Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1837-11-23
OUR COUNTRY-THE CREDIT
SYSTEM.

But said (,1id MIR LLGLREI that Their,
was another nation that had some cxpegiens,
10 banking and it, effects. SIR. ! dare no
trust my self to speak Of my county with a.,
rapture which habltualiy feel when I con
template her marvellous history. But this
WiiI say, that on my return 10 it. after on ab
Senee Of only four years, ! was filed viii
wonder at all saw and all heard VIVA
upon earth IS TO be compared with il found
New York grown up 10 almost double its for
ner size, wiih the air OF q great capital, 10
stead Of a mere tlourishiug commercial town
As had known H. ! listened 10 accounts ri
voyages Of q thousand miles ~ magnificent
STEAMBOATS, on the waters Of those great lake,
which, hut the other day, left sleeping in Ga.
primeVal silence Of Nature, in the recrsses OF
vast wilderness; aud felt that there - a
grandeur and = majesty IN this irresistible Op.
ward march Of Tsce created. az I believe
and elected 10 possess and people a continent
which belong 10 few other objects, either u
the moral or material world. We may be-
come 90 much accustomed 10 saeh thihg. TIA;
they make ss little impression upon Our mind.
% the glories of the Heavens above US; bui
looking 90 them, lately, a. with the eve Of tie
stranger, felt what a recent English travel
lsr - said 10 have remarked. that, far from
bctGg without poetry, a. some have vainly a.
legged, our whole country - one great zoe m.
SIR, IL - 80 and II there be a man that can
ihink Of what ~ doing "a all parts u this most
blessed of al lands 10 embeiiish and advascr
%, who can contemplate that hylng mass Of
intelligence, activity aud improvement 90 II
rolls on 10 ts sure aud steady progress. 10 the
utieTmo.t eNtremiiies Of ne West, Who can
see scenes q savage coso'ati0s transformed.
almost With the sudlenness - onchantmcnt.
into those Of ffuitfuincss aud beauty, eros ned
with AOufshing cities. filled With the noblest
Of All populations; u there be a man. say.
that can witness al this passing under his very
eyes. without feeling his heart beat high. and
bis imagination warmed and transported hy q
be sure sir, that the rapt1res Of song exist
not Tor him be would listen iu vsiu 10 Tasso
OF Camosns, telling a tale q The wars Of
knights and crusaders o. Of tbc discovery and
conquest q another hemtsphefe.
SIR, thinking a. do Of these things not
doubling. Tor a moment the minute SUPERIOR
" % Our race IN every thing that relates 81 %
refined and we'll ordered public economy, AMI
in all The means and Instruments n high -
siai improvement. q strikes ne as ~ 40 par.
sdoxcs the most singular. 10 hear foreign sx-
ampies seriously proposed for our imitation in
she vcfy matters sbercin that superiority hes
ever sppcared 10 me % be most unqusstiona-
bic. The rsHsciion hes occurred ~ nae q
thouAauo uulea 90 lNaFfilnE over TIE z yNti-
nent Of EUROPE AZ psssed through hltby ~
paved Villages. through towns in vhrh there
- no appearance u an Improvement having
been made since The Reformation. % have
looked AZ the wfetchcd hotsi q The pour pea
cent o. ariiZan. o. seen him at be iab0rs 9Th
he clumsy implements End coarse gear what
= change would take place in ths vhole az
psct Of the country, q q wors 70 zen IN ths
hands ef Americans Tor = siurle reneratisn
But. is u paper money sod the credit sys-
ten aloas that have achieved ~ these Won
dsrs' ] DO not ssy 80, sir but can you say.
caa eos one presume 10 say that they have
not dous much u sn thisi 7 know thst the
esrdiaai fpfinF snd source II our success. y
freedom--frses0m With the peculiar eharae.
Ter that belongs 10 u 10 our freedom 81
sFseakiis ard shsrnaa, giEners % fhs De-
eisEstiqa. fAAiehlsl 80. Rabg.