Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1850-10-03

Of Hon. ]. WeIch's Address. w
give an extract below from the sam
address. The State Journal Prela
ces this extract with these remarks:
Hon. John Welch, the Wing can
didate for Congress in the 18th con
gressionaI district (Athens, Meig'
&c..l has written and published
circular to his constituents. 1t wa
his intention to visit all parts OF M
district, which Is a large one; ou
poor health, and pressing engage
ments have prevented. de take
this method to talk to them on tn
leading political topics OF the DAY
his an excellent address, and can
No, fail 10 do much good in that sec
tior. The people in the southern
mart Of the State have very little con
6Jence in the hard money hunbug
The Wings never did incline tha
wav: and the Democrats yet remem
her and believe the resolutions o
TuomAs L. RAMER, that the success:
Of the hard money faction would ei-
fectuallv PROSTATE the laboring in
dustrious portion of community; and
also that large but meritorious class
of persons who happen to be in debt,
and owe for their farms.
Mr.. Welch is a gentleman Of ex-
cellent attainments. He has been
a Senator in the Ohio Legislature,
and enjoys the confidence and re-
spect of the community in which
he resides. It has been our good
fortune to know him personally for
several years, and we entertain for
him a high regard. 1t is TO be hop
ed that no secondary question, no
local jealousy, no disappointment Of
other candidates, will prevent The
Wings OF that district from giving
him large majority. They owe it
TO him. They owe it to themselves.
The following is the conclusion OF
his address:
81 have said this is an experiment.
With the exception of California,
where of course there is no paper
currency. because their staple article
Of export is specie, and the new State
of Wisconsin, where they are now
reaping its bitter fruits-l say with
these exceplions-no State has pro-
hibited bahking No State has yet
tried the experiment of totally pro-
hibiting the use Of paper money, II
il is good, if it is Democratic, if il is
really right, that the leaders of the
Democratic party in State should
"nose" the ir fellow Democrats
round, and force them TO make it a
part of the party creed, because they
find, they have the power to do So
l say if there is any real excellen-
cy in this much talked Of hard mon
ey system, why in the name of truth
and consistency have not some, at
least. Of the Democratic States tried
if beforel We have many Demo
cratic States, but no hard money
States. We have had Democracy
ever since we had government, and
vet we have never had the first hard
money community. speak of the
practice, habits, business, and laws oi
the community, and not of theories
Of partizans. Hard money theorists
we have always had. We have had
plenty Of preaching, but no practice.
'Shew me your faith without your
works, and | will show you my faith
BY my works." If this experiment
5 actually to he tried, let it be tried
lpon some people upon whom it will
aot have to be forced, and who will
receive it willingly, and "in the love
thereof" If some State must be
dissected and experimental upon by
these ultra theorists, l say let them
take a subject Of less note, younger
and less extensively and honorably
connected than our much loved and
ever glorious ONO. Let them try
first some little, new, obscure State,
and State, if any such can be found,
where the people are nearly all moi
onlv Democrats, but "ultra Demo-
Gratis"
The proposition is TO force US 10 re-
,eive and pay out specie. No person is
obliged now to receive anything but gold
" silver in payment of debt. No
,ne ever takes, or need take, dollar in
paper, except at his option; and having
aiken it, he can convert it into specie
whenever he chooses. Paper is now
'nlY taken by those who prefer it to
'ilver. The hardest money man in
Ohio may be as hard as he chooses, un-
Ter the present system. But the peo-
Die can'tbe trusted. Weare to be forced
o collect and pay our debts in specie
This is TYRANNY. And what is worse.
I is the tyranny of minority. The
great majority of the people of The State
ire opposed to the hard money theory.
Witness the disregard of the laws pro-
nbiting the circulation of small bills
md of bills of foreign Banks, and other
uchlays. Every one knows that such
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