Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1837-11-16
SIR. MAsoN's SPEECH,
Al fks Genet H..

s"e "i hn oisuiet, in Coostess. addressed q
large rumber Of his constituents nj the Court.
House In this town, ON wednesday of Last
week, 10 speech Of about On hour ami half
in length. upon the subject ofihs b-Treasur,
Scheme and the currency question generally.
We took no notes, and consequently are not
prepared TO gise full report Of bis speech
Of all the positions and arguments of hi,
speech We de>i IN nothing more than 20 al
'udr, briefly. Ia one or tao Of the most prom.
ncnt points. Mr.. Nixon oOniendvd, ia no
ought To- have noiLirg - DO with The Currcn-
cy If the country that IL could not. con,tiiu.
iiDnIlly, have ANY thing t. 10 with it-ihat It
was question belonging cxcIu,neiy e. the
Sia;e; - that tie Federal Gn,ernmeut should
,iand ~ reference to the currency, precisely
~ tile relation IL an individual member OF the
community. Sc. H. this position. lac has only
! "ioiio"ed - The footsteps" Of MIR. Van Buren,.
who says, IA hi. late message. that 1t was
not designed 10y ~. Con,ttuiion that tho Gu
'errmcnt should assume the management OF
domestic OF foreign exchange u u, indeed.
authorized To regulate. hy Law. the commerce
between tie States and IT, provide 4 general
>ia'dhid of value or med un Of exchange, ia
go!i aad siirer but /, i. no, IT. province TO all
ind.rsd.iGs m The transfer of their funds, Sc f"
| To thu doctrine we cannot subscribe; IL i
( the pure. ursiultrraied Van BIren --loro-roco.
/ you p'easo-a uii-whi; doctrine doctrine
against which all Who wish 10 secure, once
more, sound. safe, uniform. and heller cur
reGcy. arc bound 10 eutcr a solemn protest.
In the language IT ono Of the greatest states
men Ia this county, 1t - a ductrine which al
once strikes down the principles upon which
the Government has been adinini,tered, in re-
gard TO the subject of the currency, through
NJ whole history aud il seeks TO oJlilerat-,
"r h draw hack line, around that part OF the
s''irion on which hi. principle of adm,
ni>'r'u' N has rested Il Is not Only anti COM
incrciai, but auti-cun.tituiionll also. and ant,-
Union ~ hiSh degree a" &" The character of
his pr Jecti,, (say' MIR Webster. severance
Of the GOVerament from the People Til.
Ike theJnark OF Cain. Is branded o. ITS fore
head. The Government separates Itself, no,
from the Bank, merely, but from the commu.
nifty. u wIihdraws It, care, it denies Il, pro-
/ tec'ion. II rcuounc's ~ own high duties I
Itn against The PROJECT, therefore, ia principle
and IL deiaili sm for no new experiments,
hut am for sound currency for the country"
VI this doctrine prevail, THE question then
comes 10 bc this: Shall one Of the great pow
eTs "l The Constitution, polcer e1se niiaI 10 H.
on any just plan or theory # gorernme1i, a pow
er which LA, been exercised from The beginning
"a Po~e' absolutely necessary and indispen-
sable 10 the proper regulation Of the commerce
Oft country, be now surrendered and abau-
doned forever" If so, after pursuing :he
experiment" for five years. We have come 10
this point; We must either Ego over 10 the
gentleman from Missouri, and suffer him 10
embrace US with his gold and silver arms, and
hug US 10 his hard money breast; or we shall
return to the ionE-u,rd, wslI-approved, and
constitutional practice OF the Government"
III Congress (cOntiuueS Mir web,Ierl has
I tie power TO regulate commerce, 1t must have
a control over that money, whatever il may
he, 10y which commerce - actually carried on
Whether that money be coin or paper. or how
ever # hiss acquired ;he character Of money
OF currency, II. in fact, /, has become an ac-
iual agent or Instrument N the performance OF
commercial Transactions. It necessarily there
by becomes subject to the regulation aud con.
