Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-11-28

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cts Of Massachusetts attempt BY healfbfu combination
20 produce impression the public mind they will
learmon the ezpsrim how feeble and disjoinied sna
i'll continued heir ortsin comparison with that Of All
association. which controls all the credit that
cspsal OF thirty FIVE millions The gtoss Of the
hank may easily be made to- amount 10 Eve millions os
dollars; the nett revenue TO than two and hall m
lions. The State ol Massachusetts, is also corporation,
with revenue less than one twelfth part OF the ac-
iusi oil the United States Bank. The patro-
mage oi The OF Massachusetts Is hardly Fifty
thousand dollars; the patronage of the direction of, Tie
United Stses snk Is between one and two millions hes
sidrstse very,great 9uense which from the loan
OF sixeyor seventy millions
Another and powerful against great capital,
Hes la the control OF operations. which thus
secured to single company, and exercised by single
iorce bank to 5e nsnaged by the Executive it's
suSser,ient Instruments. No body Of ought
ever 10 he invested with such exorbsn that. in
cese the gully cannot be arragned with
ont pnDgng the country ia distress The experience OF
Ohio since, the experience OF Boston last win
,ers enough 10 make every reasonable unwilling,
that the powers shuud be- gain conferred
any corpor avn If bankruptcy OF bu-
siness ami the OF OF small capital, follow the
wanof concert between the Executive and The appoint
e'ogon OF the TTeasury' sno consolation TO examine,
whethe the merchants most ground by the sfper
the ne sher n,iil-stone.
But the grea, objection in my mind the continuance
OF the present United States Bank lies in its tendency
promote extreme inequalities in point OF fortune II iorms
part OF - sem OF deadly hostility 10 Tie policy which
the couAtry should pusne: The Bank is possecsefo inn
mense and commanding Aue ;ts- pa
thies its Prendces, all the side Of wealtb and its
existence has steady and evident tendency conciliate
Tor capital controlling influence on legislation.
On all political heFes!es tbs most baetui is lha which
would base political power wealth. rs toolate 10 invent
theories the subject history has solved the question.
Where the people possesses authority their rights OBJ
tain respect Their political degradation is followed
by insult misery aud the guilt between the rich
'and lazarus perpenay grows wider and deeper In
Rome power rested property; and the gigantic crimes
U the Roman State furnish the bes, commentary the
system The rich were perpetaaly. stru ggng TO grow
richer, and avarice and rapacy The attributes othe
Roman Senate and the characteristics Of Roman history.
England also entrusted political power to its privileged
I.ua haa.
Id tic Gov eDnIent il introduced corruption; in the ds
button OF PRopery, the exteDes OF aeauay; in the hu-
condition, princes with landed" estaeo' wide
as provinces, and poor.houses with every fifteenth man
for, thsir-, dependsnts The limited number OF ree~
holders, the national hierarchy, uihes, The poor laws,
criminal code written in blood, the game laws the national
debu.creatsd in furnishing power aud places and the
meens oil bIsbery, these OF The precious boons
which the Legislation OF wealth has bequeathed 10 Eng
land. The confidential letters Of the OF EDgand's
greatest Wing minister have recently bee1 published.
let The ad,yer an aristocracy perse them with
Election. He viii discern, though the amusing gossip.
pictures oil the moot loahsome coriupton and ~asa he
ads OF the dssouteness the open e yulgari
ties that prevailed in the higher circles connected with
the government, he will hn1 that the calumnes
demoeracy feeble in comparison with the indispuabe
lae'~ which the lively genius e Horace apole has
ed.
