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

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country where il is to be located is denied that
the commerce generally centres al two great points OF his
continental New Orleans and New York. EmigIanls
arrive a these points, foreign gold comes 70 these points,
and from these points 10 circulated again through the
country and It does seem 70 that Il those points We
ought 70 locate MINIS Ills stated thai eight millions
OF gold are brought BY emigrants into New York and
ron there pass into the interior. In the country where
i've and along the whole line Of the lakes and the west
ern rivers where the goes we feel the inconve
nience OF this foreign CON- the value OF which - not gen
orally understood by the community into whose circua-
ton il is introduced One great why goes there
is because there is mint al New York, and no means
without great Inconvenience and departure from tnsif
route, OF getting II changed into American CON- lhe
whole interior oil the country therefore, are In
having mint al those points where foreign gold arrives,
and from which Il is DISTRIBUTED These points are New
Orleans and New York do think ought 10 establish
them there without any reference 10 local feeling and its
effect upon other am not desirous oil seeing the
mint al Philadelphia removed Or impaired IN its power
have no desire TO the mins in Georgia and North
Carolina renoved but when hear arguments against the
mint at New York. upon the ground OF expense and that
too from those having minis not coming as much money
as il costs 10 keep up the establishments, it seems
strange argument upon economy have desire see
the abolished in Georgia and North Carolina how
ever, for all that shall make no motion 70 do that
But ii am compelled 10 choose between the mint New
York and these mints shall once to remove them
New York, where they will be useful or abolish them
both are told that very little expense to take
that would be but little expense to take the gold by
means OF railroads. from Georgia and North Carolina
Philadelphia, or to New York, and have coined there
have j coined there Still find that not dollar goes
there for that purpose The inconvenience enough to
prevent its being carried there The minis have
they are not at the points where commerce and emigra
ton centre They not at the points where foreign
com collects and that is the reason why they
paratlvely useless But II we are to put our minis in
places where emigration and commerce do not arrive
we may have twenty or fifty mints, and still have the
same inconvenience as we have now think that we
taton, and one also in California.
Mr.. PEARCE. The honorable senator says that the
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Mr.. PEARCE The gold Of the neighborhood ia not
all coined at those places but finds its way Phadel-
more desirable to have it coined at Philadelphia
Mr. DICKINSON. II any one has paid any attention
70 the Bank OF Missouri he will see the fact that there
Of beng circulated among the people From that mass
was taken without its being known that was
gone, and they driven to the necessity OF counting
missing The whole foreign gold OF the country instead
d circulating among the people, thrown the vaults
of the banks, as always will be- and then large amounts
may be distracted without its being known that it was
missing. Another fact which forgot to state when
was up before Il has been often said that there is moth
ing lost between New York and Philadelphia That is
Lme
Mr.. BADGER. do not mean to 90 into the discus.
sion again. But the honorable senator from Illinois
Mr. DoUGLAs has expressed his surprise and astonish
ment that my friend from Georgia tMr DAwsoNl and
nssef are against the establishment of mint in New
York, because we have some established in States
proper at time TO establish mint in my State, that
am to be deferred from opposing what look upon
waste OF the public money Now, i for
one will not vote for any such project And far from
being disturbed in consequence Of little branch mint at
Charlotte which have already admitted is a humbug
and not necessary any purpose OF the country aarge
and for the establishment OF which would not have
acted If had been hereyet far from being influenced
by motives Of that sort rather than vote for branch
branch mint at New York. believing, do, that il is
that the is wrong and will be
productive of disastrous results would rather that the
branch mint in North Carolina should be destroyed
should be willing that the little, poor, and palry patron
extended by the United States North Carolina should
be Withdrawn from her. now and forever But permit me
to say that when it was withdrawn although might be
felt there, BY comparison is small that the United
States would not be able to discover the gain except by
the wise and extraordinary process OF people who
having lost parcel OF money, obliged to count
what left before they could tell the of the loss
trust that neither my friend from Georgia nor myself
stands here bound to support any proeco to estab
lish branch mint anywhere and at any expense or for
any purposes Or II we do not to be twed with the fact
that there branch mint in North Carolina and Georgia
did not aid in putting them there: care nothing about
the branch mint there So far from beng influenced by
Of that kind, scorn the assertion The
branch mint IN New York 10, in my Judgment, unwIse,
unnecessary, extrayagant and wasieu Ia its expend
ture and ultimately intended to break down the old and
faithful establishment at Philadelphia. never will vote
for it. II that is considered want Of, deviation
from, my usual modesy, can only say that am sorry II
il be am happy to be corrected by The honorable sena
tor from New York, who is remarkable for his mod
esty 4.ssss.s 3.
Mr. DICKINSON called for the question
MI. KING. The other day, MIR. President, said a
few words upon this subject stated that, al the proper
tme was prepared TO vote for the establishment OF mint
California but did not think that the proper time bad
arrived As senators know, we have now great diff
Guilty with regard TO that country When the other cues
tons adjusted hoped that this subject would then
come up separately and unconnected with any other
subject am not prepared now to go against the amend
ment OF the honorable senator from Missouri | should
prefer that il should be taken upon its merits, how
ever.
With regard to the establishment OF mint at New
III il was original question, coming up for the decision
OF Congress, to where the mint should be established
should say nnhesiatingly in New York. We, however,
have mint at philadelphia, conveniently situated in
many respects New York The little expense and diff
6culiy that occur in transporting the bullion 10 New
York are not conceive, great as TO justify our gong
into additional expense to establish another mint II
Of my friend from New York, il could consider that
the public interests would be promoted by the establish
ment of such branch.
agree with the senator from Georgia that this is not
question for The benefit Of any city whatever We
not TO look at the interest of New York city, to the
interest OF Philadelphia city, We are to look at the
great interests Of the country and do what to
promote those interests This is the only government in
the world il il proper TO remark. far as know. where
there ID than mint know that there Is gov
eminent whose territory Ii nearly large our own.
where the gold dust brought thousands and thousands
of miles the mint, there being but one mint alude
10 Russia With regard to others the senator from Mary
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