Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-01-03

-" I" say mere we nave NOV u large tpie-
nue. yearly Increasing ia he Treasury, he
cause Tho puh!ic debt is nav paid oif.-Ie, no
DIVIDE !; of amorg the States 10 he applied
/" useful purposes, and sci To work At c,ce
ana take oil du,iss.Iiil we triog tie revenue
h"wn TO the amount needed inr the honest
expenses OF the GoverGment:' No. ,his
was not done, though il was attempted shcr
II was t"o iaio, ard then made things woisc:
hui The first thing that was dnne Was Ia or.
der oil the Banks where the public money
was deposited, To lend i, out freely. and "nct
cramp Trade as Tic old system did, and then.
" course, hsSan speculation and overirating,
and over imports. Merchandise came in by
millions, AID added millions of revenue.
"h'ch hy order was lent out, and Of course
drought IN more merchandise and revenue
The public lands next iouk start. am! mil.
liohs we're poured into the ''reasur, till the
amount alarm'd every ody-specuiaiurs and
government and al!,--and then came the
remedies-ni"re vio!cn, than the disease.
Specie Circulars al enc point, and law IN
divide the public money amnng The States n.
ihe oihcr--and ,chere was the public money
ana Uhat was II was II Gold and Silver ia
'hc reasury: 30, not a dollar of tit
was rece1lue collected in paper, and ny order
lent ou' an paper aud invested in 6oundlcss
specniGfions-aHp paper, and all at once OIL.
uer-ihen came ,he doctrine of Gold and
Silver, and Gold aud Siiuer and do,un with
all BcnkS"-and then come-sMAsH-and
II would have been The same il recon skins
had just then been made the only "Cunstilu>
tional currency"
II we want Gold and Silver o pay the ex-
penses OF Government, let there be nothing
""' H"'a ""d Silver received by the Govern
he"'' ana linen h",h ends will be sure to
Ill 4 ~ la.l ~
lbing Ia he done 10 10 knock off al loast two
thirds, ii ooi three quarters, Of siI the wa
Ses of public officers and all other expenses
OF Government; or else calculate on adding
about twenty millions Of Treasury notes an
nua!iy TO your public debt-and then after
few years you will find treasury notes az
cheap amd us plenty as they are ia Spain, or
tax The people openly and fairly, and Let
them know what they are paying.
One thing is certain, the industry OF the
county cant prosper without good n.oney---
ami here is no getting on without credit
you destroy credit you destroy nine tenihs
oil The industry Of The people, for about nine
tenths begin The world without money-and
are pat ahead by credit. Good paper money
Is s3c;l crccil, and it is rs much the duty of
Congress to adept system That will furnish
good paper currency that " i'll be equally
current every where in :he u. States, as II
IS 10 fix standard for Gold aud Siiver.-
i ms you must do, and you ought To know
how TO do ii, and until you do il, there i'll
he n" permanent rrospeTity-hut plenty of
fluctuations all the time wearing upon aud
ealing out hcnes, industry. Now tina, is all
for The present on thai matter, and the next
-, ALTER having good currency, (and such
we have had and ought 10 have again) let us
see II "e cant collect it correctly, aud keen
II honestly ill j, is wanted to ray expenses
Of Government
The Messages and Treasury Reports of
late seem to he puzzles in this matter, but
~ only The ginning nf a greater PUZZLE
The Government says ibsynugh, 10 re,coIiect
Tie Gorernment money and keep il till ex-.
pended, aud that they surely can find as hnn>
est men to keep The money Of TIE Gorer,..
nient as the Banks. There is no lnubi that
they can, but what proof is gwen that they
'c!H! III the Government will select Just
such Kind OF people as stock holders Of Banks
are apt TO select To keep their money,-or
such Kind OF people " hn are selected by men
in their w ills 10 be Executors of their es.
:a!es and guardians OF their lillle cbildrer-
then, say, they would be doing their duty
But il, on the contrary, the Government Sc
!ecis men 10 keep the Peoples money
whose strongest claim is founu in their being
good party men, men who are SO afraid
stroy d II their party don't get uppermcs:.
'""' '"ey "r"- ~iliing ~ spend all the money
tney can borrow or steal, 10 sustain their
PdTfy-negiect their trade and family 10 at.
tend ward meetings and nightly assemble
ges OF leaders, md caution "the PEOPLE"
against trusting any mar with power. who
by his honest industry is we'll off in The world.
calling all such "vile arisrocrats," &c. &c,
III, say, such men are to be selected 10 col.
leGi and Keep the Peoples money, IL will be
Kept, and the more there are 10 watch each
other, the more will be kept.
VIVA! is the use of bars and bolts. and gu.
rites and bondsnen-some one must bar and
bolt up-some one must be trusted-and one
really honest, conscientious man, who bas
earned reputation and good character. is
stronger and safer than thousand bolts and
'ars-but such men are not read, to do dirtv
party ,DoTE--iheir character is above ii-hut
is IL just and right that such men should be
excluded: And are not The people entitled
just such-to keep their money? Ifbow-
ever, different class Of men are TO he Sc
/ iec'ed, then say, have a. few Of them az
possible. III we are 10 have Sub treasures
don't multiply The keepers and watchers. If
Cal ticks cream, you wont mend The roat.
ter by putting another CAT in the cellar to
! watch the first. There will be no saving Of
eggs IN the barn if instead Of one Skunk
there you put in just twenty Skunks, oil 10
! watch one another,
UNCLE SAM
| hountcrsind and sarifed as true copy.
| J. DOWNING, Major