Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-06-30

! first step be takes in that linz guilty Of 4
mis-sihteme1t; (unibfentional .11bi;l alihos
be informs Us that moved the IN .iedilnrial
rek5mmendaiiqns hf hss 20. .AeniireIy az
assay ID The Free Press Of The g 1sk, ibtroducl
liea aud air. He says, for iHI||Ace, tfat n '.
object i 10 ssproFa that mo1HJ 6k prppertS.'s
and f1li Of his imPaFtsHt dIscQs I hl bfeceeds
70 prove, with due .'atleniion q lae o,dH rules
Of re asoni1E. rwhith ke twits q sishdisaaih-
! ing, that admitted ptopositis4 1fkmiking, 81
way Of the grand flourish. thai '.[.t 0f ia fdoes
he mean Of The sharefs Or itI|rl1plk u take
mauey 10 Be the best sort Or n.N 1trfv We can
poSsess, and few cf US indeed 1t1f tie In he
acquisition Of fk.n Then solIbIr . ) horse case
tA1ss iii Pair Play purchases NOISE, and
pays the value in Iaoney, be tf4Aiii& 4 proper.
| y 70 tie horse. as supaoA 'r[ does BOT he
ssllsr. By he stne 6pefssioH, ~ ptoper-
E.5 il The money p Nov j NJ AZ an Hal IiIough-
oat he three lcommunicatio1 '',en BIZ ne.
and 10 less lhat four times u 81 '11kiiaI'num
POI reviewed. y EsaieI. 81 oAly t1nls1
ted that money Was properly. bit ] hnEs stated
that i was sdfssihiHg more that i vas p1s',=
Tar and diIina Sort Of property that it pos
sessed, IN adEtioH to the essentials of pro-
perry, and beJpndlit, and extraneous 10 il, the
character Of q 1landsrd of valuation and me-
dunn Of eyehaiss Of all other properfy-bnd that
this gave Il an Advantage over aff olherproper-
y, which il vas essential 10 limit and restrain.
10 the identical and aforesaid horse case, ia
which he says .aequire 4 property in the
horse, and the seller 'acquires properly IN the
money does usurer not know that this heeu-
liar difference in the character Of Ihs horse and
money, as property, is already By The eristing
lsso Of the land acknowledged and recognized
may sell or loan the horse al any price / plesse
but the seller, who acquired property III the
money" is prohibited TO loan it at i greater
rate than six per cent: And for The reason as
signed, that money lie a standard or Yalue and
medium ofexcHenge. Money Is already, In the
language Of usbrer, thes'best SORT Of proper
~, and If there was no restriction omit very
few or Us would tire in the acquisition or ii y
i would be greatl1sought after, drawn from The
use OF exchanges, and engrnssed and thus mo
ney, the standard Of property, wPuld b dimin-
ished ard shorthnsd as efeetualIy as Tie yard
sssck, the measure Of extension, woulS be By
cutting OF an ihchof more. Money would thus
be made scarce, aAd, with the permission Of
usprer, to quohe a. figure, the .bed become
shorter than that man can stretch himself
on it, and the covering narrower than thai he
esn wrap himself III it." But Csuret is not
content with his horse case, 10 prove that ssmo-
ney is prQperty;n be must needs eoncoct ano-
TIER syllogism, and according osthe 'suli rules
of reasoning suppose, and in the words and
figures following, 10 wit: ,sslf Fair PLAY should
purchase a yard Of cloth, be certainly would
not expect TO pay for it, BY delivering up Abe
yard-stick 10 the seller then, money Il some
thing more than the .yardstick.n Fave 7 ever
said any thing like this, / have said again and
again, that the sard-stick was a measufe Of sr-
tsasiOn; and il follows, that to shorten dhe yard
stick would cheat in extension, and that money
wss measure ofEalue, and therefore ioshorten
that standard would cheat in palls. And be-
sides. most astusb Usurer, you forget that 10 the
sale OF cloth to me, according othe custom OIL
the country, the yaId.sfick would Be in the eel
leris hands, and needs not to he delivered Was
there ever such tumble ss9lhis Truly, good
Usurer, you utter your own Condemnation ' hen
you add, "simllies are sometimes dangetous
things 'hey often obscure hat they are intend
edtO make plain" And5et my prince Or Usur-
srs, you thought this snluneseapsble sytlogism !!
