Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1837-09-28
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From n, R,chmnnd H.

y From fir Richmond Mug.
ONE CUTRrEcF FOR TIE GOVERN:
.uE.ET. IND -lNoTHER FOR TN
PEOPLE
IL can no longer be denied that the
measures OF the late and present Ad.
: 'ninitra:ions have resulted in the pro.
ductIon OF a PREMIUM CURRENCY Tor
the othce holders. and a DEPRECATED
ONE for the people. AT the commence
tnent oil The session, members OF Con
gres> were notified Tia, they would bc
pad IN specie, or funds equiva'cn,
there'o--and payments thus lar have
been accordingly made ia lard money.
The mechanics employed upon the
public budding, IN The Navy Yards.
Arnorics and AIsenals, receive the
bulk OF their wages in paper or the
mel -hboring Banks. and their small
change Is made up OF The paw master
checks or other "shin-pias,c,si" TIL,
Is the work o: that srif.laudsd Dcmoc.
racy, who declared thai Gen. Jackson
had fortified the country with ,pecie. "
and that The sinners" would be seen
peepIng through the inicrsiices OF ~ cir
silk purses. This i. the work Of iha,
Democracy. which vauuied about a
restoration OF The Constitutional cur.
rency."
Let the Democracy Of Number"
IN the country-the hard u orking men
every ~herc-read the following, and
ask themselves whether the truth oi
Gen. Jackson's cant has been realized.
that the blessings ol government. like
the dews of Heaven. fall equally upon
the poor and the rich"
We h"d the frllr~iur advertisement, in the
" sshingtol CIV CT lLs:
@SPECiE.-.HSmL,rs If Con.
greSs md Others are respectfully inform.
1t M't NE highest premium far gold md
silrsr WiH be paid By TIE subscriber.
CH.4S j. yN-OURSE.
Corner Of 1874 81. md Penn. .4Uenue.
ITO Members Of Congress WHY
to Members of Congress' (savs the
Baltimore ChTonicle) WHY are thru
paid in gold and SILVER. whils: other
public creditors are put oF with Tie
rags of the Treasury WHY j. Il that
the Government prriends such rigid
regard TO ats constitutional obligation 1
pay specie. when rs draling, are with
ITS legislative masters. whilst IL com
pels The poor soldier. Who has been
fighting IT'S battles IN the moTasses OF
Florida, 20 take his pay in currency
which he can only use NJ 4 discount vi
from ten 90 fly per cent? y
The pay Of a member n Congress
IS eight dollars per day II he he paid
IN gold and silver. his eight dollar, he
comes worth eight dollars and eighty
cents. II the session last aS II pfob1
bly, will. one hundred and twenty days
each mr mber will receive premium,
Of about one hundred dollar; whils'
other creditors of the mn,'
be content With whatever rcrre,rni,
tive ri money HE Urea ~, Pr ~ chon q
~ exhibit THO salary o. The Pc
dent ~ twenty FIVE thousand dollar,
per anUuun. u specie can be ale
nv his means to remain - premium
DUNG the whole Of b.. term. his sala-
~ for the four wears all be worth an
aggregate premium of ten thou and
dollars. Each of the high officer. nj
The Government Will realise like ad
vaniigPs No wonder that they seek
by every means ~ their power. o. pre-.
vent resumption ~ ,prcir plN ments
bv Which Their money and the money
ot the people vii heeorI, a. like value.
IS u o. they are proving upnn the
people. like those swans oG ffeixn
deptedaiors " no IN the declafaion ri
independence. are Jeseub~d a. sent
amongst us 10 'bafass our people and
eat out their subsistence
4 i,ur' frpra wssi.,.s,oa d. Dee ". Y.sk
tour'rr, eve
The s-,e1n'.li Ann. is seen. o.
most lady psfading ,be House With .
Bog ui go6. payipz The nemhers 90
Contrast this With tbe tact. that the
Pensioners Of The revolutionary var
were paid last week their miserable
plt,auce m The mot uof hlets rsgs 49,
No matter Nhat YOU hear % the con
traIy, rereai. add challenge contra.
diciIon. that the re, oiuiionary pension
ersin this CITY we're paid their piilsnee
IN paper S0Ra. and although they soi.
cited only few dol.ars in % eis. u
was refused. ! Convened ihis morning
With one o. them, N hIs sieAfy.fouyfa
ysav, Nho wss thus tEsaisd, and this
yodsF The eyes a he PFsai1snt And
BE Cabiost"