Paper Money the Money of Civilization Author:James Harvey Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: and to labour—no less than to gold and silver—its representative, as well as its actual value—money provided by the Government for the use of the people, in whic... more »h debts can be discharged and taxes paid — money neither of intrinsic value, nor convertible into any fixed amount of any commodity whatever, and which is therefore secured from undue inflation when gold is brought into the country, and undue contraction when gold is withdrawn from the country; — English Money For The English People; and, obviously, American money for the American people." —Rector Twells's Pamphlet. The same results have manifested themselves in America Paper money iQ which we experienced in (England) 1819. Nor is it America time of '- war. or England alone that feel themselves compelled to resort to this expedient in a time of war. Other nations invariably betake themselves to this efficacious alternative; which, however, will prove its wonderful power in a time of peace as well. The swamp has to be drained,—cultivation has to creep up the sides of the hills,—roads have to be levelled,—railways peace. require cuttings and embankments,—water has to be brought to the towns from distant lakes,—harbours of refuge established,—bogs to be reclaimed,—arterial drainage to be engineered,—sewerage to be carried to the land instead of poisoning the rivers,—towns and cities to be rebuilt, and the whole country to be made into a garden. "Why should not these peaceful contests with nature be carried on with energy and sustained efforts ? There isPaper paupers, America hep'r gress. Distribu- tion of wealth. the labour, and there is the raw material. Bring these into - combination, and you have wealth, or, to use the Saxon root, wellth — everything conducing to well-being. There...« less