New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-13

Receive them because you must but never pay then OFT
Keep supply Of American coin ard sell all the spanish
trash 10 the Mint the brokers' rk your goods 10 dol
srs dimes and cents and advertise he fact aud be assured
you will reap rich reward. Let New York merchants
wipe out the disgrace fastened upon them through their
own folly by all foreigners who think as our Louisiana
friend Goes that you will all shave for penny.
It's idle 70 hope for any ssstancs from Congress there
are too many Slantons 10 that body intent making
money at the rate OF g. 600 month, and willing to sell
themselves to whoever their services and will pay
for them
They care ne more for the Of the people than
by.ns does for the suengs Of the lamb he about TO sp
proprists 10 sppease bis appetite.
In the act establishing chesp postage the old fogys Of
its authors very apparent and equally so that it. and the
consequent coinage of three cen. pieces has done 70
ften this penny shave upon the country II the rates had
been Ied they should be- in squot parts Of the dine
that IT, a. and 10 cents for single double treble, and
qusdruple rates upon letters there would have been
thing buying three cent pieces sad passing them
of at four per cent profit II people would stick TO the
,tiDg sbsurdity, FIVE quarter dimes would make
shilling.
The coinage of dollars and aiquOt parts Of dollar after
the Spanish custom Is another Of the sbsardities Of
Federal currency or rather departure from the
simplicity Of all its other p4rts The Of dollar should
be reformed Of existence in America and sent with It's
aquo parts Of halves qsarters eighhs sKteen,hs aud
almost thirty seconds back 10 spain, where they belong
or else into the melting pots Of the Mint and in their places
give US puces OF ten dimes and all the decmsl squO
parts down to one.
Our gold coins follow this besutifu system Of aiq1ot
division from the double eagle down to the quarter eagle
and then 10 cap the climax OF absurdy it jumps OF to the
gold dollar.
Can the author Of this coin tell why it not made
an slquo part of the eagle why it made much
ike the hafdme 10 size and shape, that with little gilt
upon the latter the dollar and hsdne often change places
in the passage through hands in the night time.
z IL Congress would give the people gold coin, Of the
value Of onequarter Of eagle and coin il with hole
through the centre so Il could not be mistaken for any
other CON- would become the most popular aud most
useful coin in America because it would facilitate and
greatly add to the convenience Of making change while
continue TO count by dollars and quarters of that oon
If possible to get rid of the dollar and its s4uot
parts we should prefer to have the smallest gold CON-
fifteen dimes while had silver Of one two three
and 90 on up to ten These could be readily distinguished
Of the piece or by prominent. figures Of g. and on!
VIII any one contend that reform in the currency is
not one devoutly to wished for and which pro-
ressive people ought lay hold Of and insist upon having
II is reform which ought to be insisted upon by all the
press who have influence upon the public mind and
ton of the people, so far s6olishng the practice Of
counting in shings IS concerned, and by driving the
misebe old Spanish coin out of circulation stop the de-
moralizing practice of shaving for penny