Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-03-07
" The Same Old Coon. 4"


In any and every view Of the subject what American
Is there IN whose veins American blood, that would
not reinquish the utmost he could derive of advan
tagc from any individual interest in the public donna
TO see the States OF this Union relieved their present
thradom and the American character from the putaon
oil reputation and dishonorl May the General Co
Ncrnmcn ms properly and wisely somehow other come
20 e rescue OF the States as parent to the of
unfortunate son unless he expects stand I'M and
see ms sons 30 down one by to inay and rni Let
the parent he can without ruinous hep the unf
tunaic and let tire other brethren give up thing
their inheritance for the general good OF the whole lest
the whole bo engulphod in a and general ruin
The helping would have their d.ubcd IN the
enhanced value OF property from the general prosperity
he raShness charged against the scheme all the other
SIDE am for taking of the present generation, at
some hazard IL posieriy rather than the present &C.
ncrauon sink, that poSierity may swim; and nu cspe
caIy against that nigsardly policy, in consulting some
tasc decree OF necessity, which would entail
present generation and pUrpctgte upon our pustcry al
ter us But am again going OFT from purpose and
recur To the topic in hand
have spoken ct the folly and f,uty of lin, C,ncr,
Asstinby-aud Of the they have wugcd against the
great interests OF the people of Virginia Never had COM
MUMMY, IN difficulties and troubles, such ground
as Virginia had M her troubles and difficulties. Ii
mics had been auycd ogaGs, each other the ono cncanp
ed upon high hull and the other in the plains below the
guns OF the former commanding the whole cncampincnt of
the latter the advantage OF position was rot greater than
was the advantage of Virgins the position she occupied
In regard to her Indebtedness and the element. her ex
cation rUH the impending embarrassment and distress
But the Legislature marched her down the high hills
she occupied, while the enemy took up her lost position
INTO the matshy iens und qulgircs the plains below
anu giving anu and coniOrttD every u ANNOYING
deserted her in tine unequal struggle and told her TO work
out her aiyauOn She has, indeed stood up ike TN,
800 Sparans at Theunopye-but what can rho 10 when
YOU have taken away all hcr supplies Of ammunion The
benefit cycn Of parley, by Stay Law is refused her
aud the powerful ammunition OF Bank cartridges taken
from her Give her but ammunition, aud the loud rosr OF
heratley from the high hills would proclaim her
lost ground reoccuped her fortunes retrieved and her es
tiny onward 10 victory
Give bu, Virginia a circulation and YOU cannot keep her
tIe mil lsfln Il
Ner milestone than your everlasting and worthless WASTE
OF time IN your stupid interference with Federal Relations
-eoneoeung pary party resolutions 10 emshteE and n-
sNHet men y4u nave nothing 10 do with, at the
Commonwealth OF thousand dollars day. worth to her
Just $50 much trash may be- grasped thus"
The General Assembly had its power last year by
pursuing wise and obvious policy, only the
people of Virginia from tho present widespread ombaras
ment and dauuss-nnd the yet alarming distress IN
the prospect before usbu at reestabsh general
prosperity; but they repudsted and ung 10 the WINDS all
the dictates Of wise cOuues and and forced
the Banks into speedy and premature resumption specie
payments unprepaed Tor the measure but by severe
grinding and disastrous contraction OF the cilcuaton
thus themselves ordering and Commanding this grinding
process upon pain Of annhiaon OF the Banks If the
did up the bloody work Could the General
Assembly have but paused IN their Of folly for
short year only the Country had been prosperous
But the paper trash slang ohaHgeTs and the
currency mongers-youT dlo"ey democrats toho them
selves had not paper dollar exchange for siIveT
one-prevaied And here are!
