The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-12

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Acsivity OF subscriptious--a Ialf Million
Day stiil Coming In-C. REGULATION Of
1 D"se Cotn-Sktll or the Government
| Testers-Anxiety OF tho Pso pie to SUBJ
| scribe, Sc.
any one bad dreamed a. doubtea the stability
ana popularity OF our governments, or TIN unboundet
ia'n which the people at large rerose in tho administers
'on' the army the navy and the press ae erroneous
Ideas would DO disspated like pasitng shadbw In ds
sowing view by single visit to the United SaA Teasu
~ Office in Wall street. When the Vice lresA lent o.
Inc bogus Southern Confcderacy that the their
states would find Ii impossible 10 raise aloan suSb az
ne'oed LOT the exgenciee Of war, he quito forgot thai
efe were tens OF thousands Of dollars lying ideni pr
'"'o nands which the holders would jump to end;u 70
government; and when the English money lenders IN
comfy supposed that the American people were cor,ar
70 LONDON 10 beg for loan any rate Of interssea
ney wero equally In the dark as to the weaash
ana vitality or " the people" Of this countty
No nation such a. this can be long 10 wan. a.
tho means Of maintaining tho government, whom Il -
backed up by the free will offerings Of patriotic peope
mo question OF interest," 30 important to your greedy
avarcous money lenders, Is entirely secondary oon-
sdcration with the mon and who are forcing their
boarded wealth into the hands OF the government In
terest Or no interest," the money, any amount wsuld
DO forthcoming The Office Of the Sub Treasurer t Wau
street, is every day besieged--even before ne
opening OF the doors-by crowds whose snly
desire is to enrol their names among those Of thspa-
trots who are noby responding thok countrys call
Every day that rises and sets upon New York adds half
million Of dollars to the loan from the Empire
City alone There is decrease whatever in the sub
scrptons, but rather signs Of gradual increase Tho
clerks and other officers Of tho Sub -Treasurer's.
establishment have to exert all their Efforts,
to keep pace with the demands made upon
their time by the contributors &c the loan But
few days ago asum Of $500 900 in blank sent
to Washington from the American Bank Note Company,
on tho day before yesterday S22 900 sent yeste-
day S25 goo more; and Is expected that by Fridav
next there will be million ready to be sent as by that
time many Of the larger denominations viii be ready for
transmission. On Saturday is expected that supply
of every denomination will be ready to be sent On T.
Washington
10 give the public toa Of the operations Of the SuA
Treasurer's oce will DO enough say that tho specie
movements of last understanding and payng-aountsd
10 nineteen millions Of dollars The operations fsr
tho present week will probably be much larger Tbs
loan still continues to increase regularly the pre-.
vlous rate of half a million day. Some two a
three days ago lady Came to the office ana
waited patiently until the opening Of the doors,
when she fastened to mako her contributou
to tho loan fearing that any delay would exclude her
from tho benefits of the $40 stock. As instance Of
tho universally Of subscriptions, may be mentioned
who contributed 5000 altogether unable
sign his Among the curious incidents which
every day occur, we may mention that a woman from
place in Connecticut DESTROYS of investing In ts
oan old Treasury issued In 1888 with ths
desire that it should be exchanged for certificate a
the government loan The lady laboring under
the idea that the note still bearing interest," and there
kept from the mo Of its issue to the present date
iptnr ~loou kluan
ago. Tho itself returned to her agent, and win
doubtless be redeemed presentation at the propes
place with full interest to the period set forth its tasA
The greatest activity prevails In the Sub Treasures
Office. Mr. Cisco has to sign his name as often "a thog
sand times day-a task which may appear very trivisa
until tried Transcripts OF the accounts OF the Office
havo regularly made and forwarded 10 Washington
during tho last week, irrespective Of entries ths
books the clok charge Of this department. sent
less than 400 OF these immense sheets Of records.
The testers of have mado most extraordinary
discoveries. Not piece of bad money, however ings
nosy conrived can pass through the hands Of hssa
| argus eyed men. Some Of the pieces which they
have checked as bogus are in appearance as perfect
as any that out OF mint The fraudulent
operators base coin must find some other market foe
their spurious limitations, for with such the
testers this Office possess will be utterly impossible
to deceive the government in the smallest degree. Spee
this Office have been sent to tho banks in Canada by
tho request Of their agents in this city, great fears
entertained that this kind Of sharp practice may be
ried on in with great loss to the banks and private
| individuals.
In the statement made yesterday concerning III,
progress of the loan enormously stated that tha
certificates have from Washington. This is noa
So The from the capital, but the ceracateGt
| are supplied by the sub-1reasurer.
The operations in the Office yesterday very exteni
sivo and it is supposed that the subscription was oves
| half million. /.
| THE SUBSCRIPTIONS IN PHILADELPHIA.
! PmLApELPmA, Sept IL 1851.
Tho operations Of the national loan at the popular Office
still so on at big footing per diem In tho six days during
which the Office has been open about $500 900 have been
subscribed and paid Yesterday si02 600 paid By
one hundred and FIVE subscribers The country banks
coming up slowly The best days work that Of Tues
day when S13 900 paid in by hundred and fory
two subscribers. great part Of this money is paid By
aborers artisans, &c. There subscription yess
terday of 500 000 This is the only private popular
Office open in the Union.
There were four hundred subscribers to tho natona
loan to-day and S102 900 subscribed at the office Of J
Cooke Co. and 1927 900 at the United States Mint.
Movements Of Prince Napoleon. III
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