Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-02-18

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ao'e degree are gold and silver. Ex>
ieme'y Vaiuaoie on account OF their u
'lh.y IN manufactures and the arts; as
wen as on account Of their adaptedness
10 tne purpose OF currency; easily sub
oiv'aeo INTO minute portions, and ca
Paoie oi resisting the effects Of
iftction ana the action OF chemical a.
gents 10 the atmosphere; found, also. in
sunlcient Quantities to insure sufficient
supply to all the inhabitants OF the globe,
the precious metals were indicated as the
mos. proper material o. money and the
common consent OF ~ nations devoted
.sem ~ sHat use. aa.ever substitutes
ny Dopa. ioxss lsoIa motives '
go r'Po.a, t Po''y ~. unuef '"e pres
.,ns - astona' =. a,I' neeoss,'y, remains
na '"a' MINUS ": so'u anu s''Ves "aS
ove' oeen 'ega'oeu' III all ages ana In
a" eoo"'''es' aS proper ma'ef'ai lor
"'I.y
"o1u'ess hofe u say lhuch OF the
''oue III wn''n .he precious metals are
PtePa'eu 'oI use ny coinage His 10 De
ge'.1u' .S .na. among c'v'''zeo na',ons al
eae', 80: .4o as,es"e"' as 70 Tue modes 10
wnloa '"ey s''a,' 10 employed Is not as
una,''"ouS as tue agreement that they
sha'' oe emP'oyed' IN some mode. 1t
'here were common measures OF weight
among clV'''zeo nations and the divls>
IONS o' 'ne metals were MADE TO cores
ponu WIN 'nose divisions OF weights, the
.acl'y OF international intercourse would
oe gsea''y Increased ana fruitful causes
OF o'mcu''y, ana numerous occasions OF
traua' would oe taken away. In fact,
however each nation has adopted its
own SUBDIVISIONS. In preparing the met
ais ior use as a circulating medium, with
'lttle or no reference TO the divisions
USED ny otheF nations. In this country,
the well kEown divisions are eagles, half.
eagles ana quarter'eag'es, OF gold; and
collars halves' quarters, ,d'mes' and half
d'mes' OF silver. we DO not notice cop
per- oecanse the money made OF 1t IS
co'"pa'a''Ve'y u"lmPof'ant IN amount
ana It's use GOES NOT Illustrate the gener'
p.oPoS'',ohs "iicn we w'sh 10 present.
IN hngland' inc divisions are sovereIgns
ana trac',ons OF sovere'gns' OF gold,
crows anu sn''l,ngs OF SILVER IN France
the o'Vis'ons' ooth OF gold and silver,
a.s fecNo"eu IN w francs ano ahe fractions
o' : l1aae' o.nel-c0un't'es nave their
.espt.'.ve ] ols's'1nS Two agree; SO
va. ona..;o"a :" .equ''s ,Ins s.uuy anu greal
eNpe'.e"oo p..''' W !u"'''y Pelson 20 oecloe
.oo.' .;.aa' o opv" '"T Tt sa'ues VI t"o u'"e1en'
G' ,"arI ~ IU ,mn ,ar.e "e ".l" n,'' na' .a,ss
MIL MIL. :. W. W.: tL 49,: '" ue'o'eu
G,,a % .a ~ =. I h;,. 80 o.., ;"t'r.s,; n ~ 'o'y
'.'u a%a,,;a" ~ ~ h."' ~ "o.,. "u o" "I . I;G,. %
a"o"s H. INV po" c I ~. uIu' , a a
"n,"s ] hs. ~ haoorna - ona"oa.." 49,. ."'ue 10 ~ ~
J;ga,en. % dv;s;"ns % ~" .s,a, "H"'o eas w. ."s
- =" d;tfarant y; ~ oo"n,s;os Wv .rsa @ auop'. "r
.hoon ~ oJ;g J;e..,.ao" soa - .s "o oauso "
;".se ,se as ahaon 10 " Io 'ounu' ', 10 'ouo'
:" '"o a''c"s~ c W a"' WI" INV "a'u'
a',ou"o a. ~" " " "s' ."h:sh ne" "s'' ~ eUuse> ~
lue",o y. "'e"l S uo" ~ '",'s .,, nave
,%;s ues" a 'aS .."' a,op.1u 49,. '.us'la'e
s.'s' p mS % os.,4 e "d at asE",s was enao,eo m!
a. w., ,b', 1 'b pv,oa uhoid VI L""s" s". 's.o
'N ...has, shas Nv pe""y %, s"Tu'o VIZ" my
wv ".L wa. osn.v Uo' a"S .hs. m I'm '"T '.u'o I
1 ."I ~" Ia', ,..aaaxi aIa "a' ,"...I % us'1'
.,''"ee sa". ."o '.a"ua'u 'ss." ~ "'u' W
Tue ",.aSu's's a.,d hs ,.I' ii ;r a' ,bs U"n a a. -
"ou.o a" uI ". 'ne a',,o ".easus.s .s: VI
va'uo ,S "o.e suoJ.. I Nv h o'aes aI'as.o'Ss
'nau .Hoso p''uo.u d.. W .;' u'ne.e"'es VI
suoua'.s.o". 'sa ai -, ,,hnpPP uhu"apPP'y' ."es'
measures % 81 az; Goa,o a" os', ~. nus' uu'
.eea'" trK 1I1 nuIloas na ~ s"e,t ,hs oTn , na,
'1'e. II mug .len'y mas'S we 'ens.n
% ~ MS "a a'." ~ % .uo au s.on"u "easu'e ~
le"e'", - % ivy "ISe'sa'y .Ss W P.s''.o "
P'ooo ~ a "oou y. ."o ''.,'0 eHa'' .ens."' " "
nave s.a'ua'u u. s."'Ie{ he K; SIa S.e ana
pelmaas"t. ,s.L ~ ~. "neh h.,a ni"s nu"aao .I .s:
aecialeu I t.a. penny hh snou,u :. "e'g" .n'l
,"o "neaoo,as' "s s"sug" ~ a, WAS Pos
s'o'e 20 P'eseI'e P'1.e 'nu " me.a, .r 81 '"e
exact we's"' anu 'he,eDy es'aol!sn a
Sutnclently accurate STANDARD OF size