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From the Mother's Magazine.
THE CONTRAST.
44 Slio looketh woll to the ways of her household,
andcateth not the bread ot' idleness."
Having passed the summer months in a
small village, in one of the \\ estern states,
I had opportunity to become familiarly
acquainted with the characters and circumstances
of two families, in one neighborhood,
which formed a striking Contrast
to each other.
The different degrees of happiness and
respectability enjoyed by these families
might readily be traced to the different
management of the two mothers. Their
husbands, Mr. (ienett and Mr. Ladd,
were farmers, both of whom had been enabled,
some years previous, by a decent
patrimony, to purchase a good farm at the
West. Before they left their native State,
they were temperate, but not temperance
men. As is too often the case, the labors
and hardships incident to clearing up new
settlements, proved the means of exposing
the latent evils of the human heart in all
their native and disgusting deformity.
In the course of a few \cars, both these
husbands became confirmed drunkards.
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MliCir Cluldren nau arrived ui an ugr iu
render great assistance in the cultivation
of their respective farms, and had there
been wise management on the part of both
the mothers, they might have been equally
happy and prosperous.
Mrs. Geuett was born in an eastern
city. She was not only amiable, but as to
books, wel} informed. She also possessed
a fine countenance, and agreeblo manners;
and by strangers especially, she was considered
a prepossessing woman. Hut notwithstanding
all these commendations,
I hesitate not to say, that she was totally
unfit, under any circumstances, for a wife
or a mother. Indolence and self-esteem
were the predominant traits of her character.
In early life, like too many others,
she probably imbibed the impression,
that domestic labor, and the requisite
attention to domestic duties, were unbecoming
a lady. Mrs. Genetl's house, as
might be expected, was always untidv, and
in an uproar.
Her children were iudolent, quarrelsome,
selfish, and disobedient. 1 regret tr
say, that they were taught, even by theii
mother, to treat their father with disrespect,
and rudeness, which often so exasperated
him, that the most revolting
scenes ofton occurred between this fathei
and his sons. The Sabbath was spent b\
* m I m tinl/li
these children, ny sauiuci mg m mc
in pursuit of pleasure, or in gathering nut;
or berries. Though Mrs. Genett was ?
professor of religion, yet how often wa<
the name of God profaned in her family
O,- how could a mother be so totally
blinded as to suppose that she did truly
love her God, or was disposed to obe}
his holy and reasonable commands, whih
she so sinfully neglected to train up hei
children in the way they should go, alike
jeopardizing their temporal & eternal wel
fare! Karely ever did a remonstrance fal
from this mother's lips, even for the inos
flagrant offences, and never did her voice ir
prayer, fall like 44 sweet music upon the
delighted ear of her children." Positive
and open rebellion to her commands was
of every day occurrence; I need not add
that a more indolent and ungovernable
family was not to be found. Oue of hei
daughters was at length married, and foi
two years, her example was a revolting
comment upon her mother's miserable
management. At the expiration of ihi:
period, God, in his sovereign mercy, *sav
fit to snatch this mother as a brand fron
the burning: and she is now endeavoring
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to retrace her steps, nopmg, u pussiuiu, u
dislodge some of her own early and erro
- neous impressions. It is clue to Mr. Genet
to say, that his management with lm
children, when not under the influence ol
the inebriating cup, was.far more consistent
than that of his wife. lie always se
before them nn example of industry am
economy; fa* Ujfd not this been the case
utter ruin and poverty must have ensued
And here I would remark : What a bless
ing parents entail upon their childrei
when they train them to habits of industry
and economy! In the case of Mr
Genctt, this fact was strikingly exempli
lied. Even after many years of intern
eprancc, his habits of early childhooc
had such a powerful influence over him
that they might be said, mainly, to swaj
the husband, the father, and the man.
