The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-02
More about Shinplasters.

Quite as extensive breeze Is gotten up in
other Southern cities on the shin plaster ques.
ton us in this city. A New Orleans exchange
thus expresses his mind on the worthless sys-
tenn Of paper humbuggery:
We hav1 little desire or reason to impeac h
the patriotism and devotion to the public
veal of any OF our citizens In the present
crisis Of our country. We prefer to cultivate
an unbounded confidence in the earnest zeal
and patriotic fidelity of every citizen OF the
Confederate States. But we are warned by
Divine authority, and by every day expert
ence, that there may be, and frequently is,
zeal without knowledge. The want of small
change in the community, like other wants
of our people, is an annoying one, but
we have yet to learn that it is one of
the duties of our City Government to
supply all the wants Of the people, or
that 1t il within th"ir power to gave such
relief. We want pork, coal, coffee, and
many other things which the corporation
would have quite rs much antbor ity and
power to give the peoplu, AS they have 10
supply them with small change. But it has
yet 10 he proved that the banks, when their
small issues are put out, Will not supply this
want OF small change, which the city author
titles are in snch haste 20 provide for. Is is
not better to leave this bu sIness ia the baaks
which are placed under guards and checks,
and ere subject to liability that the corpora
ton is not 80 bject 10, and which har The coin
that constitutes the only proper basis for u
per circula ton Ii Inerr not direcr legal
liability on the part Of the banks, OF which
every noteholder can avail himself, that does
not exist in regard to the city corporation -
But II Goes not appear that the corporation is
so much influenced by a regard for POPULAR
ty az for its own convenience. We Acknowi-
edge that 1T has, indeed, Il better right to pro-
vide for its own wants and necessities than
for those Of the people, and that it would be
wiser 10 attend to its own proper business
than TO that of the people. It's business is
clearly defined in the charter and tie acts Of
ths Legislature, anu II II properly performs
that, thspeople will rejoice and manifest their
grautudS and appreciation thereof. Theme
cessity Of paying It's debts and its employers,
10 Ops which we recognise ~ obligatory aud
proper u be eonsid1red 81 the CoilDpil,
Kgi IL ths issue or .shiDplssters q We.
eeysaryt proper Or wiss lA0da ri fal.
Alag This etisxstIon X Il u; HE
rsbsuh viii apply With eaanl fsf0s 10 oil
pefsoRs iudsxtdaal OF ebtpsrats, s1Rho mar
have payments 10 MAKE. There alt WxAy u
ear citizens wposS credit u qhite ~ good al
that Of the corporation, wEs would have
quite ~ III ch reason aud right ~ meet their
Liabilities by such Issues, Ana quite ~ good 81
curity to give tor tbs redemption OF the same.
They, too, might anueipsts their incomes,
and pledge them 10Y the ultimate payment OF
their notes. Thsy, too, would have quite a.
mucn rixhf and reason 70 accom- MEDIATE the
demand OF the people for small change ~ .
mere police corporation. Ii 10 certainly not
the first time that the city has been In want
OK money To pay Its officials. but We have
not heard IL suggested before tn al this want
could only be supplied by tho issue Of shin
plasters