Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-08-22

-Hov like you de picture. laboring men
Uson lhsss wages Sou and Josr families are ez-
P-eted - ssbsisi~7on ars 10 board yourselves
and your fanilIs, educate Jour chiIdrep--and.
IN One, live . hiserably Is you possibly can
10 The ueanrhils, your rulers, The esieehoiders,
win i've ~ rulers d IN aenlishiened despo-
iiins. +" On The very FAT Of The lsndl"
In Bnehanan Speechon The Sab Treasury bill,
on 22lJar., 1870. containing The specis clause,
We fad The following passages. Amer stating
that The foreign manufacturer would not take
our bznk oofes IN payment, and would take
no.hlns but gold and silver, or bills Of exchange,
which are equissleni, AIR. B. said:--
Sir, solepnly believe that il We could bu.
reduce this inflated paper bubble 10 any thing
like reasonable dimensions, New England would
become The most prosperous manufacturing
country that the sun ever shone on. Why can
not ge manufseture goocA sud especially cot.
ton goods, which will 60 int saccsssful compe-
Ii,ipp viz BriiizA manufacturer n foreign mar
ketsi Have We not The necessary capiials
Have We not he Industry. Have We not the
machinefy And, above all, are not our skin,
energy and enterprise, provsrbisl ihrouehouith the
Womb Landlis also cheaper here Than ia snyd
Other country % the face Of the earth. We pos.
sess every advtatsge which Providence can be-
stow 90 ns for The manufacture Of cotton; burnley
are all couu.eraeled BY the folly Of man. TIE
raw msterisl costs Us less than Il does The Eng
g:ish. because this is an article. the price or
which depends upon foreign markets, and Is moi
regulated BY our own inflated currency. We.
therefore, save the freight Of the cotton crost
the Atlantic. and that Of the manufactured atti-
Gle on is return here. What is the reason, Ihst
- ffh 4 he's IL a.
tive duties, which our laws afford 10 The domes.
tic manufacturer Of cotton, We cannot obtain
exclusive possession Of the home market, and
successfully. contend for the markets OF the
woGldl IL Is simply because We manufacture
a. the nominal prices Of our own inflated eur
reney, and are compelled TO sell a. the prices Of
other nations Reduce our n0mi1aE 10 he real
siaadard Of prices throughout the roild and you CO.
YER our country isifh blessings and benefits | wish
70 Heaven could speak in voice loud enough |
to be heard throughout New England because
il the attention Of The manufacturers could once
be directed 10 the subject, their own intelligence
and native sseaciiy would teach them how in. |
iuriously they are affected By our hcated bank |
ing and credit system, and would enable them to |
apply the proper corrective"
Mr.. Polk, il viii BE- recoIleeted, Sustained This
Sub Treasury system, both BY his votes and his |
speeches; and BY the Punishment of paper |
money, would have aided 10 bringing down the
wage, Of iabcrers to The standard Of the eouh-
tries quoted above. Do our working men want
hard MONEY on such tsrmsl Do Iheyiwant cur
reney which will give the Ofice-hoders so decid-
cd an advantage oyer all other classes OF people
n they do, let Them vote for the Sub Treasury
candidates. Their wages once reduced, they
may toll and sweat fur years, before they can
get back to = living standard Of wages. And
understanding this. hey will sca5eelJ be found
pursuing suchsa suicidal course. -