Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-27

hr, bs,o,e entering on their lat' shall rase oa'as 10,
the faithful performance thTeo'' a''d also ps
security for 100000 for Inc sane pay d''e - 'e
s;den, Of the United States, isc'
rh,a - tho plan and we perceive N II every iea'u'I
or ,hs cabinet pla excep, lie exchange d.ang' a"u
prvs,e d.tosi,c, ana Three 70 o"r iaP. collars -,
RE doar. on hand In those fee features 'he p.I"'
Differ the whole o'd aIfnos s easn ,a', sn
,icv are IDENTICAL. The cen.ta!
toad :, X. .h,nptau city-tnc same branches III 'ie
St,,es-,be same u pape'--the same i'ta,uis
character or he insiiuten--,e same object oil Iries
;na ,bs neope and the Gok e,rIneni-the same means
ny t"s ,hf,onnb ,.ove,nSent paper-and the same
ns;ds,s,e r,rard N chtpuess and small profit N the
or The ,wo pins. In all these cardinal lea
,,,rss ,isy are IDENTICAL md, baing The question OF su
,bo,sh,p' they are Of equsl merit. ST..
IT. ,ho, Aen proceeds TO the argument, and thus
ne su'1 ',re o, lis plan at beng clear that We
a,suu' ~ IN CERTAIN s:nd ofmoney circulating
and portable dun for general convenience and es
nao,l g, III! benefit oi trade and commerce, |, be-
CONES oor,aet TO discover the plan which may ee
bas, sni,ed % ahs purpose; and whereby money ~
sums large small, may lie sent " man. ~ ~"
from nnc end of tie country to The other and al very
l;,,la ,;sL other than tina, Of robbery But the mo.
re n, he produced By this plan IS not TO be iounced
MN an casual bass tas the old contnentsll IL
- 10 be built upon rocS IL VAIN WIZ me hoo"7
800 nd The winds blow the house will nevertheless
thxtsn
that the .prtnt would, IN short tine, become more
valuable than conlr common bank paper, the public
.nd lie hanks toI would soon make THIS discovery,
and of course eyswoud soon begin to accapaFaie OF
hoard up The print, and keep two accounts win 'hel
cns,omershe one for the coin and bank bills, and one
for the nria-and Of course ago would soon com.
mence IN favor Of the print, and become common
..Tbere Is another advantage IN fAvo. Of small oii's
for besides their convenience 10 tie PUBIC, 'eie VI"
he prea, gain the general prnt Office ny reason %
the Urea, number Of them which "isi peco'e ln a.u
r an, SO that thew ALI never be applied for TO be
,.froded "Rut let al! ,il.s be as II may, tputths
agencies into tie "ith wthout ieit conseh'D
tins system matter o: concern 70 the .hea o.a'
and il mus, be executed by then authority IL mere
iore becomes necessary that the rights ct Sia'e
h. waived. and proy,ion made BY Congress for
, sss's amendment s"aFa aad way Of saving
surer thereof who nay !e made responsible to me sun
in circuit ccur, Of the tsed STATES, &c. al tins
system is adopted the United States, It viii mol be
lony before il will be ar.o,tcd in England, france,
Holland &c and N a,the commercial countries oi
the world even extending to China and Otahee) WIZ
erforrn one genera and grand COMMERCIAL Republic.
:n value Of the Print "ll be - Id! SUPERIOR 10 e
com tina. this latter wi lay dead twere IN the banks
and he min, gill Away. have thepTeierence, especial
H. # the Fundamental rock sustained IN rs pristine
au.,v. and not contaminated and c'umeied INTO SAND
bv the execrablc t.iUence Il State prde-state devil
,ry in PLAIN Engk
leading ideas moV ,narve!!ousy with that which has
bsen sent down u IL 81 the cabinet Both proceed
upon the same assumpi'on that The people must aho
will have paper moneyiha; the fecefal Government
must furnish it--ihat commerce demands it-that y
Will he better than gold bo'ti INC some o'llcu"!
operating ever Tic Tnlon per accoun! Of The o.
