Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-08-16
FEDERAL NOMINATIONS.
Extract from the London Bankers Circular of
January 81.

Extract from the London Bankers Circular of
January 81.
"FRoM IT'S NATURE, THE INFLUENCE OLA
BANK MUST BE ALLIED TO THE ARIsTocRAcY
OF WEALTH, AND NOT TO THE Democracy
OF NUMBERS and this is more especially
yith great chartered Banks hduing immense
power. THE LATE BANK OF THE
UNITED STATES WAS ONE OF
THIS DESCRIPTION, AND ITS PO-
LITICAL INFLUENCE WAS PRODI..
GIOUS."
The Aristocracy of England, proudly feeling
and highly approaching their hereditary and le-
galized superiority and dominion of the "DEmoc-
RAcY OF NUMBERS, 'have no inducement to conceal
but rather to exult in thetruth above proclaimed
But the Arstocracy of the u States awe ed into re.
luctant humility by the Democracy of numbers
generally study only to disguise their principles
and purposes by an affected acquiesccnce inland
conformity TO, the will and interest of the Peo-
pic. And how many, and who, of this char
acter and description, have, and still continue to
hold office in this county, under the assumed
shield of Democracy, the people are to judge and
decide.
As substitute for hereditary and sinecure no.
bility, the American patrician order seek the ac-
QUESTION of money and the political influence
which 1t confers and in so doing, they adopt
| the principle that money anspereth all things
| Hence their boast that they possess the aceaith
| of the country, which, as they seem to consider,
| imparts to them intelligence and respectable
ity, and consequently supports their claims
TO superior political power and influence, and on
titles them tc official stations, honors aud emou-
| ments.
| In accordance with such views and principles
the wing opposition of Michigan, ever intent on
money making, and despairing of concili ting
popular favor, or of meriting it at the hands Of
the people by conforming to the views and pro-
] noting their interests, in feeling, practice
| and policy, the determined and persevering ad-
vocatcs and supporters of Bank monopolies, and
| bank power over the democracy of numbers and
the currency fthe country; because in this way,
| thoy enjoy the exercise of about throe times as
much money power and influence as they could
| otherwise command, and hence il is, that, with
out special reference, it would seem, to other
qualifications, they have quite consistently sc.
lected as their candidate, for Governor tho most
accomplished, and, no doubt, the very greatest
| and best mere bank man in Michigan. and one
whose election as chief magistrate of this state,
would well correspond with that of Nicho-
las Bidde to the Presidency of the United States.
Of their candidate for Congress, having, our
selves, no personal knowledge, we can speak on
| ly as he is spoken of Ivy others; according to
whose authority he is also bank educated and
bank indoctrinated politician. And although
| proclaimed Farmor--as Solomon in the build
ing of the Temple was both Stone Mason, a
| Carpenter, and Joiner--he is new erthcless po-
litically determined advocate for National
Bank, 6and of controlling and regulating
paper currency, &c.
Respecting their candidate for Lieut.. Cover
nor, he is well known to be a most incorrigible
bank wing disciple of the old blue light school
according to whose doctrines and creed without
property qualification however honest, inteli-
gent and capable, no man ought to be admitted TO
exercise the rights, and enjoy the privileges of the
Elective Franchise.
| Such, fellow citizens, arc the men whom the
bank-whig federal state convention of Michigan
have selected as candidates for popular favor.
We say such, because, from the information we
have, we honestly and truly believe them to be
such. Merely as men, however, as individuals of
community, we urge nothing against III m. But
we do object to their political principles and the
measures to which they tend, as utterly incom-
patible with the genius, prosperity and greatest
good Of the greatest number of the people of
| Michigan.-Monroe Times.