Litchfield enquirer., 1838-03-22


the government proclamation extend to them? Are
they NOT Overtraders? Howthen can they employ me?
hear they are turning off those they have already
Ah says the father, did not know that, don't KNOW
what you can do but see now, you can 60 west But
the son replies, must have money for that; the 60
vernment do not encourage overtrading by selling
land on credit.
True again, answers the old man, and they must
have specie too, and that's right and shall have o
little next year when the crop is sold; the mechanics
and laborers must eat, and they will squeeze out
enough specletO keep their jaws in motion, no doubt
OF that. Where are they get specie, father? Isee
IN the proclamation that the government are to lock up
the gold in sort OF thousand legged box. Get il
says the old man, why get it of their emplovera-
True, tather they have where else 10 get. ann
pose, but where are their employers get it first No
matter, replies old thick skull they don't get me the
real government currency wont sell them potaoe,
LII sell my produce to-to-tO the merchants All.
father, don't you see that they too are SPECTATORS
where will they getit )? don't care, raves the old
man, the government right the party say SO it il
democratic to have specie; tell you there is enough
locked up in the bank at Etchfeld to buy two such
iarms aud Iii have out so 60 about your business
and not think Of specializing yourself rich there 10
the old farm you may have when have done with it.
so vote tor the government and shrk for yourself How
devoted must be that patriotism which induces this
old gentleman to sacrifice the prospects of that son.
and to offer him living victim on the altar of that
modern moloch. Good bye my old friend; when those.
enormous pockets are piled with gold and the sub-
treasury too. that youngser whom the old book Gala
Methusaleh will be astonished at your age But sea
yonder goes your son running with all his might to-
lie Nvh ri :v
dsnherit him, you may spare yourself that pleasure,
the government has done it for you both.
1t is not likely, we to continue the search that
we shond find among the farmers more fragrant act
OF dlsobedence than the last but before we leave our
TRENDS we must ourselves join with the government
IN pressing home upon them the charge of overtradng,
but while we become their accusers let them bear in
mind that the overtrading of which we complain isa
very different thing from that which the government
prohibits. know it will imply want Of filia respect
on our part, inasmuch own existence is the re-
suit OF that overrading which mean, nevertheless
we must mention it, but with all that veneration and
respect which children ought to feel when they expos
u'ate with their parents. -.
Why then have you SO literally obeyed that law
which requires you to multiply and repensh the earth?
Or why rather have you been so exenplary obedient
to the hrst clause of the comment, and comparatively
so negigently unmindfu of the last Do you not see
that you have overtraded this way faster than the
earth needed replenshing? Or in other words, your
farmers multiplied faster than your farms In fact 30
prolific has been your industry, that, were it not for
throwing doubts on our own legitimacy, we might al
most be induced to you of having in the bust
ness the facilities Of borrowed capital but it would be-
wrong to name it, particularly as it might induce the
government TO visit with fresh proof of their
benevolence. Do you not that your eager obedi-
ence of this precept, has compelled you throw nu-
merous part of your offspring like toundlings into the
workshops and manufactures? And because our
brows may be little blackened with the dust of our
several trades, will you dsown US, and give us up to
that government whose tender mercies are cruel p
Nay more. will you lend the government your aid to-
fasten on us that system which must annihiate our
last hope? u l~.
Where else shall we look for speculation Il it that
n'erche:t who is guilty? Yes like our old friend the
farmer he has bought part of his stock credit and
this is trading on borrowed capitals and because he
expects profit his goods no is Spectator What
on earth is the difference between him and the farmer?
Both buy credit in part both buy for one purpose to
gain wealth How does he overtrade Isl in selling
you all the eoodsye want, and no more Is It the
provoked the ire of the government? Like the mer-
chant and farmer, they have bought and sod and fer
the same purpose; and while they were undistnrbed
by the government currency thinkers, did they not fill
their places in the community usefully any other
class? Was there any other class which gave as many
of us employ profitable But am addressing those
who understand this part Of the subject, Is that man
an injurious Spectator who buys the dairy of whole
town? Is there any thing bought and sold in our coun
ty but for the purpose ogetting gain? Where then is
all this objectionable speculation which has been on
the tongue of the party for the last three years, until
they have put down all honest trade, if not all specu-
lation. Perhaps they will point you the large cities
Let us then go to Newly at once, where the Loco
focos last winter inflicted the government penalty on
two or three flour Spectators Here then at last we
find SPECTATOR monopolizer of the peoples flour,
poor dear people. He it is for whose crimes the
rency Of this great nation has been destroyed, and
you and either robbed of our employment or greatly
curtailed Fellow citizens, let us hang him once in
his own store. Get the halter ready but first in order
that we may condemn him out of his own vile mouth,
let me ask him one question Mr.. Spectator on the:
peoples bread, how do you sell -four No overt radng
No answering on borrowed capital
How do you sci four7 Eight dollars barrel. The
devil you do? That is two dollars cheaper than the
miller in county sells it, and he buys his wheat Of
the farmers direct without any speculation. There is
some mystery here we have got the wrong shop
No, my fellow citizens, in the right shop here
ARE all around the prints Of Locooco finger nails