Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-04-20
WING ADDRESS
To the Voters Of Morgan.

GENTLEMEN Having been appointed
by the late Wing meeting, in Morgan, to
address you, we proceed to discharge the
duty in as brief manner as possible.
The time is approaching for you TO ex'
efcise he high privilege Of freemen, the
elective franchise. Upon the judicious use
Of this high power depends tire future pros
perity Of Morgan, of Virginia, of Ameri-
ca. In order to vote Iudiciously, every
man should make himself acquainted with
the principles and measures advocated by
candidates for Office spply the lights OF
experience to those principles and nlea-
sures, aud sustain or oppose them, as they
may have benefited or injured the pros
perity Of the country.
The great body Of the people is divided
into two parties, known as Wings end
Loco Focos. The majority Of both par
ties, no doubt, desire the prosperity of the
country, but differ as TO some the mea-
sures necessary to promote that prosperI-
ty. As every mans interest is at stake,
he ought to cell 10 his aid the experience
Of the past the condition of the present,
and the prospects Of the future dvest
hiuselfas far as practicable, Of party pre-.
JUDGE and preconceved opinions, and
Judge wisely according TO the facts.
That the country is PROSTATE, paralyz-
ed, business at stand, trade ruined bank
ruptcy staring many an honest man in the
face, and confidence and credit gone, are
facts which the suferngs of the people
proclaim in tones Of mourniul sadness, from
! the centre to the circumference Of the u
MON. Ten years ago, this was not the
case our currency was said to be " the
bes, in the world" Trade flourished and
the National Treasury OVERLOOKED IN
dustry had its sure reward the farm
err smiled, the mechanic rejolceds the mer-
chant counted his profits and the laboreI
fed his family, and was happy What
has produced 81 great a change IN so shor
time War has not depopulated, pesil
lence has not desolated, and famine has
not wasted our land. BY what means
then, and by whose agency have all oul
present difficulties been brought upon US
We answer, by departing from the wise
counsos of our fathers, By leaving the
well-beaten road Of experience and plung
ing mo the trackless mazes OF experiment
The crude plans Of speculative theorists
we're permitted to supercede the sober les
sons Of reality, and the result is wha, WI
see and feel, and what was predicted by
prudent statesmen, at the time this wretch
ed system Of expe fimenting upon the cur
rency was commenced.
The sagcs OF the revolution and the
statesmen Of 1916, gave Us Nstlona
Bank it worked well for the country fo
forty years, our currency was :" the bes
in the world" Prudence and sound policy
said ''let well enough alone !" but polIti
cal tinkers said "let us make the curren
cy better, let us destroy the great regula'
tor, and the banking machinery will wors
better without it," In spite of the warn
ings of experience and prudence il wa'
done; the United States Bank was destroy
ed and no other erected on its ruins. Thu
was the fatal error, which, 10 great ex
tent, has produced the present unexam
Piled distress, and the process by which
the work of ruin has been accomplished
is SO plain that no unprejudiced mind car
fail to understand it, If he will read thu
following exposition
When new charter was refused to TN
old Bank, aud the deposites were removes
to certain State Banks, the General TO
vernment issued circular directing thu
deposie Banks TO discount freely, so tina