The Yazoo City Whig and political register., 1840-06-19

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6ne n ll1t Some sn cf twenty
Ysals hense a al.ea1 exploded sxperi-
neni may he further tried lol lhs sake 81
mere political earios Are We % be-
satisfied will ruin, and content ourselves
submissive with difficulty sna distress sen-
fold beyond what he eoanlly ever saw 81
fore, il order hat The spaculalions 6 pole
licans ind IL theories of denagogues may
be farther and ailll farther tested, ol rather
i order ihat nore lime may be giyeh los tie
eonsumation ol splendid scheme o egnn-
disement alFead beguni
b reply q TIE just murmuring of the
people 81 account 81 lie absolute distress
which nov pofvades the whole country, il
IS gEayely said ihat ne governments a is.
change Of policy il relation 10 the genera
finances did not intend o ruin the country
that Their motives were paaioiic and their
professions sincere What Is that 70
Suppose the motives g tie leaders Of The
Administration % be ever so pure does That
alter The case Are our embauassments
less embai IS our dilIieultes less diff
cult Cor 81 hiatt I this great rational in-
Icubus this wreck Of hopes and loss Of pro
perty, and eeartaia prospect Of poverty IL
an time to come, 10 Be permanently en-
grafled upon Us because the administration
was honest inits policy that has wrought The
ruin9 40 sir The people have more
important duty 10 perform than to. settle any
disputed theories that 10 not apply to the
present condition Of the country Il IS
enough for Us to regard our present condi
ton, and, assisted BY past experience to ap-
ply proper corrective, under the charter
ofouf rights and established principles and
maxims Of our government, which ID times
past have guided US IN peace and safety for
more than half acentury. If we had no
experience upon the question which now
divides aud disiracts the country, the case
would be materially different, bat now we
have 10 choose between such state ofthings
as we saw and before 1880, and ihe, to say
the least of il, uncertain and dangerous situ-
alton that would be our condition under the
great change ofpolicg whichiscontended FOR.
But II isnot and cannot be disguised. that
the principal object and aim Of the party now
in power, is TO continue themselves and
their friends in Office. If there IS no proof
Of this, which ii good faith IS sufficient to
decide any adjudicated case, then think
that no moral proposition can be proved. -
And we're it not for political ambition and
pride of opinion. am sure that there IS one
feature of this question that would decide
it in the minds Of all candid thinking men.
This fact is SO palpabIe and plain 10 the
common sense Of every man, that it has
not nor can it be questioned for one mo-
ment. If the financial system Of the admin
istration can be carried out, II win directly
and Immediately benefit themselves ia the
same proportion that It will lessen the price
of labor and the price Of property ii the
country, which al agree viii be ffty or
seventy-fye per cent. Their opinions then,
ought to be received with great disirust
and Jealousy for they are talking and writ
ing money into their own pockets.
The whole question, sir, which is now up
for discussion and which must be decided
ii tie coming contest, il which all are most
Immediately interested, is one Of finance.
Are We 10 have q currency and mode of
transmitting money from place to place in
this country, o. are We not2 This question
should FIRST Be settled, because as il now is,
thousands are ID want of employment and
in want Of bread, and thousands and ten
thousands more are suffering all the disad-
vantages Of extreme loss, embarrassment
and pecuniaTy ruin.
Ten years ago the leader Of the present
administration party gave # as bis opinion,
that the currency oe the country, as it then
existed, was moi sufficiently sound and use7
ful FOR the people. This alleged difficulty
vas because there was not 4 sufficient pro-
portion Of specie 70 the bank notes then in
sxistance, i general circulation, and the
destruction Of lie Bank of the United States
vas neces in oTderto effectually remedy
he evil he party were then IN power
md they SCI 70 work 10 increase the circus