What was the happiness and prosperity OF the pcopls Of
virginia, weighed IN the scales, against the "dbsdetiOns
OF unadulterated democracy What Virginia prospe-
rty WORTH compared with the democratic qua non VI
hard money" and specie paymentSl The Banks sud
denly forced 10 resume under circumstances the
favorable, unequal and unJus-dvng the debtor portion
OF the community 10 the WALL in the sudden change Of
auons with the creditor portion; and thus building the
strong the expense OF the weak and the circulation
which had gone abroad deprecated driven back home sud
denly upon specie standard pampeT brokers, the
form OF heavy tariff upon the general and ndvi-
dual wealth Of the Sutefrom 10 IL per cent. made
upon large OF absent circulation from the
state IL was bleeding operation upon the veins OF Viz
glni ana her people, complaining Of any thing but pie
horG' And why thus deprive Virginia Of der vantage.
ground IN the hour of threatened dsess aggravated into
extensive ruin by the suicidal process! IL the Alcxan.
der ImiOns and Galatins and Ncckars Of the General
Assembly, that enacted this policy, and did this thing
Every thing consprng force circulation rapidly
back amongst to l the channels and ramfcatons
business and O invgoratng and nygorsted industry
good better than it had gone abroad when the
Legislative edct inerpuscd bring back only upon the
appreciated scale Of specie standard, nictug upon the
general wealth and resources O the people the
that has been mentioned, and compelling the Banks 60
ahead contracting their already unousy diminished circu
atOn instead Of moderately expanding IT, and IN the midst
OF the general and universal camor for relief the grinding
process pied with fresh yigor and the turned
again to render the existing distress still ntosrablc
we might nave hnd an ample circulation, performing all
the functions amongst Ourselves certainly, of gold nud
silver currency, mpaTtng health and soundncss the
value OF property lite aud animation our trade and
commerce. and prosperity and happiness people, in
stead Of tho present suffering could have but escaped
the nkorsm Of hard money, and constitutional
enormous amount OF popery and many poor fellow who
now finds himself the road 10 the poor house had been
blessed with competency, u wealth. and his wife aud
children happy with hun. We might have escaped the
crcc Of entire crop OF the great staple Of the State,
tobacco II Is dcmuustrahie that two and two make
four that might have h1d for tobacco, fully 30
cent more than we got Neither can fields be cultivated
without tools aud hands o. work them, the productions
Of the Hgrcuuri- command price, without money and
competition Our circulation would have been dycn,back
10y the inevitable laws Of trade certain that al
and highest yuue-dnvon back without taxing the
muny, o 1t be borne in mind, the full aud entire differ
cncc previously existing nbroad-duycn back upon the
mcdacainH principle illustrating Che difference between
wise bcuchccuce and iumbug experimentation back,
certainly, saving IN the process fully dollar IN
beyond what has been saved u the bungnr legislation
Of the General As.cmbynud thus driven buck, and fill
Ing all the channels and rami6cuuOns Of business and
du-y, the had not been wanting u purchase Toba-
co az It's full value aud 20 give tone Ia tie value Of every
description Of property.
The result contsnded for in the price II Tobacco had
been effected by tho fair competition alone Of the Amcr
can with the Foreign Merchant, the latter Of whom ran
away with n tho profits because he had money, aud could
draw for it o. enable him o. hold Tho American Mcr-
chant the present contracted circulation,
contend With the Scotch merchant with HE everlasting bills
Di Exchange ad hbfu al infgifun. than John Randolph
could pay whist with the United States pnymaster What
do you 90 upon the game, -aid Randolph Five hundred
dollars, said the Paym1stor Can't play ngninst the Oncd
States Treasury, said Raudolph-and spfinging up from
I the table, let the Paymastcr alone IN his gory-ns the
Scotch merchant - n his glory hlwaya when be- secs tue
competition killed Of Ut the American merchant with him.
Whatever other could have operated upon the
price If Tobacco the enhanced value Of sterling bills s8uc
would maniestv have saved the planter clo1r gain Of
least ~ or ~ per s. cer'iuly, II like causes pro-
duce like effect and such gam 10 oil nten oud purposes,
a. clearly in the planters pocket he Is acquiring money
% prize himself e his indobtcdnes an odvurce Il
~ or ~ per from any other You may Try to
FOO the planter much YOU may with your misfcaons
Of political economy; and your "osroad asis long" 10.
gc but every man that makes pound Of Tobacco, and
can tell "a hawk from handsaw" knows that when he
&c" ~ per cent? upon TIE sterling bill drawn ON his Toboc
CO " Wheat iIsIesd u i've only, be puts On bis pocket