Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-04-02
From The lfdiisoa;c,.
WHAT DOES THE ADMINISTRATORS
FOR THE RELIEF OF TIE COUNTRY.

WHAT DOES THE ADMINISTRATIONS PROPOSE
FOR THE RELIEF OF TIE COUNTRY.
This is natural end general inquiry. J, is n,,u.
raj. because the government was instituted for ,h hon
emf oil The people, and general because erlbr.asmept
low prices. and distress universal.
The administration proposes measures Of relief
Whatever On the contrary, IL tells us that fhe neo
pic look TO The government fur much" and that
relief is not 10 Be found in erpedien,s"
The people of The United States ordained the Con-
s'Itntion IN order establish JUSTICE pror,c,e a..
general welfare and s blessings OF liberty
and especially erjoincd upSn the President The s,,
oi recommending measures OF expedency. And why
notf The principles Of our government are flied
There IS no longer any controversy altnf the Ee,0
me people. therefore. justly look 10 lis adnlIstraoo
ior expedienfs adopted their cns and To ths ,,
erai good And what ia This extraordinary crisis doe.
he administration propose Sub-TTeasusy wish N
specie clause, and five mi lions of 7'reos,,rv notes
ny "ha' arguments are they urgedi The Treasury
no'es are wanted to meet the liabilities OF The Trc,sn,
""'y' instead OF being measure of relief they vii
operaie TO increase the public embarrassment Inc, ~
oPo,oh 10 the amount of The peoples urrency v heh
uey oosofo without an equivalent Phe Sui Treasury
urged upon the ground, among. others thar !, ,;i
reduce The currency and bring downou- nr;cos q, -
samaaru OF haId money prices throughout tho world
W"ut would be the 'conseqneneeY We will r.,
william IL Crawford answs and he gives an nns,rcr
winch although written while he was of The
''y III iO~V w MS report 10 Congress musf antl,,
meets me propositions urged by The headers of ,bs
present administration in the Senate
"A sudden reduction Of ble curTencv bv The ,.;o.
non OF me paper which has been employed eo,IJ 49,,
"a" 10 deToHge oil The relations Of socefg bv ;u;;5
g inc quantity ~ currency uhiks The articles 10 BE- o.
o"aheed mTo1gh IFS agency trouLd suffer no sa,6 S;n
9t'on An immediate depression in 1e r;cs 80 ~,
commodities t0ouid be he iaerisaJle consequence of an
unqualified return 10 metallic currency
hh me great interests Of 20 iefy would be mos, a..
ousy disordercd property o every descrpf;oy ,so,s
rapidly fall IN uoiue; the relations bet,oe 1.-
and creditor weald be violently and ,ud.nI,
ms change would be greatly IN the i,;,,ry -, a..
oeO,or' the property which would be necessor,, =,
ulscnaTge nus Debts would exceed that which he bad
'eee"eu from ms creditor The one would he mined
'DaS '"o mPuiafon Of crime. whilst the Other
would be enriched wilhou flse senllanee of me-,
Until the engagements existing st the manner, 80,
achenge Is discharged. and de ,rice Of anon ,,T -
e'Di"odites IS reduced 10 The proportion which 1, -
yea, !" 'he currency employed the mediur, or ,he,
eA."ange enterprise II erery Kind nil be ysDrs,,ed
"''a "'se'y and distress u'suersaHy prevail"
VIII DC ioressen that the osnency must spprc-
value" U'' "ePreeia'e IN
l"e price Of the eIporialie anicles will nlso l..
n'ee.eo oy the reduction IN the currency erp.Io,.od
10 ehecung Their exchange. II is ovr, .ot-,i. a.,
,,, quantity Interchangeable S.:,eles yin ~
'u' apn'>c-s'n Of the cunencv 1,
Il, "V D.fny'dcf1rer will not hazard b.,can.,y
!" PIouuc'ng articles the price VI which /. r.l'
unoer me apprehension Of further ssduc, asn'gs
onJ o. me difficulty ofrevendng 81 prof ~ - price.
probable ths' tbs Interest Of money Iii even
'ne cry o. scarcity Of money will b. 's"' whilst
sueh circumstances loaas will r., b. ,sn On5eE
Jcnao5.J e., ~, :, immediate urrsney None wiI ~
he pruIociyo spe,g Oi.'on Of enterprises by which
-foased." = me community will be IN
!, 10 ms srsvmon.. seain,, IN. ,,,.o.,a -.
bus 49,, Illustration which has revived = liz,
II Is3n "a and rejected by The Republican rar,y
,eo,f We need not add ono word m the Ame,,c,o
s5o willing 70 give their support 10 schemes
VI, Cs,''e 70 produce the consequences depicted by
infatuated with Mr. Van Buren, and blinJ :, ,se,.
private Interests W "'e'' Own