The herald., 1837-05-18

gether, for the first Monday in September. This is
the course this journal pointed out month ago,
when we anticipated the explosion OF the corrupt
banking system. The consequence Of this act will be
soohe and soften the asperty of the public mind
No country was ever in such condition this now
is. The evils are TOO complicated and too many for
such charlaan as Mr.. Van Buren to regulate their
action or to guide the vessel of state On Congress
assembling, we would advise Mr.. Van Buren, to read
the following chapter carefully fronithe Bible, and
then resign his trust into the hands of the people,
We can elect new President in November, and Mr..
Van Buren, find it much pleasanter to raise cab
bages at Undertook, or turn his Oswego town lots
into potato and turnp patches for the benefit of the
"pary" now bankrupt We shall dispose of his rival,
MIR. Bidde, tomorrow.
ii. cBRoNIcLEs.-cHAp. X
The Israeies assemble at Sheclem Rehoboan
l. And Rehoboam Shechem Shechem were all
And came to pass when Jcrooam the son of Neba (who
Egypt whittier he had fed from the of Solomon
the kng heard that Jeroboam returned out OF Egypt
came and spake to Rehoboam saying
A. Thy father made yoke greyou now therefore ease
heavy yoke that he put upon US and we will serve thee
iays & And the people depar,ed ed "e'' N''0 'N ~
g. And king Rehoboam counsel with the old that
What counsel give to return answer to this people,
T. And they spabe unto him. saying, II thou be kind TO this
people and please te and speak good words to them they
g. But he forsook the counsel which the gave him,
vi" m that II, sOod eeSrs s @ %. advice give y that we may
return answer TO M people which have spoken & to me- saying
TO- And the Young men that we're brought up with him spake
unto him SAYING Thus shalt thou the people ai spake
thou lighter thus shalt thou them,
Ny little finger shall be thicker than my fathers lons IN
H. For whereas father heavy yoke upon you, VIII
put your yoke father chastised you with whpsbus
IL So eroboam and all the people came Rehoboam the
third day the king bade saying Come again to me on 'he
is the king answered them roughly and king Reno
a. And answered them after the advice Of the young men,
saying My aherma yoke heavy but VIII add thereto
father chassed you with whips but 'cH ca1s you WIN
5 So the king helened The people, for the cause
God, that the Lord might perform his word, which he
pake by the hand Of Ahah the shonte to Jeoboam the son
i6 And when all king would not hearken
hem the people answered the king saying What portion
every your tens Israel and David
,ne hou,e So all israsl wen, to their tents 80 ,s
Judah Rehoboam regned over them
,hpte children of Israel stoned him with that
he dca VA hing Rehoboam made speed get him to his
10 And rebeed agins, or David unto this
day.
Locoroco ANTI BANK MEETING AT MILITARY HALL,
BowERy, TUESDAY, MAY l7th.-On entering the hall
we had some difficulty from its crowded state, in ad-
vancng to he spot where the rosrum was placed for
the use Of the orators who intended 10 address the
meeting on this occasion Having at length effected
our object we drew forth note book to be in read
ness TO immortaize the speakers who should figure,
the oratlons delivered, and the resolutions which
should be passed on this memorable evening Our
motive being perceived, were politely favored with
seat at the Secretaries table, for whchwe feel duly
honored, and we do hereby return our best acknewl-
| edgements.
The meeting was organized by Mr.. Wilder being
appsnted to the Char; DR.. Hasbrook and Mr.. Gal
agher as Vice Presidents; Messrs. Isaac Pierce and
| Levi d. Slamm as Secretaries. The call OF the meet
| ing was read by the chairman, and MIR. Alexander
Ming then rose and addressed the audience. His dis
course ran nearly thus wise;-
81 believe there never was a time, fellow citizens
that called for mere prompt, for boder or for msr
energetic measures than the present. The crisis hat
arrived; the clarion Of has been sounded, and th
struggle will be- whether legalized robbery and spccu
laton or honesty and Industry shall achieve the mas
| tery By every species Of chicaHery and fraud, tn
merchants the bankers, and the brokers' have raise
the value Of property and the necessanes of life 10 Tel
times its real value. They have flooded the ceunir!
with their promises to pay, and now that Is sough
to compel them TO keep their promises-what do the,
do2 DO they, like honest men, redeem their bond
as far as their means will allow? No! they fail will
large amount Of specie yet In their vaults, and the'
desire the Legislature TO protect them from the conse
Il
or small store Keeper cannot pay ms debts, OF lev
hundred dollars owing TO these men, he Stable to b.
sued by thcm-,o have his little property wrested from
m-and his wife and children remorselcssly lief
destitute. And nav, whcn hundred thousand dol
lars will not pay the liabilities OF these same bankers
they turn round and otcst II would be the creates
OPPRESSION TO enforce the liquidation Of the mechan
les claims against them. Great ctseringl Th
merchants who have 1ll along been in colleague wit
the bankers are now themselves ruined by the pape
system Of their building up. They too talk abou
tyranny and decalm, with insane fury against IN
government because, forsooih, II has had the wlsdor
10 refuse 10 receive their worthless rag promises an
demands specie IN payment of Just dues. Grodns
Is the credit Of the State TO be pawned to relieve hes
bankruptsi Cries Of no. mol Shall We tamel
submit to have this accursed thing again dehle us
Shall we not rather die in the last ditch, than alo'
these rag barons again to lord i over usF lCries
irc lrW, re riH
Mr. Ming now read long article from the Evenin
Post, in which was embodied the law of Congress o
the ssbect of the duty Of the officers Of The
refuse all description of paper payment Of duties
bonds and to insist upon receiving specie in dischars
Of the same. The gentleman then proceeded thus;
"From what have just read you will perceive, m
friends that the government s .h and that the ban
aristocrats are wrong-and knowing themselves
be wrong they strive to intimidate where they cam,
convince and with the aid Of their vile organ the Coz
rcr, would, rather than fail in their anholy purpos
deIuge our streets with blood. dreadful groars
, ! Mr. Cambreleno has well said, We have the bank