Let us now reverse this sad picture
Behold in Mrs. Lndd, a woman in whon
was centred every requisite qaulification
to render her a good wife and mother
She was a pattern of Christain fortitude
patience, self-denial, perseverance, nctivi^
tv, industry, neatness, and economy: noi
A ".nv cure <Joubt a'l tjbest
shilling quaItics ucre the fruits of a vital
union with Christ. Her daily walk,
her fervent prayers, and her faith in the
promises of a covenant-keeping God,
with his blessing upon her efforts, has
; placed a son, as a faithful and successful
> minister of the Gospel, over a flourishing
: Church,
I It might be said of Mrs. Ladd, "She
lookelh well to the ways of her housc{
hold, ;iiid cateth not the bread of idle:
ness nor were her children suffered to
| spend their time in idleness or frivolity.
The very first indication of disrespect, or
I rebellion against their father's authority,
were con- I
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, tinunlly reminded, that as he was their
earthly parent, and benefactor, they were
bound to obey, whenever they could consistently,
for, being an intemperate man,
; his requisitions at times were neither reai
sonablc, or even possible to be complied
j with ; still they were dutiful and affectionate
children, beloved and respected by all
who knew them. Seven or eight of
these childreu have hopefully passed from
death unto life. One of the daughters
has married a useful and pious man, li 11iug
one of the highest and most lucrative
offices in the county; and it is believed
that "she will do him good and not evil
all the days of her life ; yea, that her children
will rise up and call her blessed."
Is it not a sufficient encouragement to a
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mother, if, alter a lite ot prayer, 01 ion,
and self-denial, she may but sec her children
lilted for the service of her Sav iour,
and for every duty incumbent upon them
in any department of this life ? Why do
not mothers, at the present day, possess
the self-denial and energy of Roman and
j Spartan mothers? They were willing to
: endure any fatigue, and to sulTer any prij
vution, that their sons, and their daughters
! might light the battles of their country.
The tocsin is also sounded for us?let us
prepare our sons and daughters to engage
in a more noble contest, even to fight the
battles of the Lord, contcnding^xigainst
vice, not only in every untoward form,
such as Sabbath-breaking, intemperauce,
and profanity, but likewise against the more
insidious evils of the heart, such as vani ?
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ty, priue, nuu u iuvt; *?i iuc ??*im. ******
many of our daughters are commonly
married and sent out into the world, useless
encumbrances, fit only to grace the
parlor or the ball-room! YVhy will not ex- ,
perience teach mothers, that, if they
would sec their daughteis happy and respectable,
they must quality them for a
? life of usefulness? What a mistaken idea,
that gentility and usefulness are incompatible
with each other !
Truly it may be said, of that woman
"l"" ?('an uminMp (lisDOsi
VV IAVS 13 UI Mil 1
tion, pleasing and gentle manners, combined
with a knowledge of " household
good," or domestic duties, that her price
' is above rubies ; " yen, the heart of her
i husband doth safely trust in her, and he
! shall have no need of spoil." Veritas.
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From the Mother's Magazine.
anecdote.
J Said a Missionary of our own country,
" I recollect once in particular, my motli.
er's coming and standing by rac as I sat
. in the door; and while she tenderly and
r solemnly talked to mc of Cod, and my
r soul's concerns, her tears dropped upon
j my head; thai made me a Missionary."
5 A pious gentleman once said : "To the
5 instructions and prayers of my mother,
i under Cod, I trace ail the serious iropres;
sions which were made upon my mind in
childhood ; and which became stronger
f and stronger, and finally led mc, as I hope
. to faith in the Lord Jesus."
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'r 41 Stop my dear," said one of the older
, members of the family, to a little girl that
was busy at play, 44 can you tell Mr.
I what is a lie?" Immediately, folding
t her little hands, and assuming a serious
j look, she replied,44 'Tis saying I have not
> got a pieco of cucumber in my hands,
[ when I have." This answer had been
| part of her punishment for her first violation
of truth.
I I conceive this to be an excellent
' method of instructing a child in the true
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r nature of falsehood, and for impressing on
r its mind the admonitions and prayers
? which were used on the occasion of its
. earliest otic nee.?Ibid.
j RIRAL ECOXOWY.
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' From the Cultivator.
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REMARKABLE LARGE CORN CR01'.
t Mr. Jesse Bud.?It a fiords me pleasure
5 to be enabled to resort to.your very useful
r agricultural hcriodical as a medium through
Igcan bear testimony to the value and irnport
tance of the soil of our little State ofLelaj
ware.
