Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1837-09-07
nRkTONIAN

The following letter shows thai the xr,.t
political juggler and arch Jaeobin OF m.
West, b either determined To carry out M.
principles upon Oh. Currency. OF that he ha.
co, rs Jet been fully sppsised Of the cour.,
recently adopted By Senators Rivss and Tall.
msege.
IL 10 truly lsughable 90 see him eonsr.,ul.-
ting HE dupes In Ohio upon the s,,cees of
Ten. Jseksons "sodeavors TO Improve the
Carrency," when IL Is notorious 10 The whole
world that his whole scheme has completely
sxp'sded SO clearly 90, that the General, TO
screen himself from the odium, 20 far n. a,
can. has formally denounced hi. agent, who
were 10 carry Il out rs guilty Of base trsaeh<,,
and 2e.t.dy," and OF so deep q die a. III. h,.,
tory Of the world has never recorded >,
Ba!timors Pairioi.
ST. Louis. Aug. llth, 1897.
GENrLEMEN.-iour mos. kind invi-
tation to attend the public dinner to he
gwen to the Hon. MIR. Allen, on 18th
INST. has been duly received. and com.
msnds the expression of my sincere
thanks both Tor the honor done me
and the kind terms in which i, has
been communicated. Were IL IN nv
power TO attend. 1T would give me erea,
pieasue to do so; but the state of INV
family will require me 10 remain a,
home to the last moment, and will no,
afford me spare day TO stop ON the
road as | proceed TO Washington.
! CONGRATULATE you. GEN
TLEMEN, ON THE SUCCESS OF
GENERAL JACKSON'S FNDEA.
NORS TO IMPROVE THE CONN
TON OF THE CURRENCY Fy.
ENPLlFIED IN THE PRESENT
PROSPERITY OF THE PRODUC.
TIVE CLASSES, and in the general
capacity of the country To carry or It's
business. and to measure values bv IN.
specie standard, in spite of the sion.
page OF the banks. That event vas
expected 10 annihilate the specie stan.
dard OF value-to sink the price OF la
Dor, of produce, and property, As low
as 1t Tell after the catastrophe Of iS!9
10 effect revolution in the Govern.
ment by scourging the country into a
change Of Administration, and "a
humble the democracy into a sunni.
cation Tor the re-eSiablishment Of n
National Bank to repair the evils Of
It's own Encouragement. Those fine
expectations have not been realized
thanks TO the eighty millions of barh
money which Gen. Jackson's policv
had accumulated in the country. and
which enables the government and the
people TO be independent of non. spe
Gle paying banks, and not only ,oxes
labor. produce aud property fIom the
prices of 1916. but gives them far bet.
ter prices than they received eight q,
ten years ago, in the pslmy DAYS OF
Bank and Federal dominion. when
those who are now crying out mis-
rule. tyranny" and ruin" were
themselves IN power, the Great Reyu.
iator IN full operation, and the Federal
government and the federal Bank in
inil concert in regulating the affairs Of
the country. Reduced 10 specie, and
present prices are far better than tbev
were IN that Wanted period, which The
cfoakers OF the present day considered
as the standard Of perfection. and 10
which they labor necessarily TO carry
Us pack What would the farmers now
say 10 a relapse from present pr;cc,
to those Of lS29-6-7.Si when 6onr
was four or five dollars barre. and
every thing else in proportion?
Forty-f five years ago. il was set do,y,
IN his memorandum book, by Mr.. JEFF.
ierson, that there was q sysi,m formed
by the federal party to Danish gold and
SILVER ffom circulation, and 10 delnoe
the States with paper money. Every
year which has since elapsed has'viye1
'he proofs OF the existence and continu.
anoe oil that system, and the year of
1857 would have seen its success
mad 1t not been for the 50 millions NJ
hard money with which General Jack.
son had fortified the country. M.
policy has baked this system in the
moment OF its anticipated triumph -
and think that his successor is mgd,
81 me stuff to sustain that policy. and
that the democracy is also Z" ng9S ofJ5,
Sfrp to sustain him in doing so.
Enclosed, Gentlemen. | send Won =
sentiment. which ! hope you will find
1iP'OP'ia'e 'o 'hc occasion, and accent
able TO the company.
Yours, most respectfully.
THOMAS II. BENTON.
Messrs. JOHN BRoUcm and others
Lancaster, y.
The MEMORY Of Mr.. JEFFERSON
who wrote down in book. 1892. What
has been attempted in 1897 THE Pc.
Ley OF General Jackson which has
baked that attempt,-and the PEgsI.
DENT and the MEN who are male oil
ne SfgD' TO carry out the policy " hic6
Jefferson Indicated. and which Jackson
'as ben pursuing.
'"e 'Ine'nna" Gazette says. and mos, sp
'fop'ia'eIy too, that "BEyroE', letter /,
irritable farrass Of uninlslIigible trash