Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-06-16

Tor thenhe conhot sell bond OF Ifote 81 ! 1000
COR 500 however eonxsnisns il ma be e hamT
aid perhaps sasehss property. NIjE Tbs seems
t6 nle, t$ass Fair Play D good dsat ike ae2iha +
mSn. thatil Is cruel and unjust. Is keep lin
fspb. cutting his own throat o. aFsWniuK him
self The 6rsl thing would ~ 10 he en- E
bhrrasssd man would be lhis--thak TIE nan who
waited ! bond o. $1,000 for S7e0s could moi "
lis friend. and that i Is not very wise 10 taksEl
sdvice from 40 enemy. The Wolf j not he
safest counsellor for the lamb. RwouId remind
him that this kind friend who II 10 anxioas 10
ave his property with No 33as would, il ths
law would no. suffer him 10 use sAeh stfong me4
dicins. Sc compelled 10 use Me- 8. which would
not weaken his constitution so much, and would
kefsainiy be better Tor bis ailmentss u hf
still stands upon his fiEhtS Is explained 81 hi1
TREAD. / will point him 10 the atsen0etcd FORMS
The walking skeletons, Of those who hsse used
This remedy. No. 33s, (whas hne sheaght.p
and Leave him 10 bin own inelpalsonn Ant
inns. Fair Play closes his brief examinations ok
thE argument Now, i mol al mis- more raillery
ihhn reasoning. The hrst hing that struck sns
d4ter reading This brief sxamipAtioa,i was, that
Il would il far better. il Far Play would sill
allpw is ID epioy the p0of privilege lof. cuttng
our o,kn threats, Or drowning ourselves; rather
Than cram dowhsour threats his nntrleo expo
riments ard His cruel noslHams. Let him make
liz irst experiKaents npoa rats and frogs ! but
sake t-trel
him spare his fellow~moTtals. Far Play his
iold ihe .frst Thing he would ssy 10 the. emhsr-
yasssa man. 2 but be has fO*gottsn 70 tell us The
jsst--what pity lhave quoted the sakefs of
Fair PLAYS { brief examinatiohsn VIII the
reader bslievviti II be doubsi, lei him rad
his tbird namSer agalns
Now, in. the name or comulkn senses and pt
ali pFetsnsionS 10 logic. IS therf any thing like
reaspning il this things Isit a. tthing more than
i more flourish where ATE Fair Plays premi@
! ses y The eohelnsion i there, 70 bd sure. 10
wit The ssskeleton.n As for preniisesshe il
1 Eenflrely above that; he is too much In lose with
his theory, and his own performances - recon-
mending il, 10 pay the EAST attention e thso
1 rules Of reasoning. His BRIEF examination"
of the Argument to the embarrassed man, il just
4 ike, indeed il ii The exact counterpart effhis
Il own skeleton, = without one single particle Of
Il Aesh or blood in II. If Faif Play wishes n OK
cite the people 70 cemmotlon and violence, to
get IN crisis and 10 call US together 10 county
/ meetings let him contiHue TO deal iT SMILES
I and4declamaton. But il hes expeetsto point
! cut 10 us our errors, or 70 convince the judg-
msnt let him learn 10, reason better. The truth
no doubt is, tfFat Fair Play put insthe mouth of
The shaver an arguments that has more truth and
sforco in j. than be expected, or was Il ell COM
Y scious Of at the time. And as he took his choices
J Of az argument for the use Of his adversary,
gthe probability is, he was not careful 10 select
II the best, or even the most plausible. Such as
u ii ID, however, Fair Play has neither overthroWn
] nor answered il. One would have supposed, he
J would have demolished il alta single blowy--,
III There certainly is a good desl OF spfghtlness,
land some humor, in the adyice given 70 the
| embarrassed man, but surely there il neither
sense nor solidity in IT. Fair Play writes with
9KiheF best intentions in tho world altogether for
! The good Of the people and so anxious u
SHE TO serve them, he advises most earnest
sfg IL those who cannoa read themselves, tp gel
al some neighbor 10 read his essay for thsms-NA
a|I He has a gaod opinion of 1.-THE really aP
n peafssto be so thoroughly convinced Of the ruth
4 Of his own particular theory, and SO entirely
4 ena INQUIRED HssIh it, that he no doubt feels aaA
l suFed, confdeat, Of achieving great moral and
4 political sreyolution Of correcting al our old
/ mistakes and ignorances, and Of leading rs into
i the true path Of happiness and prosperity /; and
u indeed almost OF shaking the four corners Of tht
K~earih. But il is not so, it IS not So. These
D achievements must DO left 10 other hands, and
i for one lmost sincerely hope Fair Play may NO
q succeed in his scheme in yday. Iwish still |.
