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event is greatly to be depored and in its accomplishment
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Mr. DICKINSON Mr. President. do no. perceive
by repetition. Nor can we strengthen the arguments BY
repeating Them upon either side OF the chamber.
Mr. DAWSON. know. Mr. President that the
friends OF this measure desire little discussion upon
the question as possible for when the facts shall Be-
eciied and shall be understood by this body and the
country. think il will be nantes, 10 every gentleman
The establishment OF this branch mint he is not voting
for the interest OF the country
Now, sir, the first question PROFOUND Is one which
the establishment Of branch mint in the city q New
York be for the benefit OF the country, and will II be
the discharge Of their duty on the part oil The Congress
the United States 10 make everything easy and pleasant
statement OF facsl We have already four mnts IN the
United States, and 10 establish another Tor Cali
fornia: that will make rye and one Tor New York,
which will make six. What Is the capacity OF these
various minis Can they coin all the bullion and ioega
gold or silver brought into this country They can coin
with perfect four times the amount that mas ever
come or will come Tor years INTO mis- country. ina'sM
fact
millions No other year since the foundation OF the
government has il ever amounted 10 Tour millions OF
gold That twenty millions was coined with perfect
ease not employing the machinery eenth part Of the
time The certificate was before us the other day. The
thousand FOR transportation between New York and Phil
adelpha l. then contend that the capacity OF the mint
Philadelphia is equal TO the coinage OF four times the
amount brought TO tof bullion dust and foreign coin
III that be nue. the question propsnnded to this
What would we do individually for our own interest,
II the capacity OF the machinery IS sufficient to coin
would we establish another What we would nj, %
for our own individual interest, we aggregate
of representatives. Can we as senator's do that which
we would not do in our individual capacity Now, sir
ic fnrfh he n mint
Not the convenience of the country, but il is only The
convenience Of the merchants OF the city OF New York
What convenience Why j. taking insi, money back
York, they have to pay five thousand dollars upon
every eleven millions. What are 10 do to save this
little expensei Take that up and compae i with the
New York by merchants who barter their goods there
The duty of exchange would amount almost 10 two mil
lions; and yet we, SENATOR'S are to provide SO that
they shall not lose cent How are You % provide for
.-and submit il to every who regards the rghsoi
the people. The honorable senator from New York says
they lose fifty thousand dollars annually Who lose II
The eminent merchants OF the city OF New York | an
always ready to give them any profession that can give
lily thousand dollars How 10 Transmitting the uos
s s wa Il New AZ who's.
pense, and to what amount Five hundred thousand
dollars pay out and you propose to tax the people
Fifty thousand dollars 10 the merchants the city Of New
York Look at the proposition No wonder the senator
from New York does desire this question to be nves
do YOU dol You appropriate 1--WE hundred Thousand doll
lars to erect that mint, with the interest upon which,
six per cent makes thirty thousand dollars making
in all upwards of hundred thousand dollars year
taxing the aborers OF the country, not TO save fifty
thousand dollars, but five thousand dollars, 10 the mer
chants OF the city OF New York. This is the ground
upon which you legislaie and these the positions you
occupy when you take this step
Why, sir, no other country upon earth has better
mint than we have But, Mr. President. another idea
about THIS here is the question: and let US come fairly
question whether it is prudent whether il is expe
dent, to the mint OF the United States from Phil
adephia 10 New York Now, let the bill be presented
delpha to the city Of New York-then / would con
slider it How would that be! II you pass it, all III,
machinery will be transferred to New York You can
send the public property you can transfer it, and nothing
am not DESTROYS OF prolongng this debate. there.
fore say, that would feel justified in appropriati
FIVE hundred thousand dollars OF the money OF thu
country, with appropriation OF one hundred thou
sand dollars yearly, to save small amount supposed
to be lost in transportation between PhiladephA and
New York. know il to be reasonable for the gentle
men OF New York, who represent the State OF New
York, TO desire mint there and know that the ver
mint they desire is the mint OF the United States now 10
Gated in the city OF Philadelphia When they wish
it, come TO II fairly, and say that New York - TIE
proper place for the mint, and the government Of The
United States ought to remove from the city OF Pha
delpha, and then will have the question before Us
fre8ioent, the sake Oh
conflict between the two cities. put upon the
pie unnecessarily, merely TO put mint IN the CITY d|
New York.
Suppose il was DONE and that my friend from lh.|
State Of Massachusetts,, who sits before me, Mr. DAVIS
was TO ask for branch mint in the city OF Boston what
right would you have to object 10 IL! II New York ~
entitled to one why not Boston II certainly costs Dos
ton something to transfer their bullion from Boston
Philadelphia for coinagea great deal more, as the DIS
lance is greater And the same rule which would a.
thonze us to establish one in New York would justify
us in putting one Boston, and the would apply c
the city OF Charleston. Are TO subserve the interests
OF particular location, and :ax the country to hes|
large amounts annually, for the benefit OF the lew au'
expense OF the many
Mr. President. thought we acting in reorr|
OF retrenchment; but here we are spending amos|
equivalent to million OF dollars and for what purpose
For what immediate purpose we intending 70 DO tn
or what interest do we intend to subservef IL Is hf
saving OF FIVE thousand dollars annually to the CITY
New York. Can well do il as Representative oil n'
State from which come Dare do in Upon whz
principle could | justify myself None should
following nv feelings rather than my Judgment becaus
like pleasant association with the merchants OF M
CITY OF New York, and like TO have their shining lace
cast upon me when meet them. In my individual cal
pacty, may do the polite and clever thing in my rsp
from Kentucky begs shall call for the orders
the day. and therefore ask that this question be
MIR Mr. DICKINSON. hope the honorable senator iron
Kentucky Mr. CLArl will give way for few momenrI
while make some reply to my friend from Georgia; -,
DIcKNsoNl will allow me, l have some words TO say
and he can answer them all at the same time. J..
Mr. DICKINSON. / thank the senator; | would pre- I
fer saying what have TO say under the suggestc
Of the senator from Georgia, [Mr. DAwsos.l that av'
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