1he Carrency.-The Secretary ofthe

 Treasury, in obedience to resolution

 of the Senate ofihe United States, made

 a report to that body, at its late session, on the relative value of gold and silver, and on the expediency of making such alterations in the gold coins of the U. States as a,ayT Dc necessary to conform them to our silver coins. The renort reflects credit upon the research and sound common sense of the Secretary,

 Ifre conclusions to which he comes are lncontestabie, aud will be concurred in by the best judges. They are, that it is lnezpedient to attempt, by mint regula- tons, to force sellss! into circulation; that the most appropriate metallic basis for thls country is silver, and that while sIYer IS the standard, and the notes Of the Bank of the United States circulate. they perform the functions of T gold coinage. and render a resort to artificial measures to sustain gold currency ne- ecssary. These opinions are clearly and fereihly expressed, and 90 far to demenstratc the vast importance of pos sesslng such q general circulating medi- tim as the notes of the Bark Of tl,eI United States. The Secretary ob- l scryes---