The Arkansas banner., 1848-02-15
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UPen reelection, conceive II 10 Dc possible. bat not at al probable. that eOmbinatioa of Pissisum with the lighter and basss metals night bs made b attain the specific gravity of gOd and t is possible also. but still farther from probability. that such compound. especially if covered with good geld. might produce the proper sosad In such ease, h is not 10 be denied that all the usual and raiiOa~i tests would be resissec. and set ct noughi. The false een woaid, then meet all the requirements of
 certain iook, HeigA sowal. resisiaRce so tAs setsa q scids, and even but' The only resort. should PiciOn ever be excited (which is not l,key,l wouId then be to Estcaaaieal ssctoa or elemiesi aaeysis
 Bat in the presented in the paragraph from the "JOurnai of Commerce" the particulars of this con eePtioR wete not present. Besides the omission Of any remark about the bulk of the false coin. which is indispensable to just judgment. it ls expsessly stated that the counterfeit Quarter Eaele m qaes ticueoataias gold to the value Sf -2S and silver tO the value of 10 cen 90 that the profit Of knavery is about lls eeats upon each piece" Now the fH- iRg sp, in this ease could not have been Ptatia1a. else it would have reduced the ''pro6," even below the cost of the manufacture; tkus dePFiving the ecunirrfeiter of his only indncement to the eonmis- sion of the crime. It follows then inevitably, that the Gsiiag yp. Cand say filling app beesuse 32S cents of gold, and 10 cents of silver do not equal. in weight. 2J0 cents of gcld,l over and above the gold and silver, must have been hgAter metal; and. consequently that this false coin, being proper rsigA was of greater brLt than the ;sus pieces of the denomination. It is not tTue therefore, stated by the author of the paragraph quoted ths, thIs fraud only be aseertaiaed by cutting into piece" IL eaa be aseeTtained, by comparing the bslk of the false with that of the true coin.
 Nevertheless, this is. doubtless very ingenious. and dangerous counterfeit; and eveSy one, who has 10 receive gold eon should be upon hts guard agans, imposition
 1 In conclusion, Mir. Editor, will drec, your att tention 10 what, in the beginning, characterized an improper object in the original publication of l the paragraph. It s seen in these words: " Tkis drscorery s krosr snck discyedt on Ae gold eoiAage ef ths Uaited States. tsat tie hepes e the politicians rho desve hat gold should szperccde bank notes, riH bs snt'rsiy Jfrsssrated. '-Here,, we have the old spirit of the Bank revivcd-herc, a true harpy of the credit system-a genuine Pimp and parasite of the horde Of shavers and spec nlators wLo live by expansions and contractOns of the currency, shsws his hiieoas visages and under the spacious pre,e1t of exposing counterfeit coin, nfics upon the pub lie chapter of spurious politics It requires the exercise of ID hitle charity not o believe Ina, such a wri'er is particsps criasis ia Inc fabrication and issuance of the base coinage he describes. for tie treasoHable parPose of disparaging currency of coin, aR. thereby contributing to the return of the miserable days OfPaPer money. But, while pfating of the 'snspicion" which hangs over the gold coin of our country, to such degree tha, it twill be good neither for circulation nor heardinC" does h, forget or can he suppose others to be fofgetful that for eounerfei, gold coin, there have been one kundred coGnterfc hank notes or that the fa- eiy for counterfciiiag the latter much greater than for tho former, ihe facility for making and working paFer exceeds that of mining and working gold CT that, in addition the loss. in dcisi by coanterfts, thsre is, ofen, the wholesale rgin of communities well as oi iudividua's, by Bank fai- lures If an individual should fear to lay up gold coin, because there are, etea, many and Ingenious eOunteFfc;,s in circu ulaon, nat should bc Inc char ac.er and dcg'ee ef his apprehension, in regard to paper couDterfvs and Bank failures combined No-No let not lis woud-b be statesman but un- princplel and shallow specuator, 'lay the Aatter- ing anction to his soul that the holy hope of those patriots, who have so long and SO s'renuously Prayej and labored that gold should superce e bank noes, will be frustrated.'' Not so. Our people, and the age in which they lve are progressive and improving. They were ds,aded long enc gh; an. n., now that. like the rrodiga son. they have had their eyes and their consciences opened and awakened To
 their irue interests thsy will be found return- ing to feed, uPon husks, among the swine. NIT. Webster said truly that National Bunk was an "oosOlete dea;" and it is consoling 10 the patriot to find that the Pes'ilent horde of State Banks is gradually following in its footsteps to oblivion. Toparaphrase the sentiment of celebrated French man-"mankind will never bc truly free or happy, until the last Bank"r shall be struggled with the bowels of the last SPecuator" S.B. 1 Little Rock Feb. 10 IS4S
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