Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-04-13

than the interest on the .S35O,OOO bor-
rowed of the banks, Or would have been
that amount saved to the people in the
shape of OF taxes. The rule with these
gentlemen, then is, when the sum is large
million ard upwards, we will take it,
but when it is SS7, 600, we will have 10.
thing to do with it, we wont touch it.
! When it comes in the shape of deposite.
or loan, all know to be gift. as the
money is never to be returned to the fed
eral treasury, tFen we will take it, and
thank the donor, though the loan or gift
would not be much more than dollar a
head to the people OF the State, but ac-
cordlng to the rule Of logic used by those
who refuse to take the money, it is a
BRIDE when it is about three cents to each
person; but it is no bribe when it is "a
dollar. The money has been distributed,
and never can be returned to the federal
treasury. Well, then, suppose, the
Bank OF Virginia is to have it, as it is in
her possession at this time, and will re-
main there always if you will not take it.
1t appears 70 me that the refusal of this
money is only biting our own noses. The
committee speal. Of the bankru2. law and
lay 1t as great sin at The door of "a viii
congress. They even had not the gen.
crosby to tell you that the law is repeal
ed. That law, fellow citizens, could ne
yer have been carried into effect without
the aid OF Van Buren, votes in the house
|of Representatives, as am prepared at
any time to show. The committee also
forgot to tell you that MIR. Van Buren,,
when In the Senate of the u. States.
made long speech in favor of bank
rupt law. Nit. Stuart had no hand in
passing the Bankrupt law, and voted for
Its repeal. AS this law then is repealed.
and that too by the Wings, when they as
certained that the people did not Ike it.
think no cehsure ought any longer to
attach to them' especially when tie law
coald never have gone into operation
without the Votes of the Van Buren, mem
berS. The committee say that "we all
know the. fine promises made by the
wings IN 1910, we were to have good
times and high prices for produce" sc.
Well, fellow citizens, / ask you what
chance the whig party has ever had to
improve the condition Of the country
since the last presidential election The
president OF their choice by an inscruta-
BILE dispensatlon Of Providence died in
one month after he was inausuratsd, and
his successor, though supported by US for
the second office in the government, has
proved treacherous to the party that sus-
tanned him. No rational man could be-
lieYe that produce would be high if he
Wese told SO by whig or democrat, if the
crop was abundant and there was 20 de-
nland for 1t either at home OF abroad. All
| can say is, if some Of the stump orators
during the last excited canvass for the
presidency did make such promises, no
reasonable man believed him. [ heard
many OF the friends OF Mr.. Var Buren,
say, if the sub-treasury continued in ope-
raticn, it would enhance the price Of
Hour a dollar or two in the barrel. Now,
fellow-citizens, this is all humbug. What
1 want to see is, good currency and en-
ongh of it. If you think that the sub
treasury scheme and the destruction Of
all the state banks will promote your in
terest more than we'll regulated specie
paying banks, or in other words, if you
60 for nothing but hard money, say 50 at
the polls, and then if the present storm
should burst with ten fold fury and bury
every debtor ( to any tolerab!e amount in
ruin, do not say that the catastrophe cane
upon you unexpectedly and without no.
tlce. Let me ask you, felIow-citizens,
to ponder upon the wretched condition
Of oar beloved country. If you think the
measures proposed BY the wings for its
relief are the best, have the resolution,
beseech you, to rise above the trammels
of party, and support them. Bat if you
should think otherwise, condemn them.
beseech you. though, i'll coming to the
decision, let love Of country, and not
love OF party, predominant.
4 VOTER.