Western courier. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-24
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From the Richmond Enquirer.
"TOE THE MARKEn

Mr.. Editor for the last three or four
years, have exerted myseleto the utter.
most in my humble way, az your columns
will testify, in resisting the wild and sell
fish schemes Of those who pm their faith
to Banks, and strive to make fortunes,
profess 10 improve the country, and anne.
liorate the condition Of the people, by the
creation Of fictitious capital. have new
er had any faith in any such schemes
I-have all along contended that folly and
selfishness were a! the bottom of them,
and that they would in the end derraud,
cypress and empoverish the people, and
corrupt our governments. My appreben-
sions have been ridculed, but they are
now realized tothe very letter. tiy ef-
forts have been viewed perhaps with con-
tempt, but they shall be continued whens
7 ever my priyste duties willelIows 80 org
as can find af ee pfessin Virginia, and
so long as the rights and interest of the
great mass OF the people are at the mef.
scy Of the Banks asd their dependagts. i
rejoice TO see chat much ADLER pens are
engaging IN the same cause. But my
mite shall be added. For in such cause
it behooves every democrat to DO his duty.
to the full extent of his ability Nothing
but united, incessant and determined op.
position can, save our institutions from
corruption. and our5rights and liberties
from the dominion Of an arrogant. irfes-
ponsible anti republican moneyed pow
er, which is now striving Cor the maste.
ny.
IT is strange, it is humiliatng, it augurs
badly for the purity and permanency Of
our institutions, to see with what indGer.
ence the daring strides Of the money pow
er are viewed by those whose duty it is
TO guard and protect the rights of The peo-
pie. We make more noise about the
election ofour public functionarles than
any people under the sun. We quarrel
with each other even about the choice Of
constabes. We are ready to take up
arms at the hands of Government. But
yet we are yielding to the dominion OF a
set of pampered corporations, which as
pire 10 the mastery OF our Governments.
and which can WELD, have welded, and
are now welding more direct and abso'
lutte power over our f,ttunes; than any
department of the Government would
dare to assume. The Banks master
our Legislatures. The Government, in
stead Of maintaining its au hority. and
the majesty Of the laws, have rewarded
the law breakers, by granting them new
privileges, and absolving them from all
most every obligation intended for our
security. All this is done too, upon the
insulting plea, that we are so dependent
upon the Banks that we cannot hold them
to the laws; that we cannot restrain them
from expressing and swindlipg Us, with.
out running ourselves! If this be true, it
is high time TO come out with a aew de-
claration of independence for what
ridiculous figure do we cut in celebrating
the old. when we are trampling its prlnci-
pies under foot,
But is it true that we are thus depend
ant upon the Banks? No. 1t is sian,
der upon the people A SANDER uttered
bythose who mistake the city ofRchmond
for the State of Virginia, and who listen
to the men of fiction rather than the men
of substance TO tho men Of noise and
schemes rather than to the men, of work.
The Spectators. schemers, stockholders
and stockjobbers about the tezuns, are
bound body and soulto the banks. They
| always make most noise, are always
heard first. and ever haunting the heels
of our Legislators, petitionmg for more
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