried 10 Philadelphia 20 be
Gained. Nov, lheIein consists lie error
snd fsllaey al The srgumeH. Of those who
propose 10 demolish The BTaach Mint Al
Charlalle. They i4ks Tor granted mat
which 10 mol irus m roIhi 81 isei: ihey
rarlenJ lhai, a. snnn a. lie llatloaie
Mrut i destroyed. 81 The Nurih laTul'.
"a geld will BE- carried directly 10 Phila'
Jelphia. shout six hundred miles, 10 be
coined. Nil Sc; 10, indeed; fsI o.ief
Sise.
Mr.. chairman. ! live in the gold e.
rion. aud represent 4 large numhei OF gold
minris. ! know he conyenltnees aud
eifIieul,:es Ihev encountered m ihtlf %
era,ipns and business. hsfpfe The ssiab
Ii,hnent II HE Mlni ii Challhle. Where
aid IN lI,sir gold then GOT 10 Phllsdel
phis! Ma, cir. The miners carried
much Of their gold 10 Mr. Bsrhller.
within lpnr miles Of The village 40 which
| reside: ne il very good assayer, and
) Very Lonesl man. lie sssayrd Il, aud
converted large portion Of II inln what
VIC call. il The gold region. he Bcchner
com, % The minsrs' currrnci: that u,
pieces o. guld resembling b., moi iniia'-
ing co,n) with The proper 'slue and the as.
cay er's name marked thereon. lie made
ST. pieces; he made pieces wnrlh % 50.
and So. before the Embellishments 81 the
ilrsnch Mint al CLs,lone. those BrchIls'
pieces constituted a portion % The cur-
rency and clre1lsilon in Tie cold region.
They passed very currently, and we've
substituted and used IN lieu Of genuine
coin.
Before The establishment Of lie MInI
Al ChaIloue. many persons v hn bad The
largest capital infested 10 MINIS and ma.
clnnery. carried Their gold 10 the fame
Mr.. Rfchher. and employed him - essay
4. and run !, in,n large bars, lbullion.)
lie stamped the lrne value On each bar.
worth perhaps from $500 to $4,000 in
value. These large bars were ollen earn.
Cd 70 England Or some other rarl Of Eu-
rope. and sold 10 foreign markets. And
thus were the mines ui the United States
conirlhu'ing TO INCREASE aud multiply The
precious metals and cains in foreign ma.
lions. Shls our own country was Ian.
gushing and suffering for c,.in 10 maintsin
aud snppnH suund runency Il home.
Sir. Ibid Il 10 be high aud paramount
duiy. 10 every Government which is
wisely administered. 10 foster and en-.
clursgc miners 10 theft labors and re-.
searches alIer tie precious metals. and 10
Afford aud extend 10 llirIn fAclliiics 10 con
yer, tho precious metals inlo coin. Thai
was the deliberate judgment Of large
majority IL Congress ~ 1895. when the
mmi 81 Charlotte was established 10 tie
rentfe Of he gold ieginn. From slalisli.
eel tables furnished IN The llsl census. il
appears that tie amount Of guild found
lane taken lasl year from the mines il
INurth Carolina was waived Al S255. 600.
,lf The Branch Mint al ChaIlnts be well
IhansgcJ. | lhiak II would coin about
.S20o.Oc0 every year. 100000 10 gold
Icoin. ! believe, -. in banking operations.
where they issue 3 lnr /. EQUIV a'ent ID
lSGO0.000. Is that mol an ublscl 10 Gov.
ornament aud The people!
Now, after Congress has deliberately
adopted this wise policy; after suitable
buildings have all been erected ami con.
rleied: aEeT the necessary end most ap.
pIored machinery has been pHchas.
cd aud puI IN operation; otfer all neec-
iul expenses haze been incurred, and
the Branch Mint IS 10 full and saece.sruI
operation. coming gold; after sll tn.
trouble and 'xpsnse. il Is now proposed
% stop The coming process IN lie gold 20
gion. {, abolish and dl-cnnlBne HE
Branch Mint. aud sell Or sacrifice lhe
public buildings. Aud all ilns is mnted
and Traveiy proposed in the name Of
econom.! Vsrlly, verify, Tins is left.
handed ecnnomy. This is killing Tie
goose liza; laid tie golden cgg4. This il
cnppiiig aud killing The miners that DIG
the gold. Al ihis tickle lrgl.lalion is Ia
DC done IN The name Of ecunuHy. ecoao-
my. Nj. Chairman. Remember, in lead
M OF the dreadful scenes q Inch tacE