Little has been heretofore known, beyond
its own limits, of the.superior quality of the
soil of the peninsula of Lei aware and Maryland,
and of its advantageous location;
1 but the present age of improvement has,
f fortunately, brought within a part of our territory
the public improvements of a canal,
and two rati roads, which have developed
' to the world the importance of our location,
the beauty of our country, and the suscep
tibility of our soil, to the greatest extent of j
production and improvement. These improvements
appear also to have infused new
life into our citizens, and caused a spirit of
enterprise and industry which has been
i most beneficial to the agricultural interests
! of our country.
? A$ a specimen of the. capability of thej
soil, and the ability pf the farmers in the j
neighborhood offct. George's, New Castle !
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with the following statement of a crop of
corn, raised iast year, by Maj. Philip Keybold,
one of our most enterprising farmers-rone
to whom our community arc largely indebted
for the impetus given to our agricultural
improvements?viz: .
On one field of 22 acres, he raised 2,21G
bushels, about 100 3-4 bushed per acre.
On another field, 30 acres, he raised 2,240
3-4 bushels, about 75 bushels per acre.
On do. 27 acres he raised 1,810 bushels,
about G7 bushels per acre. \
79 acres?total crop 6,284 1-2 bushels?
averaging for the whole crop of GO acres,
near 80 bushels to the acre?and all this
upon a soil that was not naturally as good
as a greater part of the soil of this country ;
and brought up within the Inst ten years,
from nil extreme state of poverty.
I have obtained from Muj. Iloybold, a
statement oft lie mode adopted by him for the
improvement of his land, as well as the cultivation
of the crop of corn here referred to,
which is as follows: Oil the field of 22
acres, about 7 years ago, lie put GO bushels
of stone lime to the acre and planted it in
corn, in the following spring he put it in
oats, and /n the fall put on about 40 loads of
barn yard manure to the acre, and sowed it
in wheat and timothy seed, and in the ensuing
spring with clover. It remained in
grass until last spring, receiving an intermediate
top dressing in 1833, of 40 loads of
barnyard manure per acre. I Je mowed it
for 3 or 4 successive years, and each year
obtained from 2 1-2 to 3 tons of bay per
acre. Last spring lie gave it another top
dressing of 40 loads per acre of long manure,
which was permitted to remain as
long as possible m order to give me grass
a chance of starting through it. lie then
DO
ploughed it up about ten inches deep, with
a No. 5 cancave plough, which completely
covered the manure; he theu gave it a
stroke with the harrow along the course of
the plough furrows, and then crossways, and
struck it out very shoal, 3 1-2 feet from the
centre to centre each way. After the corn
came up, he harrowed it both ways with the
fallow harrow, and from that, until the first,
of July, he gave it-three dressings with the
cultivator (fluke harrow) first crossing the
plough tracks; in ten or twelve days the
other way, being very careful not to disturb
the manure by going too deep, with the cultivator.
The plough was never used in the
field alter planting, and the corn thinned so
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us 10 jeavo o goou siock iu uie inn. >? nun
the com become fit to top and blade lie cut
it off by the ground and put it up in shocks.
The Held of 30 acres?one half lie covered
with oyster shell lime, 100 bushels to
the acre, and 5 acres with marl, 12 loads to
the aero, and previous to planting in corn,
the whole field was covered with 40
loads of long manure per acre. The produce
of the ground on which the lime and
o
marl were j>ut, was about equal, and exceeded
that of the ground which had not the
benefit of the lime and marl, about 12" to 15
bushels per acre as near as he could judge.
The field was planted and tilled in the same
way as the one described. In order to test
the advantage of the cultivator over the
plough, for tilling corn, ho had 5 furrows in
this field that he lapped the furrow to, with a
plough, previous to going over it the last
time with the cultivator. lie"soon discovered
that the growth of those five years fell
short, in height, of those adjacent, and yielded
one-full less corn.
There is no doubt but this mode of tilling
corn, especially where the soil ground is
used, is, to plough deep, and to use nothing ;
but the fallow and fluke harrow for its cultivation.
