Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-02-16
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made free in random way 20 present some views am
reflections concerning the present unparalleled pubic DIS
r,-- and IN suggest remedy: the plain, and obvious ans
only remedy which seemed 10 mn could cure the maAd
OF tbs times, widespread and affecting amongst u.s..
And my own established convictions are eonhimed by I'M
judgement of every and experienced man OF bu
ncss the county, that the remedy proposed cannot a
To DOWN. ard progress and at once cure the com
and peryading evil The disease VIII NOT shu sun
In will grow better or Worse, unless arrested BY
Legislative nteposuon and enactment IL Is disease
nanton be cured by repeiion only and must continue
TO grow wore rfOHf treatment, unless the Wis nicdica
trx can accomplish mpubitcs. Is she TO overcome The
constant action Of the proSniac cause daily aggravated
The county about To "kek the bucket and "gu
the way OF all hcsh but the country Is suffering, grieN
ously suering-and will suffer- believe, until uHers bi1
gun 6res unless remedy be found in legislative wisdom
ii there be such thing Legislative wisdom in existence
Virginia There not, triH NOT, nor cannot
BE- relief from present sufrngs but By Legislature action
And will the Legislature continue to turn deal ear ID
all the appeals OF suffering community Curses be on the
heads ct those If they do who, having IN 10 al
ford reief-r,rf palpdLe o5uiOus and denORsrabe-re
lief from mischie themselves the authors oi-sha Told
their arms and let that suffering community eoTk Out
its otrn sdlrafOa-Ours not the task Thou cans not
say twas that did it," Who did 1t then And whose
task but of the Legislature
Rome had her Nero; and while the city, m up in flames
by himself was blazing the grandeur of conagrauon
was not the task of the wickcdes of her cmperors
lieve the sufferer sympahse with them IN their suffer
ings lie enjoyed the general calamity; and hddIed while
Rome was burning Rome had her Nero ENJOY the con-
sternaton and dismsy of whole city, and to behold the
grandeur of the terrific ruins his hands had land the
foundation o-and Virginia has her Legislature that can
Law the foundation OF the Nsmped public distress IN
one session. and deny all relief in the next But Tor the
resumption forced upon the Banks by the Legislature VIZ
gna had been enjoying smoderaie n not flourish
ing prosperity. .,..,s. -.
the uise-acres in aud OF the General Assembly,
Would YOU "lei alone the Yellow Fever, the Plague, the
Asiatic Choleral Would YOU "et alone" Pulmonary
Consurnpfon Peursy-he Govt, from being gorged Of
oysters at the public erpcRSe' Would "et alone the
meazles amongst your hogs, the glander amongst your
horses the murran amongst your cattle " 0HId you ff
alone the poIreS amongst your shee-tores pToicihg
around Vour plantation lake brokers' desruefre around
vour Bdnksl Would you ei alone rats while they over
run your barns; caerpars while they udded Your or
chards1 Would YOU "lei alone" your soil awaiting the
rains Of heaven to make your crops without aoor-or
would pitch your crops without fences, and leave them
prey, upon your magnificent 'et alone principle, Tor
hogs deyour the harpies and vampires IN the form OF
brokers' licensed public enemy dirGys R toGrare against
the honest industry Of the country, prey upon your mo
aetary circulation and scatter embarrassment and ruin
fire.
Men, nor Governments established TO regulate the pub
lie policy leave their interests the blind laws OF
chance They take of the blessings and advan
they build up amongst themselves; those blessings
and advantages be protected and preserved If
the when the wise action Of Legislative care and
could be earnestly invoked against he let alone
policy that tune l.
All business men, every man OF sound sense every poll.
tcian that inch before his every practical
merchant and every intelligent agneultursst and mechan
only remedy that the disease labor IN
der. And that the advocates of Relief the friends
of Stay Law, should, in the same breath, espouse
the OF people in voting for Stay Law, and with
the other side u their tongue for another OF the
screw gnd their constituents int dust and ashes, Is
passing stiange-yet II Is so!
