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TO rne PEOPLE ox vIsoisIa.

(ioo much 10 their Own ialvry ssd IAst of society
permit others io DO their thibkiug, should te i'm
once IN their lives, spon 80 vial question, that
'tesopPostsble is'igse 81 ,AOaght," HON shicA
ne are all 90 prons 10 Ihink.
10 The language % The immonal Dean oi Saint
sah.tsnee the ssme qaesiios 10 the As, Of his
eeiebfsied Dfsp<efs letters. tssls1sd ~ save AHe
which did save, the people OF Ireland from lie
eesse % Woods copper n0ssy-i would sadress
BI,,hsrsn, friends, sOuu,ry men. and Fellow eli.
The question nov bring before you "i.. ns.,
10 your duty 10 God sAe the care OF y0ar Salvation
o. ne gfsaien eoneern 10 yourselves aud your
children yoai broad and elaiAisg snd every con-
mon necessity VI liie eatifeiy drpend npon IL"
Such Vas Ssiits language. and saeh urre bis
opiAioos Of the ssns aud ruin 10 be spPfsbsr6ed
from Woods COPPER money And zach are my own
OF The repeal Of the usnry lsxs 10 Aeouhfy when
something not a. ralaabS< ~ eepp-r TO wit ysrrr
~ 10 aH prseucal purposes Hsad< money by State
aathoriiy; Topay en- iEtsfs 90 such mosey at
all Is heavy incubus aud draw back upon all
asefsi ifbCr and its pfodu, "a but 10 remove the
re,trsiat Of the usuFT laws where such . uediam
Exists, nd 20 permit lis manufacturers to charge
apon, ssd pare Cd lfr LABOR and is proJaeis lust
What they please for The use Of tAsu crrsI in the
once OF exchanging. that labor aud its produces
&C. 10 put labor and It's products into The vice ana
serew them as hard a. they eau be scre wsd, and,
then. 10 screw them once mofel
The question OF the usury laws involves, Of
course, the consideration Of ponsy: its nature and
ohee,i and, l, therefore take up money the hfsI
questions
What 10 money, what creates "a, for What object
~ eresisd, aud hOS does u Affect labor are aues-
tons that cannot be too often rejected upon by all
Who toll aId produce anyIhiuE tAluabie and nc.
eessaty 10 The wants of msn1 IL they do not pom
der IAess questions IhOss ho oil rot Sil get She
labor AID protoets VI these Who DO toll, ADD the
adaEe viii continue To be yefihed-"thoss Who
49, IN faal Al Ia ~.
borne 10 miod too, thai OF all the thinkers Ia this
wVtld, your money mon ger, Jour usufer, your Shy
lOeE, - the most active and constant thiHkrTl-
Labor lies down and slunbers in the Plough
mas oooes !" not 30 Shyioek Like bis QUO con-
samihg usuTy, DAY and night are alike to him II
be sleeps Al ell, d IL ~ hU and starts, and thea,
he dreams about his us1Tiesl
ash, and sntrsat, then those who toll, TO pause
momeal whether from the loom, the anvil, OF the
plough-Io rect their sinews-and 10 pot their
brain 70 wofk-to think lute TOO, u they expect
10 cope With those who, BY doing all the thinking,
are, asd arrueate TO be, their masters and to con
troll their labor.
What, Ihep. v moAey1 The dictIonarie.-StAe
eo9ks"- drhBe ia piece OF alslaup-t with
ne shgies OF prince or arms Of n State which
makes >, su,re"i and ssiAeAie to pass AZ eOmHeE
rsfs." Bailey. :
IL Is the "saigies Of The Priaes"-"imaRs and
supersefip,ion OF Crsar'-or, the armS Of a state
alone, that make aud create money! Until 10
stamped IL merely metal, were u gold OF ell
pass al esluSa rate" ihaA wheat or corn, OF cat
lie OF horses, or any other products 81 bumaa la
Dor. Until 10 b so stamped /" aud thus made mo-
hsy, man were 70 bisd h'mSsf 10 yield &C piS
10 aaother any given amOuhI Of quantity ot it aud
fail TO do 60 he coald only be required TO faTnish
etAsT ProdsStoHJ IN lien Of the gold or silver a.
he Aad his creditor coold sgree between them, OF
Other and impaHiai men wOald aTSiIais aud de
sfmine for Ihem. IL would be eIacIly 90 q foot
ing viIh other psodoels, aad would have no adj
vantage over them ahAtsvef, n valuItios, or 10
aag otbsF Eespeet Bat, When made nOasy IL has
quain'es impaired 10 by the eoaseaI 81 The SAFE
that Il did not naturally possess.
The STATE makes q eeusia qsastiiy Of Il-as In
the gold doilars, Tot larger thSn the Ihuab ma H.
auihsnilc 10 Psss 81 eommoh rate" D. Is, By
STATE Authority. dsiiaT. whether 10 paw debts OF
laIesi and Is the oalS thing receivable IhsTsfofe
hno, any other property, TsfAsHt ra!saiiOs, may
6s aud 10 often SAcrihcsd 10 produce that dollar
These are naniIsstiy great advantages over all
olnsf pfoc1eis, impaired 10 metal, OF 10 anything
-te-As tobacco, OF the bark Of trees or psper-
that the Siais msy choose to Constitute ADD otdan
noaeJ BY rs stamp; And all these things have
eeea Constituted and uSed - money. Take swaV
hese peealai qualities impafted by The Stats as
reeeiVabiiIy Tor debls and taxss or say hat asy
o'her products al valuation shslI be received f1r
cebts ana taxes and. then. the owners Of moGey
may claim to put their oSE price OF H. as others
DO On core and EheAt, and eaiie and hOFses or.
any o'heT products bat not All thea
have shown, lhrp, what moasy q. that no
"inh " " HscI money but that 10 - create
hsJ by The suPTrms power 81 he State Let as
e.osifef the object Of eIsAIing motley in Tbs nr1t
Pisee, and iIs eOsnceIen with labor And ils pro-
ducts. =.
