Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1838-11-24

yited him and his colleague, Prentiss, to
partake Of a public dinner-such BAG ),
chanalian festival, doubtless, as the Wings
are wont to celebrate throughout the
country, froD, the sober City of Boston to
NeW-Orleans. Verify, these Wings are
the greatest COMMANDERS we ever read
of, they surpass all the "big eaters" that
we hao any account Of in our childhood
We should not be at all surprised if they
we're to divide themselves into the Big.
findings and the Little-Endings. If poor
Prentiss is not already surfeited with Fed
eral Capons, Turkeys, Pumpkin-Pies and
Wine, he must certainly have the diges-
tive apparatus Of an Ostrich. Bat to re-
turn to TOMS (cf laughing memory letter.
After telling them how very sorry he is
that he can't go among them and give
them an opportunity to eat and drink with
him 'as a token of esteem and confidence
he bursts out in loud lamentations about
"some of the Wings Of this and other
States joining the enemy, an enemy that
has forced upon the country Proclama-
ton, a Force Bill. &C." This novice
legislator has given more than one exam
pie of his ignorance Of the past history of
this country, and it is highly probable
that he does not recollcct that CLAY, Web
ster and all the leading Federalists with
whom he and his colleague acted at the
last Session of Congress, approved of the
Proclamation, and gave hearty and en-
ergetic support to the Force Bill. But he
assures them that he has not vet gone O.
yer, nor never will. Toprove this, he de-
clares how cordially he hates the Sub
Treasury, and avows his determination to
support National Bank, aye, with "soul
and body" even unto the end He is
man OF stability, "no change" says he,
"has been wrought upoE my mind in rela-
ton to the great questions, Sab Treasu-
ry and National Bank" Wonderful.
'no change wrought" upon him in sir
months. Until the Ethiopian changes his
color, or the Leopard his spots, there will
be no danger of change in this simple
ton politician. Hear how wisely he dis
courses:
"The resumption of specie payments
ny the state banks, which has taken
place in many of the states, and will
probably soon take place in the rest,
will remove many of the difficulties in
the way of commerce, and relieve much
Of the distress of the country"
Who would have thought it?--On he
goes,
"This state Of things may divert the
attention Of the people for while,
from the establishment of a National
Institution, competent at all times to
afford sound, uniform and general
currency"
1t seems that he has thoroughly imbibed
The notion that National institution
would prove complete regulator, and
secure us for the future against those evils
we have so often suffered. And may be
50. We could believe it were we convin-
led that ne was prophet, or even the
'on Of prophet, but until then we must
udge Of the future by the past. How
Institution proved at all times to
lfford sound. uniform and general cur
ency, let history tell. No further back
han 1918 and 10, we see that the United T
states Bank, clothed with ample practical
ontrol over the currency of the country,
nd in full operation, by its mismanage- n,
nent precipitated the country from state
unexamPled prosperity into oneuaf ruin
nd unheard Of distress. This National
after having stimulated enter a
rise and encouraged speculation to an un-
ue extent, by expanding the currency to
ne enormous amount of one hundred and ii
IN millions; in short space of time very
Iddenly reduced it to forty-fiye millions,
Jus, at once overwhelming all classes of
'ciety with embarrassment, and many of
lem with total bankruptcy and destruc- fro
on; if we examine the evidences of the TO
stress of that period, we shall find thatit =.
as muck greater than the pressure we BE-,
I'VE just passed through. And why did an