Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-05-31
Z TTFTFRS0N COUNTY " VA SATURDAY. MAY 81 1917
The True Cause. No. 3.

The two sections 3il2 Sll3 Of the Revised Sta
tutes are a. Injurious TO the efare of the people
a. anv enactmen,s that have ever been passed
Ihey are a very prominent part OF that legislation
OF The past eighteen years designed IN convert tue
Government and Republic OF the United states
into a consolidated central de.potism. There can
be no liberty aGd no prosperity While they ces-
t:nus 70 blight the budding prospect ot return
q a cnm mpliance with the true theory OF our Con
sltutlpn and the practice OF the tfstseventy Years
az our history. The object Of these sections IA Z,
,uSordinato the whole money power aad monied
interest u the country 10 the control of The mani
pulators at Washington. \ grand centrahsm,
conducted by cunning courtiers aud rrthiess par
sans Is the goal of all their hopes, eynosnreot OF
ali their ewes and hearts. Till 3il2 and 3{lJ are
,ylned out IA will be the mclest faulty to expect
srsirs 10 become whatihey oush, and easily may.
They are q clog aud An impediment, az oppression
and A curse, u which the sispence per pound on
tea and the tax on stamps veIe tie merest TITLES.
Only think ~ taxing every bank bill, except
Nation bank bill, Gen per cent. OF ats lace every
time IL leaves one hand for another, SO that Zen
moves swallow IL npI That is the puTport of these
,ectious enacted 10 assist In building up nnd srs-
taInipc the National Bank svstem; asystem fond
iy hoped bv its authors O. be perpetual. but which
is total failure natiUna. Institution and bcr-
eft And truth would justify the statement that
even our Grecnback system (which. hy the way,
should not be mediied with until q more popular
and oenincent system shah have, 10 some extent
taken its piGcc) is far i1Vm what many suppose IL
to be. The rcsunption OF specie payment Is a
qucer so;t of igHis Jai9Hs, and looks in iiuition
ycrv little like what We, given out about II In
peoiatgon Specie IL cot paid for government
psper for National bankpaper. not st ALL except
In sums Of sl 0O0 and upwards, and that only In
the city Of New York. And shc rrut oilities are
that resumptiou was undertaken chiciy Ia the 10
terest OF heavy holders OF government paper. 50
that they mis- bt realize specie. Could the secrets
Of the Treasury be exposed TODAY. 10 would pro-
babiy be found that What TG-rold owned by the
Government on the , 81 OF December last -, TO =
very great extent, now tho property Of pr,rats
parties. Undoubtedly tho Treasury hss been
homes. conbed of iis gold. and ould cave Ia could
res. run be made upon II.
This shows the folly of striving after the impos
s,Sle By no cOntfivancc can mortals make sOmc-
thing out of nothing. We wsged q most cosiy
war, aud must pay the price come What may
We cnnnet bridge over cur money sHsrs ~ as %
realize Gramhs system OF specle payment, ana
therefore We ought a. found cur ejaculation,
which must always be mainly bank cnrfency, on
what we hare and DOT on what We haze aof. Let
this be truly done, "A matter for the legislator e.
ercising bis best dlscreton,-and the fnnnciti
troubles would pass away ~ clouds before brsc-
Ing Northwest Mind; but To strain after fpeels
paving system when that Is beyont our power 10
both folly and wickednen. For the very fee,
,uch NAV Tor time snswer; but toF The arcst
bulk of the American people, ihe@ efOFt eetafs
only destitotion ani misery.
Prenislng that sooner or later the people wt1
eco and understand this pretty nearly p ws siaS
H. the next thing will DO what shsi follow the rc-
peal Of sections sll2 and g4is' Tho csnntyy
south aud south west of hssobt asd Dlsvu's lRs
10 mostly Interested 10 bsrisg an az roiors6op sf
present oifeuinstfncas. Let then eight 90 ten "
theisou.befn aod south xsstern states snits IA q
systen 90 that their several bnnku shsn b. trsniy
founded ON real Vnldes, o. Tar ~ pOnibis Enss dod
stAinst cosfuptapd frsduieDt a hoBsrsnesA Let
there be unforntty 10 the bsnh oo,os issses - -
90 be ipstsstiy fecok oknEsblet ell tho hosrs Go b.
printed from one act ~ PLATES 10 sost ssattsi
sity A. Nashville, or Mehmoad, sad irt tts sr-
pefienee and prS9sstions tskee oy Ae U. =. 90
yerpolent 10 prevent couDtsriritfur be srsied sio
the utmost extett BY these, aud SIMILAR means
teudins 20 tho sane 9nd the notts ot its b0Ad. or
union thus formed would rory soon leap intD
ote6it ev.Tyw here end aireolstc concurresily wsA
the i.sucs Of 50 u.Gny OF tho hsiioual banks ~
mtg ht be lsf, and u thc Eenerei goyersnept it-
sriI Against this systcm, 90 some other tqulNs-
lsnt 20 IL, ~ one bat euemy ~ the welfare of
the people and n friend 90 Monopoly, viii raiso
objection. Tho consenling States cooId act 10
gether ye, retain each Its osn eontpO orcf la own
banhs unity ard diversity; pis,'b.' anaa.-T
This wo propose ss praetisaI remedy for existing
Ills, sore and syerJ day augmestog.
Yours, tc., fsDsX.