44
DA
paid out by weight just as other lumps of Silver are- and derives its value solely from weight and "touch", whilst it generally melting loses at last its individuality in some pot, as when not used as a remittance for silver abroad. I cannot therefore but think that those, at the Mint, who projected and recommended a manufactory to be established here for coins intended to be used principally which repudiates in an currency of coins were not aware of Chinese feelings as to Coins, and the indifference with which, as such, they treated. If they had been aware of the permanent usages of the Empire it is difficult to imagine them suggesting a Mint.
12. Yet not merely was the Mint projected for the purpose of making coins for the Empire which sets no special value on silver in that form, but the principal reason given for establishing the Mint was the extra value which China was supposed to put on coins. This deduction which is actually the converse of the real fact was inferred from the premium which exceptional circumstances gave to dollars when the Country was first opened to Storeigners. Those circumstances were in their nature temporary, as I shall presently explain, and the projectors of the Mint consequently committed the radical error of arguing from the particular to the universal, and inferring a general permanent usage from a special and temporary exception.
44
DA
paid out by weight just
as other lumps of
Silver are- and derives its value
тол
solely
from weight
and "touch", whilst it
generally
melting
lopes at last its individuality in some
pot, as
when not used us a remittance for silver
abroad. I cannot therefore but think that those,
the Mint,
who projected
pcarcely.
mow CAR
Commercial
essages
aware
were not
aud
even
of Chinese feelings
as to Coins, and the
indifference with which, as such, they
treated. If they had been aware
are
of the
permanent usages of the Empire it is
difficult to imagine them nees
manufactory
a
and
recommending. to be established here for coins
intended to be used principally
which repudiates
بات
in an
currency of coins.
12. Yet not merely
Empire
was the Mint projected
yu WOLL
for the purpose of matting
which sets no
coins
for
a
country
special value on silver in that
form, but the principal
establishing the Mint
reason
given for
was the extra value
which China
was
supposed
to
put.
om
coins. This deduction which is actually the
converse
of the real fact
was
inferred from
the premium which exceptional circumstances
даже
to dollars when the
opened to Storeigners.
was
first
Country Those circumstances were
in their nature temporary,
as
I shall
presently explain, and the projectors of the Meint consequently committed the radical
error
of arguing from the particular to the
universal, and
infering a general permanent usage from a special and temporary
exception.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.