Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-12-01

ccHt .n Hme Of peare % h.ye ore prcr,.,lya.
-Ju1aJ ma1-, with ihe prlteu Tor Tie old bank
ior Ue bad passed through the war Of The revulg
ton without rs aid. iu the latter case We had In
CURED heavy deli. Ia orier 10 meet which 4
becln.e necessary To- lay he irsttax Tor uro,,r.
uon-stli ihe mlchuo was not complete. 4 "a
mn Of iis-ll was a ngly, without a Bank 10 en,.
Die tie Government To collect aud disburse its
revenues. The tariff and the Bank are twin SIS
teTs. They wefe both ushefcd into existence a,
the same ume--thcy were both intended as en-.
gines OF oppression on the South, to enrich the
North, and he that supports one, supports both.
/ We OF the South have been ground TO the dust by
ITS effects. The tariff has been the osiensible
means OF torture, while the bank has been he
agent by which lis designs has been cnEsumn,al-
ed. Without a Bank the revenues of the country
would have been collected in specie, measure
which would al all times act as a preventive to
protecting tariff. This IS the reason why the
BANK lari gentry are so clamorous against the
sub Treasury. They know that whenever the
law shall require The duties to be paid in gold and
SILVER, II Will necessarily bring all high duties
down, because It curlas the means of the I'M
porting Merchant TO pay them. Who believes
That II tie duties had been paid in gold and silver
from the beginning Of the Government TO the
present. that the odIous tariff Of "a and '26 would
ever have been passed. None. No man is so
foolish. Whenever the currency of country
Is brought to specie standard, IT regulates every
species Of trade and commerce, and brings mat |
tefs and things to their common sphere. Have |
we not seen that the banks can TO day by an IL /
a. rntnpioIcI, i l.. a
row by reilux produce general scene 81 ter. |
ror and dIsmay.
Spare me my conntrymen, from a further ane.
madFefsion on this palnlr, .ubiec. Let the
scenes iain'I'ar of our COAT houses on the DAYS
OF election speak IT, las subject. ask my coun.
ny ~ l''"Sc "n'. @dswer this question; Had the
,"''"cy ~ l.ls county been u metallic one or
;" '4u''a eui, think YOU that you would have wit
'eSeed the scenes Of distress so fequent before
VoH eyes Yet IN the face Of all these mise
rios which have been heaped on US by the banks,
our community n mean those whose interest it
Is to have banks,) seem TO stand up and tell US
that we cannot get along without Banks-we
must have more banks--b banks uFon banks must
'e created 10 make money moe plenty We
we're once happy people-what has brought us
0 our present state of degeneracyl Our situa-
ION IS not without parallel. When the children
IT Israel were brought out of Egyptian bondage
md settled IN the land of Canaan, hey were for ,
'l0 years happy people, while they were gov
rned by Judges or governors Of whom Samuel
vas the last. But IN process OF time they be-
anne restless and inpatient, that they desired I
ing TO the end, thut they might be like me other
ATOMS Of the earth. The good old prophet
samuel, put them off from time to tine, but at 8
snSth 'hey became 50 impatient that their wise y
enetaclor and creator directed Samuel 10 give
lem KING, before which however he should
'arn them faithfully Of the consequences. This
God man assembled them together, and hear
NAT he SAID TO them on that important occasion, ~
and ne SAID tins Will be the manner Of the king II
at shall reign over YOU. lie will take your tc
ms and appoint them for himself, for his char =,
Is, and to be hs holsemen and some shall :,
n before his charIots And he will appoint them u
plans over thousands, and captains over Gf1es,
III VIII set lhem to ear his ground, and to reap his
rvestand to make his instruments Of war,and in. te
Iuhenls oil his charots; 8he iltake your daugh- ia
RS to be conect onalles and to be cooks and to y,
bakers. And no will take your fields and yonr -
neyards, and your olive yards, even the best of y
enl and give them TO his servants. And he
u take the tenth fjour seed, and fyour vine v
rds, and give them to bis officers, and 10 his Y,
wants And he will take your men servants, a
your maid servants, and your goodies. young =
N, aud your asses, and put them 10 his work,
he viii take the tenth Of your sheep, and ye "
all be his servants" ii
sha'' attempt no parody upon this most sa- a
60 homlly, but seriously request all thinking II
'i'vdua's when they read il, to substitute the
ord Bank for King, and see how aptly il APP :
les to our present deranged situation.
CURTlUg.