New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-20

,o,o.,. EMPLOYED take the necessary "r,s and ia
uss. upos The blank steel bgurc AFTER figure tad the
vieh is complete. Tits process, uue.s the oombivs-
fies 10 sbu,nsly oompbested Oceu ,ies ab ,ut dag
ssa half Of Q trsSsf.rsrs tine for p,sie o. four
peke, The apsfe,er Is generally expert msohnif q,
cad h paid wages varying from go to go we. KY.
Tbus IL will be seen that the banker sho pays sO the
usps price Of plate Of four notes gves tnat som,
not for what he iDDoeently suppcsss 70 be n7Tiy
engraved" pbste but in reality for the nse OF csf,
tan dee, or typee which have been 1sed again sed
sgsis, and will continue TO be u.eo WINE yed INC
esorous revenue they do til the Legislature, aod
The pubic Requirements, make radical change IN the
prcser defective syetem.
ANY practical eIeraver Who m.y be consulted on
the sob.cf will cay that the whole danger 10 our tPer
money lies in the possibility Of combining dinsIent
uieess Of engraved work 20 as y represent soy
mined model IL eourse, taking the bank nOSs sIeay
engraved in this country a. a staod udl. "ohe we
ated companies only little over lhiio VI
the professional bsckD eDgravers, ana snle o'aefs
are beipe ducated the orger employ the BEST en-
craving talent 10 the market for his purpose a. the
work ia dore in detached parts: m$p OF I5s pest
attentions may be deceived as 20 how ms work ~ 70
he spphed-it may BE- for book or label, "a IN the
ssse u the Austrian forgery, one OF our best and most
,~p.et.d ar engraved the head Of the Empress OF
Ast,is, supposine il wss TO DO employed as wrapper
fur 40 article OF fancy soap.
TIE check forgery there are two ways eft, indepsnd
sxt OF water marx protection. IRE brst - 10 cause all
the engraved nsterisl dee rolls &c, as well as the
finished "a complete plate 70 be deposited WITH the
The plat when worn and to prohibit the repetition OF
the same besos priDcip.l vigDettes on any notes
but those issnsd by the bark who first published
them. This mode would give the Dlis OF eaen bank a
DIST, Give character, ard prevent the bills oil via
Cat Bank in the District OF Columbia from beng
mistaken fos those Of legitimate one IN Ne foTk
Csy. ....-e.-, u;.b ,ho
toners trade is 10 cause each plate or bill 10 be 40
entirety tbst il should be . continued device co.
graved on the plate from which the notes are
nat lumber Of bsckDeyed SUI ects pat together w
6shiop. TO reproduce any bill made IN the last
fashion would involve an expenditure OF time money
and talent cut Of the reach VI the counterfiter, and
eenA snly be doCe by skil4ul and patient labor;
fsreery would cease 10 be paying business. Tue
tel glsph and our rapid inteJcOIDmDnieati)n would
psey.i ths uttersnce If sufficient number Of conn
feIts should he be able to produce oDe) to pay Tor
tenth Of the time necessary for ts manufacture.
Under the present system, the t0rgers possessing
bescs Of Washington FraIkhn, lafayette, q few con-
ntrclal scenes and occasional marine subject with
some pieces Of lathe work, make any cOmolDalon
tie Consolidated Company Of Eopsvers are capaj ne
of. Ii ID paying b0siDsss TO the kDave OF company
of kHsves they generally bupt IN packsl who Will pro-
care the oies with which 70 follow the changes or CON
bipatiOps Of legitimate engraving concerns bat u
could not psy to iuitsto gsnuioe note when 1t would
have TO BE- copied ue for line, dot for dotstamped,
too With the individuality that every able artist yes
On bis work whether with the buIio, the pencil or the
chi ell again the fOrger would be deprived OF tie
principal means Of getting bis work done, fr sho aid
be- solicit an epgrsver TO do what he could not bat
know wOuld be a forgery, he would be, III all proba-
blity h6nded TO policeman. While bank notes coz
Abne 10 he made by piecemeal forgeres will iocrea'e
The esse with which every requisite materlal-steei,
presses paper 70 b. procured, of sTs too strong
stempiaiion the vicious and only the u!tsrers and
pnbt.Is Of bad money Gao be brought to justice,
while tire principal evidoeB get rich and pursue their
trade uninterrupted T. c. X.