What,  then,  was  the  condition  of  every  por-
tion of  this  great  nation  while  the  public  moneys
were  in  their  legitimate  place  of  custody,  and
the  power  of  the  Treasury  had  not  been  applied
to  disturb  and  remove  them  f

It  was  one  of  unparalleled  quietness,  ease,
and  prosperity.  Every  channel  of  industry
was  nUed.  Full  employment  was  given  to  the
laborer,  who  eamea  his  daily  bread  by  the
sweat  of  his  brow — to  the  mechanic,  who
worked  in  his  shop,  and  furnished  the  necessa-
ries and  comforts  of  life  for  himself  and  all  in
his  employ — ^to  the  manufacturer,  who  rewarded
the  industry  of  thousands  connected  with  and
dependent  upon  the  successful  pursuit  of  his
business — ^to  the  merchant,  who  was  engaged
in  prosperous  commercial  enterprises — ^to  the
farmer  and  planter,  who  found  a  ready  and  prof-
itable market  for  the  products  of  their  labor.
Payments  were  made  for  the  productions  of
agricultural,  mechanical,  and  manufacturing  la-
bor through  the  domestic  exchanges  of  the
country,  at  a  trifling  expense ;  and  in  like  man-
ner were  payments  made  for  imported  merchan-
dise scattered  over  every  portion  of  the  Union.