IL is too bad thus 10 be destroyed with solid and substan
al Relief OF hand the breath OF the Legislature
relief demonsrave, palpable and certain II they irOud
but grant All 10 throw into rapid re-
covery and prosperity from the do~n-hill direction
hv
of free and adequate amount Is 20
of small present limitations and restrictions of
the Banks, shielding them, for the time bSHg, from the
Brokers. Such process OF expansion, with the inevitable
relief that will follow, easier understand, than tell
how much "a penny and half for herring and hall,
dozen herings" will come 70. Yeti you cannot under
stand IT, go the intelligent merchant 10 the trk0Hs
the Parliament Of EHgqad thought 1T beneath their
dignity TO coRsulsO 10 the sailor, and let alone the
nGrHego business men, and let alone the eather and
prunes OF noyce, Just freely offered in market
20 the experience OF the country FROM in the
history of the Bank Of England repete with
upon this very subject and some experience IN
country, and the whole process wi be explained you
less time than clever schooboy will hundred
backwards.
Listen no, to the arguments offered against the scheme
from political Print IN Richmond-and could have
told where they from, had they been read blind
folded the acknowledgements Of the ve loayes and
fishes geRus-arguments from the old laboratory Of PARTY
fTsf and country LaStarguments flowing freely pour
ing beans out OF EOurd abundant black berries
tad poles in the dogdays. But fool who2 1t IS thy
ton, Hal! So il when thou employedesi Fan expe.
enced arhmetcian" teach the guls in the Presidential
election how Van, BY the simple rule OF addition and sub.
traction, 10 beat old Tip about far old Tip beat
him. Recollect you this ridiculous parade about your
arhmctican" and this un!ucky slip Of figures he made,
old Tuepennyl | would SOON listen to arguments OF
the devil prove that the scriptures all false your
arguments about the Banks.
What boots it ha Virginia be saved from her intoleabe
Distress prev yultures and hyenas the Democracy
be 10 mi kp
Duke, and eyeycOpitaisi nabob! What boots it TO build
up property and moned arstocracy Of the few while the
many made paupers What to tear down the
equal blessings and equal privileges Of whole community
OF reemen and to pamper the few upon the dsreses Of
the many7 What boots that soul and body Of every
suen IN the land be torn asunder keep unscahed and
hourshing, like the green hay tree amidst unexamped
public calamity and distress the sacred principles Of thc
democracy" o, democracy. democracy! Thou go.cart
for demagogues and sangwhangcrs de n-hvu potent
1.-The High Priest Of the Temple" hath spoken! and il
not for ihe Faithful To disobcy mock his precepts
and authority.
Colt ye followers Of the auonted Cont We last gene.
ration readers" Colt troops Go il, we wise lawgivcrs
Solons and Lcugusss, ye "hardmoHsy" benefactors
TO It. We HdfOnslrsTs al the expense Of the LIES blood
the State. Pursue your faulty and wckedness until you
arc weary OF looking back bloody racksand then
twist your necks of the gulounc when you feel
It's deadly clasp fastened upon yourseve-or you escape
it, live 10 listen the deep curses, ascending up Heaven
Of your injured constituents Go IT, "like GsoTFia Ma.
sake The Democracy FIRST, and the old Commonwealth
last Go IT, ye Hocmsns and Grandsons-ye hard money
heToes-ye ignoble leaders VI unconstitutional currency,
nOHgeTsye puissant ashors Of the Of demagoga
cy Go H. ye tJm-tts and little fshesgo IL; the Demo.
crazy first, the Commonwealth and her people, last! Go
IT, ye "sma potatOe-' Of dry summerye hucksters Of
small ware-Go it, We long cared bipeds-ye unhedged
gosIns-ye dupes Of "abstractions-ye political knaye.
the onehs and ye minOns Of demagoguss the other half
BY the BY JET see, proposes put Madison and Greene
in the Congressional appoftonmen with the Bedford DE-
tnct!
"As looked over upon the hill
It's there / saw my uncle Bill,
Says |, uncle Bill is that you
Says he. is me, now DE do ?"
Couldn't you, JET by diving few fahoms into "HsTeu
a1sum" ascertain whether the democratic enough
to throw small horn OF that orb also the way Of ~
rer ballast You could, know you could. Your genuine
ufup hante chic de-