troll Of Congress
/ SO much for this branch of the subject -
In the next place MIR Webster shows, clear
/ y and conrlu,neiy that the regulation Il Tie
Currency belongs, iesitrmaiely aud eOnsniu-
iioHuliJ 60 the General Government aluac.
and net 10 tie Sia'e' lie says
~, 'hr Cont u,',ln C,.s,rs> !, suthori,,,l
~ 'e"i "'n,, t,,, guilt. tl,, ,slu, IL fr.i ,,,,I
81 t'',' C.l,'." .'i''i ~ lic ~ g., arr i,rln-
hH'd irp'p 'u'u,"-; u'",. .,. TOM n,.k,us 80,
ilttus 1T = fid an'I sl,er ,"tus 4 nyf o.. t,.,-
4 met ~ d,tts. SUp.,s,. tie Consultation I'D
II 'Pi' d i'.Ir. " ui stiil hove '-t,ii,l,, ti,c
'il-'mp Ht,nt pi,t 81 atsit,.,ta u,ui,., :, st,tn
H. tus i""stsi.H'. t"'gt,,s - o. iurui h go 90
I g. ul-'e rrip, iur 80 ii,r - t,. 1h.fe 10 q. De-
. Z y
tie ,t"'d ri 90 ,slir 10 h ,,t,.iisii, i.y tn-
gr',. - a. b, GriUrcHry .ud nnt builiYu n.,t,.
~ j., ,au>, "a, hpd ~ ., Go J CON. ti,st 49, q D.
t. u, "i'e tiy "iI,,r q t,c pty,t,us tn,t It's.
l'afuS 80 "u'hviis stsn'p OF ,st,t, ,,d Ii.,si,,g
ti r, tuIv o., t-lr hst - a. be- ti,, st.,larl -
'-lns. \ st'u,'~,dot yslue ti,rr, i"rr s,,,l mo-.
icy t'r circulation. Si,us ~ itrssl, ito,,I-
| go 80 Aud u natiu ,is, h.d by,H duuc
| S"uld Il net have b,VU rr~S i,.-liy and Drr,s-
s'iy i"i'f,n'c i'un, this vbs,T. that Ju,str,.
hsi '"l"fi'i 20 'sui-tv. s,d u,,,.t regulate .nd
S"'l'ul suy -nd ~ papv'. ~ti,h rt.,f Ntaits 90
i"dN"uI' night 'i' sirr g. i.ut trtJ ejaculation
t"tPHu"g i'ttI't, sect tb,s 'oin. sU,: a. tskt is
So o" thr uss Ui tr-dr sol 'outn,tc.' o. -
''tN tNtlvtt iiet Go, sIHsittututi ,1i u,,
ihi"g u''ft u'sn g. pfu,i,ir medium t.r ti,r
~, ntt 90 a. ' bts 60 t'I,yt tiu., &c h, oIt a
wrs. ,si.tiUtu, snitsHsE i ti,, uss q u,,. ui.Bl-
f"fI,i 80 80 tisl u-i,ss,tt.,s ut ii,i .u Il ~
uiai.ii' s,l' The i.t'nt ~ tbr turst tufiua that
titv ufetr 90 n,siutsru su,h .su r,as, shpuIi b,
I gtssU g. Jpusi,ss Bpt o. w.uit m.k, the ~.
t'W isrorstuus ID Boz, ofut o. i suui,l De- ,is
Nirg Go D.ugf, e. ti,r ne-ns i,,, ssaf, a. .reon,.
liisi, 'i,fs ~hish ssIv ntsutfsstt, uhrnd,d %
sUuid r'iii,f tit, uhoir pro, tstt 90 zfs.i fn.-
s"fc nug-tHf, o.. ~Ath C1n g., - i,4t ,st.pitsi,,I
T . ruil 80 turttrsi -ud circulation % should
atr o. llstT t1 r4tfta tt o. 90 aftuI ttrttt-