Why. tits not so much as a sopbism based On
reasonable abSurdities, Its feable meshes would
not bold poor d. will voueh for it, tina,
any one Of my reafiers who cant read, Ql mean,
you know, those gentlemen 10 whom you say 1
advise thst my essays be read, will not be held
in such guil>trsp for moment, but will break
il as easily as-aye, as easily as the re ople can
break through the meshes Of al the brokers and
shavers, if they viii / have now got through
the third paragraph Of Usurer designed mani,
testify to be bis big gun, bis Paixhsn shot. Let
the reader compare il and my reply, and decide
The issue between u.s.
Now follow nine little sections BY way Of cpl
sede 4 For they bring US to the Ism, where
usuterlprofesses 10 s'return 10 the subject
They are strung out like strand Of pearls, and
are designed for the special ndornment Of the
family Of Shyiocks. UsureF complains Of The
harsh ePithets bestowed on them BY ms, and
fhaf 4
Of human nature, had | considered them like
other men. willing 10 buy as dhesp and sell as
dear as they can" Then they buy nnd SELF
Mark ttle admissiop.l And pray uhns 90 they
buy and fell l-wisl tell him, they buy and sell
money and sre5iis. They make trst;s Of the
standard of value, and exchanging nls. ium Of
property; they turn il TO speculation, aud make
Ethst peculiar property, which cannot be effected
alone and per SCI but with The vibrations Of
which allfothcr property must quake as with an
earthquake, the subject Of reckless gamhlng T.
/ ask you, usnrer, do not brokers' and shayers
aAect the great public standard, The subject or
! their gambling and profits II they 90 not, then
they resemble the bright youths Il whom their
father boosted so highly, when hedeclaEed they
! were 50 smart at lYaDc and speculation, that If
you locked them up in room wnhoutIa cent 10
their pockets, they would each make quarter
/ oil the other in swapping jackets: AHcase song
what like the heFse-swaP, 50 Witty INTRODUCED
BY Usurer. Il is too plain, that ell The ofera-
tons Of brokers and sharers sfe directly allied
/ 70 those ofgamblins. Neither a3d 10 1he pro-
euctiye wealth Of societJ ard The only differ
ience between them. is, that The neesats is EN-
IPtcysd in manipulating paper, ana thsEother in
manipulating cards. Yes, there il AnoEher-im.
Pqrlant difference, and in favef Of The Black-lsg.
hnd We will give the Devil his.dpeE7' The
Backlog does not add toRis unprpdnclEve idle
/ hess The injuries of counisffsihng and clipping.
Ewhsch have said must fellow all operations lhai
Lsngfhen OF shOrlsn me public standard tf ralues
And%e., UsnTer thinks they are Ii Be cdnsideFed
Ike other men-like The farmer'Iwho sells his
wheat Nor the utmost fathins he can set,'' ane
buys Of he merchant at The ,slowessfale;p and
be sees no difference between him who deals III
inlegs that in lheis own nature cannbt Sc en-
gFSssea 10 ihe publie injury, and that are not a
standard 81 values. and him who deals il q b.
eltiaF property, thar nay-b engrossed ioEhe pu6-
4 lc 'nlHIy,thatis standard of values, and which,
though not more than The 30sh part dc property,
= me tsrsr MAT ~ieids The whofs Of H. The sraf-
&c n both species Of property is equally 'sinno-
eeet' snG harmless in bis eyes, and he II willing,
| v ID his knowledge Of human nature, Y 10 lfnSl
THIS g7sai Eertr 10 this irnocenf class d. men, no
the1f whole interests depend rpsn lis stIlequas ef
jlisaHtat- ny knowledge or hnsnsn nssbIe lead:
neIo a ditfereni conclasion. II Usufks~ would
take wholesome lesson 10 human haSpTe. AMI
eepeeialiYI IN that portion III il ENGAGED in lhs
lfrq5ie q nisIry, wonld commend 70 him The fot
Tossing lines, that may iDslil into him P4Fhaps,
reasonable caution.
"But och mankind are nnco Hetk,
An title 10 Be trusted
! III self the warerihe balance shake,
rs rarely fishi Adjusted