The late French Revolution was soon Brought under
the Influence OF money. Aad mark the result The
movement OF liberty was instantly checked, and power
tanned i:i The bands OF the few. Where have
than one hundTed electors, France has but None
but the rich noY approach the bailotbox. Under the
French system OF political power many, perhaps of
towns, would not have vote and the five rchf
men III Northampton would the elective. fran
ehse los the whole Town. The system OF Government
based upon money, would sweep all power from the love-
y village ANA Thousand hills OF New Enqlsud and CON
centrsie II in the banks exchange The legis
ave and f0segn relations Of the coaay w0nld be Yegu
lated, not by The weIbeing oil the people, but by the
associated Wealth. The absurd idea that the abodes of
opVience the strong hold OF popular constitutions
Every workshop ITS iasnes every armess house is lis
ci aisk
The hws and ordinances Of Ehslapdaad Ftance against
he rghs oilaboFeFs, traced IN blood, and should
yer uieiTautloFs with inamy. Ihoy inteeraBt
against poverty, seeking redress oil lis Wrongs Tie
OLD laws against HnguenoIs and PurtaDs seeking
Oinb OF Religion Trduspottaiony The gaoys massIcres
i.tic sIhese the tendeF mlercies shown los,
wards who combine against fraud
cghis, wIc ut iacurAg the peRaAirs Of eyolt show
me one Instance where popudr institutions have violated
he Iightso property, and | will show sou hundred
nay ay4'"snd instances, hers,ho. people have
glll"ged by the greedy cuPdAy Of privileged class.
mere s more sanger rom inonopohes 'han from combi
IVA loss OF yogkHlsn. There is danger that capital
VIII swallow uphhe profits Of labor, than that labor will
confscste csplal-l
Political influence steadily tending The summit lee
vel OF ptoperyS and this political Influence Of wealth
be balanced by The political power OF usmbers. Even
Then iis political Influence controls elections sud
oItenwiih giants tread stalks ino the halls Of egisla
ton.
when The merehonl vlemands HAT Ass,inierests stouhA
prevail Ihose Of liberty, the cIasef a9ais
The nag oil the oned States should protect every bale Of
goods which ii waves aud cany lis guardian imu
eDce eveno The Falkland ltlandsor tie hafbors Of .S,a
mara TO the ADtPOdes TO the Poles; but the coniroos
tolerate commercial rslocTscy lkeba o. Tyre Flo
renee Of Carthage Venice Hese metchants never
tor be Ssncea.
WhsU Life and Trust Company ask for privileges
which enable capital TO The moderate profits OF
lie farmer by tempting him 70 incur the bazirds OF debt
s ue 0ansP 81 capitol 6esfeniBg the voice Of
cHee aud legislative wisdom.
when the creditor demands hai the debtor may once
nose be allowed TO pledge his body aud his fres
dom, it's The clsmof OF rs2IshB
When "vested rights" claim on legislation and.
themselves the law paramount in tfance OF the
Constitution which makes the good the supreme
rule, IS tile Camor Of cdpiidl, desiring of
the abuses Of leudsl institutions
Nhen the iuvUkes lie all Of society 10 sGrra
ie contracts, which he has wrong WITHOUT iuerey from
Tie ieveiis ~ pes Of crossing sssy s the clsmor OF
captal, which Ike tie agate, ssYs, IL Is enough
When employ combine reduce tie wages OF labor
and at the time hrealen indictment Tor conspiracy
agan-t he co~'bnaous Of wosknen, is he elainor Of
cspitai
TIE feHd bstwsen the cspislst and the lsborer fha
house Of Have sud le hnass Want rs old as social
u$oa, aud mevsr be entirely qneted but he who will
with neaeraga prefer lacis theories and remember
Ost eVefy thDg "a ibis world Is relative and absolute
III see that te violence OF tie contest may be sted
The reasonable demands oi RefsoaaI ntsfess sub
/, cicd 10 tee decisions Of even haadcd justice.
Lahor Is lie sPpheeloo " the human Gcuties
useful mi let hope inst ibis definition viii be
adopted instead OF The veryeoncous which has been
IL ioble dehpou, safe in iis application
sp1 pregnant with glorious Consequences II aciadea
tie busbindinan, who BY he eJlul, clafe OF his o
SOD, sul secis lhe productive powers Of The earth % The
laws Of a wise fertility. IL includcs The af.fsans. who
provide he human family with raneni, with shelter and
All the bcnevolcnt results ~ mechanic industry II in
cudes the scboolmaser, who, by The faithful exercise