d enjoy the privilege Of selling or buying bond
y or note, as either may suit my conyenience, a
Il whatever price l. mays higher or lower Fs
u Play maysrest assured that il he should unfor
Il llinately succeed in his PROJECT and iphibil'hi
J, dear people from parting from theF bonds an
i notes 81 whatever discount they mey think pro
III POT, TAG SACIlnce VIII most aeSuFeuIy FIall .
q some other property which his dear peopl
q might. and in all probsbity couldless eeDys
= Riently spare. He never was embaFi asssd vii
70 debt himself, or ne would surely have found OF
before this time thai it might be better for hiI
u 70 sell q bond or note AZ q discount of 33i
e than hand out Of his field, > hpFse eat Of 81
q plough, or perhaps slice of bis lspd, and tina
% too at as great, perhaps greater sGcTi6cc
p-l Do, Fair Play, in the article Of buying an
Iii I.snl. III \
ciously permit US 70 exercise the use Of our w
Or judgments.
% Fair Play deals 10 the history ofaEngTant
le of Rome, and indeed takes us bsck as far as ID
q history Of The Jews, TO enlighsen Us as to tn
~ origin and uses Of money. This last ID ndee
N ancient and venerable authority. The Jews,
., would seem, prohibited the taking any, ID
. smallest interest, for thense Of money. fror
any Of their own tribe; and this, 1t Is said, wa
4 notdone from any partialiiy~for one'another, bu
= that the law was founded upon the ..soundsl
y policy, and the most profound statesm nship.
- a. high compliment THU, indeed and verf hir
y y sounding words. Why, then, does MOI I'll
= Play, ID his instructing and commanding Eesoh
y tons, which he wishes, and doubtless eLpect,
= 70 send onto our Legislature next winter. con
= f1Gna and instruct that enlightened body ID ab,
y ish at one single stroke all interest FOR he us
|, Of money! his would be carrying dit h
II own principles precisely, exactly This is b
Y + profound statesnanship. II should like
Y see Fair Play whoever he may be, Hrhe frol
= his seat 10 The Legislative hall, and, W6th a
= due sotemniiy, proPosesuch me ASSURE IL pre-
found craftsmanship will hazardftha ass 81
y tion, i would3be the last effort To womb eve
r make On that subjecG The Jews gave IA VET
III fwhimscal reason forsthis singularIprobihitia
=, of taking interest for The use Of money The
y = said, money does not bsgei money, as animal
= Ifbeget animals This was the reason gfren 5
" the Jews, and tho only ore. Was thete an
e profound ststesmanship'' in this Ii islreaI
8 so ridicuops, that Il might well disturb tie gra
y vity Of bishop ard Jet we are, with 4 gTea
q flourish. referred to this sntediluyian hat5on III
q teach US the uses of money a Wall stres
" broker can, al this day. turn his nonsv II NOR
"a purposes, useful and confenienf to bis fellow
y citizens, and verify believe knows more Of III
g proper and necessary. usea of money, than Al
me tribes or Israel put together, WI 81
III lived 70 poor account, indeed, IL I'VE sara n
u wiser than the aRtediluyisns Se 4
i But the original g intent and dex,1n,nof =.
oil neyWas to measure property, and ID enable 4
&c 20 eAeDangei i, andsocety has the right to cor,
y nne its use tp its original purpose. who ali
Puies the ppi0er OF society I Nobody. Int s.,
Il fanny we may well question the iofic,f of *
n eising SIGH power. Axes were 6riSinaIlv n
I. Tended 10 cut wood; therefore. il wos,ld he i,
i outrage UPON The rights Of sociat. Is IT., ~,
q meat with axes; and The LegislAtlffe oljeht !,
Il pe instructed 70 prohibis such use Ri Tbss =
lsamPle. or the reasoning IL re- n,i ~ =, =
ii brokers' and shavers - g,,;i, 1870 ~.