Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1841-11-25

., vtr Be Ancol 10 pefois the posiuons taken
~ the vnisr bslos. Me- may stge prseUn-
eslSed ePshsoss and Pssisd,ess. BAT every dsy
rsoves Ihs Folly % psfasuinE these 10 ootsr,sh
~eil-'esied fact. and sEpcTishes.
Ffo-a a. .Nsii-usi Iaislkgraey.
Oar sn-ntioa has eesn called By al esteemed
freed 20 the sutioiasd article. which appeared
~ the Baltimore Pautct. q ThursdsV steainK,
the doeuine coataiOsd n which. he 10 % opinion.
would. II carried cot ~ rtaetic-, promote The
best tatsfe.is % opr cooafy. We coz ply with
ms vqaeA BY Wtnsfstrins q 10 oar columns
The sublss1 A. oas vheh - 70 OecSpy much ard
serious Affection Al the neat sesstcn q Congress;
ssd Il esnaOi too sooh ocsepy ne ausstiOs Of
he People.
Errsef Of Lsiisr Cro-, 1isfiaEHiiksa IFLix
Msssbsr II cencss % AIS Ctisaf u Balsiasovs,
A.tsd 'NoFEsBEa y Is4l.
I'VE shall have stirring times this win.
ter 10 Congress. sud no ooe can nov tell
shat aspect political affairs will assume
54iore another spring pot. forth her how.
ers. BY the blessing Of God. I mean TO
siaad by my couatry aud her true inter.
es,s, IN any emergency. with manly forti.
I,ude. let those turn aside TO do reverence
10 individual ehieliains Who ples.s. The
tariff question Is ous which ~ill' cause
gres: trouble, but Tor my life I cannot see
The wisdom. patriotism. or Constitutional
injunction or Inhibition which requires
the people Of the United States TO admit
,he productions Of ali the world, tree Of
protective fes,riciions OF any sort. into
her markets. whilst all the worl1 burdens
With excessive protective and dseTimina-
ting duties all her productions. crude or
manufactured. The true interest Of Amer
ica is 10 have free trade; but that is not free
trade which burdens With duties excessive
aud inordinate. ell We have 20 sell abroad,
and receives into our markets foreign pro.
duc,ions free, OF nearly so. This 10 vassal-
'ge, not freedom aud, a. love freedom.
mean 20 resist IL. II England and
France expect To have The privilege Of
selling their woollens and cotions. silks,
SC. in this county at the moderate duty
OF twenty per cent. or less, they must al
low us TO cell 10 their markets our Sour,
our tobacco. Sc. at the same or similar
rates or the first principles Of Nature must
require US 10 exclude their productions,
or so tax them as 10 raise up by the pro-
lection producers OF those articles among
ourselves, with whom we can exchange
upon equal terms one kind Of product for
another.
III our tariff is not arranged upon such
principle as this, all attic ppIs at a resto-
ration OF the currency vii! be worse than l.
die. Whilst we purchase from abroad more
than we can pay for. because they will
no! take IN payment what we have to sell
and that, too. what their people want
vastly more than We DO their maDufac-
tures-we shall. Of course, be in debt
our actual money will go as fast as ve can
collect IL; and our paper. no matter by
whom issued State or Federal Govern
ment, OF individual. will depreciAle.-
Give Us a wise system of Commercial
regulaiions-give us justice and fair play
10 our dealings with foreign nations, and
we shall very soon have an abundant cur
rency, aud ell the convenisnces OF
sound convertible paper can be applied TO
the community in any one Of dozen
different wsyS."