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* lhe brokers for evil, tp&fed their claws and
broke their teeth, may saS.1 wasa high and
magnanlmaus trust aud eoRfdence fephSed III
pc SACKS ~ the people, thar they would mol
Memseaxes iengsse ia brokerage, and pSe Ire
specie thus len in their ehaTge. 10 narrow aad a.
mash he circulation 6f he country by specula-
siRg upon their 6epfecaled notes The sasRen-
sion OF specie payments gave then This paGer.
ltaey have used y. they have been guilty. uf lie
most unpaEdoaable tFeacherl. .Thry have. ID
knet case, bought up their own Mates ii dis
copns they have the notes az The spie en-.
doEssa anu binding Their property for the fell
aHAcpn', ana originally exchanged for these rerw
Pack Noes slhus unfairiy Walhefaxn from NE
Teacn q thesPeepie 70 redeem their notes now ia
banE. ky Abe privileges gfanaed 10 he Banks
ihsy have ofen enabled 10 eneross and accumu.
lais ihe spsce and thus 10 fhe. they have il Ia !.
ihelf-PoRerIp narrow ahIdiniinish. The eurrenky
ansil the property Of The country viii be enifely
within ihein grasp, They have oalY new n
VIVID ap. ana The STOCKHOLDERS viii be Kullv ~
lieRHifled and Tevehged for ihe mock,appeEla.
heA Of reg harons,, They viii bG The owners IS
batpnial rs,alesl
Whrle, ysh viii observe, lido not make nj.
charge uPen lhe Backs. It my purpose Is m.
you upon yosr guard against such an abuse 81
'hfH power. \ Indeed, IN some States | fear This
game has been plsyed upon The people can.
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he nan IS oitEher circulation, Aile 50 Rl, spfeis
afs eeias 0ai, without such suspicion I.ook
Eto 0hio for example. a few years are. her
people had circulation OF eight millions al dol
larss aad now only II millions Is /, possible
hif People who contracted debts with cifen.
lalfan pI s. m iilons to pay them with cirenla-
pon % AmiIllons Never! When ihey Souyht.
ne measure was millions, and now theE aTeio
PAY = Is shortened 10 II millions .~s Paw. thew
.eanao, out !hsir property VIII be handed over in
masses TO he money power and heS his ii
bFeaght aboutis clear ii the above CONJECTURE i
Hpe. 10 The s,bacco case quoted, when one.half
q she currency was DESTROYED, one-hall.of The
debt vas Topped of, ln.3the Ohio case. nfarlv
seFsn-eighhS If the currency are, hxso:ne lecei-
demain, withdrawn, and YET the fSf! n6nnt of
debts Is to'be paid The c:ediIof.class-
brokers and shaVers-and all who p.csil s. his
salf q ihlpgs this eternal and immense fuctt,a-
uonp may look wise, and talk Of money being a
'cemmodIiy, and like Other commodities now j.
opnaahi and presently scarce, DC but rely upon
II these fluctuations result from something wrong
sahd rotten in HE use of the money power. Il g
stNo much in. The hands Of the hnanciering ana.
fpeclialing PAN Of the community, and in these
pays WREN me agenlee rascas Of society lJfn1n-
PR, me vulgaT ones sieal.a, Take the money r
poker out OF such haRls, by confining money To-
N Saper plain, original sgency, The exchange Of
PI ppsfiy land To- loans at fixed and legal rate
III interest. Follow The example of MARYLAND
IN law breaking up ali traficbn cTed,, u bs,hs,
ri panl ~ individuals, and you will soon see
Eonnaehee restored between man and man--lhe
panss without fear and trepidation pursuing 8
saif nussiness-al ME cashlhas can be raised 90
sEs To- pay rur debts abroad and peace and
sprospefiiy again smiling on us Pass This la,t
aad there wi1rbe no iembta,ion - IN ~, e
WIN per and shfng away his neighbours credit.
flhat ne may guy II al f.nfice and in,ainA h;-~
H M IHviu. AneFe VIII be no temptation to the
Aeafokef 10 Islander and deprecate The CURRENCY Of
the county foT he cant IDEAL III II And ri,n
Ethe banks and there will he no r., ~
lcfffi9rs io leeall their loans, ashley couId no.
Aspfclaie 10 paper; and properly would main.
llaia lis price. FAIR Play. Is