South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-06-10
ELooUENCE AND PROPHECY.

( ELOQUENCE AND PROPHECY.
The Augusta Chronicle publishes the fol-
lowing impressive extract from the Speech
of Mr.. McDufffe, III reprobation of the eek
pertinent and forewarning the country of the
| evils which would result from it. IF the ora
tor spoke with the wild phrensy ofthe Sybil,
as charged ait the time, he spoke not without
her inspiration, as is demonstrated by the e.
vent. His predictions thus far have been
verified to the letter. The wicked imposture
meditated against the country, covered over
as it was with a silver veil, which his resist
less sagacity penetrated at the time, now
stands stript, in all its native hideoushess, in
the face OF an aggrieved and deluded people.
The currency is thoroughly deranged-com-
merce is paralized, individuals are ruined and
the ration is bankrupt.-Rich. Wing, =
| Extract from Mr.. McDuffie's Speech:
ssIn the present calamitous condition of the
country, we have a melancholy exemplifca-
ton to prove how small a share of human
wisdom is requisite to produce the greatest
conceivable extent of human misery. The
meanest pigmy, armed with sceptre, can de-
stroy, in a single day, the great fabric of a
nations prosperity, which all the intellectual
| giants Of the land cannot rebuild in long and
laborious course of years. will not tell the
| People to lock for salvation to those who have
involved them in this calamity No, sir, this
storm has been produced by species of ne
cromancy, which is endowed only with the
faculty Of mischief, and which, having raised
the elements, has no power Of exorcism to
lay them. The Prospero whose fatal wand
has conjured up these elements into this wild
! and fearful and disastrous commotion, has no
| 10 oil fba mi qnIrItc
of Che stormy deep to rescue the sinking for
tunes of whole People, rashly and wickedly
exposed to the rocks, winds, and quicksands
of the most desperate and wicked experiment.
| ''The experience of the last few years has
| entirely changed my views as to the destiny
of the human race, My youthful visions Of
| the perfectabiity of mankind have vanished
/ before the sad realities of the times. They
are gone forever. / am row Constrained to
believe that, with all the lights Of reason and
experience, and the political Improvements
of our country men are still the idolatrous and
predestined victims Of imposture. Before
| that God to whom I am responsible for what
l say here, I do believe the annals of human
idolatry and delusion cannot furnish an exam
| pie of more impudent, audacious, and mon
strous imposture, than that which this Ad-
ministration is attempting, and, fear, with
too much success, to palm upon the People
of the United States under the ffimsy and de-
lusive guise ofreturning to the primity simpE-
city ola 'hard money Government Moth
ing that have read, amongst all the super
stitions Of the world ,transcends its monstrous
audacity.
SIT is an eventful crisis in our history, and
it remains to be decided whether the People
can be. made the dupes of this :monstrous
scheme ofambition, covered over by the pre-
tence of going back to silver currency. Sir,
| it is not the first time in the history ofhuman
idolatry when the horrid features Of foul and
unnatural monster have been concealed from
the eyes of his deluded followers by a silver
veil. You have no doubt read; sir, the in
structive Illustration of.the weakness of hui
man delusion and the boldness ofhuman i'm
posture, the Yelled Prophet of Khorassan.
Deprived Of natures fair proportions, the bold
impostor covered his deformity with silver
veil, and hoisted a broad white flag, upon
which was inscribed in words OF sunshine,
freedom to the world Holding out the al
| Turing promise that he would setfree
This fetter'd world from every Eond and stain,
And bring its primal gfories back again.
| he drew millions of devoted followers to his
banner; and after he had prevailed upon them
to sacrifice their souls and bodies TO his unho-
ly rites, he raised the veil and, instead of
disclosing the promised vision Of heavenly
! light, exhibited his foul lineaments sin grin
ming mockery,' exelaiining TO his wretched
victims,
There, we wise saints, behold your light, your
star:
Ye WOULD be dupes and victims, and we
ARE
May the honest devotees of hard money
currency take warning from the example Of
these voluntary victims ola daring impnsture,
and avoid their fate They here behold their
fate accurately prefgured, if they DO not rise
up and resist the scheme Of imposture which
l have attempted to expose.
at is easy to read the fsture history Of the
country, if the schemes of the reigning dynas-
ty are not defeated by the People. Anarchy
is the highway to despotie power, whether II
be a banking or political despotism When
the Bank of the United States shall be de-
shoyed, the currency WILDE thrown into such
arrangement and confusion that the country
will be prepared to submit to any National
Bank rather than endure the prevailing evils
Then the Administration viii come forward
in that spirit of improvement OF. which the
President speaks, with their grand scheme OF
political bank, founded on the checks and
balances of this Government
81 fear, Mr.. Speaker, that the lessons OF
experience are lost upon nations. No Peo-
pie have been more severely schooled by this