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THf NATIoNAL ERA WASHINGTON, H. e, OCTOBER 20 1851

WAsHINGroN's OPINION OF PAPER MONEY
The following letter, written by Gen. Washing
ton more than seventy years ago, on the paper
or bank currency question, viii be read lust
now with more than ordinary interest:
MOUNT VERNON, FEB. u. 1887.
DEAR SIR: Your favor of the 3oth ult. came
duly to hand. To give an opinion in a cause
of 80 much Importance as that which has warm
ly agitated the two branches of your Lepisla-
ture, and which, from the appeal that Is made.
is likely to create great aud perhaps dangerous
divisions, is rather a delicate matter; hut as
this diversity of opinion is on q subject which
has, believe, occupied the minds of most men.
and as my sentiments thereon have been fully
and decidedly expressed long before the AS
sembly either of Maryland or this State was
convened, do not scruple to declare, that if
had voice in your Legislature, it would have
been given decidedly against paper emission,
upon the general principle of its utility as a
representative, and the necessity of it as me-
dunn. To assign reasons for this opinion
would be as unnecessary as tedious; the ground
has been so often trod, that place hardly re-
mains untouched; in a word, the necessity
arising from want of specie is represented as
greater than it really is. I contend that it is
by the substance, not the shadow Of thing,
that we are to be benefited
The wisdom of man, in my humble opinion,
cannot, at this time, devise a plan By which
the credit of paper money would be long sup
ported; consequently, depreciation keeps pace
with the quantity of emission, and articles for
which it is exchanged rise in a greater ratio
than the sinking value of the money Wherein,
then, is the farmer, the planter, and artisan.
benefited? The debtor may be, because, as ]
have observed, be gives the shadow in lieu of
the substance, and in proportion to his gain
the creditor or body polite suffers. Whethss
it be legal tender or not, it will, as has been
observed very truly, leave no alternative
must be that or nothing. An evil equally
great is the door it Immediately opens for spec
ulation, by which the least designing, and per-
haps most valuable part, of the community ara
preyed upon by the more knowing and crafty
spectators. But, contrary to my intention
and declaration, am offering reasons in sup
port of my opinion-reasons, too, which, Of all
others, are less pleasing to the advocates of
paper money. l shall therefore only observe,
generally, that so many people have suffered
by former emissions, that, ike burnt child
who breads the fire, no person will touch it who
can possibly avoid it; the natural consequence
of which will be, that the specie which remains
unsupported viii be instantly locked up.
With great esteem and regard, am, dear
sir, &C., GEORGE WASHINGTON.
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way, and where it would not be of the least pos
sibie benefit to California. What folly, then, it
Is to cry that we have no interest in the ques-
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we turn, and shall continue to meet it until its
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The Nevada Democrat., 1857-10-28
A Garden In Calaveras County-Egyptian


The following description Of q new product
in this State, with also an account of noun
tain garden, is taken from the Calaveras Chron-
ic6 -
We have now before us, upon our table, one
of the most interesting and curious specimens
OF cereal productions upon which the eye can
rest or the mind can contemplate. 1t is "a head
OF Egyptian corn, from the garden OF Mr. l.. M.
Schrack, Of the Golden Gate Ranch four miles
from Mokelumne Hill, ON the Stockton road.
The seed OF this Interesting production was OBJ
tnined from Texas. having been originally pro-
cured from the Surroundings Oft Egyptian num-
my. Thus, after CESSATION OF three thousand
years the earth briugs forth this corn in its sec
ond birth, to contribute to the support of new
civilization; and by its immense productiveness
to sustain u new population in u new world,
soon to be as dense as that which peopled the
valley OF the Nile. So immensely productive
is this corn under the culture Of Mr.. Schreck,
and which is only an evidence of what il has
been aud may be everywhere, that we can read
lily conceive tho whole arabic surface of the
earth converted into city, with only a small
garden to each tenement, and yet none wanting
bread. The sample before us s seventeen inch
es in its longitudinal circumference, and ten
inches in its transverse. The interior core is
only half an inch in diameter at its base, throw
ing of multitude OF small branches each one
LescuuhuB bOmeNudV u nehu OF wheat, aud
compactly filled with seed. Each stalk bears
from four to six of these immense ears and
from the very late period at which this was sown
and it's early maturity the probability is that it
will produce two crops In the year. The grain
which sometimes resembles corn, though not so
large nor hard, has very thin hull, white inte-
rior, and pleasant taste.
The garden of Mr.. Schrack, taken altogether,
is an admirable evidence of what California
land can produce under proper culture. Upon
his grape vines is the third crop. and they are
still blooming. From the same planting of
broom corn, he has already cut two crops, and
the third is almost matured; new shoots having
been thrown out as fast as the matured heads
were cut.
He has also raised some fine specimens Of the
Chinese sugar cane, which is soccupying 30 much
of the attention of agricultnrists, and which is
destined soon to be one Of the most valuable
and common crops. This in its botanical struc-
ture aud general appearance, very much rescm-
bles broom corn. only the seed is black, aud the
branches which bear it are not so long