By not disturbing the sod ploughed
down, it remains there as a reservoir of
moisture, and an exhilarating principle
throughout the season, to the growth of the
corn.
. The third field of 27 acres was covered
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Wltn UDOUl ou loaus oi manure iu me ai.iv;
in the spring of 1834, and 6 or 7 years
ago, 60 bushels of stone lime, per acre, was
put upon it. The planting and mode of cultivation
was the same. I might here remark,
that all the second, and a part of the
third field, .were in com, the year before last.
JAMES N. SUTTON.
St. Georges, Delaware, March 5, 1836.
Xotc.?The management which led to the
extraordinary product of corn, should be
deeply impressed upon the mind of every
corn grower. 1, The ground was well dunged
yvith long manure; *2, it was planted on a
gross fry with one deep ploughing; 3, it was
pulverized with the harrow; 4, the plough was
not used in the after culture, nor the corm
hilled, hut the cultivator only used; 5, the'
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sou was noi uisiurocu, nor mcmauuit mined
to the surface; and 6, the corn was cut
at the ground, when it was fit to top. These
are the points which we have repeatedly
urged in treating of the culture of this crop;
and their correctness is put beyond question!
by this notable result. The value of lime
and marl are well illustrated in the second
experiment.?Conductor of the Cultivator.
THE HOUSF. WIFE PRESERVING BETTER.'
Believing that butter may be kept sweet
and good, in our climate, almost any length
of time, if properly manufactured, and weH
taken care of, in order to test the validity of
tliis opinion, we had two pots put down,
one in June, and the othor in August, 1534,
more than twenty months ago; and on probiug
them with a fryer, while penning this
article the butter is found perfectly sweety
and seems to retain most ofthc original flavor
and freshness. We design to send
both pots to Boston next f ill, with a view of
ha\ ing its mode ofmanufacturing, and method
of preservation, judged by the butter tasters
of that noble city.
In the manufacturing process, no water
is permitted to come in contact with the
cream or butter?because it is bclivcd that
wa'or, on'i p*i"""C"T'ar!v : 'vr>trr. diss'pntcjjr
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much of the finer flavor that gives4o butter
its high value. . The Orange Couty dairy
women say, "give us good hard water and
we will make good butter," for the reason
probably, that it abstracts less of the aroma
from the butter than soft water. The
temperature of the cream may be regulated
by cold or hot water put into a tab. in which
the churn may he plunged. If;the cream
is clean it needs no washing; and if the butter
is dirty; water will never clean it.
Nothing but good well pulverised salt is
vsed in preserving the butter; this is all mixes
u^\und all dissolved, in the mass, before the
butter has its second, thorough and final
working with the butter ladle, and which is
not finished till all the buttermilk is expelled.
To avoid aH,taint from the butter vessels,
and the better to exclude it from the air,
which soon injures it, the butter is packed
close in clean stone jars, and wiicn nearly
tilled, is covered with a strong brine, rendered
pure by previous boiling, skimming and
settling. In twenty months this brine has
been twice renewed, on the opppcarance of
a film upon the surface of the old pickle.
To preserve butter, air and water, and heat
above 05 or 70 degrees are to l>e guarded
against as much as possible. The brine
upon the surface docs not penetrate the
mass, nor while sweet, taint it, but it thoroughly
excludes the air.? Cultivator.
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Fit ida v, June 24,1830.
A message was received from the President
0f the United States, announcing his
approval of the bill to regulate the public depositee
Mr. Clay remarked that the message just
communicated by the President announced
the gratifying fact that he had approved the
deposite bill. lie (Mr. C.) was extremely
glad of it. and it afforded ground for great
rejoicing; but be could not refrain from observing
that the same fact was announced
this morning in the Globe, iu an editorial
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article woicn uorc uu uuiiiuuauj umiuviv,i, |
and that it was not according to established
usage, nor respectful towards Congress, that
his approbation of a bill passed by that body
should be communicated to the editor of a
newspaper prior to the communication of
the fact to that House in which the bill had
originated.
TEXAS.
