Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-05
The Small Note Inv.

IL Democratic correspondent OF the Abingdon
p1Tg'n'd" writing on the subject of the Srna Note
Law expresses the opinion that at is only intended
to cram fool law down the peoples threats, which
they do MT desire" We make the following cxtr,c,
from his article:
In few weeks the law enacted by the last Lcri.Ia
lue WIN 90 mo OPERATION Various opinions have been
expressed by various persons Of all parties am dem.
octat-hhu Tor love OF pure "repuUlcAn" prciues nh,
wiling to compare notes" with AIRY one | was uunos
ed 10 the " old" aw-so was nearly every body ...
and us was considered dead letter. no one thought
OF anything else being done upon the small note
than repeating this law. From the fact that tn.r.
such general expression sentiment against II i, w.
put reasonable to suppose that Legislature pretending
10 be republican III its sentiments woud oil
and not waste time aud paper u order TO iorce s,ob
Ia" upon the same subject upon the people, Bnt II,
these expectations we have been Disappointed The
bers Of the Legislative, supposng they knew better
we needed than we did, Ia opposition public sentiment
adopted new law. ], for one, am opposed 10 nm,
believe IL better 10 let the law be adhered ia uu, ,h
next session OF the Legislature and at tn. ne.t cleo, m
nave men elected who will obey the will Of toe people
From the repeated specimens of public sentiment lil,
the above that have emanaed from various sections
the State-particularly in the Southwest, we hay,
very fearful apprehensons that the law, which cos,
our late Legislature so many days and nights of toll
and trouble IL after ALL to prove a failure. IL ba.
already been repudiated by county asserublopos q,
VIC s"Fere'Bns, without distinction Of party. IL has
met with bitter denunca,ion from press and pcrsons
belonging to the political party by which it was pu.
cd through the Legislature. Indeed il has been de-
nounced in such unmeasued terms by the people @,
the STATE, that we are at loss to conceive that il bo
any friends at all-savo few very patriotic gentle.
men OF the editorial tripod who seem animated viii,
aresolute spirit to execute the statutes of the cgis.
ture through the influence Of their pens. with tbe
hope Of palming off an obnoxious law upon tbc mon.
pie, because 1t was passed by Legislature Of tbeir
own political opinions, and as a party measure
Well, in fow weeks, we shall see how II ,So-Cs
The rsiof June is the appointed time for relieving tho
State Of the "shinpaser pest" 1t was so decrosd no
the sages of the Virginia Legislature of 58-54 who
win long be- remembered, "oycr the LEFT. bv tbci,
disappointed and duped constituents Let us have ,
fair trial Of this small note aw-the brag enactment
that emanated from the brain Of the dominant part,
in the Legislature last winter. We have been pro
missed an abundance Of gold and silver as a substitute
for rag money" and so let us have it. We are Quit
curious to know where il is to come from. In abou
threo weeks more, all the small notes are to varis
from circulation, and, Of course, the people will hay
plenty Of the hard cash to supply their place forth
with. Wewait with lcnging hearts and eager ankle
~ tho anival Of this huspcitus epoch.