Labor and its products existed pg before. and
preceded money. Labor and it, pro jnes arc ID.
works OF ha'ate-ase natural 70 iEgs and nsesssary
10 The Wan's Of men, money IL but Iasrs eobrVanee
eonFenlshes Tor exchanging among the m he lkings
MAJ are o. nAafal value add necessary to their
waists Labor and hs produets are suhstanual
ieioss Tbey are food. raimsbi Shelter, ave, aud
tdaea'ton, moral tRieliectusi, and reltRio0sl-
Abd, without labor and is prOduets aoas Of ths,s
can can hsvs he'sg o. b SsPPlisds Az The gems of
'OTmus OF Ot IND the paris Of the ncras The ali.
yer OF Psru, the sod Of Old Ophir OF New Caiifo,-
alA Sith0oi labo. add ils prod neIs are uufthIe..
a. sea'WSeesi sni, men, like Midas Of Old
sou'd tara ever 'hisg lhsy Iooched isio gold like
him, 9Th The Tery meat In heir teeth tarnsd 20
gold. they ~oald s;srve aad die Lsbor and IL
Pfodueis mutually pay foe each other they ere
ne values 10 eycIJ sIchAags, snd alone pay for
eEefT alag hUpsT, 90 the other hapd y Oh.
s eets 'esa2V % sIehssgss and Pays Tor soihinR.
y Dc ga.a OF SILVER u ~ rsrer q u the shad-
90 OF the shste of sIehsnges; Mere bssEgsrt
and empty seAO, uhich makes promises a. airv
asd s@P'V a. echo itself uuless they are fsdssnsd
sad pad on, aud eisehafgse b. labor snd iis pro-
dacis-ihs real sod substantial paymaslsrs Of az
cry bargain Asd contract, and for ever taiaR as-
esssafy ahd aseiul Ia human Affairs and IN,
Bot % may - ssEsd. AZ snca b. the pts-smis.nes
Of lAbof add iis pfod1ris cotnpsfrd gtib ,o1n.v-
tLe mef' thtfomshf " eAchaugtns thsm-Shstrs-
unaiipn d. you assigs moasy, t6ts ins1umspt Of
exchanging ben 7 Ny reply 70 that wf,sn ussi
A. o. gss t8entsd 70 Be- SIMPLY - ga lnatfanent
OF erehasSiag iab1f ADD iis products aaI b. thos~
nc is5of aha bays Pfudscts 10 eHchanFs ard
ihsssfofs bsvs an ia'sfsst u both, regard then.
shd only lesn, saohsy - hsppy ssd valsabls
he'i0h iof iaisiehangttE vsfisa and dlaefsbt pFo.
duets amosg heir vsfitd pfoducafs IL au sss
On ~ PlssdinEs 'hetioas' haye bsss fsssttsa 10.
a. tbs Aciion u m1n-y has been 10 trade 81 az
-. = r. \ 49,. -. H.
hs plihcipe. that The "feilos shall sorE a.
Efong The "hctou" moagy, used loT valuable
pofppses 10 "bosa STE" tfads-bus stiU a 6e,tgo
Tor ne zee Of h0aa SIC trade" shoul8 b. so16i.-
Cd " sueh uads, add, lass linftsd b. ths sams
Pfncl pie--that % "Wofk no urunf
bei0fe ths tniroiueti0a q Ibis hctloa MONEY
au meh sefs laboqfsfs aad pfoduesrs. ara ttsr
gsfe ue5sF the asessstiy Of ssapptaa ssd hsf.sS
inz ihsif Prodaes sd c0mm1ditiss anoag esrh
s'Asi. Ihh pf5ctu Eau uu1b!tslus un4 IN
eioe', ana htncs y Was, lssss syfhine psap an1
hoidsfs u tie PfBds Il iatof sosfFissd al. 49,
ton, 81 congsatsnt 90 hstueen GtsfibntsF sss
agani d ifaHlsF " itess pfciufts iron ths nns f
~ g'hff TIE tzchanHinE thess rfafaets vss
ias sois aet onlg iuucu5n and uss 81 monsy h
shiah ltsy logkst ssi Be q regard uhss tssv o,s4s
y motsy and POI upoa 70 ihsu eommsa siswo =
be ore sever catered ioto tksff eontss,rIsfi.,
tHai ftass ~ rnsa prnsiu siff aS.kirr snd 49,
80 % Pfodt1is 70 ~ gEchsasst aftsiseasars 20.
used usfful later u Ne klhd ebud roetrig.
70 esFfo 40 sflEs % itls deiIan iafssssf -.
tcf bpha hfe NadeFs sd esa yes II lsfs - h.
ltus.snl 81 hoanaisss sSigfilou cps fts sssbsr.
- ~ eReh tfadefa Gh'a IL ulanifsst Ron a.
laff thai u ~ pfiInal 49, df rar1sv al -.