Gazette Of The United States

A correspondent observes that the confusion, and consequent distress occasioned by the sudden stoppage to the circulation of the copper coin, are subjects that call for the immediate attention of authority: The poorer class of citizens are peculiarly affected by this circumstance, many of whom had their little all invested in this most uncertain of all human possessions, a fluctuating medium: Many of the retail shops are shut: The cries are suspended in the streets, and it is with difficulty the poor can purchase bread of the bakers, or vegetables in the market: This evil has been long foreseen, and yet the base trumpery called coppers (greatly inferior to Woods' infamous brass money) has been pouring in upon us like a flood for many months past; Many of the merchants and shop keepers, it is said, have large sums by them of this coin, by which they will be great sufferers.