Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-01-12
BENEyOLENCE.
TO THE PEOPLE.
KoR rHE VIRGINIA rnrr rsrss.

FOR THE VIRGINIA FREE PRESS.
A correspondent Of the "Free Press. in the
paper Of December 22d, under The signature Of
Hard Times" uses very hard words N relation
to the proceedings and resolutions OF The; Berry
vile meeting He exhibits feeling OF irritation,
indeed anger, al the proceedings Of that meeting,
which do not compoTt with his signature, Hard
Tunes" for we must, 10 charity, suppose, that
SIC ss Esa @ds ssyysSakaass a ne
his fellow citizens. and that Of coIRse be would
feel rather sorrow and regret 81 any modes Of
relief which he thought inefficient, Than excited
and angry. .Let the instructions and commands
Igo forth, be calculates! They will be DISC
]beyed desPised. and even Idcnted.n No one
can mistake The tone and temper Of this language
and | will deem il sufficient 10 answer such
potent logic, by simply informing the author Of
il that the Legislature Of sovereign Stale, Ma
rYland, has already passed the identical lao indi
Gated and urged by those resolutions, and that
her legislators did not venture 10 ''disoeey, de-
ispise or ridiculen the expressed wishes Of their
people. The BerTyyille meeting then, or con-
venIon, as the writer sarcasticslly terms il, Is
not without a respectable precedent to keep il 10
Icountenance under the TRADE OF conlemp. and
defamation with which il is assailed. The
me mbefs Of that meeting will not blush, nofE
hang their heads 10 shame, under the "fortiiudeE
OF asserlioh'' with which they are assured their
resolutions will be "disobeyed, despised and RI
dcuied,n and the puny SCOTS thai are aimed al
their .tpuerie proceedings They will weigh
fairly The opinion OF Hard Times in one stale,
and waving entirely the consideration that there
were many men at that meeting Just his equals,
no more, ID forming al opinion FOR themselves
they will puttthe authority ofthe Legislature Of
Maryland in the sthsr scale. and leave him and
III l.. 4rlar.
ance. What The law Of MaryIahd is stated II
ID preceding communication. and will hereafter
procure thai law and publish it, and take cafe
that il shall go 10 the Legislature pf Virginia =
Il may, perhaps, shield The "BerfyviIse Conss0-
ton from some quaninm ofthe s'ridicnlen with
which il isilhreaiened. That law as have ga
thered il from The newspapers, sn5 from CONVEX.
saiion wilhlcilizens Of Maryland, s this: II i'm
poses tax Of $1,000 on the BROKERS' prohibits
sheriffs, conslables, and all pubie officers from
shaving. Under penalty OF $500 for each Of
fence, and requires the priraie eifiasn uho would
shave, 10 pay a tax OF $1,000. No one can mis-
take Ihe tendency Of Law Of tbs nature lis
necessary k6ecI must Sc toihroT The thousands,
nayIhe millions Of money usedlhy tie brokers
and shaveFs. and in word alltsbrplns capital
whatever. into The channel Of lsgiismait commerce
snd Of course 10 enhance the PRIDE OF hose pro-
uuCto INV 80 uCptOIdQfN loNS tuNN Nteolo t'ids
and correctly, ''Ihey will scarcely pay The cost Of
productionfn II is fact believe well known
10 BALTIMORE, that before the passage Of this Law.
and when The brokers welded immense sums Of
money in shaving bank paper and mercantile pa
per, there were instances in which Eteichants
paid ~ Pereent per month, or l44 pet cent, per
annum for money 10 keep up IheF credltil Bspki
Since these immense amounts OF noneyfcan no
longer be used BY the brokers, they have ofne-
cessiy gone into the hanks 10 be. loaned. and the
same merchants now get the mopey a. The law
full bank interest. Now these very l1erchanfs.
and others, are The men who buy The pfoducisuf
The "aereultuFal county Of Clarke p sIli Of other
counties 100, and viii ask this plain question,
will they be more or less able 10 buy these
products when they get money al HE regular
bank interest, or when al The exinrto1ate usuFy
Of the hrokerss- And further, viii there mol be
more merchants 10 compete FIR ouFiproducls.
when money can be had airinseEests and small
capitalists of caleFpiise can come inia9he mark
ei. Than when extoriion and nsnfy have driven
out Of the marker al men Of small neans and
left us 10 the power Of small nnmbtr of large
capitalists Il is Obvious shen Is s'isuiem, ~
thai products will sell IN Baltimore f4f betler-
price when all The capital Of the plsee may be
had At fair interest. and large Sums II il arr
moi draen % 70 speculate 10 eplfeacypna cfedii;
ana il mast be equally obgidns ibaI 1feperiy Of
every description IN Clarke, 81 Jfqsrko1, OF
elsewhere viii britg q better price vheu The
surplus money, however smaHsi II nay he, s
loaned afitix per cent, or cdm1eleN ~ pablo
auction fof that property. Than nhet u y em-
ployed in Specializing in priratsscredf s, bpying
up aud multiplying suits, aad feftbg N this
Gay large au1nti,iss or produetiFe PiI.psriy into
market. Bns the question Is asked 'spe ne
brokers, sh4vers and svindlers q cake eject
he he tmdile5t degree he priees of'As pro'ipc,s
il ne markets Of washington, B4sinofe, q