Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-22

Ths condition cfhs esunfry--.a brisf rs,irv.
The country is in deplorabls condition. From
all quarters, NO hear Of the n,ense., sut.rinr R,,
stares the people in the face.
VINO (" responsible for this state ofthiuesf
OK years ago, the Wings predicted tia, ruin mu,,
result from the course oil measures adopted by IN.
then dominant party. They cntreated the Admin
'tratiou to iorbear. They warned !, of ,hs in,,,..
BILE consequences MIR Ewing, in the Senate of M.
United States. held the following memorable Ian
guage. After abiding to the ruin which mu., f,,I
upon the country, he thus depicted the con,..
quences:
.s so .h,s "a no, Az YoE e morale Of me sam.
o ns n.' I.ser, win be Legislative aid and rsIsi law,
iebts do, WORKS laws t. prevent the collection OF
not hat ss s ,Sassas under general son or
ss make n ,he heavier last, ihcn, srssd SS
han 1sain har, aa sorsi,. sye s;, s
there snt into nothing ieariny eu o Ssay ~ ana
prophet OF old, could not moro truly and mi.
nuteiy have fore,oj coming events. Ir il had he,
spoken yesterday, ii could not more faithfully have
portrayed the scenes around us.
MIR Clayton, oil Delaware, held language eoually
explicit and impressive. He said:
merchant ' S,r must ssal sell his grain tho country
i" ~, ~, Stafe 6ank Paper al discount or Gros,
s s f1,oi &c. The confidence snoma s s".
sSsr.s which snow aeknew edged to ne se;sr ,s,
.pecnI,,ign a 80, I,ounry on he globe, ovcrtrans and
,qi nar5 "ss.. !Gs s s. sss
,ssrS es sri S g.shLee; '',fA'rs al ne efcrfs y
eanss 81 his desirneteH; bankTuptcics and min ns
"ns Train OF evils which assuc,ly before III 'e
These prophecies are the most remarkable Of
modern times From the cxac, ful6lment, which
we are now witnessing. il would seem that the au
'hors OF them spoke under inspiration.
ihcy were, however, but the sentiments every
whore uttered by tho Wings at the period Of Gen.
'acksons ruthless assault upon the currency Of the
country. but these solemn warnings wore oil dis
Regarded ny the rulers of the Republic. They per-
sisted IN their md career. They DESTROYED tho
soou currency, and the high prosperity OF the peo-
pie They promised us better times and bet,.r
money. The National Bank ceased TO exist. ,nd
under the fostering hand Of Locoocoisp,, FIVE hun
urea paper machines sprung into existence. Thesa
were pampered and stimulated by the Government,
ana expressly ordered by the Secretary OF the
treasury to accommodate the people, p,rticu larly
about the time of the "wool clip" The foreseen
and predicted explosion followed. Tho very men
who had debauched the Banks, and stimulated them
them Not content wit the distress they had alrea-
dy created, they set about to aggrava,e il by new
experiments.
At this period, the people, unable to endure more,
nterposed, and drove their oppre ,sors from power
with every mark of disgrace. With new men, thew
iondly hoped for new measures. And but for
cruel stroke OF fate their hopes had 6cen reaized-
But scarcely had the good man, to whom they had
entrusted the management OF their affairs, been in
stalled IN office, when he taken from us by the
hand Of death. To aggravate our misfortunes and
utterly to blast the glorious hopes Of reform, which
the country had INDUCED, 4 miserable creature.
wrapt up in vanity, and intent only on his own self
ish ends, succeeded to the Chief Magistracy, His
shutting and perfdious career is too fresh in the
public mind TO need recital. Enough that the Go.
vernmcnt was thrown back into the ruck of Loco
Focoism. The schemes of tn people, as developed
by their Representatives, for the establishment of n
sound currency and the restoration OF the National
prosperity, were defeated by the Executive Veto
The Locos shouted. and with reason, for Loco Fo.
eoism n0ain in the nsr~n.I.~- TIL. d~ys OF
nmperins and experimenting were again revived
They are continued 10 the present moment. and
hence the bitter distress which pervades the land
Let the country bear this in mind-that the JVhfg
Standardization erisied only for one Short month
That, during that time, Congress was in session,
and that, consequently, no important measure for
the relief OF the country could be adop,ed-That
John Tyler has proven false to his own pledges.
reereant TO the principles Of the Wing party-and
has co'opcratod with the Loco Focos in defeating
tho popular WILL and continuing the present deplo-
rab'e condition Of the country. On their heads be
the responsibility; with them let the consequences
rest.