The following message was also received
from the President of the UnitoAStates:
To the President of the United States:
In compliance with a resolution of the
Senate of the 18th instant, I transmit a Heport
from the Secretary of State, with tlie
papers therewith presented. Not having
accurate and detailed information of the
civil, military, and. political condition of
Texas, I have deemed it expedient to take
tlie necessary measures, now in progress, to
procure it. before deciding upon the course
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to be pursued in relation to the newly declared
Government.
ANDREW JACKSON.
Washington, 23d June, 1830.
Department of State,
Tfrashington, 23d June, 1836.
To the President of the United Slates:
The Secretary of State, to whom was
referred a resolution of the Senate of the 18th
instant, requesting the President "to communicate
to the Senate any information in
his possession not inconsistent, with the public
interest touching the political condition
of Texas?the organization of its Government.
and its rapacity to maintain its independ
encc; and, also, any correspondence
which may have taken place between the
Executive of the United States and the Gov.
eminent of Tex as or its agents," has the
honor to lay before the President the acrnmoanviru?
conies of papers addressed to,
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and left at, the Department of State by persons
claiming to be agents ot the Republic
of Texas; being all the information and correspondence
called for by the resolution.
No answers having been returned to any of
these communications, they Remain for further
consideration, and such direction as the
President shall hereafter give.
All which is respectfully presented.
JOHN FORSYTH.
The message having been read,
Mr. Clay rose, and said it did not appear
to him to be necessary that a reference
! should be made of this message, as the Pre sident
himself states that he deems it requisite
that he shall have further information
the
Oil 111C SUUJtAii uciuiv nv ubibiiinuvu v. ?
propriety of rocognizing the independence
of Texas. The Committee on Foreign
Relations in their report hadcertainlv thrown
out no reflection on the President as having
, been too tardy in his movements, but Iiad
come to the conclusion that it would be
proper to recognize the independence of
Texas whenever it should be communicated
that she had a Government able to sustain
itself. As the President had signified a desire
to wait for further information before he
acts, there would probable lie no necessity to
move to refer these papers to the Committee
on Foreign Relations. lie moved to
lay the message on the table, and print it.
.Mr. Preston stated that the only fact necessary
to be established was, that tlic war
in Texas bad terminated; and that was proved
by the documents accompanying the
message. Jh would, however, concur in
the motion of the Senator from Kentucky,
merely reserving to himself the privilege
to move further in the subject, if, on reflection,
he should feel convinced that such
course was advisable. The present inclination
of his mind was to move to refer the
resolution of the Committee on Foreign Relations
back to that committee with instructions
to report a resolution to recognize the
independence of Texas.
Mr. Clay said that if it should be considered
by the Senator from South Carolina
(or any other Senator) advisable to adopt
such a resolution ;is he had suggested, he
might do so when the resolution of the committee
on Foreign Atfuirs came to be acted
on, and that resolution was thesj>ecial order
for yesterday. He did not concur in the
opinion expressed by the Senator, that the
sole fact to be regarded in acting on this
subject was that of the termination of the
war. There was also another fact, and it
was that concerning which he presumed the
President was now seeking information, and
this was?whether there is, in fact, a government
existing in full and successful operation,
so as to justify the establishment of
intercourse and relations of amity. Whenover
the motion to lay the message on the
table, and print it, was disposed he
would move to make the resolution reported
by the Committee on Foreign Relations the j
special order for a day next week.
The message was then laid on the table,
and ordered to be printed.
The following is the deposite bill as
nncun/l hv thr? Spnnffi and sent to the I
I? -V House.
The House amended it by taking
away from the Secretary oftheTrea- |
surv the power of selling or assigning the j
certificates of deposite; and in ibis form!
the bill became a law,
A BILL to regulate the deposites of ?
the public moneys ' ?
