The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-05-26

ing to do with the management of your mo.
ney affairs. Do you take care Of yourselves,
and we will take care of ourselves; we
must and will establish our great Specie
Bank.
Sd. The people are promised, that there
should be distributed among the states for
improvements, large amount of money,
the surplus tressure of the nation. The
Government gave the states a small portion;
and much to the Inconvenience Of the states,
determined to Withhold the rest. What has
become of 1t! All squanderedl The cor
rupt and rliinons policy of the adminis,ra-
ton, has made it so weak and contemplate,
that it cannot fulfil solemn engagements,nor
carry out single measure for releG--they
have ruined themselves with the people
whom they have deceived
4th. They shut their eyes to all perma-
nent improvement of the country, and tole-
rate all sorts of peculation and fraud to de-
cieve the people, and to perpetuate their
own power.
5th. They have destroyed the settled and
regular business of the country, and left
ruin in its place.
The policy of Martin Van Buren, con-
tains the seeds of disaster and ruin, and has
already scattered them over the land, in
which they have taken deep root. Penn
sylvania, is perhaps the only state Of the
Union, which has had the wisdom and
prudence to adopt measures that would
counteract the effect of such policy; and TO
her measures is to be entirely attributed the
continued prosperity Of the. state amidst
such wide spread disaster. While the adj
joining states pursuing nearly the same av-
ocations, have been paraliSed and PROSTATE,
Pennsylvania has continued on in pretty
much her usual manner. having confidence
in herself, and her people in each other.
She has pursued her noble system Of i'm
provement, and her people continued their
employment and enterprise. Thanks to
the wisdom of our state rulers, the great
and good men who, anticipating the storm
that threatened; raised up bulwark for our
protection, which has shielded US from the
storms which have prosIated the business
and industry of the other states.
This is not the time to play the syco-
plant to political power, whether as exer-
cised by the people or by their agents; this
is not the time 10 support which our hearts
condemn. We do cordially despise those,
be they who they may, who advocate rhea-
sures which they know to be wrong, merely
because they believe it will secure to them
an ephemeral popularity, when their daily
acts are giving the lie to their declarations.
To pass over the bands of foreigners, who,
having no interest in the permanence of our
institutions, or not understanding their ma
ture and intention, head meetings to infu-
ence and misead the public mind and abuse
all we cherish and admire, we come to
those native citizens, who TO their shame
be it said, approve and encourage such con-
duct. We have among us such nien-men
who began life with the means which in
dustry and attention gave them-have ac-
quired wealth by the constant use of credit
and the assistance which banks have rem
dered them; yet these men have given their
countenance and support to those whose
whole course has been a fierce and wanton
attack against credit and all Banks, and
they have joined in the general hue and cry
as if disposed to prevent others from the
use of the same means, which enabled
themselves to secure wealth and independ.
ence. Some Of them who assisted to de-
stroy our sound currency, under the delu-
sive promise of gold have issued thousands
of dollars Of irredeefnable shin pIasters.
We have such men in Columbia county
we have marked their course and shall not
again be deluded and deceived by such de-
ception. Therefore,
ReSOlUed-That this meeting assemble
with heartfelt gratitude to all wise aud beni-