Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-08-14

Booking and Tie Y b presses. The greatest
humbug of the day in Vermont is the anti bank
humbug. Every one who will take the troub-
lie to read the Middlcbury Free Press, Vermont
Patriot, North Star, and the other Vermont
papers OF the same stamp, will not fail to see
that the alpha and omega is-bank, bank, bank.
In truth, it would seem that the only principle,
which they consider worth living for, is the an
H-bank principle--and the only thing they
would die for is, good kick at asod-lcss, spc-
cieless corporation. II they are told that the
National government has, by its EXPERIMENTS,
more than doubled the number an d cajiial ofhe
banks in less than eight ycars-nc matter:
they support the administration, andcry down
with the banks Ifthey are informed that the
Vdn Buren, state legislatures have thin the
last few years enormously increased banking
capitol-no matter: they so with he party
their cry still is, down with tho binks! If
they learn that only the Yam Buren, Legislatures
Of New Y ork, which lod the way, Virginia,
Connecticut, Mississippi and Illinois have op-
proved the bank suspensions and authorized
the banks TO Lcep themselves susptndd and the
people in suspense for long time t. come
no matter they will 60 with their party in
these states, and still louder cry, down with
the banks, and curse the suspension! lf the
Globe comes ont and condemns he gold hum
bug as "chimerica," ard unauthorized either
by Jackson, Benton, or Van 3uren-no mat
Ier they copy the Globe, hura for Jackson,
laud Benton, support Van Buren,, and still
shout down with the banks II Amos Ken
dali and the Globe come on with the scheme
e Post Office Bdnk-no natter: Amos and
the Globe are yet in favor and yet they cry
down with bankisml 1.-The signs Of the times
are that the administrator, under false pre-
tence of dirorcing bank and state, is about to
consolidate the purse & the sword in the hands
Of the Exccutye-no matter: the ndministra-
ton is just as strongly supported, and these
presses just as loudly cry down with banking!
And finally, if MIR Lcggeti, a loco-o Of the
first watcr--a msu Of fine abilities as an editor
comes out and endorses Gouge's proposition
that the Government establish sub-ireaStuies all
orer The country--iSSue PAPER TREASURY
based on Tie PUBLIC REV.
ENUE as capital, and thus afford, in fact, The
identical TREASURY BANK, proposed by
Jackson some years ago; and if in addition
TO oil this, he proposes 10 destroy what they
call the bank monopoly, by letting eve,1 body
that HleGSes sci up bank and Issue notes-siilI
10 matter these same papers will copy and
applaud Leggct, and yet strike louder note
md make all naturc-ihGt is, in their immedi.
lie vicinity-shake, with 10 "nGiional bank!
Town with banks!! !"
Seriously, one would think that The Joke
n rather the humtug- could be carried no far
her. Not so, however. The presses, which
'rcftss so much anti bankism, and yet tolerate
o much Of the rankost &. worst sorts Of banks
political banks-banks 10 issue money and
-et political po'o e. by it-are not content 10
top here their hatred to the spirit Of monep-
ty is Just like their anti-bankism,- profssed
The fact is, they nonopoli:e the whole business
f denouncing banks. Daniel Webster has
opcatedly, in TIE U S Senate and elsewhere,
lodged himself to go for no national bank, un.
| the people OF the nation demand d such a
ank-yet these presses Gcnounce him as q
ank MANA bank attorney, &c. &c. This |
ledge has been approved by the opposition
rosses, and in public meetings-and still these
resses denounce the opposition as the bank
arty. Al this very time, the multitude Of anti
an Burcn pres rs and the party, embracing,
re ASSURE dly believe, majority Of the feemen
the U StOtcs,) are open and loud in denoun-
ng National Treasury Bank, or National
Ost Q0ice Bank; and yet the Van Buren, pres.
's, gathering fresh supplies Of impudence TO
eet the continually increasing pressure Of
espalr) dcnounoe the opposition as the Brit
h Bank party"
AT this time, these presses arc every week
'deavoring 10 impress upon the people the j.
"a that the Wings Of Vermont are the bank
lTiy--ihe British Bank party-tho exclusive
Hrcney paper party This is all humbug--
I'd nothing but humJug. If these men mean
~ thing, they mean tina, those, who are for
liked currency, of specie and specie paper,
ch as the country had uniI within the last
ara, are the bank party. This is absolutely
se and we believe that there is not a Van
Ircn editor in the state who docs not know it
be false. We appeal 10 every intelligent
Il been, that never was the question of |
nix, or of banks, attempted TO be madea par a
question in the slightest degree, until the $