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Rpre sent ati res of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That it
shall be the duty of the Secretary of the j
Treasury to select, a? soon as may be j
practicable, and employ as the deposito"
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rics ot the money or me united aiaies, ?y
Congress for tbe District of Columbia, or:
by the Legislative Councils of the respec- j
tive Territories for those Territories, as I
may be located at, adjacent, or convenient j
to, the points or places at which the rcve- \
nues may be collected or disbursed. And
in those State9, Territories, or Districts,
in which there arc no banks or in which
no bank can be employed as a deposite
bank and within which the public collections
or disbursements require a depository,
the said Secretary may make arrange;
ments with a bank, or banks, in some oth;
cr Stale', Territory, or District, to establish
an agency or agencies, in the States,
Territories, or Districts, so destitute of
banks of deposite; and to receive through
such agency such deposites of the public
money as may be directed to be made at
the points designated, and to make such
disbursements as the public service may
requirqiit those points, the duties and liabilities
of every bank thus establishing i
any such agency to he the same in res- |
pect to its agency as are the duties and
liabilities of deposite banks generally under
the provisions of this act: Provided,
Tkot at lonuf nno Qliril Imilk shall be se
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lected in each State and Territory, if any
can be found in each State and Territory
willing to be employed as depositories of
the public money, upon the teftns and
conditions hereinafter prescribed, and
continue to conform thereto; that the Secretary
of the Treasury shall not suffer to
remain in any deposite bank an amount of
the public moneys more than equal to
three-fourths of the amount of its capital
stock actually paid in for a longer time
than may be necessary to enable him to
make the transfers required by the twelfth
section of this act; and that the banks so
selected shall be, in his opinion, safe depositories
of the public money, and shall
be willing to undertake to do and perform
the several duties and services, and to
conform to the several conditions prescribed
by this net.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
if, at any point or place at which the public
revenue may be collected, there shall
be no bank located which, in the opinion
of the Secretary of the Treasury, is in a
safe condition, or where all the banks, at
such point or place shall fail or refuse to
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be employed as depositories 01 me puuuc
money of the United Stales,, or to comply
with the conditions prescribed by this act,
or where such banks shall not have sufficient
capital to become depositories of
of the whole amount of moneys collected
at such point or place, he shall and may
order and direct the public money collected
at such point or place to be deposited
in a bank or banks in the same State, or
in some one or more of the adjacent
States, upon the terms and conditions
hereinafter prescribed; Provided, That
nothing in this act contained shall be so
construed as to prevent Congress at any
time from passing any law for the removal
of the public money from any of the
??iH hnnks. or fVom changing the terms of
deposite, or to prevent the said banks at
any time from declining to be the depositories
of the public money, upon paying
over, or tendering to pay, the whole amount
of public moneys on hand, according to
the terms of its agreement with the said
Secretary.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That
no bank shall hereafter be selected and
employed by the Secretary of the Treasury
as a depository of the publie money, j
until such bank shall have first furnished
to the said Secretary a statement of its
condition and business, a list of its directors,
the current price of its stock; and,
also, a copy of its chaftey; and, likewise,
such other information as may bp necessary
to enable hjin to judge of the safety
of its condition.
Sec. 4. And be it furthet enacted, That
the snid bank?, before they shall be em-!
' -ifJ r ,
ployed a a the depositories of the public 1
money, shall agree to receive the same .1
upon the following terms-and conditions 1
m: I
First. Each bank shaft furnish to the 1
Secretary of the Treasury, from time to J
time as often as he may require, not .ex- 1
ceeding once a week, statements setting 1
forth its condition and business, as jpre^ Jjfl
scribed in the foregoing jnctio^ef this net; 1
except that such statettMflft need notv un- 1
less requested by said Secretary, contain I
a list ot the directors, or a Copy of the 'j
charter. And the said banks, shall A
nish to the Secretary of the Treasury of
the United States, a weeklystatement of
the condition of his account open their
books. And the Secretary ef the Treiflury
shall have the right, by himself, or ail ^
agent appointed for that pui^pose, to in- ?
spect such general accounts in the books
of the bank as shaft relate to the said - i
statements : Protidid, That: this shall <
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not De construed to impiy a ngm vi ?n- j
specting the account of any private indi- j
vidua Is with the bank. ]
Secondly. To credit as specie all sums
deposited therein to the credit ftf the Treasurer
of the United States, and to pay all
checks, warrants, or drafts drawn ion sucli
deposites, in specie if required* by the
holders thereof.
