Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-01-16

what way do they wans Che Bank nanssedt --fhc
business q the Bank Is 10 loan money. and u ssi
tor all the world like nyrieh man whose busi.
ness Is 10 ioaa out his money, Is Il his Interest
to dabble in politics, or 20 let politicians dabblc
with him. Not an atom ont. never knew one
Of your ralc politicians who ever could pay bis
debts; and they amt the kind Of folks people like
70 deal with IN any way who have got mo~y to
loan; they know that taikin politics, and git'inI
things into snaris lest,o answer party purposes,
amt the wey 20 pay interest nor principal nothcr.
and politicians ia Bank are the worst folks inl
the world for the owners Ct the Bank, for the
most on em haint got mouy a their own 80 lend,
nu' Whey are plagy ready 20 loan other folks' mo
ncy 10 brother politicians Of the same party
NO, no; man who has get his mony loan
out (and IT'S jes, so with Bank) wants 20 see
every body busy and Industrious aud mind their
business and inc4v their PROPERTY for the they
viii be able TO pay interest aud prinepaltoo they
doa't hkc 10 see things all mixed up with politics
and people qusrrclin and disputin aad when they
do, they gil their mony baek in their pockets a.
gin as sooa as they can, FOR they know that poll.
tics Amt profitable business.
Then il comes to this, that IL the Bank is what
have said tits (and its noIhin elsr,) IL amt such
monster as some illks try TO max as think tits,
and instead OF bein a dangerous monster, ] see
and know every body else must see, who don't
sqnint at IT, but looks il strait in the face thai its
natur Is JEST like the naiur Of any man who has
property in the country, aad that is 20 have eve
~ thing go on in harmony and with industry and
with honesty and accordin 20 law no laagles and
L tangics aud takin politics in porter hcuses aud
bar rooms, hnrrain for this man, and palin do,.
4 that Inan--that kind Of WORK don't CLEAR up new
lands nor plough up old ones, Il don't keep the
the hammer goin, and the Wheels iurnin; and
don't pay interest nor principal mother.
i But some on You say the Rank has too much
power, and that Squire Bdde might do a good
DIAL OF mischief il he would. Well, there is my
old friend, Capt Elihu :. Bunker, OF the stranl.
lbos' President, runnin twixt New York and Pro-
lyidence he's got about SIGH another monster
there is no ten what dangerous mnnoply'' OF
lpower that criiur's g. IN 'ha' arc e9a'' was
lookin into il when cam. ~ Win HIN spell
ago, and he was shown me how he .9ah"geu u
II he was 10 fasten down the kivers Of then. two
mortal big copper kettles he has got ia his
boat and blow his btllesses spell he
i uo,,''a smash evety thing for mote than so
.c,es ,o,,.s Toes any body want TO
know Why he ont u. ne "as M" =. ~
a Steamboat as long now ~ D''N
! been goin and hsinf scaided no boz,
he can do il IN mint IL he ehnses-- We.
Ill tell you why he jont-n aint his tHfe
rd aud be don't own no more of the boa,
than Squire Biddle does OF the Bank the
owners Of The boat employ him TO manage
IL because they know he understands his
busin-ss-iie knows IL he didn't watch
yer their interest they u turn him out and
list so the owners OF the Bank would saIye
Esquire Riddle. And tia, amt ALL Capt.
Bunker knows il he hut any body with
his boat he'd run d chance OF burt a him
self too he knows too that il is the inte
rest OF his owners not 10 have any acct
denis aboard any boat for il people git
, sca'ded in one 5 ean,boat. they'll keep
clear of all on EN- aud tho some folks
think Banks aini like Steamboats, can
tell EN- tina, in the main thing they are
/ exactly alike; for unless folks have got
confidence IN EN- aud lerl safe IN EN- they
f, aiutwoith ownin hut when they all 60
on and meet no accidents. they are prl,'y
n good property ahd the largest, s. strong.
est. and cieanest, and qule.est, and best
managed git tie most business. Now
think ihai's enuf about dangerous mono.
r ''pilies for sp@lI,
Let us now see what The Bank Is about,
and what we've been about.
Deacon Coodenow-- Has been in the
I Bank as one Of the directors of and on
I yer since il WAS Bank, and have heard
him FAY so times, (and he's a man 10 be
depended op) he never heard a word
bout politics in il till about 4 years ago
, and II all came from our sendin every year
: Isince that time. seine ralc politicians 10
help the other 90 directors ~ manage HE
Bank the first 90 eff, The Deacon Gays,
, they thought b, 81 10 keep quiet, and
make no stir about il, for il was pretty
: much like lindin skur ks in the cellar--the
best WAY was 10 l,t EN- alone. il they'd
keep there. and run the chance OF their
go,n out when they found there warnt no
:, eggs TO sock--hut when they undertook
|, 10 cum up chamber and smell abou, 10 all
The cUbbofds. IL Was time 10 snuh en- and
! then came trouble; and rs jisi about right
: that politicians in Bank are jist as bad
as skunks in the ce.lar--theIe amt ore
grain of difference.
i Some on you say we don't want Bank
no,c. well that may be so--but when 4
got up this mornin II was plagy chilly I'LL
/ | get my coat on-now am warm and IL
may b.. don't need a coat--but think i'll
| take my coat of III feel chilly again
and am so certiLg Of this | won't make
trial ont.
Some on you say the owners Of this
Bank hsint got no right TO a charter
they have had il long eppf-and its time
now 20 have q new shuttle aud cut = well
that ain, my notion aud u tell you why -
tho this Bank was chartered for twenty |
years-it had good tight TO believe c
" ould renew is charter II il behaved we'll
and did its duiy-jist as u Congressman
has a right 10 expect his constituents will
ssnd HIM In EounrpsS agln lf he behaves
we'll and IFS good WY 10 keep folks
strait and make EN- do their duly but Il
we a,e TO mock this Bank down, and have
a new shuttle and new cut, then say
that them folks who make money out OF
a rise Of stock in the new Bank ought 10
pay the loss that all these old folks and