Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-07-10
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For he Times
Ma EDrr1R: Having learned that there is some
liile eAriIemenl ma our city regard the deter
minaIrn Of large Prrllun OF our Oasiness men, no
longer to receive the Sage Companies ,hinpa slsrs,
wsuld ask your permission 10 make ore or two re-
marks On the subject. through the medium Of your
paper.
rhere certainly can he no gOpd reason assigned
why our citizens shuulJ be any longer compelled TO
receive all the greasy Ira-h which may be offered
10 thCm Is q Substitute Tor money,
viii do Ihrm the justice say that they have
Tor years past. cxhihUcd the most unboundcd liner
niy und INST exemplary 90 ience IN their ftiOh
oi nG endless Nanriy of sIuplisiefs. Corporation
Notes, Peunsy lvania Echci notes. SC. sc. (Tac
lime has nov arrived however; when a vigorous
eiiuri should bc made To restore our currency 10
s"uiid siale.) IL Is quite amusing 10 hear the
~ "Ns 81 some well disposed persons ~ regard 10
TIE uisrhtuie which viii he evinccJ ia the reIec:
ton 81 sage Company ShnplasIcrS They say that
iu lygone times wucu UuI uluks t,uud II necccss,rv
10 suspend si"tie P1ymcuts-iho-e companies fur:
nIshed ~ with crIycuient rarrencr 1 am tr,:
ieciiy Wiling Ia nd.nu Ihi~ Dat cannm m 50 dong:
believe ihil what w's then tolerated aud allowed
should be per uiIred for indefinite length of time
IL does seem To the that rIe debt of gratitude duo
10y the public To tie Snge Companies has bce:t
lqnidaeJ, when we a IvrrI 90 the we'll known fact,
that those cnmp ueS have hlI Tor Yeas circulation
equal To- of the Banks "T the country Tor WHICH
circulation they have never pilj dollar Of ire-
rest have M certain means Of arriving at the
amount of circulation. but have every feasjn 10
believe. that the average 'uni docs Tot fall short
Of iIIy thousand dollar, the yearly interest Of hic
would he three thousand dollars, IL has now been
about fur years the sliInI asIefs advent 70
that 10 my premises cnfecI, the Sage Com panies
have made a ceur gam of twelve Thousand by tho
opernIi.n.
Does it not seem To- you, MIR Editor. that this n.
the dehl u( gratitude due toy the people.
Tue of Ihi, arucl prefers To see uIr ,lrk-
ing operations Conducted b, those VIII, are iIrjtHJ
auth 'rlsrd 50 iu do, aud who pay large tomas t.,
the Stale for that privilege. Query DO the Stage
Companies pay bonus To the Sate2 / presume
nu,.
You will allow me Mr. Editor to answer We.
~ briefly some "i your remarks advocating the CON.
Iinncd reception Of 'Sngc Company money.
The m"rchIdt> and Utne r. ~ hu have determined
To refuse This "H0n'g' feel much obliged for your
advice bat hrIcve Ihai rhcy al Inke the priyilepe
ct thinking Tor ihrn>eye> 81 has matter they also
hav" reason ." believe IN Il They vii be sustained
hv their customers IN the course they have Inken.
The Arguments yuH have enleavored 1, aJJuce
in favour ul The continued recepIn Of shiupInstsrz
III my "rrnr"n'un are exceedingly futile and falla.
81 rus.
l'u acknowledge The we'll known fnci that there
! is specie eIungh "a the country for general purp,-
| ses You might aso with great ruth have added
thai IL has lever been plenty and that uur hanks
are almost literally nver,wing with the hard but
you go on to say hat banks have but few noes
IA circulation does il not occur to YOU tlal ane res,
on "r ms laci, that the better Circula linn wi ieh
they would furnish us, They are prevented from do
ing 10y reason uf the quantity of trash which bas
heeR heret"ore @leraed amongst us ami which
axes Tue pn &C oi currency equal to specie Y,u
Stale that The snge companies redeem their tickcts
with baakable money. la This You are very mucb
mistaken, fer hey redeem their notes peneroIIv -,
that same lildnna muney which you cuni.mn AMI
winch Is not bhnkahe 0T received except ms Sac
cal depdsite 80 ynur arguments in favor OF the shin
| plaster curreIcy because they redeem in BankabI,
| iuT'ds falls 10TH grOnhd.
II is your E,non that If the shinslasrers ve,a
wiIhdrawn.PI relief n0ies would become u,,.
| plenty. Inhis differ in opinion ID, v,m M,
IN the Sale Of P-nnsylvauia is wiihdra,ying Gc
iy THOUSAND dollars monthly of these notes an ,ba,
they trc"nIHg scnrce aud Wi continue Ia an.
preciae il valne-ih"se relief Mates are taken no
our hnsInss men al their actual value only, saw M
Ihree 10 aR per cent discount that no loss il su
| tanned 10y receiving tAem. | have mo- ob;oc,in,.
how ever 10 assist ia making an effrr fo mi ,bon
in the SINE category with the shinpasters vnur
rennrkfabout 'exPesiency' To the contrary no,yitb.
81 andit
Mr. hitor, let me assure The Stage cnmpanes that
IN anyoi my remarks | have been aciulted br no
unirIedly feeling towards them. bnt only bv NV
conYrun OF what was right and proper. This fee.
hing, am sure. Is reciprOcaied 10y each and oil of
ihta gentlemen who signed the card lodging Inem-
seves 10 reject these shinpusIers Let me bovc
W. IN The mnsI friendly spirit suggest to them that
ne course they have adopted the appearance.
The card alluded to. is not very well calculated
ccnclliaie public opinion, and that the warning.
. them who signed Iha' card that they must nor
Fall on THIN again. 10 redeem any Of their shin.
blasieTs, Is altogether gratuious and INHALED far
WHEELING.