Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-09-22
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menf, first on the printin line and see how
that will work, and the first thing we see is
the Globe folks that haint been separated
now goin on over years from good $780,
600 III year of THE Government" routid
right off, and another pig has got holt
don't like TO see a man, or a pig lose his III.
unless he deserves it, and if can find out
that the Globe folks don't desarve to lose
theirs. they shall have the printin Of all my
Letters for nothin.
The next mistake is in talkin too severely
agin the Banks, and separation all consarns
of The Government" from them. should
like TO know now. who first ask TO be con-
nected--was il the Government OF "the
Banks2" Mr. kindlc, perhaps, can answer
this, and tell us who sent him round among
the banks-some four days ago. The banks.
to be sure have got pretty bad name jist
nova jistso the old quaker's dog got bad
character, and come near the loss OF his life
by il; his master said he would notkll him,
but III give thee bad name. Bad dog.
bad dog" says be, away went poor Towser.
and afore he got round the corner, the boys
all arter him-wilh sticks and stones--"bad
dog, mad dog;" and all the folks scampered
and the old women slam'd the doors shut;
and it was nigh upon all over with poor Tow
ser. lf il hadn't been for bis gitin 10 the
river, and as soon as he took to the water and
swan like duck-every body s,op'd and
said, well, that dog hain't got the hidrnfo-
by" And jist so it is with our banks, they
will git ahoat sgin TO rights and then good
many folks will say it was great mistake to
abuse EN- SO. don't think II Uncle SAM
cuts such shines as he has Of late, that he
will find bank or "a natu,al person" as
Mr. Wright says. ready to take him in as a
partner agin on any day-especially il he
goes on the principles of "separa,in" him.
self list when it suits him, without regardin
his agreement of coparuership," as he did
did spell ago with the United States
Bank.
The greatest mistake Uncle SAM ever
made is when he talks of separation himself
from any class or portion Of the people-for
II it warn't for "fhe people" OF all classes
on whose earnins he Iives-he would not
have shoe 10 his foot or shirt to his back
who on airth is Uncle SAM" on his own
hook-unless he means to put on eocRd
hat like B0napart. or some SIGH kind offolks.
and say he is The Gorernment" and his
word is law. and so forth--and that he will
keep his otcn money, and wont trust the peo-
pie with il, or loan il to EN-. as other folks do.
for general prosperity guess ifthe Wigs
or the old Federaiists had put "Uncle Sam"
in Office and said he was one OF their party.
and he talk.d so--,he democrats would soon
a varse of Yankee Doodle nor God sare he
King" mother The fact is, Uncle Sam" is
a considerable of man. so long as he re-
members that he is one OF the hull people, and
not OF party only and the he may cut a
shine for a spell with what he calls his par
ty-the nature of 'the great family Of the
people" is such, that as soon MS they feel he
ireads on any of their toes they will grum-
Bile, and especially them folks that pay the
taxes-they don't see why they who are calPd
on because they have earn'd property,to pay
the laxes-shoud also be held up as enc
mics OF them folks as haint got any property
yet-if this is the doctrine. then the best
way is for no man to work. A rich man
nowadays is talk'd on by some folks pretty
much as the Quaker did of his dog-now
what on airih can rich man do with his
money in this country2 Does he pile il up
in gold and silver in his cellar2 Not he. il
he has got any mother wit in him-he
knows he didn't make his money tina. way
no, no, he keeps il movin, he loans il out to
them that have good characters and are in
duslrious he builds houses, takes a share in
rail roads and canals and banks, and you
won't catch him doing any thing that will
check prosperity; he don't very often want
office, and il he did he couldn't buy one, nor
lille mother.
The Message is PATTY full Of the causes,
that brought us into our present troubles, and
is ony true on that point as far as it goes
but it don'ttell the hull story. If had telPd
the story of Zekel Biglow's watch "tcizzing"
so-and beginnin Jest arter il begun to "aoiz."
folks would not know to this day what made
it sciz so--but begun at the begnnin ont
and leI'd ho,o Zeke ticitch'd out the balance
,cheet or "kicker," and then the old watch
that had been going as true as the tides for
twenty years-went "uiz" sure enuf. and
soon went 10 smash-and jest so it was in
England-they twitch'd out their "klicker."
jest about the same time, and "aoir'd" away
Jest as we did
I'll tell more about this herearer-and in
my next too III Try and explain sOhat con-
slider another mistake and prilty important
one too--and that is about "priuate bankln'
being CONSIDERED better than corporate banks
lit is long story TO show that bank bills
is small part Of Banking business--and
that the most dangerous part is of very
different natur--and that all our banks could
git along easy enuf-if il was ony their own
bank bills they had to pay in specie-and all
this will try To show. and then see how il