Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-01-03

S"OE'N, anu un'Nist inc ianc!r and ~
this don't. the next will. SO no more Al,
present from Your friend
J. DOWNING, Na,cr
Downing ll.e Militia, ~ Erien =
10 COSCECSS:-
The time IS come, when If YOU don't 60
something to mend matters. YOU had bcs,
.tay a, home after this session, and turn
TO and hoe Corn ana dig Polstoe,. or any
other useful employment. and let other
folks take our places, aud earn dolars
day In putting public matters 10 rights
The time IS come. TOO. 20 speak plainly.
$50 that there may be 10 mistake.
There arc two or three matters that
Will come before YOU. that require sharp
looking to-ibe first aud most important.
for the present. IS tie best mode Of col
iecting the public money and taking ,afe
care GA I after IT l. collected Now. on
these matters. We have already had some
hall dozen Messages snd Votocs. q,
many dozen Treasury Reports Dad Circu-
lars. aud We are nov a. far from security
and tTuih as we were - hen the Expoti.
men. began, and all goes 10 show that
there are only tao ways. IA all matters.
the Tighf U1y and The rrong Vap. and
when you sssI, Wrong. ,hioC' only get
worse and worse go long az you persist IN
doing wrong or Try 20 make Uronr r,gM
by another wrong. The right way seems
~ me 40 SIR pie, that aly man Who cant
zee II must be too grca, a booty 10 repre-
cent forty thousand frccmcn. but II a
should turn out that wh5i describe q, The
right wsv should Prove 10 lie prong then
] am wiling 20 be set dow n tho great
est booty among OIL! my people. don't
me an - be led or mislcG bv .NeS1res ~
RePoyiS--such documents as Gar 10 Il cures
and facts 20 tell their own story. and
suppose are slI correct. bg' so far IS HsiT
opinions and T'asoHings 20. every iran -
at liberty 90 oi!oni ilrn or drop then, -
II, therefore. NV opinions or rrAsufiiur.
doD't exactly agree w,'h tie opinions and
reasonings 81 these Messages aud X ppr's.
or II by chance should scfapc OF some
Z II their sharp corncts. or stfsighien some
Of their crooks I hope no one WILL sc
cause 10 complain about q. as greater
aumber oi honest folks g4in fnosc by TIE
correcting 81 "a error ,bsn other folks bose
I by being pot ufht
! 4 litiie over I've years ~ hing, we're
l sl.
( II not better. ~ system fixed 90 twenty
years before, than tie good nsn VITO
agreed on thN srs'cm expected ---a'l
woIk'd well. ADD ell branches ol industry
T prospered equally. and none went abe ID
Of the other mo extraordinary ftefuia-
tions-no jumping INTO ioriunes. Bot tiis
system dian't SOFT some folks .--'1 ctq,.rs
must he S,rfe. ''---"fie f1erfg n IT. coua.
I ~ IRIS ~ draesr. sud go chanrF eas
: co. sde. and q pretty change wss made II
/ IT, and u has Teen changing ever SINCE
if1u lad 90 "oro sol p1H sc afo told
I ;hat ihr cause of 30 ihis evil "otsr.hoA.
/ ing ~ hDns and abrogd. and that is true
enough but Sat brought The country
~ over.i'ading' Ut tell YOU: WHEN he
: GDrerHnfa' ru' ssift and terfoycd the
. only system ,hai fYf taeniy wears before
1 lad .cpi 10 check Che spirit af oref-ifsI.
ing. Which naturally bslpnRs ~ sli lfee
countries II induslfy sod enisfynss 80
sha' Odd ths Governueni DO Did ~
furnish ssisr fVttfm' Did itsay here
We have how large revenve yearly No..
efeasing " the Tfeasuv. because tLe
pablo debt - nov paid Oh jet " divide
q 81 among 'bs States. 70 be- spglcd o.
fufciui ppfposrs, and sec 90 wofk ~ once
and tske "a duies iill Ne bring 'he rose
nue. doSn % The amount Beeded fof the
honest expenses ~ the Goyvratnert 49,
No, this as nos doae, though u vas 81
tempted after u vss too late. sad then
made things oFse.--b1t the lfst ihiag
that waf done was 10 srdsy 81 The Dssks
wbefs the paebeesNsDey vss dsposissd
% o. 's~2 - 800 f-ss'- sd esss 1850 sssS.