Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-02-25


The Substitute.
member Of Congress urges Mr.. B,rnard's
bill a substitute for all EXchequer schemes,
and thus describes IT,:
The bill proposes that the Government shall
authorizes the Treasury Department to borrow of
the State banks sum not exceeding fifteen mil
lions. at six per cent. interest
The Government is then TO stamp the notes OF
such banks exactly 10 the amount borrowed, ma
king them receivable in paymen, Of any debt due
the Government, thereby rendering them equiv
alent 10 Treasury notes.
This is to be done under an agrceme Mt tina, if
either Of said banks shall fail to pay IN specie,
any one of It's notes, IN that case the whole issue
shall be redeemed by Government, whereby the
debt due the defaultiug bank will be extnguish-
The advantages Of this are:
lst. That Government will run no risk, for
i, will be surety for nothing beyond us debt 10
the bank.
ID. The bank will get six per cent. interes,
for the sum loaned to Government, and tor just
such an amour, in addition to the notes thus en-
dorsed can be kept out beyond her ordinary cir
culation.
3D. The community will be accommodated
with these notes at all the points where the
banks are ated and it will DO az sale rs the
apital Of the bank with the Government guar
y,
banks } can make it.
IL is con,ended that tho supply Of currency
and exchange thus furnished will be equal IN a
mount, and superior IN safety, TO either ot the
Exchequer plans; and, should the plan be adopt.
ed, thai it will streng hen and confirm The sound
State ba INKS; and, at the same time, avoid the Is
sue of Government or Continental ro'es, liable,
10 every emergency, to depreciation. Nor would
i, materially Increase the Executive patronage,
or add much, if any, to tho expenses OF the
Treasury Department.
This is brief outline Of Mr.. Barnard's bill
and as such the writer recommends i: to the ex-
animation Of Congress, and the consideration oi
The country.
LETTER FROM MR. MILLER.-We have been re-
ques,ed to publish the following letter from Mr.
MILLER, whose opinions concerning the SPEEDY
phy steal destruction of The Earth are now pro-
null lated with much zeal and so widely beIev
ed in different portions Of the country. As 1T
statements relate TO alleged misrepresena lions II
the newspaper press We readily give them lnser
| ton ~ Y. Tribune.
| Dear Brother Hines AT the reques, of nu
merous friends, | herein transmit TO them, ihrong
you, a brief statement of facts relative to tn
many stories with which the public are humbug
ged, by pulpit press, and bar room determinations
concerning the principles | advocate, aad III
mana cement Of my worldly concerns.
My principles, in brief, are, that Jesus Chris
will come again to this earth--cleanse. purif
and take possession Of Inc same with all lis Sam,
some time between March 81, lS43, and March 2
! 1914. | have never, for the space of moro tina
twenty three years, held any other time, preach
ed or published by me. have fixed on no mont
day. or hour, between that time. l have neve
found any mistake in reckoning, summing up. Q
misc calculation. | have made no provisions for &
ny other time. ! am perfectly satisfied that IN
4 BIBLE Is TRUE and is the WORD COP; and
am confident, rely wholly on that blessed boo
for my faith in this matter. am not Prophe
| am not sent to proPhesy, but to read beiiev
and publish, what God has inspired the ancier
Prophets TO administer unto US, In the proPhecie
of the Old and New Testaments These hav
been, and now are, my principles; and hope
shall never be ashamed Of them.
As to worldly cares, have had but very fe
for twelve years past. have wife and eigf
children; have great reason TO believe they al
all the children of GOO and believers IN the sam
doctrine with myself. l own small farm
| Low Hampton, n. Y. Ny family support then
selves upon it, and believe they are esteems
frugal, temperate and industrious. They use no
pitahty not grudging, and never turn pilgri
from the house nor the needy from the door.
, bless God my family are benevolent and kind
all men who need their sympathy aid. ha'
: 90 cares TO manage. except my own indIvldn
, wants. have no funds debts due Of an
Q amount 81 owe no man any thing" | hay
expended more than 1000 dollars of my proper
in twelve years. besides wha, God has given II
B through the dear friends 10 this
? Yours respectfully. VIM. MILLER.
q PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4, 1S43.
The following days Of the week are Sc. apa
e for public worship in different nations:-Sunda
d or the Lords day, bv Christians; Monday. By Il
n Grecans; Tuesday. by the Persians; Wednesda
e oy the Assyrians: Thursday. by the Egyptian
J. Friday, by the Turks; Saturday, by the Jews.
d Asparagus and green peas were in New c
o leans on the Sd inst.