Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-02-23

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Tiers from your sofFn goose i. msan lie ssh
goose thai illustrated 80 hunorouslylshs aAsar-
city Of ai6neisur Tags o0nun5Fum on pusz' .
FOR cnhren.' ,Bsifeye me nv coed friend the
'goosn feathers, viii Illustrate lha cbtusc qsIal-
ties, off The snnn-eonif tahendihle Wig Iusis IL
well ns the goose herself dill the doctrine that
products are ultimately sought with pro5asts,'
aud that money il only Mn agent for their sfnns-
fer Aud YOU win learn tee, pefhaps, that ID Il
one thins toass successfully sl she wdaPptss OF
Kft, sarcasm hpHaour, ridieRle sadraillafs ssaad
dNeshsr tAihg ID overthrow % fair argisnaatsshe
strepy FOUNDATIONS Of inprczrahle iraik WHY
prayN} Tbs sfEuae ~ss.ncs sssersh $40 caas.ss 8
(and a kerr poor aaudlcfhr 4he way, )5 5sa ron
issked VI jour polverstp their highest teasiou,
aud while you oomplain- of abe prohxity otmy
essays, 70 use term cf dignity, haFe sa'e &C.
cupied Three coltsEfns Of a valuable paRegi--
/ Throag hout yonrsWhols production 800 alteianj
toslangh down sna ridiruls mr. possidiSs md
Views fn8 yet faarfui Il sregns, that thssc Scs-
pons wpuld not. effect the purpoee fulls, sou
deign II use those~ Of grayer netare, ana 10
iadTanc9 arguments and Feasonngs nat sou
think serious sna cpnclusise. am willing is
meet you upon these grounds and when Keyssre
lfsirlY examined, shipk. ID sll due doftfepca,
they wi nql prove 81 strong as yon thiHk thpnn,
and that yoE wAl be found fighting vita a1gaws
and ealHngthem 3pears.i
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/ The people BIZ Clarke, and ii the main coTracts-
! y. Abf that he says of their substantial wealts
! and generous expenditure is lrGe. and tsksn il
the mass doubt MT They will in orilaon eaa il
lpraetice he found opposed to ahek NniLlsaeial
! skinning, and rulHous practices Of hrokefsguand
shaving They are content to exthsngn The
I products thty rdiss FIR The products tbr1 arsaf,
The frultso f their labor for the fruits Of the ~
Dor Of qih4Fs, and am SURE scorn.the gaias and
! profits that are hiooa-saeked from the acre 30
Igent OF transfer and frsra specuIati1g ii and
fnerFertipe, 4hat epssrenltofta machinery, enrrcn
cy, which was intended seitiy 10 exchange their
ptodacIs fof The products Of ofhets.sl gsyef
meant 70 convex The idaa Chat shaving wss.the.
general character bf sach peoples bat they
are just such a. people AS would, fronlihc char
I'acter given bylIsFd Times of them, he very
! likely TO suffer frem sharefs. But he SAYS that
there 'lsInotir alt probability $500 worEA ofpa-i
| peg shaved Hid Cisrka county in yea4,sssnd ins
heabgnlancc of,his friendship for The people
fthat county, he lkpores the absencs Of vhs-
yers al an sabsoute MISFORTUNE io them,
dopbtnot that be has warm heart and hepsvo
lent feelings CDR the whole human race and es-
pecially for the people of clarke but ii wish
pgthcn the blessing Of more shqyers, they viii
appreciate the motives ot file PRAYER ana gladlv-
dispense vith.the blessing, There ~ an old
Spanish preyerb That appiies admirably. 10 al
such friendship--eGed save rae from by hicnds
And think this w4uld be The feeling Of iie reo-
Iple ofIClarke, notwithstanding The instance
Hard Times refers to in his own Misery in
which be was SO much benefited BY Tie kind o.
| fee Off shaver, and which he's holds tl as a
fact worth all ths Arguments and thtafios in
my observation-disclosures aasainki sha vr ETH
execution Of one hendfed dollars By giving the
sheriff paper to thp amount or $l25, d. tFium-
I,-I of III he ne OT eh
which Iin|tse1apseIo OF yesrs,he dwelIs.with plea
sare, and he ss5sit vaS The best haFgsip be
ever uiade in Is lfeo Or expects 10 make Now,
| an ttulb happy 10 learn ihst he neyerAexPects'
to make ahy more such 'good Bargains and hope
| be will never be under tho necessity of Masking
them Il or, nptwiths landing his own pseaIiSF'
| views and Judgment OF good bargaias, ihink
that ifehe, OF nny body eaes were 70 nlake many
such, he might cxclaim with Pyrrhas after
| bloody bs1tfe, safew moro such victories and !
