Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-02-20

csss, 1lstS IA ffoni ,yfet socre . womb tls i
come 'rses' dc demand. IL al orcdits,,sal. Stale
G''y snd Pity officers. and all helslcrs OF rrocc ans
@srthsndsc. were 10 follow the example set nv The
oeess ei the general government, rs .rallvnr noss,
os our whole country. an exact. sold and diver IN
payment Of dehtS. services and taxes article.
OF trade, IL favor 50 sric a. ssrs,ru,ioa of The
constitution TO limit The powcrs and action Of COY,
eminent to providing aud securing the nav Of IN OH
Gers and employers this would be a-uscless and i'm
l'F'ineHi question 10 propose The people whose la
ercs's sotld not be suffered to come IN comne,i,io,
Wan the interest Of these oiIcors Or ir We rseArd
these officers rs an army Of foreign mcrccnarios. with.
out any fellow feeling WL The people whose places
easno' be Supplied By Others less rcenary aa whose
ices cannot be dispensed with nor Obtained Cor the
currency which Tays the services of state ard county
oicers and Tor the labor and productions Of the far
'neT mechanic and dealer OF the country. then It
would be exceedingly improper to waste time in al
e'ssins such question II could at best bot awaken
IN "a more painful consciousness OF troabls uuavoid
able and might deluge in irromoiiabc voc- by IN
ducng those officers, in their WRATH TO Withdraw their
services iiou ms altogether.
But if we believe, us stated ia Firr,cr nun,bcr
though not so printed; '.hai ihe inducencn An ,hi.
country TO taking The r,.'rauts Of eovcrnmen; Was
desire to promote the happiness and welfare Of those
subject to and sustaining hat government and Il we
believe that providing for collecting and rcoeiy ing the
pay Of Its Officers &C. docs not limit IT. duties anil %,
haus the powers OF Congress. then IL the question
ve'y proper ono for the people and well deserving
Their Serious consideration And the Frs ct seem.
To oou"ienance this suFpos..a, when hc. very rrac
ola!y remarks "desirors also Of laying before m, III
f11rf on with 10, 4
been 30 highly honorcd. such measures as n-ae,r 10
me conducive TO thcir pro-pcr.y-and anxious 10 sub
mii 10 their fullest confederation the ,.1ouris vr,,
when my opinions arc formed, have On Ihis. as on
Fe'cdins occasions freely offered M views IN those
points Of Domestic lolcy tia; seem, thc present,
Ine. mosi prominently 10 demand the action Of he
government"
We Then insist Oh The question as proper ono. and
as testing The effect upon community Of collecting the
' naloHll revenue gold aud silver Aad. 10 make +,
more easy 20 solr'i'n. viii try 10 simplify il y dis
seeing il. Would tic GLOWING Of Ills example BY
ihe pcoPie generally enrich them By adding to the
value e Tho paper currency already in circulation -
Would ii earch them by increasing the p4ce OF grain
S'ook OF any Other production Of the frmcrl Would
AZ RAISE 'hc wages &c give additi- nal cmpovae
10 tie mechanic or common lahorarR Would i enable
these aai nc merchant The more easily 10 pav their
debts, taxes &C. Who can answer yea to ihes, ouc
ions No; the writer We admit without nr.,rocn
IA, one portion Of comruniy-if indeed they nay
be 50 roc1-dcdwil BE- benefited by going TO a spec
currency, That is that portion " o arc 10 receive The
Tx receivers will Il benefited bot tie tax 5aycr,
% u..,' suffer
Aim from what source would TIC metal come 10
meet The demand, and supply the place nnyy occupied
= by tanS roics' Would it come Gom blnasl No
The lanAs have not in nc aggregate one fourth rs
'An'h specie The Of bank notes in cir,ua.
iion and, what is still worse the Indebtedness o com
mun'iy 10 'tom so vastly exceeds t,c wla!o aInsun,
p OF ihcir circulation. that If driven to wind IN. the
bs"ia msli call in al their notes without ravisg Gu:
dollar Of specie and have LARGE balance s.i!l dus
them. WIN II aow from foreign cor5,rcs9 The
President tells that Tie frogn deb; or our states
,oEFor.ton, companies and inlyiIuas requires about
ten millions Of dollars year 10 pay ih- ri,res and
that he balance of trade is arllliy agains, a., In
stead q Pay..s this balance sd s interest sall We
borrow aud import specie supply irc Place Of cur
present currency We M.n', the two questions will
noe' Z general negative rsrlonse. We ,hgn rcpea;
lha question, fon what source would The metal come
10 NEE; The demand Scl
Pos!7Fs some rirnid reader afraid 10 speak IT, has
IA he End source re.erses 10 a few weeks since hy
a mechanic who had been driven from The Eas, hy
want Of employ, and waiting on fe breaking up
Of the rycs cH1Jo Guu proceed On 81. search Tor
work Re was complaining of the hard tines tic do
prccaicd condition Of the currency and rasca,y Of the
banks when tie writer inquired II he had some hank
notes ihii he could pass He answered NO; bet
the id banks keep Tic money So scarce that me
cl1nic can't ca houh Of Irihey wore away specie
would hc r.iuiy. Said The writer " here would tie
specie come ffomr And iroii said the othc. and
10 you think a fooli And Invent we three I,iafs
alrcady' D. that init enough Iir ri,cm make more
Few i any. have ,A0ueht that brcad-stuT could
BE made plenty by huidinr mills without raising grain:
yet lhnl is absurd than 10 EXPECT specie 10 be-
mode I'an'y merely by establishing ia.a's Trne Ele
late Ncage did not point 10 the minis as so-r5s for
'hc supply Of specie; bat the idea lad been derived
/ from q source equally authentic IN times past
/ Possibly some reader may have iuJtiod the wax,
notion rhsi there is something in tia constitution or
he nature Of the Federal government thar should give
superiority 10 the claims Of N, creditors ani render
more sacred ~ contracts Than those Of Tie states OIL
other corporations or 81 individuals ESQ that matter
should have a careful e1amiuaii.n ~ 20 the con.f.
iI'iru aud constitutional currency or3s and rhra
yes which have been 50 much fn'utcd and hackney
cd or isS years PAST wi,h such hypocrHcal cant ns
almost 10 render thnir sound d>.u.unr-,yhat ssy.
'.i1i Instrument whose ifJuncons should hs rerarcd
as binding on an citizens of the TcpubIr' Doe. IL
sig Coos officers anI employer oT government shall b.
paid u gold ,nJ silver and IB u1shng s..r1 T. iLerr
any thing ia ihu instrument f,7udd,r, C,--,o.s q,
rFHe % 'aa milking brass iron or lead or 4a, rr1dpc.
na1 Of uc country the legal currency of tho nation.
. Dr.. .. D. I'D. . .'.
writer oaHsi tUa Doe article section or ,iassc contain
rf o.b.s DE provision lrr Pr,Bl1.U-u Wei then
what aa-sit -y upon ihe subject OF The currency DO
NhrI r1' eminent -he collect and Ii.bursc its re,ep
/ rc.' NJ. % word Tho powers of that insrumen,