Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-04-09
Abolish the Stamps and small Notes

The Newark (N.JA DAILY .Iounai i'll an arti-
Gle which we copy below, ut'crs the sentiments OF
nearly every citizen whose mind is not so con-
trolled by party to oppose their real interests.
The cost OF check stamps and many other stamps
OF small value, must he very great To the Treas
ury, while the cost IN time and inconvenience to
the people is frequently more than the whole pay
the government receives, and makes them Us OBJ
,onablc as the small notes. The adjustment OF
stamps, therefore, would prove very decidedly adj
yantageou. to all concerned, except, perhaps. the
contractor. who may make money by printing
them. The Newark Joonoi says.
"The Treasury OF the United States contains
over hundred millions oi specie lying utterly
useless, while the people of The Uniad States.
who supposed to he the owners OF this sur
plus wealth, have to dirty and plague-breed-
ing stamps, from ten cents upwards to transact
their daily purchases sold averages about ten
per cent premium, silver is hardly above par, yet
six years after the close OF the still
forced to put up with a currency which is a dis
grace to the government and TO the people who
have patiently submitted to the infiction.
No one can tell through whose hands the money
has come which he is receiving, and which he
puts into the hands of his wife and children. 1t
is the property OF those who at the time happen
to possess it, whether they in sound health or
are the residents of fever smallpox ward of a
hospital. The smaller the currency the more
likely it is to find its way to the abodes OF crime,
disease and penury; and the most luxurious lady
IN the city is not sure but the stamps she is re-
ceiving IN change IRON storekeeper may not ex-
hale the odors OF pestilence. Physicians have
asserted that infectious diseases may be dissent.
mated by paper money; and during the present
season, when these diseases have been SC rife, it
Is a question OF some importance how much Is
due to the evil we have noticed
For currency under one dollar there is not the
slightest necessity for the retention Of the presen.
miserable and disgraceiul subterfuges, and II gov
srnment which, with plethora of !, few hundred
millions of specie, stll foists its lying promises OH
the people, is both blind and deaf to Its real u,v
in the premises, and should he awakened from its
criminal apathy by the indignant remonstrances
Of an outraged people. Durng the war the Gov
erhmeht was lhean enough 10 utter three cent
stamps, and 1t Is wonder that it did not get out
some OF the value OF cent. 1t labored under the
deusion that there was metal iii the country
Six years of financial experiments have enabled it
to produce three and five cent coins; the first of
size which enables us to pass them conveniently
of for one-third their value, the other cea n,nea.
and popular piece What then stands in the wav
OF a restoration OF dimes, quarters and halves
There is silver enough and to spare The slight
premium oh the pure article can be overcome by
reducing the standard weights or by allows, and
thus keep the cionnge in circulation. 1t is not
OF much Importance to us about the precise value.
what We want is representative value which shall
enable us to transact the minor trade oi the coun
try with healthy and portable medium of
exchange Will our rule give us tins or will they
not ti