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

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tliiOE Of John Davis, in relation
to the Price Of Labor as connected
with the passage Of the lndcpcn
dent Treasury Bill,
IThc question at issue is simply lhisNr Davis ASSUMED
tn, position that Mr. Bnchanan Ind admitted that the c06t
of the establishment of the Independent Treasury would be
reduce the price oflabor Mr. urNnan proves conclu
syry that he never uttered any such son,imcn in other
words, tina, Mr. Davss speech is founded upon lie
Wchl,c TIL, democracy will adopt speedy measures for
III, circulation Of this mastcry reply of Mr. Buchanan
Lrt the antiotc 90 wherever the poison has been intro
duccJ
1t should he here stated that although Mr. Davis charged
Mr. buchanan having declared that the effect oi this bill
would be reduce the price Of lahor-sl he SAYS, "Ido
mt ascriLe this powr to the bM"l-Bly State Democrat
Mr.. PRESIDENT II rise to preform pain
full but imperious duty, viii Ii | owe to myself
The speech which T, lately delivered in favor of the
Independent Treasury bill has been made the sub
ject of criticism and ccnsure IN another part of this
Capitol under what rule of order confess call
net comprehend. In some portions of the country
at public meetings and in the public presses, have
been denounced ms the enemy of the laboring
man, and have been charged with desire TO re-
duce his wages, and dCpress his condition to that of
the degraded scris of European deSpoSlns, SEN
timcnts have been attributed to me, which never
uttered, and which my soul abhors repeat, what
declared in that Speech that if could believe for
n moment that the Independent Treasury bill would
prove injurious to the lahoring man, it should meet
my unqualified opposition had intended 10 en-
brace the first opportunity which presented ofdoing
myself justice upon this subject Business called
4 4, ,l,
from Kentucky mir Crltendcnl addressed the
Senate on the resolutions now before it. | under
stood that he had referred to the wages of labor,
in no offensive tcrnls to me, however; but in sucha
manner as to have presented the opportunity whi'h
| 40 much desired. When the Senator from New
York, [NIr. Iallmudge,] afterwards alluded TO The
same subject the debate had assumed personal
character and was not the man to intcirrc against
him in such Il contest. lie had said nothing viii h
could excite any disposition on my part to pursue
such course
Had obtained the floor at any time during the
las, week, my explanations would have been short
and simple. The means, by which was alIcs ID
that had sought to reduce the wages of labor to
the standard of the hard money despol1,ns of Eu-
rope, was. by the Introduction of IN exclusive
metallic currency into this country Now, to such
radical change in oar currency, have ever been
opposed. have avowcd my opposition repeated
" upon this floor and elsewhere and never more
distinctly rn in my late speech in favor of the
Independent Treasury, My motto has always
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