The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-03-07


During the past year, sir, but Tor the
event which has rendered this npprnprla.
ton necessary, the amount of coinage az
the Charlotte branch would have been sun
larger than HAT Of the preceding year
The amount for seven months Of The yeas
preceding no burning Of the MIN, WAS
Sl07 ,3i9 %, large increase over To,
cories pondlng lime Of the former year,
and the superintendent thinks, but for that
event, II would have been Cor the whole
wear between four nnd FIVE hundred ihous.
aud dollars. The gold region, sir, is an
extensive one nud without the Branch
MINIS it must mol only DO subjected 10 the
loss and inconvenience already alluded to,
bu, the important, policy Of the nation in
coming ut least It's own native bullion by
its own MINIS will be IN n very consider.
able degree defeated. For, withou, them,
large portion OF gold will be carried else.
where thaa 10 the Mint al Philadelphia
|, viii DC melted into bars and ipgots, ard
exported as an article Of merchandise aud
exchange to foreign markets; aud TO iba,
extent II least be an injury 10 The national
coinage, or deposited With MINIS Of pirate
coi:agr, established without the authority
&c lie Government. ! need not here, sir,
dIlaio on Tho evils attending tie coinage
Of private Aiu,s. We have had some OK.
pericncc 10 the gold region on this subject,
perhaps under as faNornble circumstances
rs establishments Of this kind could he con.
Quoted, End We have felt the deprec atioa
and want Of uniformity IN the currency
Which will always and inevitably lollos
their operations. By the MINIS Of tie
GoverEmcni, tao, you prevent much fraud
~ buying AID selling ballion, where a rca.
dy means of detection IS furnished, not On.
~ Cor adullcraied metal bot base coin.--
They give Rs also, as far as such establish
meuis can accomplish that end, n cufrea.
cy of coin IN The circles of our own trade
in the gold region. ain no advocate, s,5
for an exclusive metallic currency such s
theory would be found TO be utterly in.
practicable 40 the present condition # cur
couniry, and wholly insufficient Tor Sic
vast commerce of Ibis naiio0. But, slr.
desire to see Inc specie basis enlarged
wish 10 see as much coin as possible 10 tho
m0neyed int cosrsc as fhe people and
| think we have fighs for our share oft
in the gold region Of the places o( pru,uc.
II u. When taken MO Philadelphia our hui.
lion rarely returns 10 the shape Of COM
When converted at the Branch Minis, 3,
crcula,es, and is retained among Us al
least for a considerable time.
Mr. Chairman 10 asking this oppro7ria'
! ton, we demand but an act Of juice 10
thay section Of The country Which seeks
and derives but liulc benefit from The ~
; i-lalion Of tho Government other than ita
general blessings which flow from rs sd.
miuistrarlon. The location al Charlotte
, IS at thriving and popuIoas town, fof TO
interior, and IS central for ali that secuoa
Of the gold region. Making every eoU'
ance for The difficulties which attended tae
commencement Of lis operations, or Il yo1
choose, for miSmanegemeu or early En-
, rors, perhaps iusrParable, from ITS organ,
cation, the beneficial results and success O.
: the Branch Mint al Charlotte have uIy
justified the reasons ol rs establishment
individual enterprise or local exertlon can
not supply ihc less We have sustained. II
must be repaired by the General Go'etn
mcn,, If at oil. We desire no, al expen
sive Or exlrnyasant, but an efficient aLa
safe cslabll hmen'. From the estimate
, and plan Of the Director Of the mother
Mint, this appropriation will answer lhai
purpose. This comparatively small eS'
pcnsc IS Indispensable 20 secure the Object
There is slM aninjured eons'deraeS
amount Of the public property, which can
aud viii b. used in the re.esiNbhshmcn' e'
the Mint, and which would be loss WIN
out. trust, therefore, that this Congress
Will not depar, from policy which nas
been gra7ely adopted, which has proven
beneficial in its practice, aud when Is ",
maudcd by every consideration oil Jus''''
! and proprieiy.
Mr.. Hnmes having intlmaied his pu',
pose 10 offer an amendment to remove w
Branch Min. 20 Charleston, South ,''V"'
M =.
Mr. Bsrringcr, IN reply, said that 50 y,
as the gold region was interested, ' IT,,
nigh, almost us well be NJ Branch "HH
/, MS to remove it 10 Charleston = "
reasons d policy which n, FIRST app0eso
the creation Of lac branch, operate WIZ, 1,.'
much force against Charleston as ~,
dolphia. Charleston is on The Scapo,,s
The miners have little commun'c'ag'
with that city, oxccp, by tho slow ua ~,
i portation Of wagons. 1 IS more INA" 'J n
: hundred miles from Charlotte, when ~ a.,
the centre Of the gold region p pes -.
the increased expense which woul1 " Js
Cured by the removal, there would " Chnr.
entire loss Of the public property IN o.''
loilc. 1t would, in short, be an ~" ,;r.cl
gross injustice to bis State, md ~ ~, IT,. %,
, conflict with the policy which or6rpa''
, tabIlsbed tho Branch MINIS.
Tho amendment offered by MI par" ,5s
err, providing for tho expenditure ~, !" ..
appropriations Cor the Branch W."