Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-02-06

square, why the deposite banks could
pay themselves; and now by gittn our
mony away from Squire Bidde, who
was bound by law to make a regular re-
port of every thing, and putin il in other
Banks, our folks can square off good
many accounts, and Congress won't
know nolhin ont; for it will take pretty
spry silerer to flyer out all The accounts
with so many new deposite Banks;--ior
we've got 'em now pretty well mixed up
with what the Treasury calls "contingent
drufis," and " transfer thecks," and
"IreaSu,y marrants;" and Iekel Bige-
low says he could in three days, with
the power the Government has got now,
marrant and transfer and contingent away,
between so many pockets, nigh upon the
hull of The deposites, and no body could
never find nothin about it.
And then agin, says !, here is another
thing--the people wanted "Glo,y" and
they wanted "Retorm"--and they have
had both now over five years; and if
they expected it warn't IA goin TO cost
ncthin, they was mistaken. And that
aint aIl--there was that plagy "smphs
mony" business--evry body said n spell
ago if sornethin warn't done about it, the
country would all go 20 smash. Well
now, says l, we are gettin out of that
scrape as slick as a whistle.
The Gineral he began to brighten up
why, says he, Major, we've been in a
pashin then about nothin. | remember
now telPd the folks in my message a
spell ago, that the safest place for the
surplus mony was in the pockets of the
people; and believe that sayin alone
brought over more than one State to our
side; and If our people git the mony, it's
all right, ant it, Major? Yes, says J.;
ony some folks, | suppose, will set up a
squeelin jest like the pigs when they
come in leetle too late for their corn;
and say, altho' they don't belong to our
party, they've got jest as good a right to
a share as we have. Well, says the
Gineral, there they are mistaken, for
! Governor Massy said (and that made him
Governor too) that the corn all belonged
to the pigs that got into the pen afore ths
gate was shut. But Major, says the
Gineral, l am little puzzled yet to
know what account to charge that Post
Office debt to.-If we can only git tha
right, and save Barry, shall sleep sount
J to night. Well, says |, Gineral, there j.
! ony one account that will stand tha
charge, and good many more too, fo
: as we 60 along, and Congress gifts tc
l siitin things, l suppose they'll find on
t somethin more. In the first place, say!
I J., that fire in the Treasury last Spring
D did a good deal towards settling oH
D good many land accounts, and other ac
= counts. If we don't have no more fires
or other accounts, and Congress presse
I us, we'll give them lead through tn
t new Deposite Banks, spell, as ! hav'
I just bin tcllin; and if they follow us u
. through that trac for some of these fel
a lows have got good noses, then we'
j fetch up OH the ony account | know @
e and that account as | said afore vii
d stand good many charges yet. We
e what is that account Major, says tn
!; Gneral? and he got up and look'd at m
E last week, says !, GineraI, was tn
I 9Th Jannary. Now, says ], aint tina
e day worth little more than the 4th Ju
d ly? The Gineral gin IA nod. Well then
h says !, there is "Glorv," aint that wort
n somcthn? The Gineral gin anothe
u nod-and there is "Reiorm," amt ths
!; worth somethin? The Gineral node
: agin. Well now, says |, pot all that tc
d gether, and if that don't make sum {
t debt due you, says that will baanc
5, a good many accounts, Pm mistaken
= ".New- Orleans, Glory and Rcform," say
l. !, debtor to the Gineral.-That's emu
d says the Gineral, and that was the cen
d Of the Post Office accounts.
a From your friend,