Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1837-11-09

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ss the gresiest creditor OF the bsrk.. ,ouxht
10 ELECT this by tue control INCIDENT 4, n,
Isrge dePoshe. The banks we're encouraged
IN every way 10 eo-orer.te--snd the sIates
we're appealed TO Tor their aid, in the COM
moo dutJ OF q refo' On IN the eurtency
| MANY ofthem, where there was q bank
"s"e under hive dollars, met the sppcsl at
once, 10y direct prohibition 10 that extent
bui The State Of Virginia went farher.-
She had long sinre realized ~. benefits Of
-Ieeie circulation below i've dollars. by n
'roh'o''ion OF al paper under that amount;
anu on the very hrst occasion when the char
'en oi her banks ~onId be reached, 10 re-
en'p ~ during the last winter. the Prohi-
o',"" ~ss extended To ten dollars, aud to
TAX" ehect OF an early dsy
These were abe u.ea.arss then confirm,
P'a'sd Tor tsAn Improvement OF the currenc,
ana oeSu" 10 Toe carried out by tie powerful
'ii OF state legislation. Mn are the, tn
De sb1ndohrd now IL was admitted i,,n
anu u ~ beyond all question true, thu, spe. -.
ehher "a gold or .il'sr. Viii not circuiaI. D.,
'"e side oi paper. iG 81 y-ti.nc. a., th,.
| were wanting, At - abundant ~ l,.inia an
reference To small note; ~ Soon ~ the,
| were expelled hy her law silver took their
| l''Vc' a"j There - no doubt that II her Do.
'c! could be carried out. hy the rNpnI>,nn
Z" 81 f'P-r under twenty dollars. that gold
would uOw 1T once, INTO The ,.r.n,
chau"e. All th,. can ", he donc n, !,
''"lie adhei cU'e Ia the original plan Eut
lo"r policy - al utter disregard Of all sues
Iui.ht
Tue great freing prcos,s now in con,r,n-
P''''," VIII "OtS the very reverse. orwhat
"as the" so strch"Ou-ly urged. u will put
j" our So'den dreams To light, o( thc hal
cloh Jay, Of bard monr, anI the STATES
WI Ice compelled iTom sheer nrees>it, =,
heence once more the ,er, lowest i..,- of
oanS paper. Seeing ihe>e things a. 4 clear
:! do "a prospect. under the operation Of
'"s proposed law, can have no choice bu,
TO r''se nay voice against 1t.
- to 80 much of the bill rs constitute.
tue collectors at the revenue with the min
and IIs branches, Repositories of Tho r,,,,;-
money have uut ltIlc to saw. u IL Ger
'aihl. 'o"Jeet 10 SerS slrong objections. moi
'he least oi which -, the NIry srcatincrr,.c
OF patronage To ~ bich II must giye rt>r-snd
! 'Pl"ohsse oi the most dangerous IL ilucnre
~ oeinS 80 Immediately connected with IN,
PAhhc money. Neither :, this ohi.ct,nn at
ah answered when ~ - slid that the patron.
age "iIi be less than that exercised ~, ,h.
hNfCour-e between the Go,crrn,rnt nm, ~.
opposite banks ecause b, tie simple ,u,-
>hu'e 81 special for Il general ypg,l,r all
patronage VIII be NJ once taken awaV-and
q" Tue score o! safety the difference !, meal.
culable.
| Whether rrc,rd, then. tie nernic;ou. IN.
Glencc which TN, uiiI mu.t rx,rr,., ,,o.,,.
The currency, " now enacted irioIa or In.
u"adeq"act uI ITS provisions for the s,i.
Aeefng "I the morc,. sm equally con.
s'f"''td Ia withhold nay assent. o. the 6t,i
a'Pt't, ~ mas never been Submitted tn nm,
country and has hid very litlc consider,
| it0n here. The ipuuva:iuu q, too r,,,, tL,.
ira',i'ion too violent iron. al pre-, io,,, u,.y.
