Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-02-13
-oR THE TIAEE:
FRIEND Cox. Scc'y,


! CONGRESS AND THE CURRENCY.
/ Ma. WHARTON: ! suppose since tho late susncp.
SION Of the Pennsylvania and Mary land Banks land
10 be beloved of 10y those of virginia. thar il
Will be admitted all hands that a conplete death
blow has been given all our hopes for the prcsct
oil sound. sac. or uniform Currency-fpr surely no
pTesehi attempt viii be made 10 force or in any man
ner bring about another premature resun pIon-as all
must admit the utter impJssibty Of maintaining il
nh' diiicrenI stale Of things brought about than
no" east ia the cJuRtry--Ind this being The fact.
the question naturally arscs what will bring abou,
tbs 50 very desirable stale OF ihinrsl Iau,Ser cIca,
y and without fear of conlraIl ciion Iha, Congress
and Congress only do il. And how. may be
asked can Congress regulate the currency of the
'"u''fy'so as 10 enable the Banks safely 10 resume
and mtiniain their resumption. ] again answer. bv
s"NI "" Wholesome attachments and fret on the li>l
STANDS mo Iaani-ihIs and must DO made The
grand handspring Of our future national greatness and
prosperity and any delay IN taking up the question
and inIiy and iear,ssy acting Oh 1t Tor rhe general
good must be attended with consequences alike dan
gerous to the Produeor and nc consumer in this eoun
try
Our country is irmensely indebted 10 France and
England for tho manufactures Of ihuse countries,
which owing TO the small duties now Maid on fhe,o
here enables them 10 flood our country with lhcm.
and sell them almost 10 the exclusion of our own man.
uacured arIicles-Jecausc labor is owgr there thar,
~ ihs c0unry--ind the articles produced with but
Ie" eNcoPtions) being made entirely for a foreign
market arc greuily inferior to those which vo can
and do manufacture and ofcourse can be sold lower
ihln Hose that we produce can be solr This state
VI hingS must ever continue until such a tariff "a
a'd on 'h'm as totally 10 exclude some and greatly
diminish The quantity imported of the others b.
DOING his out manufactures would be projected by
excluding such articles we can make NJ home
Inc revenue kept NJ by The high duties on those we
cannon manufacture afI The coin kcptin the country
from The fact that foreign debt dI not REQUIRE
10 be sent abroad.
Another god effect Of q protective tariff would b
10 p''Sen the very large mporfstions Of those useless
luHurSs' now brought into the country. and bot Inn
freely used 10y the Amoricun peo,lc--Ir,uric. 81,
once dangerous to growth aud prosperity o., M
lion
When ilOse things done we may hopo ~ get
Tree ina gery great degree from our foreign indebted
ness and noe ll then; Tor So long rs the duie. on for
eign goods remain 80 bow. will continue 10 import
TOO largely md just long Is VI continue thus 10 i'm
f'' We never can nave SOUND. safe. uniform eur.
roHey foe specie aud will continue 10 find 10,
way rum our shores those Of France and EusIand
Jus' ~ long as The balance Of trade ssgainst Us Bu
Only - dimin 81 foreign nroraions rs that The br
nnee Of trade % iu ayor. or noary squaIIy l!luc
CO. and CON viii Iongsr be sought after for
expiration. mod consequently commsud 80 low a
premium NJ home 10 make % profitable article
~ mer.handize. Then. ODD not ulI then. car. our
h'ihs "hh safety 20 ihem-eiy,s ~ Tie country. r.
sumo. w addition 90 these considerations. q pr,tac
i've i7uh would give employment ~ thousand. Of
ine" vh' ore now aud have been ff s1usfir,. ,, az
smrlE. auI create 90 consumption or q VERY t,,,.
aisouI' ni our no" rcd InJa stock Of produce. ina,
'an' o. present frd no market 90 my place
lSoh 90 our own cty--low are her cpergios rs,,I
reed What has become oi tie busy iLr1ng se were
I'fmery accustomed TO meet n our street. and ON ON,
whory's' Where now he ecazcls.s hmm ~ ,.o,
nanuiaciones, whirl were wont o., give er,.i,,.,,
o hundreds. and bread O. thousands ofour f.,si,,,
NJ goneaii siill and almost NJ quist n. etr,,b
ard While. instead Of The busy rhfoug TO ts mo, d
Iih on The streets. pcuury. want misery. ss5 a,o.,
espalr, meets you o. every onrasr Aud. 10 f,i, t,
iuss Wheeling not deug0eJ ~ halufs Iof ,o,s.