Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-01-27
OperatiOnS Of the Sub-treasury-.

*, VPoiouvuo VI tuO ,puU-NOdoulJs
ibe sspecie clause" of the Independent.
Treasury law went into operation on the
first day Of January. Although the oppo.
nents ofthe measure throughout the 5coun.
try have done every thing in their power
to throw obstacles and embarrasments in
the way Of the officers of government, we
are pleased to learn from the democratic
papers Of the city Of New York that every
thing is working finely. The editor ofthe
Globe, who has taken some pains to ascar.
tain the actual condition of matters in tina,
city, so far as relates 10 the Assistant
Treasurer's department, makes The follow.
ing statement I'm ,..s, l..s l'.,. ..s..
"lt appears that from Monday to Thursday
Of last week 1.-THE. last four days before the
specie clause took effect, the amount, paid
in to the Assistant .Treasurer's Office in
this city was $4,000. From Monday to
Thursday of this week, in the same
number Of days, under the specie regula.
ton, the amount received in gold and silver
coin, was $l25,O00, being an increase Of
three hundred per cent. There have been
already, as we are informed, several I'm.
manly attempts made to embarrass the
Treasurer, by making payments in the
kinds Of coin that will take the most time
or give the most trouble in counting. For
example, in one day $74 were paid with
halt dimes, by asingle individual !; in other
cases, agents Of some of the Wall street
brokers, have brought large quantities Of
the smallest denomination ofspecie, and
foreign coin Of almost every description.
On Thursday, about $50, 900 were received
in various kinds Of coin and yet the Trea.
surer has had no dificultyas he assures III.
in getting along with these receipts, and
the legitimate business, with the aid Of only
two clerks" y $Er t@s.s9t >3-.;-;sS .s
TARIFF FAcTs. We copy from the
last Washington lPa. J Examiner, the fol.
lowing facts in relation to the operations
Of the .Brittish Free Trade Tarifofls46;y'
We trust our federal friends will not feel
grieyed at the evidence Of aruin'' here sst
forth: Z; Ss
"Mr. D. TAYLOR, Of South Strabans
township, having q small lot Of Wool on
hand, and not being able to sell tisfor as
he, supposed it was worth at home, con.
cluded to forward it to New England,which
business was transacted by Gen. Callahan.
A few days since, Mr.. Taylor received
"the return" Of his clip, and upon exnnin.
alton found that il averaged fony-one cent?.
after deducting all expenses. 4 ..yqa
The very highest price that was offered
for this identical lot Of wool last year was
only 20 cents per pound. The whole. lot
consisted 1880 pounds, which at 2ss cents
would amount to $7s, 40. i Atthe prices; ;of
the Manufacturer it brought the SUM of
$l22,S6. from which deduct ~, SO, .thes.
mount Of expenses, and you have lelf &II4,.
50, q, ~ more than could have bssn
obtained at home. !" h I: Il. q HI assti
After reading this extract, We presume
the weol.growers sof Washington counsy
must be perfectfully satisfied thntthe Polk
Tariff will "ruin'' them forever! Here ID
a welEattested fact, verified by names.
which cannotfailto convince the most rab.
id ultra-protectionist, that all the crusade!a.
gainst the Tariff S46, is utterly ground.
less and useless I.peniy eight cents wss
offered to Mr.. TATLoR for his wool during
the glorious whig Tariff fof Is4o. but now
ne obtained Jorty-one cents per ~. under
the ssruinous" free-trade Tariff oE le4e!
Would It NOT be- well TOR The federal edi.
tors TO notes fact likorthe Abovesg insfsad
Of making Idle assertions without founda.
ton and without sense2-Pils Post, -.
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