10 tie itus suddenly r,et
Tie people are too deeply interested ia
Tie co">' q"enccs ~ h,rh ma, follow. tn have
'hn us1g" changed, without the most m,t,r
ca c""sineth'ion. For mystit, sir, want
To <" home from this whole subject Re-
mJ-6a- u u new proposition, presented,
| l"i the hrst ii'ne. ~ an imposing form hY Inc
late message and before adopted should
DC we'll aud thoroughly canyss,rd before Tie
country The President himself m propo,-
! I"S VI, INVITES, and the subject IS well worth =
Of, the fullest deliberations
Lev u oe discussed then, aS IL will he and
| ~ an great public measures ought to be. by
the people themselves IN their urinary n.
>en"ites, aud through the press, before II i.
/ enacted mtO law
NJ Inconvenience can possibly arise from
this postpone ment, first because the time
must necessarily be short, as Congress " ,II
DC AGAIN ~ session within six weeks from
The adjournment. Aud, secondly. b.cnu..
The 'rh'fe system proposed i, noe mnde the late
oruets oI tie Treasury, ina fi.H aud e.,niI,i,
operation. a, ESPECIALLY ordained b. IA, Ea,r ,ua,,
eonNds' d'ton. The secretary has already a.
doPt.d It. IA the eNisrncy of the occasion
uhder The discretion gwen TO hin hy the law
org i"'kinS the Treasury Department There
Is no occasion. then, for hi, great haste. ard
ihete ~ every reason why We should fotbear
we are told. however, hy an hnnorabI.
member from South Carolina, CNir. Pirkrp. !
mat by our opposition TO The present nil. " -.
sIe Strengthening the interest If that part,
"h"h seeks the re establishment Ola Nation
~ Bank. IhI, suggestion, sir, has come from
avery remarkable qt'arIer do not aiIudr
no" 10 The member from y. Carolina, but Ca
a distinguished sta esman from the same
State, 80 the other wing OF the Capitol Tn.
SUI treasures, II Is said. must ne ordained
at once, n the only safe guard against IA,
restoration OF great National banking rnsI,-
luton - and this V,ticiuation seems Ia h.
lhf""h out as N sort of bug bear, 10 Tighten
us into Instant submission
| SIR ~ my humble sphere At home or in
The halls OF our State Legislature, INV op,n.
IONS 90 the subject II a Federal Bank. need
no new confession. have ever t,,.u nm ,,,,.
compromising Toe To any such .n.tItnt,,n
bchrNe the existence of such a bsnk .. IA.
consistent with tie purity, and dsngerou. Ia
tho safety OF popular government have
ever opposed ~ ~ eyei, inrm as grounds 81
eNPediC"cy snd, what - above 81. 10 f.
,hd c'"hrm ibht opposition. ! rut,ftaip no
ho"H "hsieNrr.ihst II has 40 sanction. either
~ The sPtf'i, or the letter Of the constitution
Sirongib committed, then, To such op,n,ons
add having uniformly acted up IL Them In
every time VI triai, ni the removal 81 the de.
poshes, through the pantc era, and the Exec.
uti'e veto. am not % be frightened from
what have taken - The path of duty. b., the
new born fears, even II 80 Distinguished a
prOselyic.
distrust the quarter sir, whence the de-
hnneiaiipn comes. ! have no confidence ,n
That counsel ~bich springs from the zeal Of
recent conversation opiuton. that are h,,t,I,
taken up. are a. speedily lad ASIDE. and a
worthy q 10 reliance wistrver
No. SIR. N ny humble I'D smert the DANCER
~ Recurrence to National B4uk. .. 10 be
looked Ter ~ The Vety opposite quarter In
ihe imnoiYfc corcepiiun aud hurried exrsu-
ton 81 ihf' ~uU- irra,ufy scheme. I do r.t
mean ~ predict Il. because would not be- i,-
dcrs'ooi - di-pir1g'rs ihe Judgment ef those