Litchfield enquirer., 1834-02-13


 meetings, in whatever form, it is always well come. But, Sir, the legislation of the United States must be conducted here. The law of Congress must be the will of Congress, and the proceedings of Congress it's own proceed ings.
 Every moment is eventful. wish to make another FeHTark ! wish to prepare the cOun- | try for an assault on popular preludices. think understand it; think see the arms relied on to carry On the warfare. ] think know the magazines from which the arms are expected to be drawn. For aught know, those arms may be such as reason aud Just'ce' and the general good cannot resist. For aught I know, every effort at resistance may prove feeble and powerless. I shall make an ehort' whether it prove successful or unsuccessful. I see iN these vehicles which communicate sentiments from high places, this sentiment every where.-nay, hear it hoasted ot as the unfaiIing security, the ground not to be sna' ken, upon which those measures can stand, the natural hatred of the poor to the rich know that under the shadow Ofthe roof of this Capitol.-among men sent here to devise means for the public good and the public safe tv. that within the last twenty four hours. that has bren referred to, to defend the Executive, and :o support the late measures to put down the Bank. The natural hatred of the poor to :. the rich Sir, it shall be the last moment ot my existence it shall he only when am driven to the verge of oblivion; when shall cease to have affection foP any thing on earth :; that will believe the people of the United States to he trodden, beaten down, and cajol- ed on such pretence. Sir. then would they show themselves unworthy of free govern ment. Then would they be slaves-alreody slaves to their own passions-trodden down at the feet of the wooden idol erected by their own hands. The poor against the rich A monied aristocracy! power as great as that which was resisted at the revOlufiOn!! Go l back again to the Declaration of Indepen. fence e!!! am standing here to admonish the people. wish to admOnish every indus trions man, every laboring man. and every man who has dolIrr, or who hopes to earn dallar, against the fallacy and fraud of such an argument, such detestable and abomina- ble argument. Sir, say to you, and to your country, that the man who has the deepest interest in a sound currency, is that man who earns his daily bread by the sweat of his brow, who sups at night upon the earnings of his ! daily labor, and who rises in the morning tO labor for another supper. That. that, is the mao, who has deep and vital interest in a sound currency. Your capitalists may defy you your spectators, that hungry and over reaching race, who live on the earnings of the poor: they who wish 10 disturb their earn ings, to speculate; they will defy, nay, they
 will thank you! They will tell you, that you
 are the government for them. Give them ar
 opportunity of thus rising on the poor nan's ruin, and they will tell you it is the happies'
 Government that God ever blessed.
 But the man who tolls, drudges and sweati for his miserable pittance, and is paid at night . Ue ho
 will he think! Has the country secured hin
 what it promised Has it given him securi
 ty for bis labor? His labor is property-i money. There is no intsrast. in this capntrS
 mands, as the interests of labor abor!! la
 bor!! We are labnring community. Wt
 are community. speaking generally. whO
 have,to earn our bread by our own industry and it was for the protection of this, for this great oIject, the Consultation aoas formed, and has given us the power of protecting and reg ulating the currency. Ifa0e are not true to this high trust, ten are ,0e recreant and deeply false to khe Consultation under which zoe live.
 On Monday in Senate, Mir. Frelinghuysen of New-Jersey. rose to present memorial from the citizens of Newark, respecting the disasters of our monetary system. MT. F. made some striking observations; the memo Tsdi uc Salu was slBUcu Oy UlOTc tUdU lOUU OI the citizens. composing the mass of the busi- ness population, without distinction of party.
 This memorial. said MT. F., declared the voice of the hardy sons of honest industry, who feel that great blow has been aimed at their prosperity; every sound politician might have prophesied as much, when the act of the Secretary was committed. Among the sig natures are many of the names of the Prcsi. dents friends. who had adhered to him throughout: they desired the exaltatiOn of 1 their President, and could have no motive in wishing him to retrace his steps, but to im- prove their present state. Mr. F. said hc would wish to persuade the head of the na- ton, that such course would place his fame far above the reach of calumny the act had glanced off from the bank and scaihed the whole country. Mr. Riddle continues to sit in his arm chair as calm as May morning, -the blow has fallen on the friends of the President and on the country.
 Mir. ,Frelinghuysen then feelingly alluded to the fact, that the legislature OfNew Jersey had instructed him to approve the conduct of the Secretary and the people petitioned the other way. He said that where the legisla- ture pronounced the faif expression of public sentiment. he would. feel hound to give it bis ] support. or resign; but while he held in one hand the instructions ofthe State representa- tives, he grasped in the other much deeper and louder voice-that of the people-he must say he would go Jor the people by their as- ! Certained will he wa9 Vvinr to riae Or fali