Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-10-20
WASHINGTON, 9TH Oct. 184I.

WASHINGTON, 7th Oct. 1841.
! Mr.. Edilors--I and Captain Tylerhaye been
1 thinking and talking considerably about this
"Currency question" and "Fiscalilies," and
things of that naur; and this seems to be the
notion that we coIe to, and twist it and turn II
as we may, we always land at the same pint
In the first place, Captain Tyler keeps an eye
on the good old Constitution, and the darker
the night and the harder the wind blows, and
the crookeder the Channel, there you will find
him watching the Constitution just as close as
Captain Jumper Of the "Two Pollies" used to
watch the cumpuss in the binacle
was telling him ,'other day that seme folks
were making terrible and shocking noise
about his VetOeS, and if we did not look out
sharp they would run us ashore. swell" says
he "Major, if we go on shore on the tack we
are steering, we shall go constitutionaliy, and
that's one comfort ''There" says |, "hat's
putty much what Captain Jumper telPd me one
stormy night off Cape Hattrass. The "Two
Pollles" was plunging along, heading about N.
E. close in the winds eye and asked Cap
tain Jumper if he couldn't ease off leetle and
let her 60 more free, for the deck was plagy
wet" mot pint" says he, cor we 60 plump
on The Cape."--And then he took another look
at the Chart and cast his eye at the binacle.
"Well," says ], captain Jumper, suppose that
Chart and CumPuss aint true," says |, show
then" "Why" says he, eff accident comes it
amt so much my fault as the misfortune Of own
ers, and underwriters" and he hung, on that
lack like dog at root. As soon as teled
this story 10 Captain Tyler, "welr' Says he
"Major, did The Two Pollies 90 on shore or
moi that time?" NO." says l. "she went clear
and as slick as a ribbon, and the next morning
that pesky Cape was away asarn of u.s."
And now as to Capt. Tyler's notion about
"currency matters" he says that "Nat,onal
Currency" and "State Currency" out 10 be OF
that naiur-that will work togelher-just as
National Law and State La,o works together
he don't want to see National Currency" de-
siroy good State Currency, no more than he
wants TO see National law destroy good State
Law; but if any State Currency is not good
then good National Currency ought to destroy
/, just as bad Stale Law ought 10 be Destroy
ed by good National Law. Law and Curren-
cy, he says, are pretty much one and The same !
thing in one resPect-that is, we must have No
tiOnaL LaD for all The States, and State Ldw for |
each particular Siate-iust as we must have a
good National Currency for the use of Govern
ment and folks who trade and travel over all
the States, and good State Currency in every
State for those who deal only in their own
State, any man using both or either according
tO their notions or necessiles-bht 10 say that |
folks in any particular State shall use National
Currency and not their own State Currency
or SD fixing National Currency, as 10 unneceSSa-
rily injure good State Gurrency-'it seems to
me-" says he--''lhat ii would be about the same
as TO so shape National LdD as 10 prevent folks |
from using their own good State Laws. Now,
says he, my notion and desire is so 10 shape |
this National Currency matter as TO make it
work in harmony with all good State Currency,
and then all things will go smooth The Gen
eral Government must have safe bridge 10 go
over all the streams in the Union--that is con-
and there is no objection to lei all
the folks in all the States 60 over the same
bridge # they so desire it--but to say that they
must go over our bridge, or SO fix our bridge as
10 make it impossible for them 10 pass over by
any Of their own is not constitutional, neither
is 1t constitutional for any of the States to say
that the General Government shant build this |
bridge for its own safe crossing in any of the
States, because the General overnment, (which
belongs 10 all the people,) must have a safe
crossing place at any rate--and as the General
Government can't regulate the building OF State I
Bridges nor their toll gates, it must look 10 its
own safety and build bridge of its own, and
safe and strong enuf for its own crossing and all
creation besides it, if they chase to use il and
don't injure it, And now, says he, "if Congress
can't fix This "Currency matter on this principle
it aint nry fault-lhat is the "chart and cumpus."
Says he "Major, the Constitution points out for
my guide, and if we leave that tack we may
perhaps have dryer deck for short spell, and
60 with flowing sail, but We shall fetch up on
Cape Hatlrass before morning"
"Well," says |, "Captain Tyler, that is what
call considerable sound doctrine and tho the |
wind is just now blowing righ, in our teeth on
the tact we are steering, hope all good and
considerae folks will look at the chart we are
steering by, and come to the same notion have
come TO, and that is, that tho hard wind is
plasuy hard thing, yet that breakers and rocky
shore are con(ounded deal harder
intended TO say something in this Letter
about the real natur and dutv IF Tho Grr,-t ILL.,