Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-07

wild and lawless career, $40 seliere The peope What
relief have The people found Have they no, found
monetary affairs growing worse and worse under every
scheme protesting sreiief To the people,; Debts lfi.
va,e and public have grown upon us-taxes State and
Federal have increased and a; last pun more rrpu
diate is the question presented us, the very
ment that our means of payment are most reduced.
Such Is the relief, which has been meted out To MS
BY those who create banks and debts and pamper law
breaking banks TO enrich the people. Surely surely,
have had enough Of such experiments Ia convince
observing man 81 Common sense of the folly, hum.
buggery, and wckedness OF attempting TO get r'c
relieved OF our pecunary obligations By egis!aon.-
And yet the relief men tina. experience is in ia.
vor OF their measures.
| Now, buddy affirm that experience ia against all
such measures-and That people have been ruined
by them, than have ever been benefited. Is 1t forgot
;en that the State OF Kentucky, in ls2, ~ 70 (when
We had National Bank that great King Cure All for
every evil that can beal in prcuniary affairs,
according TO the dogmas of kentuckys wnud.be Pre-
s'denl-is IT forgotten, that in e2l -, 81 the State
Of Kentucky was thrown into anarchy and that blood
shed was even app.ehended under the operation oil lle
lief laws, enacted no doubt, with philanthropic
lives now actuate Relief men? Look al Mis-
sssippi! And here cannot forbear TO cite q cnse
which occurred in the family oil one OF my honest old
neiglbors. One of his sons, who had just renched
manhood emigraed to that State whilst banking, high
prices and land specuatvns the order OF the day
In short time he wrote back 10 his father that Mis-
sissppi the land for iorupes-and that no had Sc
cured business OF wealthy planter at
$500 per annua Eight hundred dollars year, for q
boy hardly grown, astonshed the old man, who was
presently in fever remove has whole household to
the Far West. But scarcely year elapsed before |
found the old abusing mississippi her people, and
her laws The employer OF his son would not pay his
wages in any other than Brandon money, then worth
% cents in the dolar-and collection by law could not
be enforced The experience Of this industrious You
man lie the experience of hundreds Mississippi, be-
lieve, the first State 10 repudIae every Fr
GINA legislator is ready to abuse her for it. The very
word repudiats shocks the nerves OF every Stay Law
man. They vote unanimously and by accamalion
against Reputation. Aud yet they 90 tor reputation
in as exec ntonube form, the reputation for which
they abuse Mississippi. The State mast no. repudiae
oh no the satherer must be paid at all events
bu, the people must not be compelled TO pay ano-
they:
4 Now gentlemen 'stoe the mark" Reputation is
Reputation. And no matter how popular yon may be
with your constituents no matter how popular the word
.R.!sf NAV be--depend upon it, that when your reicl
measures shall! have been thoroughly tried. the people
will reoudiate both you and your Stay Laws Some oil
you consider yourselves instructed IL oJy resign
is the true doctrine But you obey, and ell the
same time be 10 the obligations Of the Constitution
which you are solenlnly 10 support Would
it not be infinitely more 10 your credit 10 resign, 60
blck 10 your constituents honestly plead constI
utiona obligations in jus,icaion and tell them plain
", that you have neither the right the power TO
grant Jurors 10 some OF them at The EXPENSE oil the
rights OF others Are you sure, that any Stay law
which you enact would be approved even BY those
| who have Instructed you: Depend upon H. when you
try it, your constituents will decide that though they
wanted relief from Their embnrrassmens, they did no!
want any laws with such provisions and consequences
as will characterize the under your
sidera,ion.
1t is unfortunate for the interests and honor oil
the STATE that this question should be seriously aga,ed
at this period of ihe year. We are always scarce OF
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have departed to the North and East in payment fol
northumberland 10 the West in payments for hogs
md horses Generally there sill enough left To keep
things easy until the crop goes forward But moi
so under panic. y panic at this period of the yeai
would at eny time, do ,nschief-be because The small
puses left in the country will not circulate freely
der panic And it s the freedom of circulation more
than the amount OF currency, that gives spur to bust
ness and keeps the people easy. The heaviest pres
often exists, when the largest amounts Of capital
ore lying idle in private Golfers. We know that oar
Banks la issued paper enough, and more than enou
20 do our busnessior they are in constant dread OF
the brokers' IF The money which they have issued is
not in circulation amongst U.s. il is because Of il
has gone of to pay for our extravaganza purchases and
the rest Will circulate for want Of confidence nd
peat that that confidence con neither be created nc,
restored, except BY determined integrity in regard 10
pecunsry Obligations aud especially the par. of the
| Legislature.
/ /; has become fashionable 10 seek popularity for
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protecting SHE poor. The honest poor onght to scot
at ell such preeaces-for nine times in ten they
false pre,ences. Stay Law would destroy the crcdi,
the poor man-indeed the apprehension of i, has
already well nigh done Pass such law, and il
The poor man get credit he pay additional per
ceninm far it. Tine truth is, that under the existing
doub,s und uncertainties to the extent Of legislative
interference with private pecunary obligations, coun
t.y merchants nave already been constrained lay
higher prices upon their goods, in order from
tha art nf no rich
enough TO make up for the losses sustained from the
non paying part. Pass Stay Law, and yet higher
per must be tackled upon every article winch
He purchase from merchants.
Reader. be not mislsd by the pretty word "relief "
but the subject IN ell It's bearings, and YOU
VIII find, that there is of injustice and dishonesty
more OF cruelty and hardship, than of real humanity OF
philanthropy the practical tendencies of the Wanted
relief measures Of the day.
Jan q, lSi3. ANTI-HUMBUG
I 'Tse of relief legislature adopt
wou'd be '"' resolution AGAINST Iefltion, whether by
States nds dIaIs, corroatonand declaring thai the lie
o paying iheit Debts hui that every
and abide by his contracts Such dee aaiory Resolution
would revive confidence and would afford initial relief TIL,
,hir t,M"n,s Ibev nopId then d..,d mo" ,Ie,"
their industry. and good u,
wla, he Legislature may such at last, must IT, tar depend
encesnd outrae.ouN wicked our law cheat III.
propr into ny other dependence Tint there -ha
he legislative interference with affairs and
max. our own ar.angei- an the Lcs.-i ,re can ar
range WHEN honesty ,u FAR d. ain. prevail del
tloa none! Than with ,ani very sraIi amouu
&c currency will suffice tor very proprrnis stale Of trade
hloai,I raler currency tain. tina
that nsn ruined ns-fr, iui there is
been tr most proiue Bank issues Under
banking increase oi Bank issues carries with an in
! of Indebtedness
! 10 Tue EDITOR OF THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
! Sir-"Roane," n the Wing of the Sd Instant see M.
10 created much alarm IN the minds OF It's Editors
for they have discovered, through his communication
an attempt 10 unite Church aud State the plan pro
posed To convert the CITY Guard into Military School
and the .Presby,erans' are held up the offenders