Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839, 1837-08-18

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with theu but in writing;
md then at last the Government relu- |
'ed every one Of their requests! The i
came home in despairi thell
great city Of New York was in des-I
pair. All was disastrous from Europe,I Il
and every door ofhope was closed inS |
Washington. Tic merchants again
assemhledin New-York. Theirtane.l
spiritless proceeding. at the time, con-
demned; and them address WAS one of
the most Objectionable documents We
ever knew 50 forth from 50 intelligent
an assembly in New York.
The Government never dreamed oil'
what WAS 10 happen Of Whateveryl
man rnust have known
would happen-whon despair seized at
great community like tbs, and whenH
alright was beginning h be the order
Of the day. We limited in our joafnall
to the Government, that the suspen-
sion Of specie payments must take
place; and our .aldacity.n .WhigI
wickedness,n the Globe could not find
words tinkling enough tolsound. The
dreadful alternative came at LAST
While the bankers Of New-York were
ldeliborating in the State Bank IN Wall
street, we waited ID our Office till mid
night to record the alarming conclu-
sion, which, if the bankers did rot ar
rive that night, aterrihed people would
bring about the very nextday. Now
of this tho "Great l'inanciors' in Wa
l.shington never dreamed! Blind to
history and the times, they actually.
believed that,in raisinga storm e pros
ltrate the merchants Of the seaboard,
they would ride in triumph upon the
/ whirl wind they let loose
i Where ale they now this Govern
lment but ten days agoso insulting and
SO proud9 Bankrupt from New Or
'lleans to Mainc--with infinite rcspon-
sibilities uponit, and yet with utter IN
ability to comply with the laws they
i have made, OF to meet their own en-
gagements with any one Of their cred.
itors. Technically speaking they have
mot single siypence Oh earth. The
mos sips,,r-laf future Of theinost singu-
Elar house in New OdeailS on ~ York,
is bnt petty Bankruptcy when COM
pared with the gigantic. failure o. the
II governments. I owesits alnlyos oft
! Zee holders, notwithstanding butrag'
r topaz. Anon it VIII owe Congress
sIit win have nothing but rags to pay
| he huiubug Bentonmust take his pay
i. Iii ragsl The President has !525,oo(
! salary in rags. Qf''tac constitutional
f calyeacg'l it his not q cent OF mint
nj and this Government, which as Ben
: ton has told US It's trainers intended io
q hard money Government, IS not
J. Gorerameat Of Rags
Isl The Government, thus PROSTATE
n by the storm of its own creation, al
+ temptedto setupa two-penny bank Q
Il tive in the District OF Columbia t
q brave it. Alta puff blow them oycl
i and the Government, which boaste
ofEof What the "Bank Of the Metropolis
an was goingslo do, but shows ITS ignC
s rance again. The Government, thu
r. nrostra(ed-thus flat upon It's back, I
a. use an expressive If moi an elegar
Il phrase, at last IS wiling to grant II
At request Of themerchantsof New lorl
~ When bankrupteditseli, ithas a hea
he for others.-All which the merchan
of New York first requested, and u
re- refusal of which threw this city ~
hc despair, was conceded at once 20
re qress assembled and bonds are exte
N. ded. The Treasury Circular that the
an repealed in the State Bank parlor u
Nv other night.
~. Now tell US, 20 who can, what
tn foresight or Of wisdom, this ignora
ms and laundering Administration has E
Inhibited in any thing it has done!
ION better currency is all rags It's b
rasI fer times are universal bankruptc
,sel Ave, more, it has thrown itself into
fhel ditch, from which a National Bank
,anElone can rescue it! There, five ha
''ra. ought OF influence in the country,
the shall stay. A national Bank we y
II not ask for. A National Bank
no. hope no Wing statesman wlll atten
,er TO create.
ork Without the concurrence OF the P
wilt ty in power, National Bank cam
T. be created, and Wing attemp 10 c
ris- ate one will be in vain, and worse Il
die vain. Let Mr.. Van Buren, and
ere party then founder in the ditch VIII
ave they have tumbled themselves
'c;, ;s ;n,hossihle. unless