Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-05-12
Spies.sons on thc Currency.

. To the Editors of the Chaslottesri Chscaicle
SIR Being tiuually applied to fer my Views or
the currency, yee to The ger eral wish, and sen you
short Abrldgnent OF my conclusions Ct this date ano
which can use if think Phit.
And, Phrst, would abolish Mr.. Memminger entire
ly. The Dcats | would Divide ekwoly among the peo
ple giving each wbe person 100 and 20 dollars, anc
which could be ktp in tie family as souyeneers OF tie
Revolution and this cruel wsr.
Having Disposed CT This difficult pint,I would ask my
ee what is currency? Thar is four lek :sites for
good currency, l. 1t should be of intrineek yal
ue. 2. l. should be very skeefce. 3. 1t should bf
hing as will keep. 4 1t should be potable.
Sum people wCud at wuDst suggest ShugGr, which
s vaLwabIe ; skeerce ant poaple but will il keep
n Orgust rich fear With bis pockets fall OF uga"
when be run his bands i'll lis pocket to pay Def !
would get up TO bis rists ID lot Of Mol"ssls wheh
would net be considered fgal endar, aud cour:
could go poe. Theretnar sAugar would not Viii.
key has ben throwQ /. has gretintrinsck Val
ut IL i5 hard to eum By 1t is polabe-bct agir
viii IL keep !? not Long.
For good currency, wbar you canoot get Gole az d
der tie c cuu,stances of tie case, ttar is noihpg
Like coin. ConciGder. l. has the value skeerce is
beus teeth easily carried iu the pokkit ard very du
rtie A yuug lady could g oct 10 tie mawEing With
t and IKE her rurchefses, aud return-tske
o7t lie: bonnet--snd tt'4 ~ she kce"-and no pha-
tgue. A married lady lcylrg in OF slct lts, toui5
make niger thuow Ba3 mo WI, al batror, ald
trunde it Lrfter her. jas by shoI!ing change could
be us1e in Il inu'e. Tue S 2lier could giG lis
+eeven ears montI, d any plus, could diape s.
i, aud check the c. bF, sa see under my second
He'd
: 0 e gran say would be wurth five cents, the old
saldud Loo Thar would b. sum PIesbar in recev-
i1g OF money Gan--wlth a sikulatiDg medium.
Il aEut is COLE pettat not more tu!do than kleer
grain Of corn And little aivantidge in hardness, pu.
MAJ epcy and much in smaul space. Popcorn might
ne used for coppurs
S-cut dis, 6av.ng abolished Nj. Memmnger and got
The new currtncy ja,rly Pooat, II ould OF coarse
|, 1sh the BaLks,) which would then substitute Coru
Crios in every toWr, and iur tha Pfes-
zen s use, and mem ,ets Vi Caboonetr &c, &c. would
put the C4ppte Saweir 10 corr, and rs aoiizh OF a
Great C ntra crib in Richmond. NJ cinug-nor nuth-
In al! this would be "a sed, many toTkal7a women 81
Lnc,d. &, No counlyf s-oss from ta.e aud ware,
&C. We would have Ha money currency with tolls
anvantidge-y you could eat you' currency " cen HUI
gry all YOU have got do is to have you mil, aud no
asbuu tu go Tunnin round beggng OF hardha; to
osar to change ten dJar note You runs your
hand in yyu packit, aid a. say dollars and IL -
whareas you pow pays so a day 10 4 R'chrond.
II would look little iudcrus at fist to see bosses
aud stock eating OF Tie curttng oat soon get useo
| ard kost about haH-
| In Ford, the currency would begin to espan-tbe
new crap but peo e would hCrd knuwin of the Spring
ard the cr,s oald all kertail and very easily msng
nv an abe SupaIiutendant-sas Mr.. Edmund Ruftin
| or MIR. n uton.
The erea: Resoses CT the South. particularly agricu
chraI Is EOS put some use you eats and tas yourE
Finantses under tbs he'd. Every would raiss
lcorn-tbe hole country would waive With green phod
darnayt3 snnn1r-tur as I could reach, corn. Thai
would Be small Discount unshed CORN, eais7 cal
cula.ed, and etlnulate to make everybody shell.
lhas is something simpul and subb!ime 10 the con-