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The reason pby office holders make ioar upon
credit, and cry out for an exclusive metallic
currency, is purely selfish. They profit
largely by the fluctuations and embarassments
their anarchical and revolutionary conduct
produces BY making specie an arncle OF
merchandise, they appreciate It's mark 81 val
ne. Thus, Mr.. Van Buren's salary, II specie
had continued as high as il was a month or
two ago, would be increased TO S27,ooo.
He is entitled TO S25, 900 per annum by
running specie up 10 cents above It's ordinary
value, he increases his salary, which IS paid
in specie, at that rate per cent Othce-holu-
ers therefore get good quid pro quo Tor their
loco-focosm. The sums exacted from the
people in one year by the oflice-holders, we
mean those only included under the civil and
diplomatic list, cannot be far from half mil
lion of dollars above the sum allowed by
law


Take the Cabinet, for example. The Sc
cretary of War, of State, Of the Navy, of the
Treasury, the Post Master General, and the
Attorney General, each are allowed $4,000 a
year During a part of the last year their
salaries have been worth $4,000 And so
with all the other Office holders, who, in the
aggregate, receive several millions


Thus, the people may see at glance, one
of the strongest reasons why office-holders
go for the Sub-treasury, and against the credit
| system.