Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1833-11-07


sent month. IL contains, besides other prints, a
handsome engraving OF the Philadelphia fashions.
We thought that the most fashionable ladies had
given up the savage practice Of comprcssipg their
waists Into the smallest possible compass. The
only custom analogous 10 it, is that existing among
certain tribes in the extreme West, Who take in
finite pains To coax their noddlcs into the shape OF
pancake. But these Indians have no brains--or
no use for sny-and therefore they can do them
selves no harm by INDUCING in this freak All
ladies', however, are supposed to have hearts, and
To have constant Use for them-and they ought nj
least TO give them room 20 palpitatc. The last
number Of the Ncw-York Mirror contains seve-
raj wood-euts, copied from London publication.
representing the deformity which is ooeasionc,l in
the anatomical structure, by the practice Of tight
them would induce any Lady to throw away her
corsets Balf (.ax
We presume there are none who are IA
miliar with the operations Of the Money Mar
kct, both in town and country, but will ac-
knowledge the force and truth Of the follow
ing remarks, from the Williamsport Banner.
Bah. PAT.
THE MONEY MARKET.
The Washington Globe Of the Esd inst saws.
th~t ga greet s"sl instantaneous relief Of the mo-
ney market vas the consequence Of the removal
Of the depositea" The consequence of the re-
movd Of the deposites, to the money concerns
Of the country, was directly ale rererse Of What
70 thus asserted By the Globe, and the Editor Of
that print must have been aware OF IL, because
every body In the cities, and most persons here
In the country, have felt IL TO be the case II IL
surprising. IL any thing can surprise Us nov-a-
days, that such an assertion should be made by
The Government Journal, in tho face Of facts 10
The oontrssy al around. Who does not know
that the removal OF the deposites has produced .
perfect stsgnation In the banking Operations Of
this State for instance, in the city Of Baltimore
every Bank ref0sed To discount; the Country
bsaks were consequently compelled 70 deny The
usual loans, even 20 their best add most punctual
sa,sonersi and this course is ssiii persisted n.-
The denial Of the usual accommodation, as this
season particularly, has produced great and un-
usual distress in the money market Merchants
20 The cities cannot purchase for cash, aud f some
do, tie a. reduced prieeA Farmers will not sell
but store their produce, in expectation o. an i'm
ProVement, when relief msy be afforded. There
y no money, consequently, among our farmers.
Merchants cannot make eosleetioos, and u wouLI
be hard 20 press their euHtomeru. Neither ean
the Bsnks assist them 1has eat OF from ell sup
pises. q the very moment when they are wanted,
they either 20 NOT 10 market At all, or Il they 10
and make purchases, IL must be TO disadvantage
-hey must be remaBerStcd By their customers,
Who viii besides b. compelled Ne . matter OF ne
eras'ty on the part Of the merchant, 20 pay up old
scores, when there 10 the same difficulty with
them 10 commend the meanA This IL the exDe-
rtenee now in The eo0atry. The cries are, 81 mo-
ney - scarce" "tisnes are exceedingly hard, y
Ne The reason 10 obvious. Those Who arc
oalea TO comprehend IL, arc among the first "a
ieei u. bat the present distress r. but the hnr.
e,nser OF those worst Of times, when the Uniled
States Bank, failing TO he re-ehnFtered, shall
commence to draw 10 its debts aud close Us con.
eerna