The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-03-08

cease to circulate. Property real and per-
sonal will fall to halt its present price, and
''Native" will have the opportunity and
perhaps the inclination to perpetrate the
crimes, which he so charitably charges
upon others. But Mr.. Native alto
gether mistakes the agents and the agency
by which these things are to be brought
about. The merchants and mechanics ol
Woodsfield are perfectly innocent il the
mater. They are not in the possession oi
the wires, anG; DO net work them. 81 have
a friend in Paris,'' says Voltaire, "who
writes to me when the Bans are going to
make money scarce, ,hen sen". Again
ne writes to me when they are goins 10
%;:ake money plenty, then buy. Thus
make money at the distance Of colleagues. !"
1t is similar agency which Mr.. "Na'ive'
defends with such flaming zeal. Perhaps
he has a friend in Jewlt city or PoshapoG 5
or Pejepscot.
Gam l your enemy. o ye Athenians," >"
says Paul, "because tell you the truth?"
Fellow.citizens, is ignorance ever benefi.
cial? Is error or falsehood ever useful?
Then why not calmly and candidly dis.
cuss and investigate the subject of the
currency, until we arrive at the knowledge
Of the truth. If those fatal contractions
Of the currency and reductions Of prices,
which have in times past desolated so many
happy homes can be prevented in future,
we shall not owe our happy immunity to
ignorance and error.
| shall here announce the measures
which wish to recommend, reserving the
argument in their support for future essays:
1st. | would protect the Banks of cir.
culation in their just rights. and as far as
they are useful to the public in the same
manner, as other citizens.
end. would Danish the distant small
note trash. which fraud and villainy have
imported from other States. by suficien,
penalties. inexorably inflicted.
ard. would gradually and slowly, but
certainly and effectually, withdraw our o wn
domestic small note circulation. so as TO
have a currency of specie and OF bank
notes convertible into specie at the will oi
the holder.
If the evils OF the currency can be pre-.
| vented. these are the remedies. NATIVE
has stated one proposition in which the
subscriber heartily concurs. "Whatevel
is the interest Of the producing classes o.
the country, speaking in general terms, is
also the interest of the State and nation .
Yes, truly!! May my righ, hand forget its
cunning whenever knowingly write one
word against the real interests OF the pro
ducing classes. The failure Of the French
crop last year, and the Turkish war raging
in Europe, would naturally make the price
OF produce high. and our farmers ought t
receive real money in exchange, which
they could accumulate and use. not nasty
| greasy rags, which they most instantly
pass off, Tor fear it will fall dead on the
hands.
i Did Mr. "Native'' ever read page o
Hume or Say, or Smith, except as hav
quoted them? When did Mr.. Say eve
write one word to "prove the Bible false?'
II he has left such writings, where are the,
) 10 be found, who has seen them, who is il
possession OF them? Why cast such as
; persions? Hume always denied the charg
OF infdelity. Ono.
WooDsFIELD, Feb. 90, 1854.