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Domestic News August 8, 1791

The Patowmac Guardian, And Berkeley Advertiser

Martinsburg, Shepherdstown, Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia

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Providence commentary lauds the swift filling of the Bank of the United States subscription as evidence of national wealth, praising its role in circulating commerce, easing national debt, and benefiting economy under Hamilton's recommended policy.

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RHODE-ISLAND.
PROVIDENCE, July 23.

The rapidity with which the subscription to the Bank of the United States was filled, proves that the wealth of this country is much beyond what has been generally supposed, and that the same enlightened and magnanimous policy that established the present happy Constitution of the government of our country, which has so highly raised our national reputation, in the esteem of the world at large, now continues to beautify and strengthen the magnificent fabric, and to render all its numerous apartments as commodious as possible for the GREAT PEOPLE resident under its wide extended canopy.

As the heart, the arteries and the veins give life and motion, by the circulation of the blood through every part and limb of the human system; so the Bank, by means of the regular and systematical arrangements under which it will be governed, will circulate through the most remote as well as all the intermediate parts of the Union, an active, vivifying, confidential and easy commerce, extremely salutary to the health, vigour and comfort of the political body. One of its first and most indispensable laws, is the utmost punctuality in dealing, another to circulate its specie, or its representative, the Bank Bills, which are equally as good, to as great an extent, if possible, as its constitution will allow, and a third, as a consequence of the two former, to discountenance or extirpate all unlawful or usurious oppressive interest. Thus punctuality in dealing, a plenty of ready cash, and a reduction of exorbitant and unreasonable interest, are its immediate consequences. It is true that it creates a great, active monied interest: but we have a great landed interest to balance it; and it is the monied interest that pays and will continue to pay all the federal revenue of our country. This wise and prudent policy will render the discharge of the national debt light and easy to the people, and will promote industry, enterprise and commerce, at the same time that it will raise the value of rents, and all landed estate, which had sunk greatly below its just and proper level. And when agriculture and commerce are thus benefited, the manufacturing interest cannot but participate in the common good. How pleasing to Mr. HAMILTON must it be, that these things are justly said of a measure which he patronized and recommended.

What sub-type of article is it?

Economic Politics

What keywords are associated?

Bank Of The United States Subscription Filled Economic Policy National Debt Hamilton Patronage

What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. Hamilton

Where did it happen?

Providence, Rhode Island

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Providence, Rhode Island

Event Date

July 23

Key Persons

Mr. Hamilton

Outcome

promotes punctuality in dealing, circulation of specie and bank bills, reduction of usurious interest; renders discharge of national debt light and easy; benefits agriculture, commerce, manufacturing; raises value of rents and landed estate.

Event Details

The subscription to the Bank of the United States was filled rapidly, proving the country's wealth exceeds general supposition. This policy, continuing the establishment of the Constitution, strengthens the government. The Bank will circulate active commerce through the Union, ensuring punctuality, plenty of ready cash, and reduction of exorbitant interest. It balances monied and landed interests, pays federal revenue, promotes industry, enterprise, and commerce, and benefits all sectors.

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