Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-03-06


solidaiion with witness,
MIR. President, thi. experiment will not A.
muse the people Of THIS country. They are
quite too serious 10 be amused. Their suf-
feriny - too intense to be sported with.
assuredly, SIR. they will not be patient a
bleeding lambs under tie depri, alton Of great
present good, aud the menace Of unbe arabic
future evils. They are not so unthinkiny-
- stupid, I may almost Says to ioteso the
rich blessings now in their actual enjoyment.
snd trust the future 10 the contingencies aud
the chances which may betIde an unnecessa-
~ aud a Wild experiment. They will noteS-
pose themselves, at once, To injury and To
ridicule; they will not buy rcproaeh and scorn.
at 80 dear a rate they will not purchase the
rleasu II being laughed at, by all mankind,
at price quite enormous.
MIR. President, the objects avowcd Tor this
most extraordinary measure, are altogether
undesirable the end. If II could lee obta med
- an end IA TO be strenuously avoided aud
The process adopted to carry on the expert
mcui, and TO reach that end, hich IL can ne
YER sitain-and which, ia that respect, Who'll
~ iails-doss not fail. meantime, 10 spread
far aud wide. n deep and general distress, and
10 agi,aie the country bcy ond any thing which
has heretoforo happened TO US IN a time of
peace.
Sir. the People, in nv opinion, will no, SIP
pert this 81 They feel IL 90 b., Affect
Nc, aud the, IL TO be ridiculous: aud er,. long.
l'eril, believe, thcy all sweep IL away, ith the
rcSisii'ss breath ct their own voice and bury "a
M With the grat e the dctccte,, ,IcIu.ion.
aud rejected ioll,es of other times sol, sir
O. shun al cXaggcr-.iiof,-i avoid uudiouslv all
illumination, nnd all cmblsIonit,-. bat b..-.rch
gcuil"rnen To open their Eyes aud their ears, 20
whst ~ passing ia tie country and not 60 deceive
Themselves With the hope that things can long r.
msin - tbcy sIr, or that any beneficial chau..r
VII come Until the present policy SHALL ~, total,
al'si''i"ncd. attempted. ar, the other ,ay TO
describe sLorily the progress of the public Lis-
ucss- lts brs, ., mp;on, ~as spasIn, co.ir.etiaa,
agony. IL seizrs first ti,c commercial and ti4,n
classes. some survive ~, nUd some 10 not But
tho>c Who, With whatever losS, effort, and sacr,-
flee, ct through the crisis without absolute Isank-
rupiey, take good care Ia make ncv cnga-,.-
Incnt., till there shall bc change nf times Thsy
abstain lrUm all further unsicrtakinVS; and thi
brings the pressure Immediately home 20 tho..
Who 1--we by their cmploy ments That great class
now begun io ieei thc distress. HOUSES, ware
houses, snd ships, are not nov, usual I,tt uf,-
der contract, ia the cities Manufacture. an. b..
ginning to dismiss thrir hands GA The. SEA coasts,
and IA the interior; and our aItizans and urel.an
les. acting Tor Themselves only are hk,l, soon ,o
feei severe want OF cmplo, mcnt ia their several
occupations
This, sir, is the real state of things I, "a
state OF things which ~ daily growing worse and
worse u calls loudly Tor remedy, the people
demand rcInc',' aud they likei, 20 pcrsi, IN
that demand, I'LL remedy shall come.
For one, at, lhs.c new remedy 20 pronos,.
Wy sentiments ar known. ] sIn Tor rc-ehaIfer-
'ng the Bsnk, for longer or a shorter time. and
With morr or less Ot modification. I am tor trv-
ing no new experiments on the property, ,h,. en-
pl"ymehis, and the happiness OF tLc whole Poo
pie.
Our proper course appears 70 me 10 h. as nl,in
A. Ia 4 A -.
Nhieh the country cndur,s, although cutrrl, new
~ ITS extent. Its depth, and it, severity IL not
uc~ IN it, class. Other such like evils. hut ot
much mildcr form, Nc have felt ia former times
!" former hmes We have been obliged 90 eheuun-
IT, the Ills Of diSOrdcrcd currency, OF gen, raj
want OF confidence, and at Deprecated State Bank
paper 10 these evils, a. have applied the re-
mcdy Ot Ucll-constituted National Bank and
have found II ciI,ctual ana for trying 1t again
approved by forty ycarS' experience. sanctioned
10y all successive Admin STATIONS, and by Com
gress nj oil times, and called for, n verify be-
lere, a, tins very moment, bv a vast majority OF
the people. on What ground DO 4, sis tn. rene
dy OF National Bank! II ~ painful, sir mos,
painful. To allulc To the extraordinary l,osit,on ii
the different branches OF the Government b,, !,
Is necessary 60 alludc to IL. This Hoas. has one,
passed ball for re-chaItcriug the PIE s.nt Bank
the other House has Also passed IT. l,t IL has d. "a
ncgatiScd By the Pr, ,id,ut and ~ ~ ut,I,r.tood
That strcnS objections exist With the Executive TO
any bank incorporated, OF To DC incorporated, by
Congress.
