Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-05-23
NO. 81.

two TRANSACTIONS 2oes the paper rag-tbe
doiiar-pay for tnc Does No, certainly not
The days cork fla' Tor the shoes the rag
doHdr was only '.f'Tnt aud token jus,
SO too when. the emsker handed over the
same rag-dollsr g r. e merchant for tue six
pounds OF sugar, p1yiHy Po'rer was not
In the rag -dOllar was only medium and
token again.: Ihe tOeS paid for the sugar
1t, then, the ~. labor paid for the shoes
and not the Tag-d 1r; and the shOes-aso
Ia6or--Paid for tle x pounds of sugir aud
not the rag goL3a what is the rag dollar but
n medium and insllnneDt of exchange; aud
il medium only a. Instrument of exchanre
who should have Pc control Of the medium
and. titsf.Hn'est Surely not one of the
parties; but al g parties who have things
ot-vaiae aud use be exchanged
II this reasOQlp e correct, then money
tiis exeh2nglns - p-should be under
-t - 49,. ssii,a ugrt aud
labor, aud whose 73sIEs- anu IaSors ars 10 be
exchanged. 1t would no; do. as in the days
OF Abraham, TO leave it entirely to the "mer.
chant and much less, in our DAYS. to leave
It entirely TO the Banker, and the broker. and
the usurer and the shayer--to say what the
value OF gold and silver should be. in com
parson with wheat aud corn, aud clothing
and raiment, and houses and shelter; but all
the sons aud daughters " toll should be con
vcued, aud all should be fairly head A. to
what were the fair proportions and relations
between their labor producing food, rainlcnt.
aud shelter, and the labor of that portion of
the ilborers who only produced. the gold aud
the s,ver-or, as now, the paper, by which
these UcccssarCs of !i!c-ihis uuIy true wealth
were 20 he exchanged.
i results, then. frun all these considcra-
uons that, it labor pays Tor labor. aud the ex-
change Is through mouey, that. then, money,
the exchanging medium. should nc under The
control and regulation OF all the Iabcrcrs
JOHty: And 1t follows, too that the pro.
ducers Of the things necessary TO human life
and wants, should be the controllers of the
medium of exchange, aud that no one pro-
Queer Of gold or silver, for example, should
have It all his way, and, As in the heretofore
ages, be able TO say, II You do not do it through
my gold and silver, YOU shall s'arye
We will tell him that thesc exchanges shall
be determined through equitable exchanging
or money laws - and that il his gold and
silver too dear and costly, that. then. VIC
VIII agree upon common and cheaper me-
dIum.- and leave his gold and silver. whore
ours are left in the category and lst of COM
muGIngs. the value and price Of which shall
be determined by their usefulness 20 men, and
tcTmIucd by SiGHidrd nsceTiljuci and
".
common government Is the constitution Of the
United States ;. and, by it. the money power
is cOuGdcd to Congress, who have the power
to COIN money aud fix the value thereof :"
and who may coin this moncy-or who should
have the power TO do it-uf any material that
Will furnish the iarcst standard Tor all
II there was no money st all ; Of gold. or
silver, or paper; and the people would work
and produce tie things they want aud use
there would toe as much wealth in the absence
Of moncy wish II. To create the wealth
Is the part OF the people by their labor; to
enable them 10 exchange that wealth Is the
part o! Congress, by having ready to exchange
it money enotsh for that purpose; and it
matters not what the material of that money
shall be; gold aud silver. or paper Lared on
productive land. The only object j., to cx-
change the wealh, whatever the material of
the money may be; 50 that it is sgjs and
chcrp!
Now what shah that money consist Of?
Gold and silver, as NeJuchaduezzar Insisted +;
when lie set up his image OF Cold" to be
wcrshrvTed; and coudcmucd to the fiery
furnace all who would not fall down and
worship it; or may the people, who produce
aud own the wealth, exchange it by some
chcaTCr material aud process Shall ,hey at
the behCst OF tyraut-as IN his Gay-or. at
the Jche-t OF q tyraut in ouT day-the 5ribcd
tool Of the bout-hD.dcrs and mou0pO.ists
Graut-he compelled to use yard stuck. or
pound weight, or bushel of gold aud sill
yer, when cheaPer one. aud one of wood and
iron viii answer the sarue purpose
Now, this l. the question between the Gre
a'ors ani r!Shtlul uwEcrs Of all wcaIth-;he
things necessary aud usciU! TO meu-auG that
portion OF men who Gig gDH amt silica. and
VIII" insist that all tie other wealth Of men
shall be measured Ia Meir J"shcE; and in
their bu~hel only. They are the disciples of
Nr6uchaduczzlIsg'
take tire other side the side of the tillcr
Of the earth, the manufacturer. the mechanic.
the dag .uhurcr, aud all other producers Of
wealth aud say to these gold dg.crz-ayc to
Ncbuch@luczzar him~c!i--I1skGng the '.cm-
u1Vurcut ryrauT in his everlasting lacg"-ihat
hc >aIi, NOT uuakc the value of our wheat aud
corn aud cattle; OF our manufactures and
days work To d-Gcul ON hs work 10 wit :
Gold aud silver bu. th2, we will compare
aud c-rmt'c our respective w5rL~ and la5arz.
in wheat. and corn. and cattle, and nfuu.ac.
tuT,.- aud days work and tLat If he, Ngbu-
cnnau,zZGr-"r GruJ-or any of his wOr-
shipper. SEr GniI-llD.l'Dr-. insist tlat gold
sA4. be the s'yDa.syi Of tie value of all our
productions and !-J0-s. that, rlcu. in COM
IaTlsun with the value of our productions and
ia compliance with the Constitution Of the
United states, his aud their idyI-G y!d-shall
be valued.
II gold and silver arc the standard. then.
let gold and silver, a. tie L S Constitution
irJoLns, bc valued. II can easily be valued
BY liking the rate for which II may be loaned.
y dollar OF gold or silver. NJ si.r ceBfs is Just
twice the same value Of the same dollar a;
hTee ce"'s- Now wha, shall be its valu. when
on money, with the annual increase and profit
in i.rminy and nlrrclr.,Ii.n nrh -.nr.--:c-I