Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1837-01-18

which appeared in the last Milwaukee Adv.
Mr.. EDIroR,
ills gratifying all times TO witness recourse
Iof a free people, determined to advocate their
own rights in their own way, and have been
particularly grati6ed within these few days
to observe the ind gnation with which our
citizens without party OF sectional distictlons,
have repealed the attempt, through corrupt and
deceptive means, to fastcn upon us al, odious
institution, for the benefit of specializing stock
! jobbers, who have no interest with US. 9th 7
tn n to drain from us the essence of our labor,
and share their booty in distant State.
One would s,,ppose from the number Of
! Bank Charters, granted by our Legislature at
M session, that TIT: Bank mania was e..
NOR, prevalent in Wisconsin than the Land
sheen ,ion mania. N 4 impression Isl. that
the latter is not yet quite up to ferer heat,
and If the other is above that stage, there is
pretty good evidence before Us, that the pubs
lie will give it a. cooe and bring It to proper
level. Our legislas 'rs have not thought pre-
per to be guided bystle pr'n'oent exam OF ie
gislation adopted neighbor MIS-
sonri. sa,e sound precebs.s so oi.en re'tera-
| ted by our venerated President, ana TO cap the
climax of absurdity and deceit, til. !, movers and
prime operators in obtaining thu Charter
,Shi was 30 gracipusly conferred en- ou'
place. profess-.avc prnf .s--tc be etr'enS; " to
the pres-nt administration. They call then. !
selves democrats! but do the people believe
Them!
While on this subject, l would PROFOUND to
Mr.. Rufus Pa ks. one sor two enquiri' 9. in the
here that his hiohness. will deign to give the
people Of this place plata .answer It's true.
as has been reported as coming from yourself
Dr. m
Of stock in tho Milwaukee Bank, Mr.. John
Cramer OF N. Y. and his son-in-law broker
in Waii-street, and your brother arctic be the
principal holders, and that yourself would be
the prime representative here Of those gentle-
men, as President Of the Institution. If this
be so, then allow me 70 ask if YOU, or they,
supposed the people here would remain aui-
,escent until you should saddle and fix upon
them so disagreeable bnrthen.
The people, sir are no friends to an irrcspou-
sible monopoly in any guisc, and particularly
so when subjected to foreign control.
Letthese enquiries be answered as they NAV.
one thing, presume. will be freely admitted.
viz. that YOU were quite jealous and active in
urging the passage ofsfhat measure by the
Legislature: perhaps though pair otto motives
as ben:ft 10 Mhcauhee, in which am not
aware that you possess any property interest,".
whatever may hive been your motive, / will
beg leave to ask whether the Government
have sent Won here to act as regulator Of Mil
wankee affairs. or merely to discharge the dur
ties Of your o1ics a::oraine - Inc. Here
by hang some questions which will be asked
at proper time, in a legal form. is it any
part Of your duty to mix in orr family Jars,
and aggravate sectional fealing by striking Sc
crctly those springs. which can only produce
n hrs ~l,o IL I,
obtained by sfratagsm. il it could moi by force !?
Is this sentiment wcrtuy Of public officer.
f-ssrr,re- FL si.e STATEN which you CO.
cnp7! And is such the man who is &c be
President Of the Milwaukee Bank, and con-
troll the monetary operations Of this section Of
tho country! Heaven forfand! am hanny,
sir to hold up in contrast your intermcddlinr
propcnsitics. the cautious forbearancc and gen.
ssiefl1niy department Of the gentleman who
occupies the next room TO YOU; and who in
csrn sxion with yourself has charge of the govs.
interests here. Such mon gro an honor TO the
country. and ]. as citizen, should like 10
see them more generally placed in her impor-
tant trusts. Col. Morton, sir is gentleman
whose exampleI would commend for your imi-
tation. lc attends strictly to the dutioe of his
once, and allows the domestic diaicul,ie, Of
the town 70 take care cf themselves
the times. thafN new era is soon tn commence
IN our country in relation to banking: that pnb-
lie scnt,ment is rapidly CHANGING on this snb.
iecf. and that ere long the banking monopolies.
bcgotten by avaricc. born in eorrun,icn and
matnred by fsaud, which now throng the
country. WI be swept into oblivion: and a
free banking system based on real cao;fal and
reel resoo''sibiltY will fill the void
circumstances 80 nnansnimonsly agreed
70 nv our business men and citizens generally.
and forwarded TO CONGRESS. prsving their re-
lection OF osr Bank hill. will. II granted nv
them. render some aid in producing this desira-
BILE result in our Young and r;sinr Territory.
INTERLOPER.
Col Be'afon and The erpunging
resolution. We perceive bv the pro-
:ceedings Of the United States Senate.
that that steriinn and .o...:. n.