The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-30

naming an a<saysr among others Then, supposing il
10 take two ysaIs 10 get the mint ready for operation. the
10th sectonis TO authorize the appointment oil the assayeI
Immediately, 70 open assay ONCE which is part OF
that mint and is 10 DO absorbed mi when the mint goes
'MrcLAY. understand il now. Ihays risen mere
y TO express hope that we shall gsta vote upon the
subject As soon as we can. With regard 10 myself.
70 70. TssR 70 e n'o assss,on spSa this mattel
in conversation with some friends, all came to con-
clusionad il s one that has been since BY
subsequent eyenis-thst q mint - San Francisco was
necessary and should be established without further de-
Now sir, with respect to the other mint at New York
am also satisfied that that also should be established
When in New York was in the sub-treasury Office, and
saw the mass OF gold there talked with the merchants and
think that il is necessary Now while say this, there
are two minis in existence which think are not
saryone 10 Georgia, and the other in North Carolina
Twill say nothing about them now, however l had
trouble enough when they fret established in trying
to defeat them. But am in favor OF the New York
mint, and also Of the San Francisco mint think that
both OF them necessary and have risen merely 10
say tina, hope we shall have the question taken at
once.
Mr.. SEWARD | do not know whether the object OF
this amendment is to strike out the provision for the miat
in New York OF not.
Mr.. DICKINSON No, no.
Mr.. BADGER am quite as anxious as the senator
from Kentucky TO have the question taken upon this sub
ject But nevertheless, will take the liberty of stating
men and why, unless il is disconnected with the estab.
lishment Of mint at New York shall feel myself com
PEELED TO vote against the whole bill.
was remarked by my friend, the senator from New
York over The way INF DcKIssosl the other day, that
was little remarkable that the strongest opposition to
the establishment OF branch mint in New York pro-
their neghborhood II my honorable friend had only
considered for moment, he would have seen that the
answer to that is very simple one that It Is very re-
mint in New York should be the and represent
aves Of New York But, sir, as remarked to the
honorable senator the other day. when made that OBJ
I'm thntfh
DINA and Georgia already established is mere acci-
dent but SO cannot be with regard to the remarkable
circumstance in the strength Of the advocacy in favor Of
North Carolina and. will add, OF Georgia, also. II the
senator's representing that State would not consider y IN
some degree unknd-l look upon both OF these as being
very unnecessary branches TO the mint OF the United
States. They were established, however, upon some
probable. some plausible ground Of public propriety
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States the OF converting the products Of the mines
into the gold coin Of the country; the gold produced
being, at the time and under the existing Inconvenience
Of transportation through the country not capable oil
being sent without much loss OF time, and without much
expense transportation, the mint in Philadelphia for
the purpose OF assay and coinage
But on the other hand, Mr. President after all that
has been said, not has been assigned why any
mint should be established in the city OF New York;
mint of the United States, and selecting site at which
that mint should be established We have mint, and
mint within five hours distance from the place where
peent TO coin all the bullion and all the foreign coin that
will need recoinage and reason that have yet heard
necessity REQUIRES The estsbshmsnt Of mint in The civ
of New YORK. Whom will il benefits All the country
at large. What amount OF money will i save 10 any
probability is that the interest on the annual outlay in
maintaining that mint after it is erected would deay all
the expenses of transportation Of foreign gold and bullion
from New York TO Philadelphia for coinage. and return
il to New York, paying the insurance upon its transport
alton for its safe return Now for what purpose is the
mint to be established Why this public money to be
been entirely unable to see any concur upon this sub
ec entirely with the views expressed the othef day by
my honorable friend from Maryland who sits near me.
On the contrary there seems to be some very strong
why there should be branch mint of the United
States established in California | shall not enter into
supposed in the explanation given by the senator from
Mississippi, that the assay Offices might for the
present in the State Of California. entirely satisfied.
after the statements made that they will not the
purpose and therefore il is important to the United
States, important TO the whole country beneficial to the
whole country, that mint should be established there
Senate with repetition OF them-two years ago, some
what at large my views against the appropriation OF
money for branch mint in the city OF New York. As
for the mnts in Georgia and in my State, will say
ths II is, believe il is understood to be- TO
great extent, humbug TO establish them, and there is
no such necessity as was supposed when the mns were
erected there they have this advantage cost very
little money they occasion very small annual exPend
i,are and they distribute little OF the public money
IN part OF the country where but very little has ever
been expended.
We now propose an outlay Of hall million OF dollars
and yearly annuity Of sixty seventy thousand dollars
for the purpose OF establishing branch mint in the great
commercial emporium Of the United States What strikes
my view as an additional and ovefpowerng objection to
this matter H. that, think we cannot but perceive,
the real and immediate effect OF this establishment is not
merely to add branch to the mint system OF the United
States, but TO transfer the principal mint from Philade
phia TO New York. IL cannot be believed, SIR. that III
such mint shall be established. and put in force in New
York, the people Of the country ever could maintain
there two establishments in immediate propnquy TO each
other II appears TO perfectly obvious TO the whole
country that the other OF them must be entirely
necessary not disposed TO take from the city OF Phil
adelphiadear to The American people by many revou-
tonary history associations and trans
her in commercial prosperity and wealth, and must in the
nature OF things make her advance above Philadelphia
still greater, in the progress OF time. am not for strip
ping her OF what given her, and Of what she
has well used, merely for the purpose OF adding every
species OF incidental advantage 10 the immense over
towering, vast prosperity which centres in the city OF
New York. envy not the city OF New York her great
ness. Certainly not What she has she has obtained
partly BY natural partly by her enterprise she Is
entitled to II all But reason in the world why
the government should step in and lend its assistance 10
would far rather vote for bill to abolish every branch
mint IN the United States than TO vote for bill to es
tabsh branch mint in the city Of New York the me-
cessary and Inevitable effect OF which, in my Judgment
will be TO destroy the mint in Philadelphia, and, far
depends upon this government lend its aid TO the
successful competitor OF that city in outstrPping her.
These are my views, and shall therefore vote against