Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-03-26
The Convention. and Interest.
Byssnsent of the author we are permitted
to publish the following letter. which fully
explains ITSELF
SUMMIT POINT, JEFF. Co., W Va,
March Plat 1872

March 2 LIST, 1872.
COL Ben. Wi7son
My DEAR SIR 81 received your letter,
and am much pleased to see you are looking
after the interests of the people upon this
vital question, of money and interest
They need vigilant friends in these times
OF brtbery aud corruption; and, / fear there
ARE Influential men in the convection, who
are interested in the Nationol Banks.
The interests, of such, and the PEOPLE, are
directly opposedi.
think l see in the 41st section of. the Con-
stitution as reported by the Spirit of Jefferson,
the ''ctub foot" Of the National Banking sys-
tenn: It is cunningly introduced; and, in
troduced, among many other things that all
agree to; butt still, it is Introduced, to pass
among the other things that all agree to:
What | refer to, is, that the .sLegislature
shat not pass local or special la,os regulating
the la,o o1fEtnterest Z"
Now, what is meant by this ? Is it meant,
that, no laao shall be passed in relation to
money, that shall not, at the same time, be
law in relation to all othe, Interests ?
If this is the fatcnd,nent and meaning;
why, then, you can easily see the design of
these subtle rasca7es; it is their design to
cheat the people For aohile all other things
would, naturally, come. under the same gen>
eral rule OF legislation, this law of money and
interest does not come under the same general
td'o OF legislation and why does it not come
under the same sule of legislation Simply,
because there is attributed to money a pooer
that other things do not possess. Tfmoncy is,
now, made the only thing receivable for debts
aud taxes: make other things receivable for
debts and taaes, at valuation and then; and
not until then; talk about Especial zegisla ZION"
IN regard to money and interest
The cunning rascals in your convention.
who desire, through bribery, to put money and
OTHER things on the same footing have for
gotten, entirely, that money has, already,
spcctaS advantages, that other things do not
possess.
Il said "they had forgotten !" but don't
mean it; they hno,o ii; but their intention,
rs, to hun16uy and chsut the people. and to
fill their own pockets!
write to you to say, that if there is any,
thing equivocal in relation to money and IN.
terest, 1t defeats tho constitution YOU have
formed, aud will offer to the people
Before that constitution will be voted on.
the "labor .reformers,,' will permeate every
county of Western Virginia, teaching the
"e'o and true doctrines of money; and, the
people will heed it, aud reject your consti,u>
ton that seeks. through the power of money.
TO perpetuate their present slavery
Now, what is the me,o and true doctrine Of
money? Why that it is soverciyn poper of
the people, intended to secure ''con oenience"
to exchange their truck that all may use the
"co"ve"ie"ce" to erchanye their tucA.: but
none may monopolize it-and, having no hucA
to exchange -chargethe sooerciyn po,cer what
they please, for the use of the comUeniencc,
they, the so0ereign powcr, created!
send you two articles of mine. and. also,
at tho same time, letter of Gen. Thos.
Ewing on money. Yours truly,
JNo A. Thomson