Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-14
From Our Own Correspondent.
Washington Letters.

few statistics in regard to the gold pro-
ducts of this and other countries; and
possibly the examination may allay his
fears as to the final and permanent
withdrawal of gold and silver as eircu-
lating mediums. 1t is by no means an
easy task to convince the timorous that
there is no reason why gold should
to-day command fifty per cent premium
over greenbacks, and that these oper-
ators in coin are being enriched by his
fears. The fact nevertheless exists,
and these immense products and ever
flowing streams of gold, especially into
the Golfers of capitalists, are diverted
from their proper and legitimate chan
nels, and made sources of profit, simply
because people ioW alloU themselves to
be s,oindLed and give way to unreasona-
BILE fears. The question may be asked,
"what has become of all the gold7" The
question is answered by remarking there
is more gold to-day in the United States
than there was previous to the war, but
it is Withdrawn from circulation.
Fortunes are made and lost only in
New York by these gold operators, and q
skillful manipulator of the prejudices
and fears of gullible public may 60 on
enriching himself as long as the people
will suffer themselves to be hoodwinked
and deceived. We find that up to the
year 1913, the entire product of gold in
this country deposited in the various
mints, from their establishment in 1913,
amounted to twenty millions, embracing
period of ffty-fve years; less than an
annual average yield of four hundred
thousand dollars From l848 to June
80, 1862, the deposits of domestic gold
reached the enormous amount of 1854, g.
500 ,002, of which sum five hundred and
twenty-eight millions came from Califor-
MIA alone. 1t will thus be seen that the
annual average yield for the thirteen
years ending June 80, 1862, was forty
two million six hundred and fifty-four
thousand and thirty dollars year!
Again, the yield in California and Ore
gon, Utah, Arizona, Nebraska, Nc*
Mexico, Nevada and other of our do
mestic gold fields, has been over eighty
millions yearl
We might go on and give further sta
tiStics, which could not fail to assure the
most timid advocate for specie currency
that the withdrawal Of gold and silver as
a medium of circulation was entirely the
trick and designof spectators alone, fol
the purpose of enriching themselves al
the expense and gullibility Of fright
ened public.
As the war draws to close, it is bu
reasonable to predict an immense emf
grafton to California and the gold held
of our Western territories, so that upor
the establishment of peace we may flint
ourselves, as a nation, richer by far ii
| gold and silver than when the war com
menced. Certain provisions, too, in tn
admirable National Bank bill of Secre
tary Chase places it in the power of on
Secretary of the Treasury, to compe
the banks to a resumption of specie pay
nents at his will.
Much more might be said on this in
teresting subject, and further statistic
given in proof of my statements, bu
enough, imagine, has been said at pre-!
ent, to satisfy the most tinid that hi
fears are groundless, and that he is bt
ing made the dupe of inscription
stock gamblers and spectators.
The Dead Letter Office in the Post-Ol
fee Department, is an interesting bl
reau in the public service. In the mont
of December, nearly one hundred thou
-of,1~DaA To oh
writer's and their correspondents.
The clerical force in this bureau
composed almost entirely of ladie
many of whom are the widows an
daughters of dead and disabled soldier
) | notice call for State Conventic
in Indiana, on the 22d of February mex
to nominate State officers. Allow me
suggest the name of Hon. l.. Q. DeBr
/ Ter, of Roekport, for the seat on the 5
y preme Bench, or Lieutenant Governe
An able iurist sound scholar, of inco
ruptible integrity and high moral chara
= ter, he would fiji with honor to hims'
and usefulness to the State, any positit
to which he might be called. Few M
: would give greater strength to the Uni
I ticket than Judge DeBrulor, and / shou
rejoice to see his name on the ticket
Not to be outdone in the way of &C
weather, Washington has been lately p
r ting on few cold airs, and as wri
snow to the depth of several inches
lying on the ground. 1t is to be HOP
the cold weather may, at least, prevt
the spread of the smallpox, whish
n prevailed almost as an epidemic of la
lie Unfortunately, but few contractors hf
t. it i. is said many are too mean to
come inoculated. Speaking of contr
tors, reminds me that Secretary Slant
X, is turning his particular attention to tn
gentry, just now, and some of our st
Is, prisons may be further honored by at
tional representatives of " shoddy."
OCCASIONAL