Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-09-28

'"a " - 0"o vi me huH people, and not of q
parry ohiy' and though he may cut a shine
or spef' w"h what he calls his parfy--the
nature OF The great foniiiy of the peOpie' is
such, that ms soon as then feel he treads ON a
ny OF their toes they will yrumble. and espe
cialiy them folks that pay the taxes--ihey
don't sec why they who are csl'd ON because
'hey nave earn'd property, TO pay the taxes
sn"u'u ",so DC held up as enemies OF them
io'ks as haiht got any property vet. this is
The doctrine, then the best way is for no man
10 Work. "A rich man now N DAYS is talk ID
on ny some folks pretty much as the Quaker
VI" VI us uoS-now what on airlh can a rich
ma" 40 WIN his money in this country !?
D'es ne Plie ~ up In gold and silver ia his
cei'ar MOI ne, II he has got any mother
! Win hitn-he knows he didn't make his
money that wayne, no, he keeps il movin.
he loans III out 10 them that have pood char
aclers ana arc industrious, he builds houses
taxes share In railroads and canals and
oanks, anu you won't catch him doing any
ihing that viii check prosperity, If he can
help N, ior he prospers by general prospect
~; he don't very often want Office and il he
did he couldn't buy one nor title mother.
The Message Is partly full of the causes.
,ha' Drought us INTO our present troubles, &
Is ony truo on that point as far as il goes
but II don't tell The hull story.--IfI had telI,I
that story oiZekel Bigluw' s watch ',pizsing'
so-nnd beginnin jest arier il begun to',viS
io'ks would not know 10 this day what made
II wiS sn--but begun a, the beginin ont
and tell'd ho,o Zekel fcitch'dou i he balance
'oheet or KICKER, and then the old watch
that had been goin as true as the tides for
twenty years-went wiz sure enuf and
soon went TO smash-und Jest so il was in
fngiand--they twitch'd out their Kicker
jest ABOUT The same time, and 'triS'd, away
jest as we did
Ill tell more about this hereafter-and in
my next too I'll Try and explain what con.
slider another mistake and pre,ty important
one too-and that is about private bankin'
being CONSIDERED better than corporate banks
Ill IS long story 10 show that bank bills
is small part OF Banking business-and that
the most dangerous part is OF a very different
natur-and that all of our banks could gel il
along easy enni-ii il was only their own
nank bills they had 10 pay in spece-and
all THIS viii try 10 show, and then see how
" comes ao"u, that Banks suspended paying
specie and yet may be as sound as ever and
we snail then see, that is ony one thing more
Than any other thing--br"ught about this
slate OF things, il was 'over action Of private
bank bills, now in the
worst OF times may not be worth as much as
golu and sIlver-hut the hardest currency
guess that folks hold now days, is the cur
rency of private bankers al home and abroad
don't know sartin-but that is nv notion
and II so, think 'the Government is mis-
taken In crackin up private bankin, as The
oest' ana L would advise you Uncle Sam 10
separate from all that kind of currency
have on'y one word more To say 10 Uncle
Sam-and that is, not 10 let the Government
Talk too much of respiration - il did wrong
when il struck of g Il PIuribus Unus.'3
rom The new coin; did not like that-but
thought II would stop there, and not try il
in other matters. The fact is, "the Gov.
eminent" aint "Unclc Sam alone. or "Un
Gle Sam" and his party, aIone-it is the pco-
pies property, and no matter how much
Uncle Sam" may try 10 separate himself
the people won't let him-for without .sIbe
people, the hull people, and nothing blu, the |
people; they know that "Uncle SAM I
would soon become poor and ragged old +
man, and have TO money 10 pay his debts,
and no one would take his note therefore / |
say, "uncle SAM" don't say any thing more
about separation, but stick to the old SION |
board, "E Pluribus Unurn - and if YOU |
want any further advice, get SIGH kind of !,
ioiks about you, as you, or any good citizen
would like to appoint your executors, and
guardians OF your estate and children. and 10
take good care OF your widow. if Won lefi
one; this kind Of folks are safest the they
may not be as COED politicians; and don't
discard a man tho he may own houses, lots
or new land, and paid his neighbor too much
TOR em-this business at home is better as
bad as II is calied) than speculation round |
cape Horn, or any where abroad. for the |
profit and loss' is all a home-if A paid = |
loo much, 1t is no matter, its all at home s. |
'beSe mistakes soon cure themselyes-and |
depend ont man who owns a leetle land |
be II house lot or farm, in n new town or
mn The skirts OF an old one, won't give a |
worse vote for the best interest OF his co,n- |
try, than il he lived on the pay of an office.
OF spent his earnins talkln politics and drink,
IN whiskey at an election.-This is sound
doctrine, " Uncle SAM" and fyou don't find
1t 50 in praciice-then I ant yaur friend.
j. DOW NfNG-DTaj
Downingville Militia, ID Brigade.