Western courier. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-05-11
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The Ohio Review, one of the precious
advocates Of Banks, Bankers, Banking,
and the whole system of Wing policy,
has, at last got his eyes open, and is foam
ing at the nostrils because the commits
sioners of this county have carried out, in
practice, the principles Of the party that
elected them, in giving the surplus reve-
nu, to tho Cleveland bank. This con-
sistent paper says, awe look upon the
act Of the commissioners as an insult to
the people of Portage County, an aban-
donment of their duty towards them and
a confscation of all claim to their conf
dence." Whew, Brother Fry Ibid not
Mr.. Kelley, the champion of whiggery in
the Legislature, last winter advocate the
same measure-and did not the wings say
Amen to it? Where were your dolefut
complaints then-or your loss OF conf
dencc in the advocates Of the measure for
giving the surplus TO the Bank? 1t was
then all right but after the Democracy
Of the Legislature had defeated Kelley's
project, and given it to the people-and
a Wing board of County c commissioners
have adopted the Wing policy of giving
it to the banks, you, Brother Fry, finding
that it meets "the decided disapprobation
of large majority of the people, ,"became,
all at once, democrat, are oppos-
ed "to proping up institutions which have
loaned (their) funds to eastern capitalists,
and spectators, and al the same time dis
regarded the wants of the community"
You say ''tha people Of this county have
suffered much from the mismanagemont
of those Institutions" te9,s. II. .ar
These, Brother Fry, are the true dem
ocratic doctrines in relation to Banks
and the distribution and disposition OF the
surplus ravenue--and in direct opposition
to the whole course of Wing Legislation,
and practice-uttered by you, in the Or
gan of whiggery, they took like peacock
feathers in the tail of Buzzard-every
one knows they are stolen, and assumed
because you find your old course u1pop-
ular, and that 'itmeets the decided dlsap-
probation OF large minority Of the peoI
plc' All thcra's the rub. But what IS
really singular in the course of this most
singular Editor, is his attempt, under the
form of correspondent, to account Tor
the course of the County commissioner
in this disposition of the surplus revenue.
He says:
.,wha, h-n could have indlca this raNd'
coursrl Report says that an in'i ieace mas
been exercisod hv srme of our c'unty ofhcers
at Ravenns, and by others in the vicinity --E~
g. koA
made the dupes Of thssr Oh gotes h,ue made.
A SOD must and VII he PIT to this --thcse'
puppets of an honr will lie taught lesson.
nest fail which they will have cause to re~
member"
"Now, Brother Fry, you might more
easily have accounted for their course, by
saying that mfortunatelywe have WI ig
board Of commissioners, and thatstill more
unfortunately they acted in accordance
with the policy of their party, instead OF
the good of the County. The democrat'c
uCounty officers at Ravcnna" exercised
no influence Of the kind--what influence
the whig officers exercised we know not.
The views of tho Prosecuting Attorney,
Mr.. Biercc, are we'll known. He is or
poscd to the whole banking system, and
indeed, to every species OF incorporation
land strcnuously opposed giving the
surplus to any incorporated company
but to divide it into shares of 500, eacr'
and equaIize the shares among the FOWL
shps. and loan but one share to any ono
individual. This he urged to the COM
nissioners as the most equal and fair dis
tribution, and one that would afford most
general relief. The Treasurer Mr.. Will-
Jams was in favor of loaning it to the
Cross Canal Company. The three asso-
ciatc Judges, at the time the commission
ers took the money and gave bonds' re-
commended to them to loan 1t 10 indlv'ne.
ais. These are the only Deniocrdfts