struc,ion Of State Rights and both seem 10 get over
the difficulty in the compcndi"us and iaciie 81 e
Thus The plan is the same batting tie exchange and
De aosie i-atur@s)-the Argument the same, and even
IN. lepria OF the argument ti:e same-uurteen pages
~ oach-and each constituting pamphlet Of the
SIZE Behold them tnn!GHa ~ tag two In TACT the
identity 50 complete that i Sir Sargent should BRING
an action against the Cabinet or the infringement OF
his copy u; (Which he has fortunately securrd, there
would be no way for them 10 AVOID Judgment, but 10
take shelter under the D.isA LIcequer act, and show
il to be ,he original Of both
The proposition which has been made by our Pre-
sident and cabinet, 10 commence national issue OF
pa per money has had very patural effect upon Inc
pubic MIND, that Of making people believe that inc
old Continental bills b revived, and restored 10
circulation BIZ the Federal Goyyrnmcn;. This belief,
so naturally growing out Of tie cabinet movement,
has taken very WIDE and genera! root IN tue pubic
mind; and my position IN The SENATE anu connection
wit!l the currency questions haze mace ne the cen
ire oil many communications on the point. Daily J
receive Applications for my opinion, as 70 the revival
or this ionu deceased ard venerable currency In"
very little boys at the school haze begged my little
boys ask their father abou; j, and let them know
that thew nav hunt Up the hundred dollar bl.s
winch their mothers had given them for thumb
papers, and which they had thrown by on account Of
their black and greasy locks receive letters from all
parts Of the Unon bringing specimens OF these vene-
rable relics, and demanding my opn'on Of Inc probahi
y Of their resuscatcn These letters contain various
proposi,ions-some Of despair-some Of hope-some at
generous pa,riotsm-and all evidently sincere. Some
desire me 10 exhibit the bundle they enclose TO the Sc
nate TO Show how the holders have been cheated by
paper money, some want them PAID and II the Govern
nent cannot pay at present, they wish them funded,
and converted into national stock part OF the new
national debt Some wish to look at thetn on my
own account and from th.s sample, TO derive new ha-
tired TO paper money, and 10 s,td up 10 the tight with
The greater courage, now that tue danger OF swanpng
in lampb!acG and rags is becrfnng so much gIeaer
than Others agnn, rising above the degeneracy
Of the times, and s,ll feeling remnant OF that patriot.
lam for which ancestors distinguished, and
which led them 10 make many sacrlhces Tor their
country and hearing Of the distress ofthe Government
and It's intention 10 have recourse to an emission oil new
continental bills, propose at once TO furnish 1t with
supply Of the old balls. Of this number gentleman
whose letter received last night, and which, being
neither confidential in It's nature, marked and
being, besides honorable 10 the writer WILL wlth the
leave of the Senate, here read
"E,.t WrMortn, MA...cnu.rrr.
"Dear 81: Within you have contnenials or promises
pay SILVER, may b. >eryIccahc the 1fea
sury. Which The Wings have 5mknred IN the Of the
reign, I'D ici members without ay !o their landlords They
may The fscal and II they should
tie pnpose and aux wam.ed please let Inc Know
and another Batch VIII from friend ard servant
LOWELL BiCkNELI.
s'iion. Thomas H. Benton.
~. < senate, Washington city,"
This ls the letter, resumed Mr. b. and these the con
tents (holding up bundle of old connenias) This
is assortment Of them, beginning at . dollars and
descending regularly through > !, 6, 5, I, B. ., |
and the fractional parts Of dollar, down to the one
sixth part Of dollar. Will read the highest and low
est in the bundle, as sample ofthe whole. The high
est runs thus:
'h bill entities the h.arrr receive hire Spanish niIed
dollars the thereof gold or liver, according the
solves Of the Congress held ~ Philadelphia Tie 10Th day Of May
1852
"signcl: WIN. CRAIG"
The margins covered with the Of The
States, md with The words CONTINENTAL CUR
RENCY, in garing capitals, and The Latin motto,
Sustne rel abstiac. Sustain II, Or let il alone) The
lowest thus
zone sixth Of dollar accordn. resolve Of Congress
passed u, Philadelphia February Eth, l:7G