The Arkansas advocate., 1834-03-07

rUnnn twlxt New | fork and Providence he's got about sich another nonster-there [ IS no telhn what dangerous monopoly'' l of power that critssr's got in that are boat was lookln into II when l came on with | him spell ago, and he was shown me how he managed it. If he was to fasten down the lavefs of them two mortal big copper kettles he has got in his boat. and blow his bellesses 3 spell, he would smash every thing for more than 50 acres rour4d---noes any body want 10 know why he don't do 1t =-lle has been in a steam boat as long aow R sslsS Es.salss ksea. eoif and hoint sSssl4ls.tl no body-but he can do 1t ina mint if he ] chuses-Weli I'll tell you why he don't Il diat hisinlercSi and he don't own no more of the boat than Squire Fiddle does of the Bank-the owners of the boat employ him to manage 1t because they know he under stands his business. He knows fine didn't watch over their interest they'd turn him out: and jest SO the owners of the Bank 1 would sarve Squire Riddle. And that aint all, Captain Bunker knows if he hurts any body with his boat he'd run chance off hartin himself teo-he knows tco that II is the interest of his owners not 10 have any accidents aboard any boat; for if people git scalded in one steam boat, they'll keep clear of all on 'eia--and though some folks think Banks amt like steam boats can teil 'em that in the main thing they are exactly aiilxe-for unless folks have got confidence in lem and feel safe in 'em they aint worth ownin-but when they all go on and meet no accidents, they are pirty good property; and the largest, and strongest, and cIeanest, and quietest, and best managed gil the most bushes. Now ] think that's enuf about dangerous uonopolies for a spell.
 Let us now see what the bank is about, and what wee've been about.
 Deacon Goodenou--has been in that Bank as one of it's directors off and on ev- CT since 1t was Bank. and i have heard him say 50 times, {and he's man to be de- pended on) he never heard word about politics in 1t til about 4 years ago; and It 3ll came from OUT sendin every year since ! that time, some rale politicians to help the other 20 directors to manage the Bank: the 1 first go of, the Deacon says, they thought
 best to keep quiet, and make no stir about 1 IL; for 1t was pretty much like finding
 slSunks in the cellar; the best way was to
 tie chance of thiseeT tiseT gein iiTS9 out Weh M ney
 found there warn't no eggs to suck: but
 when they undertook to cum up chamber
 and smell about in all the cupboards, 1t was
 time to snub lem; and then came trouble;
 and that's jest about the way now; and the deacon says, and he IS about right, thai po- l liticians in Bank are jest as bad as skunks
 in the cellar; there aint one grain of differ
 ence.
 Some of you say we don't want a bank
 nom: we'll that may be so: but when l got up this .mornin 1t was plagy chilly till got
 my coat on: now l am warm and 1t may be don't need a coat: but l think if take my coat off I'll feel chilly agin: and am so certing of this 1 wont make trial ont. Some on you say the owners of this Bank haint got no right to recharter; they have had it long enuf; and its time now to have new shuttle and cut: well that aint my notion and I'll tell you why; tho this Bank was chartered for twenty years; 1t had q good right to believe we would renew is charter if 1t behaved well and did its duty; jest as a Congressman hasa right to expect his constituents will send him to Congress agin if be behaves well: and its a good way to keep folks strait and make em do their duty: but if we are to knock this bank down and have a new siifil fis fisa ttlhis say that them folks who make money oli of a rise of stock in.the new Bank, ought to pay the loss that all these old folks and young children will suffer by hooking down the old bank; to say nothin about the inno- cent foreigners who put their money in this bank, thinkin it was sale And let me tell you another thing: the longer Bank stands, and the older 1t gifts, the better folks abroad and at home like 1t: people who have got money to lend don't like changes: and particularly government changes Would any on you like to lend folks mo- ney in South America2 and do you think any of them Governments could make a Bank tllat.folks would have any confidence in? I don't think they could; jest because they keep chopin and changin every year.
 Will any. on you say that t aint good thing for country to make folks all about think it is safe one to lend money tel amt good credit worth nothinl
 We'll, how does any man in trade git cre- dit. and make folks think him safe to trust! Will he break up his stand every year, and change hIs business. and try new plans! say that aint the way, and no man ever prospered after that fashion; but when he finds things 20 well with him, he hangs on; orelsc he haint got no Wit in hIin.
 Now my notion IS, that none on US alone can make folks all about creation think we are safe folks to trust. But all on LIS to- gether can do so; and that is the reason { 2 sood bic bank caa manage this for us.-l Folks abroad know the Bank; and the Banlt know US. and so we can n,anage |. sI-<..4 ss,1.s<