Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-02-27

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4 have never been presently nor contngently re-
sponsible 10 Il, nor TO any Of its officers. have
had no direct or indirect correspondence or com
munication with the Bank, nor with any officer
thereof, with the exception Of letters file m
| the Treasury Department, and with the excep-
tion Of single letter received from the President
| Of the Bank, enclosing me, the friend Of the
/ late Mr. Girard, his Grafton ON the occasion Of
laying the corner stone Of the Girard College, on
the fourth Of July last; TO which letter ! merely
gave such a reply courtesy calls for on like
occasions. Far from desiring 10 favor the Bank,
! have at all proper times avowcd and maintained
my opposition TO il. And, If any words ca
press more fully and eDphatically my absolute
freedom from all design TO favor the Bank, de-
sire they may be considered as used. believed
that the Bank was entitled to the deposites, &C
coTding to solemn contract; believed that IL had
right 10 them, unless the Secretary Of the Urea
sury could give satisfactory reasons to Congress
for removing them. As Secretary of the Urea
sury, could not give reasons satisfactory TO my
self; believed that the act Of removing the de-
posites would be unnecessary ,unwise vindictiye,
arbitrary and UNJUST and although opposed TO the
Bank, would not be instrument TO effect any
such scheme as that which was proposed. There
fore, laying aside, as was bound TO do, my per-
sonal prepossessions as a man, acted solely from
considerations, which dared not to disregard as
officer.
II must be manifest, from the conduct Of the
President, that it would give him pleasure, if he
could exhibit shadow Of proof of the charges of
| corruption insinuated against me. accordingly
invite and defy him, and all those who may de-
sire 10 crafty his vindictiycHess, or their own
passions, to point out any act on my part, which
can sustain the infamous imputations Of collision,
corrupt understanding, even a concert Of action
in the slightest particular, with the United States
Bank. w. J. DUANE.
February 18th. 1894.
ExPERIENCE.-AN National Bank
sound currency at par all over the
Union-lndustry lourishing in every
dspartment-New states settling fast
Canals and Rail Roads penetrating into
the great interior, uniting the waters
of the Lakes with the Atlantic. -La-
Dor well rewarded-Commerce push
ing itself into every sea-Manulac-
lures in prosperous condition-Our
cities increasing.
ExPERMENT-The currency thrown
into disorder-State Bank paper at va
rious rices, from two to twelve and
half per cent. discount-lndustry
paralized in every department-Wheat
fallen from 81 Is to 80 cents--Rye
selling at SIS cents-Internal Improve
ments suspended--No new voyages in
contemplation-Labor depressed; Wa
ges Observation-Disclosures suspending
Building in our cities greatly lessen
cd. Let the people of the United States
look on the above pictures, and then
say whether they are for EXPERIENCE
or ExPERIMENT.-N. Y. Advocate.
"THE ExPERIMENT."--G Jack
son replies to every deputation for re-
lief from pecuniary distress-that he
will not restore the dcposites nor re.
charter the bank, but is resolved to try
the experiment Of forming uniform
currency by means of the local banks.
He is not the first wiseacre who has tri-
ed the experiment of "making a purse
out Of sow's ear" 1t is easy how
ever to predict that his experiment will
succeed very much like one we heard
of, lang syne, in the nursery.
A Cooper--so says the Record, had
Cow. He was very poor, and his
animal was none Of the fattest--for he
had very little hay or corn to give her.
His BARNS, however, must be fed, and
he resolved to try an experiment upon
his COW, and see whether she could not
live and give milk without the expense
of feeding. But he thought like Mr..
Cambreleng about the metallic curren.
cy, that the reform should not be 'ab-
rupt,' but effected by slow degrees
Accordingly he commenced by dimin.
ishing her daily allowance.
The Cooper was Piper too-and he
bethought himself oftrying the erperi-
mem ofsubsttuting music for hay. Ac-
cordingly, whenever she was fed, she
was also RECALLED with a song. Still,
from day to day, as her modicum of
food was diminished, although the Coop
er heightened the tunes ofhis pipe, the
bones Of the COW became more protu-
berent. Yet the COW lived on--and the
experiment was on the very point oftri-
umphant success, when, on the morn
ing after the last lock Of hay and last
lay of the piper, it was found that
"CoorER's Cow DrED!'
". York Com. ADJ.
The people of the west are beginning
to reaD the hitter fruits Of lack soniSpo