South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-05-06

ter which has oyertaken the commercial in
terests OF the country, and which threaten to
produce general bankruptcy, may be in a
great measure ascribed to the interference OF
the General Government with the CONNER
clai and business operations of the country
% lis lntermeddling with the currency; its
destruction OF the National Bank; its attempt
10 substitute metallic for credit currency !;
and, finally, to the issuing by the President OF
the United States of the Treasury order,
known as the Specie Circular
"ResoEUed, That while we would do
nothing which might for moment
compromit our respect for the laws, we
feel it incumbent upon us to remind
the Executive of the nation that the
Government of the country, as of late
administered has become the oppree8or
of the People, instead of affording them
protection that this perseverance in
the experiment of his predecessor
(after the public voice, in every way in
which that voice could be expressed,
has clearly denounced it as ruinous to
the best interests of the country has
already caused the ruin of thousands of
merchants, thrown tens of thousands of
mechanics and laborers out of employ
ment, deprecated the value of our great
staple millions Of dollars, destroyed the
internal exchanges, and Frustrated the
energies and blighted the prospects of
the industrious and enterprising portion
of our people, and must, if persevered
in, not only produce starvation among
the laboring classes, but inevitably lead
to disturbances which may endanger
the stability of our institutions them
selves.
"Resolped, That committee Of not
less than fifty be appointed to repair to
Washington and demonstrate with the
Executive against the continuance of
"the Specie Circular" and in behalf of
this meeting, & in the nameof the mer-
chants Of N. York and the People ofthe
U. States, urge its immediate repeal.
"Resolved, Thatthe same committee
be, and they are hereby, instructed al
so to ask that Instructions be given to
the collectors of the revenue in all the
ports of the United States, not to COM
mence suitupon any bonds which may
lie over for payment, until after the
lSt day OF January next, in order that
Congress may adopt such measures of
relief as they, in their wisdom, may
deem necessary and proper.
"Reso1ced, Thatthey be also instruc-
ted to urge upon the Executive the
propriety Of calling an extra session of
Congress, at as early day as possible,
in order that the Representatives ofthe
People, coming directly from their con-
stituents, may devise suitable remedies
for the unprecedented and alarming
embarrassment of the country. 4
"Resobed, That the merchants of
Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, and
the other commercial cities of the Uni
on, be respectfully requested to unite
with us in our remonstrance and petit
ton, and to use their exertions, in con-
neXion with us, to induce the Execu-
tive Of the nation to listen to the voice
Of the People, and to recede from a
measure under the evils of which we
are now laboring, and which threatens
to involve the whole country in ruin.
"Resolved, That, on the return of
our committee from Washington, it
shall be their duty Immediately to call
a general meeting Of the citizens, and
report to them the result of their mis-
sion."