The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-01-13

culators, and "aliens in principles, feelings
and interest,"" from Gen. Jackson down
through all the newspapers in the same inte-
rest in which the Argus has been constantly
laboring How does this course compare
with The grand motto Of the Argus Of Fehru-
AIRY II, 1884. We give the words and figures
precisely as they stand in the columns Of the
Argus, as follows:
Ea Let hat man, or nat necspapey, ichiei attempts
70 disturb IA public confidence In he banks Or IN tds
merchants De MARKED AS An ENEMY, AND TREATED As
SUCH"
What could be more decidedly " conserya-
tive" more loyal and patriotic, more timely
then, or more apropos now, than The follow
ing language from the same paper Of Decem-
Der %, 1884.
TINE WAS, when every good citizen lent his aid
10 sustain the local curreneyto protect its sources
from misrepresentation and lis general character
from undeserved depreciation-when all were proud
TO point the stability and credit OF the institutions
more or less associated with the character OF the
Stale, and Immediately connected win the interests
and daily avocaions of the great mass OF the com
muniiy-and when wanion or malicious attempt TO
destroy their credit and 10 produce panic 70 their
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interest in the preservation OF sound and healthy
circulating medium Now, however, there are 10
be found among us those who, al the bidding OF a
powerful corporation, which attempts 10 control the
government and rule the country d6or TO eTette sns
Pici0H againa he State Banks-to tty0Ua Stadeo uer
their credit-to agitaie the community-to produce
alarm and panc--and also predict, with oracular
wisdom and mock sympathy universal distress and
ruin
Nothing would give us higher qualification
thaa to find such just and patriotic sentiments
in the journals now representing the present
views of the administration. But we look in
vain for them. Those journals seem to have
50 completely changed their ground as to be
in every respect in the precise position occu-
pied by the opposition party in 1894. The
friends Of the local currency" beat down the
advocates Of National Bank-fairly over
come in their efforts to support the latter insi-
tuition, they quietly yielded their assent to the
established currency Of the State institutions.
Now we find the "good citizens whp SIS
ainedthc "local currency" and who lrou ned
upon every attempt to destroy its credit, turn
ing their backs upon themselves, towning
upon the local currency, attempting 10 destroy
il altogether, and throwing a shade" over the
credit Of State institutions by charging them
with feloniously "robbing the Treasury of
many millions" Thus, when we reflect upon
the present state Of opinion in relation to the
State Banks and local currency, and ask our
self if they ever had an advocate in this coun-
try, we can only say in the language of the
Argus, the time pds"
In conclusion, that we may not be charged
with any intention to misrepresent, we sub
join the following from the Globe of Thursday
night, from which is to be inferred the views
and policy of those whom that paper repre-
sen,s The credit system" is understood by
the Globe to be the banking system and
commercial credit, which Mr.. Tallmadge
I" would preserve and regulate, but not de-
stroy"
1.-THE credit system as advocated by Mr.. Talmadge
and the Federasts is OF those artificial erped,eats
10 couatcract The natural order Of things. nay The pery
lars of nature, which are nothing than the ord
nances of the God of nature"
"Alas." poor Yorick, The time pas, when
every good citizen lent his aid to sustain the
local currency, and protect its sources from
Misrepresentation" But that time has past,
and now the task remains alone with those
very treacherous" and hostile citizens,
the Conservatives"