Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-02-29

| lhe truth, should Of itself be decisive L
favor Of the qaali6ed and moderate TART
policy which ye advocate. is entirely il
accordance with all the Information il
possession OF this Convention,
\ The devoted South, whose ruin, accord
ing to the sinissenauguFies Of Those who
assumed 10 be her more peculiar guardians
gas 10 be contaminated BY this 'gworst O
I'll Tsrifiss begins again. We rejoice Il
see, 10 walk erect in her s.rengih-to re,
covert under its kindly aad fostering infla,
ences. from its recent Prottrssion. and "a
start again her, accusiaAed aud unrii!
vailed career Of successful industry and
lenlerptize. The whole Country feels ia
siviiyiDg influence. Ii has unlocked aud
given activity 10 millions OF capital that
had long lain dormant. or in a state Of
decay. among us--by enabling the indus
try Of our cilizensato compete. on terms oil
some equality. with the labor Of Europe, II
has given employment and content 10
thousands on thousands Of our citizens
whom a previous unfortunate policy had
thrown DOT Of their accustomed and more
profitable ayocalions, on less productive
employments. orr yet worse, on courses
Of idleness snd'yIce; and BY substituting
an active demand. co-extentiVe with the
new wants ahd new means thus brought
into exisienEe, where before there was
aone. Tor the products OF thousand sssp
Grated occupations for the Cotton and
Sugar Of The South, The Flour and Beet
Of The Westdhe manufacturing skill ofthe
Notlb;-may be justly said TO have given
a new impulse to4every branch OF Ameri-
can industry, Agricultural, Commercial
and Mechanical.
Thus complete has been the ful6lment
Of the promises Of lis friends--thus sig.
nal the Justification Of the i'll -omened pre-
dictiohs Of its enemies.
We might. We know, give greatly more
strength to some Of these views, BY lay
ing before you the numerous facts which
exist around Us. tending TO support
them--but we are too we'll aware how
easy i is 10 mislead.. 10 reference 10 a
subjeet SO vast ard various as this, by the
dlsingeEuous and deceptive citation oil
isolated instances. TO cite less than all and
TO cite all, or even q considerable number,
would plainly be out Of place here. snd
too much extend and cucumber this Ad
dress. II is a measure that cannot be
Judged BY special instances. Ia work
Of such extent, variety and complication
It werea miracle il instances, 10 support al
most any position. might no.sbe quoted -
II cases Of error. too, did not exist. But.
with This qualification. we eeoeTif shs-is;
sue rendered, and go before the country
Cd the. tariff of 1912. in prfiueiple.and IL
dstdit. And we appeal before anseniight
enea people. against The barren sophisiries
and defeated predictions BY which il has
been assaulted. 10 The abundant revenues il
has furnished-to The lower prices Of srti
eles Of import, Ito The restoration o. the
credit Of our Government--to tn greater
activity aud better rewards Of all branch.
es Of domestic industry and the revival.
more and more distinctly manifesting
itself, of the general prosperity, which
has followed in its -train-io demonstrate
its wisdom and vindicste its title to the
grateful and Jealous support of the coun;
Try. =.
The condition Of DE Currency siace we
last addfessed you, has undergone no
change calculated to allsy anxiety in re.
gard 10 il, or to lead US 10 relax X in any
degree. our efforts to place il on the bass
Of the national authority. The currency
that we want, is currency that shall al
once be safe, sound, .fairLy distributed,
and of uniform ralue at every point. Such
one Is alike indispensable TO me success
ful carrying on the business Of the coun.
TRY, 10 the s4e and efficient administra
ton by the government Of is fiscal con-
Germs, and 70 the perform anee by h
-of its constitutional duty Of Ilayig NUM-
form taxes on The people. Our present
currency, answers, at most, but one ol
these conditions. II is generally, i!
rot,universslly, convertible into specie,
and hence may be considered sound
but it's distributed most unequally,
and is utterly unsafe for the, future
II is but ! few years since it rapidly ex.
banded beyond alElimit Of prudence :then
as suddenly collapsed. In both expansion
aud contraction, il forfeitedils distinctive
character and value as paper currency,
now inconyertible. now scarce. il at all
exceeding dollar for dollar with. the spe-
Gle in the couutsy-bankrupting in the
lortusing process both Government and
People. As panic has subsidized, and
confidence began 10 return. Bank paper
has again len ills hiding places. but ia
varying proportions at almost every differ.
ent point, according as caprice. accident
or supposedin,erest might seem 70 dictate
For there exists no common head ic
impart uniformity TO its diffusion. NO
8 Iron or acknowledged princiEle By
49, 49, 10 regulate its amouni. nor indeed
49, uisite knowledge possessed BY, OF
f,.s. reach Of. most. il any. Of the local
~ - sto guide them. on these essential
p6Inls. 10 correct decision. Hence We
see the currency. Al this time. tending 10
some places 10 redundancy.in others. still
deplorably insufficient, and scarcely any
where. perhaps, holding its True proportion
10 The means or wants Of the community
Ii is apparent that such state Of things !.
eminenily insecure. and Is totally incoa-
sistent with that faif and jus. distribution
Of tie currency which can alone ensure
10 ii auniformity Of value a: every point
and which. under every artificial system
the people have right to require shall
be provided, for, ia order that all may
stand on al equal fooiiag, 40 institution
IN which are Incorporated the element