SIR. think the country calls. and has r;,b,
20 call on the Executive, " reconsider thcse OBJ
Ieeiions, IL they 10 exist. Pcr,mp;Urv OH, eIions
Ia all Hanks created BY Cossgrcss, have net We,
I been formally announced ! hops they ~iii not
be; think the country eslIs Tor revision ii AZ,
opinions which may haV, hen formed on tlis mat
ter, and demands, ia ~ name, and for tl,,
sake of the suffering people. that one insn', o;,in-
ton ho~e'er elevated, may not stand against the
Er"rai Judgment No man, IN this county ,
should say, ia relation to subject ii such i'm
mems Interest, that nav will shall -tsnd for Law
" does not become any nisu, IN a Government
Ike this, 60 stand proudly un his own Cf,in,ot, a.
gainS thc Whole country. shall not believe. IN
I'll ~ >rAli BE- - pros7l, that the Executive will
~ stand. Hc has, himself uior, Than once. re-
commended the subject To the eOnsit,r atom OF
the people 1iniect u BE- discussed reasoned
on, and decided. And IL the public - III. mani
tested ihgUugh its regular organs he Hons. Of
Congrcss, shsil demand rc-ehsrier Tor a longer
or shorter tune, With u,o.iiiiratint. to ,,.,,',.
reasonable srd even plausible objections am mol,
prepared O. believe that the act ~ ihctwn Iou-s
thus acting 90 conformity o. the knoHn ~ IL tl
people, viii meet Tat ne. StNy. shall not cr,.-
diStiEt, till see ~ e,ttsinis shall prnf,os..
crv long. II 40 change or otitT acceptable pg,-
I position be made, g. nskc ihe trsl. AL -. no
other prs,tosl niodc 81 rvlisf I an G,r uutt,uv
thIs O. iie t--, The fra thirg g. b. ,ius,, .. 4,
/ spptusc OF dts'pproNe the Secretary rta.,r. 49,
i<tus come 90 the vote, sud dispos- Ut t.r-. ia.
~'rs. ~ ihc mcan umr, public opinion .. rn.u,-
i'sung rssli-t sI1cprs to me e. grow ,iaii,
stronger aud stronger. De- MOMENT mus short
ly cofnr Wien u all no longer b. doubtful y h.
thcr tie general public opinion does call Tor r.
chatter 81 uic Bank. When that moment come.
! ior passing the m,a-urr, sud sIiall prut,o,,.
I h. lb'lc'e u sili Isss u,c llousr-i h,iic,o q
cannot b. aud vii not be d,l,stsd ~ tl,c other.
I Anls's relief HPpcar ~ s0tue other form.
Huiittr at.fuiuu util have ia waY IA the i.r-r.
of legi.l~,on and 'iiewhcfc. dic People srr .1,,-
rcIgn, and ahate,tr they dctcttn,n, ~ oifttn.
must b. yitlj, Co. tl,,Ju. THIS D, ny b,ii-f ,,id
this isn,y Lopc ! su Cor , HACK, -. .a.uf,.
81 eNpcdicnC, and, undcr our pr,-rrt cireum-
stance, measure a. necessity weld 60 no
ncv tangled opiuious, "a no isutasur,i sap.rt-
mcnts stand By tbc tfied ysii,j oi thc coau-
iry 90 iot the sai,fy ~ prnyrft' fYr tsr pfr.-
tcctiou 81 industry ior che security u iis rurfrn-
Iry. Md ~ tie lft r,stion a 40 ttcs ~, 4
7 rnJs sm isr a Bitk s1d. 81. uit n.e..ur, ,na.,
hkrly 60 s'icsrel. afu &c. cs,.iiusii dis H.hk
sith notifications, i9r = longer of . sluiter TO-
uod. ihis D. ti5c mcss,rs ahi,h .i..u prop,..
and. go ms qne tion r'i-f m, 81 o. without d. Of.
tsiion. tD tie drriH0u 0f Gee auUift