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THE HERALD. TUESDAY. MAY 16, 1836. FEMALE PUBLIC-RESUMPTION OF SPECIE been PAYMENTS.-Great and unmerited injury having done to many of the gentler sex, by the suspension of specie payments and the difficulty of procuring far as I small change, I have resolved to mitigate, as aid to can, the evils of the day by contributing my little upon help poer females out of a difficulty brought them the extravagance and folly of us men. popularity and the The by extraordinary such, increase alone, of Herald is that during the last week reover eleven hundred dollars in more which was in specie, such as ceived half of cash, dollars, in specie than half dollars, quarters, &c. For these amounts I offered 10 per cent premium broWall street, but, on dozing one on my kers have in been evening by the in had a dream, in which a good angel, the a soft, sweet woman, told me ensofa, shape I of do in her such accents Deares: Bennett, no to do with the for the five dollar notes of your chanting thing-have my sex nothing brokers-redeem favorite as far as you can, and trust me, my the of earth and of be showered head, bo here and friend, Chemical upon Bank, blessings your heaven hereafter. will in a transport, and a So so sweet, so so dream. I awaked soft, enchanting, lo! it was affectionate the fair creature appeared to me in the quiet and slumbers of the night, that started was about 12 o'clock by innocent up (it St. 1 resolution instantly Paul's)walked my solitary chamber, and formed a on the instant to obey the celestial mandate. will, therefore, tomorrow, Wednesday, between the hours of 11 o' clock and 1 o clock, at my office, in 21 Ann street, redeem the five dollar netes of the little in specie, to every female, widewood, pretty little girls and marrieder Chemical Bank, single, all, who five dol- will come in person and present their demands, lars cach so as to diffase the as as to the extent of 8500 or possible, for one, thereabouts, good wide being the remaining of last week, after paying my their salaries and wages, cash employées receipts principally also in specie. this offer, I hope no lady or young woman will the notes of any broker, or In take making become the inof speculation. My object is to furnish, as much as ean, the gentler sex, with to make their in the shops strawent little purchases, and change markets, of shavers and many as can from the arts and now flooding the city. rescue speculators as little Be Chemical's it recollected also, that I only redeem the I have full confidence in the character and of John Mason, Esq., its notes, integrity because institution. worthy Presi- Unthe other directors of that der of this good man, a dent, the and auspices old who school, is gentleand a man of business of the who man, all the kiting inventions the Chemical will resume abominates have no doubt of other Wall specie street, bank pay- in I ments as soon, if not sooner than any city. The hours of redemption are between 11 and 1 'clock tomorrow, at 21 Ann street-five dollars for each person. Be punctual, and be pretty, fair onesthe world is not yet at an end. JAMES G. BENNETT. BE COOL-BE PRUDENT- good physician always his medicine to the In to this ancient as tempers obedience prescription-as disease endeavor of the patient. to old treat the age of Hippocrates-we shall our patients in Wall street-the several presses there -with soothing lotions-gentle purgatives-and mild aperients. Yesterday the Courier" had a fresh paroxysm, however, did no harm to any body but itself. It of blood, gunpowder, immediate cause of this was the tion. which, talked The salipetre, outbreak and revolucircular from the Treasury, directing the officers here to discredit and paper public new specie would refuse overturn all currency. The Courier in its fury se. ciety-break up the social system, and begin a bloody revolution. hard, we admit, that the importing merchants should have to pay in a specie their It is very harder currency than the the government-but is it conor three hundred thousand persons the and lower ranks of life, who are middling dition debts to of two wandering forth in with the paper money put by the and finding obstacles at every in the very necessaries of life? buying about banks, the streets, We sympathise corner and with the we sympaand feel as deeply for the of thise feel as much deeply merchants-but easily great body the community. The merchants can convert their paper money into specie-they may even get it from the banks -but the poor and middling classes have none of those facilities-none of these advantages. In such a time as this, it would be wisdom in the teach moderation, and not to asIs it aware of the deep and general perities. Courier to banks? inflame The feeling of mergenerating against the chants to be the last to precipitate into indignation ought They lose and society revolution. have every thing to nothing to a revolt-an insurrection- of The " Courier" and the government. gain by feel the dissolution Wall the terrible street press generally are just beginning to reaction of the credit system. When men and editors are losing their property and prespects by over-action, they ought not to throw away their senses also. Keep something to begin business upon again. If the Wall street papers endeaver to run the preembar assments into action, they will lose in the end. The great mass peosent financial political of than the they more hostile to the banking system are If the general of pleare to the government. political suspension we now payments is used as a weapon, that it will bear more Van Buren, in a contest at specie dle tell than all, Mr. heavily against the pells-or Mr. Bidin the field. With all its faults, we are not sure the doctrine open but war specie currency of of old its last Jackson shift, will completely strip paper currency before two years have elapsed. We advise the Wall street prints to be cool and cal-tious in such a crisis as the present. They are treading or a sleeping volcano. PUBLIC MEETINGS.-Ne are sorry to see the Equal Righte" party call meeting tonight M
