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Editorial
September 16, 1837
The Daily Herald
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
A Washington correspondent criticizes how Congress members receive gold and silver payments sourced from ordinary citizens, while pensioners get worthless paper, allowing members to profit and praise the administration's economic measures.
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Aura Sacra Fames.—The Washington correspondent of the U. S. Gazette concludes a letter as follows:-
Gold and silver are flowing here in streams. The members of Congress, left to their own choice, receive their mileage and per diem in specie—specie wrung from the yeomanry at the post offices, and the merchants at the custom houses. The poor pensioner is put off with a worthless and uncurrent piece of paper, while the member of Congress receives his gold and silver, throws it about, and cries, the measures of the administration have restored the golden age. He then goes to the broker and sells specie for rags, at a profit of ten per cent.
Gold and silver are flowing here in streams. The members of Congress, left to their own choice, receive their mileage and per diem in specie—specie wrung from the yeomanry at the post offices, and the merchants at the custom houses. The poor pensioner is put off with a worthless and uncurrent piece of paper, while the member of Congress receives his gold and silver, throws it about, and cries, the measures of the administration have restored the golden age. He then goes to the broker and sells specie for rags, at a profit of ten per cent.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic Policy
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Specie Payments
Congressional Mileage
Administration Measures
Economic Inequality
Pensioners
Custom Houses
What entities or persons were involved?
Members Of Congress
Washington Correspondent Of The U. S. Gazette
Administration
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of Congressional Specie Payments And Administration Policies
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Congress And Administration
Key Figures
Members Of Congress
Washington Correspondent Of The U. S. Gazette
Administration
Key Arguments
Gold And Silver Flow To Washington In Streams
Congress Members Choose To Receive Mileage And Per Diem In Specie
Specie Is Extracted From Yeomanry At Post Offices And Merchants At Custom Houses
Pensioners Receive Worthless Uncurrent Paper
Congress Members Profit Ten Percent By Selling Specie For Paper
Members Claim Administration Measures Restored The Golden Age