Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1837-07-13
the . CONSTITUTIONAL CURRENCY. ;,


strange things are transpiring in the poll
teal world jusi bow. The Administration and
rs leading frisOds, sflsr labOriny Tor the last
ak or eight years 20 bring about their ..esMiii-
taiiSAAi currency and 10 convince The peo-
pie Of the overwhelmingly u any egrrvuey
sHesP. that alone Of slirsr and god, now wheel
about and advocate paper currency \ The
Globe. the organ Of tie Administration. now
ssys,
'.Neither President Jackson. President Van
Buren,, Col Be0tou, nor any other holding a
position 10 gsve weight 10 his views. ss repre-
venting those Of the Democracy, ever proposed
ssrTsaey sxeissipsiy nsiaii.s."
Ia reference 10 this new tack Of the Globe,
the Albany Journal very justly remarks;
uAfter cheating and bstraying; after delud-
ing and humbuggipg the counlrI -ailer the
People arc bankrupt and ruined BY ito mi.sra-
bic metallic currency 'Erp.riAsAis,' the Globe
eomss impudcntly out and repadiates the prin.
eiPlss which q has been Tor years so indusIri
ousiy propagating Al sreiHNps No IsfIie
sarrsAsy tsays tho Giobe) 'ssI asssr PrOpSssd'''
&c.
Now, Il viii be remembered that inmedi-
stsly aflsr The passage Of tne gold bill. ZONE
years ago. this very same Globe held the fol-
lowing language:
ssEn seven months from Ihis time. RANK
RAGS WILL BE ABOLISHED, and the
whole country viii Do overspread wilh Gold
Evory tarmef and merchant u the Wesl will
have = long silk pErss ~ opes net work, thro'
ihs interstiees q which he yellow gold will
shine and glitter."
'sis seser sssu,ks fEe.- ski, sfs.s. B..k Rsz.
Win b abolished. % Sc. Ss- and mis- tune has
been kept up, necessarily, ever sinee--week
aflsr week pFatiag about "ths eoastsiasiisast
sarEsney," the "specie policy" the ''hard mo-
bey systsm." &C. Yet now, In ths face Of all
thia. Il has the hardihOOd to SAY Ihaa "ths De-
moeraey have sever proposed an exclusive
tasaallie currency ~ The opinions Of the Ad-
ninistFatiOD. u Is well known. hass been in
entire unison with those Of the Hon. T. 81.
BensOa. who not more than month since, In
. letter 10 . Mr.. holland, held ihs following
language:
1--WE owe Gen Jackson debt Of gratitude
for partially tsaching the country the GAE.sT'
LESSON THAT WE c-AN 10 LN-HT-
.NTTELY BETTER WITHOUT PAPER
HONEY Banks THIN WITH TIIL>u,"
Sc. &C.
But why multiply proofs upon this subject
Do they not abound in the reecJlection OF
every one who has the slightest knowledge Of
what haa been transpirins within the last few
yearsl Bat, hear the Glo5s again A short
time since Il said
President Jackson 10 gone, but the auiAor
~ tAs Latter 10 Shsvrod HIHiaHV Is in The Pre-
sidsntial chair. AND THE SPECIE POLL
cY IS STILL THE ORDER or THE
Day We venture 20 predict, that
speeie will SO on increasing II ihs rats Of Sc
veral millions per aunam, during the whole Of
President Van BuFeRH Administrator, and
that GOLD WILL BE a COMMON CUR
RENcY BEP0RE HIS TLNE. rs our"
ne disasowal Of the ''speeie policy" BY
tho Globe. has been followed up BY similar
reconciliation Of the .'cOnslisuliooal currency
exPerimsas. b he Albany Regency, oonpo.-
ed Of Ne. vas Barsn's political school mates.
who. iEan Address, PurPortins 70 DO from the
"Gensral Republican Committee Of Albany, /"
Ssy,
''7hs fdsa Of an ereiifaipe .tfefaEse Clrreaet
has asccr Rad ava cortafsHstace either from fGe
State 90 .Nssf,oaai 4dnfnirtrafsss aad can onIy
Be- e6voeafek ~ tlass gAs are igHsr0Hf Of ils
e9ndstion and tF,sfs Of tss country or sgis hsus
Sssae siHisser end IN oisy."
For some comments upon this singular doc
unsal, We refer our readers 10 our political
bad IN another column.
The Baltimore Patriot, speaking Of these
movoasnts Of the ADMINISTRATION, truly re-
marks, has. "Prom the hrss, the course Of the
Administration with respect TO an ex-
elusively metallic currency, was de-
nounced e. a gross political imposture,
by distinguished Wings. who endea.
voFed 10 rouse the people from the de-
fusion in strains Of eloquence as LOFTY
and Inspiring as ever emanated from
tbs lips Of man--woFlhy OF the grea,
masters Of old who had Marathon and
Ssiamis for watch.Words But all 10
vain. The party used itrwith success
and through is fundamentally eleVa-
ted msn 70 power, who have not only
welded az The honors and patronage
Of the Government for the benefit Of
themselves, but aimed At maintaining
their aseendeney BY a set Of measures
which have deFanged the currency
ippaiFed every kind Of business, and
spTesd bankruptcy shd ruin through
out the nation. Now. when this oil
garchy perceive manifest symptoms
Of q REACTION 10 the public mind
When they fnd the people, taught By
distressing experience bow mischieV-
oas we're the Administration mea-
suFes Of policy, are preparing TO give
= deaih-bsoW 10 the existence Of their
power,--they suddenly turn round and
adopt . new character, wherein to
make 9 fierce struggle to keep what
they have sna regain eli they have
iost. They come forward now as The
coniemneFl 81 an exclusively metallic
aufrsncy, and The advocates Of the cro-
dil sgsiem--aud ia The face Of their
repeated deeiaFaiions, and votes, and
whole csufss Of conduct. give utter.
ance % th0sa diaayowais."