The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-05-22

CHARACTER g'rcH 10 me mea'' Dy us a'a maIm-
fns "j ~" a'o, roj"'"'' "''' ""'
Now sir, openly declare, in the face OF The
Senate and the world net only that no such doc
nines were ever uvowed by me, but that these
remarks of The Senator are pa'pahie, will not
say intentional, Misrepresentation both OF the lei
terund spirit o! my speech.
What sir, to attribute To me the remark, liiat
this bill, by applying tn" necessary Corrective TO
the pcrniclonS influence ct bank paper, lana ny
thus restoring q Specie currca"g, VIII produce
the disastrous consequences whi,h he has enule-
rated when Il considerable portion of my arsi-
mcnt was devoted to prove that the bll would
produce no injurious effect whatever upon',h sound
aud solvent banks of the country. Nay more, ilnt
it would exert but very iriillng influence, III
deed, il amy, even IN restraining within sale h"''S
nnnn;ou, Int !, !, cart,inlv mot very fair TO nut
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.'o 'ne .'o"" VI h'ohu VI ,''o ".''' 10 a.
IN IN Ms FAVOR, the strongest objections Wiirh nave
been urged against il by lis enemies. These
vould La so ,S,ny ,a,is.;ons If its fatal conse-
" w " '' y, L,
queRccs, and they would he the stronger Wneh
converted into arguments i'll it, FAVOR by one al Ms
friends. Againsl The whole current of my remarks
o,o;,s, my, o,rro,. and r,,nr,,cJ declarations
both upon this and former o'casionS, that was 10
friend to an exclusive hard money currency, nut
was IN FAVOR OF well regulated Sta'e bahES' 10"
con'd the Senator be so Lar mistaken us !" 81 a""'
and deliberately write that had urged III iaNor III
TINS bl'I, that II would restore SP'ce currency
ana 'iereby reduce me wages OF iapor a'" III" N''-
ne OF property leave II Tor nm 10 answer me
question according 10 Ills own sense o' J'S'ce 10
wards brother senator VINO ilAu never uohc mn
harm.
But the Senator does not stop here through,
ont his whole speech he nnpn'es to me the use OF
such arguments m FAVOR OF me hii Us nave s'aiea'
and dwol'S upon 'ne'h III 'enSh-ars"f,eH.o W"l'",
Il had ever used. would prove r"ncluSNe'y 1ha'
was an enemy o' me mn Whrh , P'o'cS'cu 10
advocate, ana lhn' s'arccy even IN nl'Sn,S'' rms
s'he lShi hWh''n he p'cStn'S NV '"c "",i"'
towards NE conclusion oi HIS Sp'ct''' hc caps u'c
climax lie says
,rocr.,a,, ,,,oo.,, ,.,,..,n,oyo, mn, incomo
or "m c, ,h nr,r ~ "a he rncrI one In
in the value of wares and property Will NIL the iorrign
mrrchandizc will ccst the sarc which will obviously in
eject douhIr the price, rs WIl nhr Twice. n amount n
i"' II, !" " '"'' WV ""''" W VI" P''''' W '''' '''
not ascrhe his yorer tothe hin; butHis enough
for me hm lis friends 10, mart r'%o"" "Wihe fNrm-
,'S chHh'cs h'nHI",nr''|' ana ''"'''S ""' a" S''"
And all that the Senator says in prcf,sscd re-
PLY to me- lie thus charges me with having as
crlbed to the Independent Treasury bill the power
of reducing the income Of every man in the coun-
try lone hli in the value OlwagcS aud property"
! Had conlcndcd in favor of any such power, well
might the Senator have said il was 81 iqgi.ious
p cposilion." lie would ain os, haze been jusli
fled in the use Of term 81 harsh and unpiri,-
mcnary.
! Srf.rcspnct, rs well a til, respect whi"h owe
to III Senate reSruIns me from giving sucha con
tradir,ion To this allegation us i, deserves II would
surrey not be deemed imp opnr, however, in nae
| if were In turn 10 thu Senator, aud upp.y The cp
ithat whirh he hnscf has app led 10 the piopo,i-
ton he imputcs to me, aud were to declare thai
su h un inpu,mion WI, ga ilogi ous' niisrcprc
Scnir,ion Of my remarks,
So far fom imagining that the Independent
Treasury l would restore to the country me,
tnlli, currency, believed that it would eNcrci',
but sight influence in restraining the cXccSscs G.
the banking system. Other and much more ELI
cicnl remedies mus, he adopted blythe scvcra
States 10 restrain these excuses, and mus I" pc
vent future SUSPENSIONS. IN my remarks, stated
distinctly what Legislation would lhoush', be re-
nuirpu TO accom- l-h This purpose. IN ne hrs