Western courier. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-08

luS Will, ouu " iOTlll part vi, that lot
eign faction which dstracts the country,
and increasingly labors 10 place all its in.
terests at the mercy of foreign empires;
And whereas, this hostile corporation
has, not in common but in uncommon coun-
Gil assembled, passed an ordinance for
the issuing of paper certificates to the
amount of $4,000 in bills of twenty
five cents, fifty cents and upwards, and
for the decreeing of the same as legal
tender in payment Of city taxes, water
rents, &c. thereby constituting themselves
an arbitrary tribunal for the express pur-
pose of violating all the constitutional and
legislative laws of the State, and of the
United States regulat;ve of the currency,
and with the unexpressed but evident o.
jects in view
First. OF throwing out of circulation
all the silver coin.
Second. For rendering the same silver
coin and small legal specie currency an
object of illicit trade and barter, and thus
affording an opportunity to the Buitish
bank and its auxiliary institutions, of
amassing the current specie, and of ex-
porting it as far as collected to Europe.
Third. Of raising the price Of all the
necessaries Of life, and recommending a
course of gambling, under the names of
speculation and trade, in which the peo-
pie of these States must ever be, as they
ever have been, the victims. and foreign
and home desperadoes the gamers.
Fourth. OF affording facilities to for.
eign agents for purchasing at favored pri-
ces (by command of specie thus collected)
the necessaries of life, and of exporting
them also to Europe (; thus recommend
ing time of dearth and scarcity such as
existed but a few months since ,and which
but few days ago previous to these odi-
Gus measures, and to the artifcia! panic
suddenly excited in New York by the
British patty. and followed up here and
in other cities by The same party; forcing
a ruin uion the banks, in the hope of
draining their vaults and the country of
the whole specie of the States and treas.
ure of the United States, and Of export
ing the same forthwith to Europe
Therefore, be it
Re8olued, That we view the action uf
the banks in suspending specie payments,
in conjunction with the issuing of small
bills, by the corporation of this city, not
as is pretended, to keep the specie in the
country, but as a malicious and reckless
scheme, to force the national administra-
tion to repe al the Treasury circular. and
to compel the people to submit to the es~
|ablishment of national bank, and thus
also the more readily and speedily to ex-
port the precious metals to the bankrupt
'peculators Of foreign countries.
Rasofved, That we regard the holding
n the country the specie treasure Of the
ration, and in the pockets Of the people
he legal current coin of the land, to in
'olve, not only the well being of the
whole population, but at the present time
he very existence of the nation. That
he measures lately taken in Mexico for
he Issuing of letters of marque, and the
lespatching of commissioners to all the /,
laval powers of Europe, for their YES sells
o act as privateers under the Mexican
lag, together with the acts of hostility |
ecently committed, and nov committing
gainst American traders, and upon arm
d vessels of the United States in the
dexican gulf,sufficiently declare that our
ountry is now threatened with univer-
al Corsar war from all the enemies of
VI liberty and independence, and point
ut the immense importance 10 our nation
safety Of preserving at home, and pro.
'cting from all possibility of expectation
y any and every measure that shall be
'und most effective and expedent, both
ur store Of gold and silver, aud of Ill the
ecessaries Of life.
RESOLVED, That these United States
re indebted 10 no nation under Heaven
lat to the specie treasure and lawful
irrent coin within our borders. no for.
gn claims do or can exist, and further,
lat these United States, being the only
viliSed country on the globe at this time
ee of debt, and Of financial endorsements
every description, they are necessari
and consequently the only country fully
ID fairly entitled to currency of sound
ecie.
Resolved, That it is the first duty of
cry nstion and of every Government,to
ovide for the great body politic-for
defence, security and prosperity with. ,
4 regard to the conflicting and often
'ginary, false, or publicly Injurious, ina
rests or wishes of individuals and class.
of men. That consistently with the |
me. we conceive the recent order of the {
'esident of the United States, comman, |
ng the payment in specie of all import
ties in the customs. and the farther mr.. {