Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1877-06-09
VIRGINIA FREE PRESS.
I. D. & v. v. D. GAIBAHEl, EDITORS
Charlestown. JEFFERSON Co.. ~. Va
Saturday, June 9, 1877.
Facts for tho People.

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EDs. FREE Press In the Baltimore Sun o.
the oath instant, am! in a little note at tllt
bottom of one of its columns, we are Informed
that the " eJircme inRaioHists have called a
convention 10 meet at Columbus, Ohio, on tho
9th Of June; and in the Baltimore Gdzefte OF
the same date, we are also, informed, that the
Grccuback party say they will be able TO prove
that McCuloch's influence, in the interest OF
the British bond-holderS, caused the postpone
mcnt of the meeting Of Congress until October.
Here, then, you may see, and hear, the notes
of preparation for the " rrepreSsiblc conflict
between the antiquated and obsolete bullion
isis. aud the national treasury noteS aud green
backs and their advocates Nothing will
check this conflict, or divert the minds of the
people from it, until they are victorious and
reclaim 10 themselves the whole control Of
their sovereign power Of money which, MIR.
Jefferson said they have suffered 10 he - filch-
ed from them by bankers, and brokers, and
corporations; and, even by shrcwd shavers
and individual usurcrs. Sad experience and
dire pressure have taught the people, under
the lash Of The constable and sheriff. that it is
not right, or honest, or Just, that one man as
farmer, and another as a manufacturer, and
another as merchant, should labor and pro-
duce wealth, and that privileged corporations,
and lazy usurers, who produCe nothing, should
monopolize the instrument Of commerce and
exchanges" created by them for the common
use and convenience of all who produce, and
tax the exchanges Of all their wealth and pro-
ductiOns, at from ten TO twenty per cent. or
what they may please to lay on. The people
alone created money, or this Instrument Of
commerce" and, If anything is TO be paid for
the use Of it. it should be paid into the treas
ury Of the people to csson their taxes, and
never TO those who did not, and can not. make
money, or The % instrument OF commerce. and
who should labor with thcr own hands like
honest people to make their own living and
not live on the rommch i'ropery cf dH-the
Instrument OF commerce by Il ing il as a
taxing power on the exchanges Of the workers,
or charging royalty on money, as if i had
been an invention Of their brains and they had
patent right TO do 60. They have douc this
heretofore, and In doing so, have simply levied
" black mail on all the workers of society
This thing must end, and the people have de.
tcrmincd it shall cnd and, hence, the great
issue now made up between the people and
these usurpers md ilchcrs of their " instrI-
ment of commerce and exchanges :" and that
is
Shall the people aSr heir oirn paper and
credit to-Ct, reenbacks-costing them from
l to 3, but never more than 3 per cent.-thc
net profit of labor-or, shall they be compelled
TO hand over tier o'cR credit into the hands Of
corporations, and brokers, and lsurers, and
shavers, aud suffer thetn 70 levy their taxes,
Royalties, and black mails, out of Meir labor, |
aud on their own " instrument Of commerce !
aud exchanges, to the tune of from 10 to 20 !
per cent, or what ever they may be pleased to !.
pxtort?"
This is the issue, and Whenever the time .
comes for discussion, land it is now at hand) +.
md whenever the BullionistS dare to take up
the gauntlet. thousands will be prepared 10 .
maintain the contest whatever may he It's /
character. For the present, my object Is ouly .
10 state the issue, and not to argue it, as it .
would occupy too much space Iexprcssed
Wish, however, in my last article, TO furnish
your readers, besides tho Bible texts then fur
lishcd, some Of the opinions Of the great and
,ood men Of the world at large, not only Of
he ample suficiency Of the peoples money to
10 their exchanges, but Of the perpetual vigi-
ancc to be exercised by them lest the ambi-
ion, and worse still, the avarcc, of the few
hould swallow up their dearest rights and 10
crests
| quote from the " T. Mercantile Journal
f April Dist, the following brief opinions
"Chattel slavery has been abolished but the
ights and relations Of labor stand Just where
hey did before the emancipation, in respect
D the diriSion of the products The differ
nee lies in the method Of abstracting the re-
ults, aud concentrating them 10 the hands Of
few capitalists. "-Aler Campbell
So help me God, can perceive nothing
ut 4 cerl+in conspiracy Of rich men, procu-
ing their own commodities under the title OF
They invent, aud devise. al
ieaus and craft, FIRST how to keep safely.
ithout fear Of losing, what they have unjust
gathered together; and next how to hire
nG choose the work aud labor for as lithe mo-
ey as may be- Sir 7hbmGs lIoore.
a. On the whole, no method has hitherto been
aned 90 establish q medium of trade, equal
all its advantages to bills Of credit, founded
D sufficient taxes for dischare;pg them, or
nd securities of double the value for repEy-
y them at the end Of the term, and IN the
eantirne made general legal tsnatr. The
Sperience Of now nearly half century IN the
iddle colonies New York, New Jersey and
has convinced them Of It among
lemselyes, by the great Increase Of their set
ements, numbers, buildings, improvements,
lriculture, shipping and commerce. ."-Beny.
rankin
" IN an evil hour, the British Government I
ok away from America its representative !
oney commanded that no more paper bills
credit should be issued, that they should
,ase to be a legal tender" and collected the