Washington telegraph., 1847-09-08
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ealiau il they n gonl 10 vali on Col suaNden and
tie9 the mseHaacil miracles which m1mennr.ly
are going on under hs upetison-tFaasmlt.ug
with a tou6h ifaly mifieAl, great ugly wedges oi
gold aud wHaIs shot bars iall oi clipped, Wlu out,
aHHalia aud ualailaui barbarian coins uf all times,
HI.ns aud HsanIe into tie say, swest-iaesl Amer
laaa currency. viii % HsHIHnlIi figure ai l4h-Hy.
HkaIl.ns in execution The slassic grace aud mlies.
4 ol tde antique statutes aH ans side, aHl ON The
alHzF the p5aHa emblem aFzI at nlr national grrlt-
H#s, lHH Process ol denomination aHHaam 20
az HtHoiN Ike That VI ffaH#IHtH! the eaada aBsu-
iHIHfHs uI sam# old G8lhH q lrsreuia Inspiration
mo Zoe msIaa.aas mu e. tHH %. 1a.liks rhythm
aI modern ra#Ea. u stHtHz us tlat l.ahg.fuw
nov must Ha esaUi.y tie sd L d fellow 10 gU'n
ed money uat Of t.s mazIK a'j superstition, mud
faaa rgrHdaFy lore of the NaHam-H aHH Tie urW
aKs.5c Nlszali.. 81 al. lIHags, We zlia4id Ike
Ia have ID epHHei biographical history OF tho ssu.
zaiIaH', gmaligus and oiaaF experiences If a bag
iail uI putaA saldsrs laf instance, aauas tus
HiaH.ss oi m#INag, rlAstIazs a7'lg gi1si drawing,
f###HEi cutting, milling aHa esIH.aF, until lh'!
eamH oui with shining mammg baH, In l.r De-
iHitIH shans ai Nauaeszasuj.1 bali eHgisi and
kIlAppl maHafy oi lh#if#snuflriul|eaIP Pad..rr
Il would b. nal To lifting The ooy,ra al Al editors
hIsIH aud lsz#g him think. aHIui, NH IKE %, Is
#sH 500. fi####H Hia A# #A4H HAi' hHtA A#HthaAiaA
Tat Aaa yet ben conceived.
The machinery u thr Philadelphia Miut is The
-leai of mrnl,sHsaa, prrr,tsB. aud one .iasas be-.
fore the n0ael.ss, symmetrical sud pal.shgd en-.
snrs with something Of The intense fp.nt Of alui.
rliiun Inspired hy ilo highest ordsr Of Naluafy OF
painting The msIs outline, although not dl.ug
ttr eye Wlh "a complete sGaae ID, beauty, is set naI
Z only neat, bot gracefully aud hafmou.0usy d..
posed, ha,nyIul lu0 hand and cyv ol the gIis, a.
/ well as iac hsbIy endowed mHfhaueIin, Dat
ihcf, Is something in the utter silence with whlGh
tlrsscnt ..Eiscnr their allotted aryBas and iir
Undertaking certainly aad ease with which they
perform iber busy aud Meealni functions tAsl
naka thr hear ingn'nriAuiy Hsm.Ilie Iis beating
to lhair silent pu'rau1ns and seem 10 derive bs Q
were, a sense ti strength aud confidence from ilg
uHen.ur, ih- nf1,b.r regularly Il lhesc duml
/ minister, TO ihc UlIi aud genius 0i mas. oar 900.
consciously rPr.ls TO hiuiagi.-"llis mau indeed
created lls' auI what lhaH may hs dare not at
l.np''
The ;wo mo-! Interesting processes Of The Mint
amrre amateur always osrrpung tho baEn
. VI The yellow bly,I are ile milling and stamping.
Milling, as every .yycrul sar uug viii lglly y1l. b
altogether au lfa.t 90 "aarnrr,' bat Tie way they
10 L ai Uncle ~lml HlE is ile irairft and uli.
gis.t thing imssnnbr. F.fia whole b1sAeiul Of
NNAN NNl|NHAITA 81 HF A.f ' A|.' '.| I'|.'
aft taken possession OF hy a mIn with bright
golden roo.gd face who proceeds lN p.e shum
llaiwIft into q bfl,s caHd.aslck sitting ru.r'y
against d steel milestone tAli goes swiftly and u9s.
lessIy round, catching every o'hcT sfcoui "a nail
] bead from ihs hu-s clulIrsiirk and mml, o out
/ In tiir thlpo of rear.rdtel tral.glI Button
I lu.s ore given l1ile die, waasr, oddly enough,
/ they bfr first auihousrd t1lgr. Here, ha.Hrpap.
ped into another rlnlrHlga, il.y nrr '1kan hy
/ 8n Inevitable thumh and finger, which bold ihrm
each aquafitFufa SECOND under lhr foot Of steel
. laslel Lcmlu-l.-vcr we believe hr b. called -
. whe ktcps Stamping away n. Il beating time 10 n
pru-'nh soldiers h1upps. Tie last process sthu
mfacie-irusiurmug The dead and i.ogy hni'3n-
mole Inio golden, glowing, hush faced purse
on.Elty dear TO every hcho.der's hopes aud me.
m1rg.
Asa matter of imperial Justice we must not
forget 10 mention thc splrnldIy built series Of
scales, wrought up 10 such exquisite ssusl ycncs'
rs il is quite impossible, without 0gculaf proof TO
b-li,yc mere uulcifunnf 10 tai To be- capable of.
We slw pair ui large a.-lrs, built of Gothic gold,
Which llr .l daily aud hourly use u Ne.ghng Dot.
OF Sj,OlU in five dollar pieces, turned pilpahIy
from the horizontal by piece Of fine letter plpcr
not 30 hg as dIue
We have no iims to describe all The othor pro.
cess Of coming; but as 40 our readers know how
Z to make money great deal better than we do, We
presume they will not regret our hurry
Weurr informed that thr great ptr.rcincss of
thr machinery aud tho scales .aII manufactured
within tir MINT, wh.Chso ilrC.b.y lUe1 tur aiirn.
uun of every y.slcr Is the direct result hcgonius
aud ldborousn application OF Franklin Pealc, EaI,
who hls boon connected with the Mint for several
ysln, aud hss gradually brought b. mechanical
processes into such intelligent aud haTmoaiul p,uy
as absolutely to cfcnio uu impression Al lrst TINT
Ihry ore endowed with sentence, To his polite.
ness and that Of Col snowd,n, the polished lrra.
urer of the Mint, we are indebted ior an agreeable
and ius.ruc,ns morning
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