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Letter to Editor
August 24, 1837
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Responding to 'Novelty Proposed,' the letter argues that congressional committees on currency should summon testimony from leading farmers, manufacturers, and merchants, emulating the English Parliament, to base decisions on practical common sense rather than partisan views. Dated August 22, 1837.
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[COMMUNICATED.]
In your "Novelty Proposed," it occurs that the author has overlooked that which is material to giving its due value to the Congressional action which he urges through committees on the currency, namely the testimony of the leading interests of the country on the subject. Let the Committees in question be clothed with power to summon before them the most intelligent Farmers, Manufacturers and Merchants; this after the fashion of the Parliament of England, when any important measure is to be broached by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and even a word for it we shall have no mere problem plan to guide and undigested reasons about this "untried expedient." From practical common sense will obtain and no mere partisan views will dictate the course one ought to pursue under present circumstances.
New York.
Washington, August 22d, 1837.
In your "Novelty Proposed," it occurs that the author has overlooked that which is material to giving its due value to the Congressional action which he urges through committees on the currency, namely the testimony of the leading interests of the country on the subject. Let the Committees in question be clothed with power to summon before them the most intelligent Farmers, Manufacturers and Merchants; this after the fashion of the Parliament of England, when any important measure is to be broached by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and even a word for it we shall have no mere problem plan to guide and undigested reasons about this "untried expedient." From practical common sense will obtain and no mere partisan views will dictate the course one ought to pursue under present circumstances.
New York.
Washington, August 22d, 1837.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Informative
Political
What themes does it cover?
Economic Policy
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Currency Committees
Congressional Action
Economic Testimony
English Parliament
Partisan Views
Untried Expedient
Letter to Editor Details
Main Argument
congressional committees on currency should be empowered to summon testimony from key economic interests like farmers, manufacturers, and merchants, following the english parliamentary model, to ensure practical, non-partisan decision-making on this untried expedient.
Notable Details
References Parliament Of England
Mentions Chancellor Of The Exchequer
Responds To 'Novelty Proposed'