Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-03-05
TlIt. WV. = M0nNSl

Amos kradl. 1t viii ~ re l,riabrrrd has leci
eSoealips'y rsafoI, Iul n.N rt5ic ia his orders to
fo.l n,srr-. 10 receive t,r rpsji2e netha- bur The
constitutional currency OF GOD aud SILVER" Which
the "r>-nr and late al III 'fruinnS have made such
violent eti.rts In substitute ioi B1h Ray nv a
s,rcs Of r,raoncal =" + ,rcrncqss ul;cn hive r--
suited Ia DRIVING s,efr ains,t rntnrl. from c4rru
Ia 'oa, IN iepr.eiuiag even thr 10 nlnl yalur Of
h'nA no,e., aHd III loodtnI tie country with odiou>
shn- ha,trts Wel-thrs-i htNibl- ma ,datssarA
mos have been, tar AT ic Isl the Pas Office il
TINS place Is con- ctnca. scrnplloaSiy obfycI Il has
ooca''"nalH. happened however, that the d,olts oil
The l'o,tha4tr General upon Post Office have
Not brrn pad IN han2 money. lh contractors IN whuse
favor tir. wee dr,"n belug uot only wiling 10 re
e"vehrnN ,otrs, bun actual. tstrlngr Is II may app
pear 10 Amos PrctcTiae them 10 thr constitutional
currency, Iiu, harpetrd the Other la>
which JnsiIirs specific mcutIos, much ior the
purpose "t consuming the contractor VINO Il ulell III
It, "ih the Wv ol illustrating lho at Ircssisc nun
n'f walch III cosc,nncnt rohc,oi thc 1.-Two cur
'eac"s, ->p'c,e Ior t'r oil e-noiiers, and bank
uo'r' for the p"nplr.-n"w ~ crates, undrrthr Pos
'hic' sub rrasur. sNs;"nl: a dim torc>lnGon IN.
"i "ha may be expected WHEN the Sab-I'rcasu,,
principle Is enlarged, as to embrace AS ..priyI
legged class" all ths oice holrr. IN us partial and un
just provisions.
The ease WAS this, \ co0lmctor presented 4 daft
To Post Master Tor upward, oil $500, tie Whole Of
which WAS paid III specie. And What I'D the con-
tractor d" "ul, II Why. Instead of keeping the
sp"ce, and paying his conltdcts sltll H. he hawk
ed II about the streets, crdcasoring to sell 1t for a
premium. aud aid a; last So sell H. fot II rer cent
and AFTER lie had received he iinral and the pre-
MUM III Virginia notc>, he then bought Southern
bank noicsai Idlscouut If percent wlll Win h he
paid his stage drivers and probably his other ccdl-
'"rs On the road, iol feeding hs horses, &c. &c, So
fh"' here coreJnmcat contfacor receives his pay IN
'"oe> worth II per ccnt. morr ihmt he common cur
rene, OF the people. and thea pass las own creditors
IN species OF money siilI more deprecated. Is not
ls practical ILLUSTRATION OF the ''ico c4rfenceS-
The better for the Office holders aud the bascr for
me people! No one deuN it And. as Nj
hives says, it Is Impossible hat any nan can winh
50 hard a> not see, that the SnD-frcdsury sys-
lem prevail, these scenes WI be not oaly coinlntl
'ui ntiYcIs ,l-Tbc office hodc: will receive hi,
s''tr, IN specie he VIII sell it bro,e,s for
premium, which ri" be 81 much el.ar ga 10
nun ana the debtors OF the government, those
o'ny Us Lands. Or pay its daIes, case of y
direct tax, all upon whom lis burden> are lai4, must
P'' a heavier premium to these brokers, IN or
"'f TO meet the de>potic cx'crions OF The govern.
"en'' The Office holjers get i prrnian,--aud the
. F'aP'c pay ii This is the narrow and charmed
'"r'n' IN which our liancilI sjstc.n VIII regove
'ic Sub Treasury Bill Should pass. Arch pco-
Pc Prcprad thus Ia tax themselves. in order 10
''''u up privileged class proud aad pampc,cd
enough already! Itcannotbr
.N"f let The farmer and the mechanic and The III
'cr'or merchant s,y these tin : cann,, affect US
'''e lew OF us VIII pubabIy buy lauis, none of Us
"'P pay duties. and there i, M d rec lax. There Is
''''n- no" sooa direct tax ~, ~ Imposed, tn.
''' h7y's beco a a4> t.ga.,cs .h.. 1t i, ,.,. ,.g-