| am uldonen differ With Hard Times about
these good bsrgains-men win differ std my
| experience teaches me that meHwho make them
are on.,hs road 10 ruin. might challenge his
experience. andsi ain cer,aiuhet would be rosu-
\ peliedto wer-ma, that few mta Wbo gel into
| the hands OF skaters escape them as be did
/ Far from regarding his esse as signal instsnce
Of he blessings of' shaving, tTegard Aas IN ey-
idencs Of its enoFmilieF. HSre, poor young
msa, with an execution banging oveg bis neat,
is compelled to payH25 per cent. for nuneg that
4 he mighl have >hadIat 6 just as easily, i The
LAYS bfhiSf country had stood Between him and
such extoFlion Il IL more lhan probable ieo,
that the sheriff dtg aed the rsry ereceliaa he held
ovor him and had shqpFdhis crtaltoF asthe same
rate. Thee tlings eogi9 not lakepi4ce il no
nay WI confined To loRns at six per ceat o.
to ibid purchase Of property that hssa aaiura
value and these are the purposes fpr which no
I nay Wds Designed, and for no other There woult
b no Iscsssity, in, o4der 70 carry out my plan
as HAri Times supposes, to ask the Legislature
to spass aiaw 10 compel all the neiShbofs Of !
debtorlo attend the sale, and TO bid against eacf
other until the property offered for sale vas pE
u lis value and yet in this very suggestion
il this very law which be would Put ilto my
mouth Hatd Times admits he was drivan tc 8
strait 10 admit-that tic effect ofpatting: f1wt
,, brokerage and shaving, and confDi5g aoncy "a
the exchange of property, would make preperii
bFing . fair yslaa. / do believe ana Thai ii rny
doctfine, that II nlopeyfis confined Is she parpo
Ises which say il should be confined, 10 jist anC
Iusaf,R purposes, that the effect viii he th9tmcF
viii Be compelled 10 give fair prices fer prorer
I'll; but | can SEE no hardship 10 las whles
! even copapaLs mon 10 Be just. Tha lgwsI con
tend for, makes no distinction ia favor pf on
: man over another; il sppiies 10 every Iaan VII,
uses money, toalse thunder the sarge lintatios
ana Hestriclons, and ssIGh as are consistent wti
. the pbblie coed; itHould DO On uaiYersal md in
I discriminating Law, ind can be taxed with NJ
partiHlity. Hard Times is then weleome to al
Il he advantage III the argument which be supPc
q ses Hs has gained III lie casa instaneed " me
4 when $50, 00Dds 10 Be collected id his county 0
hihd. Isiill shing, hudrely upon the cage, iha
' III sIch 80 am6uui il forced from the peopl
5 with d tax Of 30 on 40 per cent. added ior III
4 shaysrs, thai uaoFs win Ne exaeted than the h
7 Dor of tia country can bear, and that il 70
breaklup SHAVING That ine moneYEip The eountr
4 WilIhs naturally sustain and baoyap Tie pr1peI
i III. d wntdr Mill Tho vessel that floats upon Il
j sgrkhee.6 1r4ia Of wattr from the canal. an
p Inc tssstl sticks 10 The mud. D1sia of none
\ rom the rAius i olanDeloF commerce, far Ehal
g ing hBd spera latng lii currency, anlpgspersy wi
e 70 l0Ilh4 bottom 100.
4 IiaFing FLUSHED lhe argumen, drawn f;oA
own cass the case III which he made thr ',b;st ba
gam he ever made or expects 10 rnalse Hare Tim,
I 4 pgstefds 10 dsstuss the Maryland Law. lIef Cir
p oeE The Law, aud lhen asks with great deal pfi
I'll tligpason whetfeF Fsir Play really sn9Pee he vi
!, be ewes able to find in the Virginia 4egislatere
81 sufficient number ffooste pass similar Etsnts
,e NoE this ID a style of gsssoning ID whick | :Mu
D. eoifess, lido not zee great deal Of force sod IL
y via alov me the same scope 81 etitieisnS tlat
r@ used, in what he supposed matter of taste, nu
4 tell him, ID his bNn language, 4 ia in very bi
n taste l make I'll ue allowance for hts1, hoveys
% and can excuse little pfovocstion lie likes tomai
good hsrgans' and hai Mary land law, taxing pr
krrs 81. 900. timing sheriff. $500, and taxing PTlva
be sh4serS 81 600. puts u the way q ~ sun *