The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-21
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deposltors OF gold dust, for coinage II was not
an exaggeration to estimate the coinage of the
mint there at forty millions annually; and ut this
amount, 5000, 900 would be received from depo
stors; $4,000 of which, after deductinp ex
penses, would be placed in The treasury Of the
United States The branch at San Francisco
would not diminish the receipt of gold dust in
New York hve per cent, as it was believed the
mint in California would engage mainly in COIN
age for that State.
Mr.. TUCK iMr. srrMoua yielding the foor)
spoke in favor of receiving Office being establish
ed In New York, the expenses of which would not
exceed more than three or four thousand dollars
annually. This, be Commended, would obviaie the
Claim Ior branch mint in that city. The gen.
tleman from New York (Mr. BsIaGs) had asked
Tor and said that that city had presented
site; but there was nothing bout this in the BILL
not a word The substance of the entire matter
was this: the gentleman was willing to begin with
that sum; and when this shall have been eIoended
the work would not be abandoned, but additional
appropriations would be asked for and voted.
Mr. SEYMOUR, of New York, regretted that
the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr CgAsp.
LER) bad objected to the second reading of the bill
Ihls was unusual, and, SO far as he knew had
seldom been applied TO public measure except
ABOUT which there was but one sentiment really
entertained, and with regard to the result of the
vote on which no one could be mistaken. even
alter discussion for days This was a summary
way OF disposing OF measures brought before Con-
gress, he Knew that In former Congress a
measure similar to this was discussed and exam
ined, and then rejected by small majority They
were now here to consider it anew. Other men
have had their attention called to ii, and public
sentiment had been constantly on the advance.
he would not follow the example of the gentle.
man from Pennsylvania by an allusion to the city
which he represents; he would not talk of the ra-
pacity OF Philadelphia, search the vocabulary
OF eplthets to Gull those which, in his estimation,
would best express the comparative rapacity of
those two rival cities He should not conlpa re the
genfleman's constituents with the daughters of
the horse leech, who are never Satisfied, but
constantly crying, "Giye!'' giyeg" He did not
desire to descend into such arena of contro-
versy before an American Congress. Ii was for
egn to his taste and, if e-eould Judge correctly
to that OF the members of this House. He should
look at as national question, and not merely as
one of scramble between the rival cities and
which shall engross the greatest portion of the
commerce OF the country and patronage of the
Cover nment.
He said he ought not to dismiss the irnnutation
against his State without asking gentlemen on
this floor to look at the past history of that conn
merclal metropolis, and say whether there was
any thing in i to justify the remarks the gen
tleman from Pennsylvania to its detrment; ; or
was il not from the promptings of his own bosom
and the feelings ranking there, that had induced
him to sigmatize ii as collection of horse eeches
and but an extension Of Mapping? ,r..
In the course of his (Mr S.'s) legislative
career interests of rival localities had been strong
ly presented, but never to his knowledge had be
given vote on question which pertained to q
national interest with view solely advance the
last session he voted cheerfuiIy as the gentle
man from Pennsylvani himself for large appro.
priations for the advancement of the particular in
terests OF Philadelphia, as forming of those
great commercial centres of this Union in whose
prosperity we all rejoice, and of whose success we
are all proud.
The gentleman alluded to the Collins line, and
referred to the appropriation as tending directly
to advance the commercial interests of New York;
but he would put it to the MISUNDERSTANDING that
he is patriotic man-whether his vote on that
occasion, of which he (Mr S was proud, was
not strictly given on high national grounds and
for the purpose OF sustaining commercial in
terests against the rivalry of England, backed as
it is by the whole force of the British treasury?
And he knew that, should the question be pre-
sented again, (whether the appropriation was to
affect New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, or New
Orieans,) and appeal be made to an American
Congress whether shall sustain American in
tereets against foreign rivalry, he should have the
vote of the gentleman from Pennsylvania, as well
as the votes OF many others, to sustain such ma
tonal portion.
Mr.. CHANDLER said the gentleman would 2
him the justice to believe that he did not refer to
that circumstance as going INTO the merits of the
question. gentleman on his right put q sneer
in hs face, that the Pennsylvania delegation voted
for the Collins line appropriation; and now his
patriotism was made an argument against him
At this he was utterly astonished. Whenever the
gentleman shall present, from New York or any
other section, national interest, and not local
or personal benefit, he would find him as ready as
appropriation, and do for it what he could by his
speech and vote. ..s...
Mr.. SEYMOUR l hope you will be as ready
to go for the mint proposition as a national ones
ton you did for the Collins steamers
Mr.. BRIGGS (having been alluded to by Mr.
CHANDLER) said that in his remark yesterday, ex-
pressing surprise at votes being given by portion
of the Pennsylvania delegation in favor of the Col
Inns increased appropriation, he did not mean it
in the senee of a sneer, but OF commentator of ex-
treme liberality on their part, considering their
general hatred and jealousy Of New York inter-
ests, as expressed by them whenever any question
interesting to that city is before this House, and
more especially the establishment of mint there
Mr.. SEYMOUR resumed. The gentleman from
Pennsylvania spoke of the sentiment of New York,
which he presumes to understand better than those
who represent that city and State He said there
was little feeling there upon the subject ola branch
mint except during election times; and at others
they care nothing about it. Now, he (Mr.
professed to know something of that city and State
He had no Wall street interests, was he
nected with Mapping He lived farther from the
city of New York than the gentleman from Penn
sylvania did. He spoke of what he knew TO be
the sentiment there and he did not believe there
we're dozen respectable merchants, who under
stand the commercial interests of the northern
part of the country, who do lot coincide in the
opinion expressed that they deem mint to be es.
sentia TO the commerce of the country, and thatit
should be located at the great centre of American
commerce. -,-. s-
In the course of his remarks he said that New
York did not wish to deprive Philadelphia of hav-
ing the principal mint there. All they ask is that
the wants of commerce shall NOT be neglected in
the first named city. branch mint has been
located in Georgia to accommodate the miners
and coinage there, and one in North Carolina for
similar reasons; and in addition to the branch at
New Orleans, one has recently been located on the
shores of the Pacific for the interest of the miners
and the commerce of that section Of the country.
Commerce will concentrate in spite of any law
which may be passed; the laws of trade and
commerce will override all enactments and the
gold Of California will come where /; is for the
interest OF commerce to come, and where those
who are engaged in its trade shall demand il to
come; and that is the great centre of commerce on
our Atlantic shores IL was well known fact
that last year between fifty and sixty millions of
gold dust was brought to the city of New York for
The purpose of coinage, from our own territory on
the shores of the Pacific. TO this is to be added
another large amount The principal portion of
the emigrants from Europe come to New York
The better class of them bring great deal of
foreign coin OF late years The emigration has
rapidly Increased, and millions and millions of
doars are brought thi,her in the shape of the gold
and silver coins of Europe. They desire to have
it changed into American coin The best Judges
estimate this amount at sixty millions. What,
then, ls imposed upon those people. The neces-
sity Of sending or taking every dollar of their
money to Philadelphia, a hundred miles from New
YORK, lor the purpose OF having it placed in a