Thirdly. To give whenever tequjrffif $
by the Secretary of the TreaSuiJ, the necessary
facilities for transferring the public
funds from place to place, within the ^
United States and (ho Territories thereof, ^
and for distributing the san\e in payment i
of the public creditors, without charging '
commissions or claiming allowance ori ac- \
count of difference of excbaqgp.
Fourthly, To render, to the Government
of the United Slates all .the duties <
and sat vires heretofore reouired by, tow
be performed by the late Bank of the United
States and its several bra nchee end offices.
I
Sec. 5. And he it furtfar enacted, That '
no bank shall be selected or coatmoedas
a place of deposite of the public flsuney X
which shall not redeem its notes end biJb $
on demand in specie; nor shall any*~tnnfc
be selected as aforesaid} which shaH
after the fourth of July, in the yeck '
thousand' eight hundred and llMrtyJeaix,
issue or pay out any noie or bill of ? less
' denomation than five dollars; nor shall
| the notes and bills of any batik he reoeiv- , j
j ed in payment of any detA due -to tbd United
States, which shall, after the said
fourth day of July, hi -the year end IhdC- ^
sand eight hundred and thirty**** issue
any note or bill of a less denomination
! than five dollars.
f Sec. 6. And be it farther enacted, That
' the Secretary of the Treasury shall be and
I be Is here by authorised and it shall be bis
; duty whenever to his judgement it shall1fe:
j necessary or proper, to require of arty' ,
1 bank so selected and employed as afore
said, collateral or additional securities for
the safe keeping of public moneys deposit- .
ed therein and the faithful performance
1 of the duties required by lbis AC
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted^
; it shall be lawful for tbo Secretary ol the
j Treasury to enter into contracts in toe
name and tor apd on beheelf of the Uoi|
ted States, with the said batiks so selectj
ed or employed whereby the sahf banks
I shall stipulate to do amtperforin the aer*
j eral duties and services prescribed by Ibis'
act. ? *
Sec. 8. And le it further enacted, Thai
.no btrok which shall be setectedorumpioyed
as the place of deposrte of the public money,
shall be discontinued as such depository, or
the public money withdrawn therefrom, except
for the causes hereinafter mentioned:
that is to say, if, at any time, any one- of
said banks, shall fad or reftne to peffcrm .
any of said duties or services asprescribed
j by this act, and stipulated to be peHcftned
1 by its contract; or, if any of said banks shall,
i at any time, refuse to pay its own notes in
j specie if demanded, or shaB fafl to beep in
' its vaults such on amount of specie as shall J
be required by the Secretary of the Treasury,
and shaH be, in his opinion, necessary to
render the Said bank a safe depository of the
public moneys, having due regard *p the
nature ofthe business transacted^ thfffKiakf
'n ?nw nn^ Rn*h ease it sfcawb$jbe
> <11 ?WS1 U IV t-m-j ^ , JPWduty
of the Secretary of die Treastayitt'
discontinucany such bank as a depository,
and withdraw from it the pahlic money?'
which it may hold on deposits at the time
of such continuance. And in case of tho
discontinuance of any of said hanks, it shell
be the duty of the Secretary oftfe-TmilWj
to re[>ort to Congress immediately, if hi ses- sion,
and, if not in session, then at thecoma,
menccment of its next session, of the facts and
reasons which have induced such (fa- .
continuance. And iacas? of the diconrinuance
of any of said banks as a. place of
depbsile for the public money, for any of.
the causes hereinbefoife provided, itshaifrbe
lawfcl for the Secretary of the Treasury tarfdeposhc
the money thus withdrawn iq some
other bank as a place of deposits,,upon the
terms and conditions prescribed by this dcf. .
And in default of any bank to receive such
deposite the money thus withdrawn shaB be
kept by the Treasurer of the United States,
according to the laws now in force,.anatfall
be subject to be disbursed according^tp law*.
Sec. 9. Andbe it further
until the Secretary, of the T^e^jwyjshan
have selected ana emp$oyu4 the sain Spoks
185 i?ace? of^p^ ojT thfi money in
conformity to the provisions of this act, $0
several State' and District banks at present
employed as depositories of the money of
Jhc United Suites shall continue to Be depositpne*
aforesaid^ upon the terms, and .
conditions upon which they have been sg
employed.