Litchfield enquirer., 1838-03-29
FOR THE ENQUIRER.

FOR THE ENQUIRER.
| To the Mechanics and Working Men of Litch-
field County.
Fellow C1rItENs-Our last weeks journey in pur-
suit of Spectators and overtraders brought to the
threshold Of the little monsters gates and having
time to lose lei us enter without ceremony, and lest
the overtraders within should escape by some back
door, / would advise few to remain outside, and
should they attempt it, why seize them and hand
them over to the Col. yonder, who doubt would
give them quarters in his grated rooms. But hist,
here we are in the midst of this cage OF "unclean
birds" don't you smell sulphur? But who have we
here Spectator of course and trader on bor-
rowed capital" else why is he here Let US sift his
transactions to the bottom. and depend upon it
shall learn more from what we can now see with our
own eyes than all the Postmasters and Probate Judg-
es in the county could tell us, should they even put
their mouths far enough out of shape to speak the
truth Our Spectator has filled his pocket book with
"rags, and is about going-but STOP Mr.. Spectator,
there is something little mysterious in that transact
ton in which you exchanged little piece Of paper for
a thousand dollars of those "rags." What was the
nature Of that piece Of paper? It was note Who
gave you that note ? My customer in New York
was made in my shop. How long had that note to
run Four months. Why did you not wait till the
four months had expired? wanted the money
What use had you for it? shall apply it to the pay
ment of my debts. Will you give us list of those
debts In the first place, have bill of stock bought
for my shop coming due next week; next, there is
the Smith who has repaired my tools, the Shoemaker,
the Butcher, in short there is not mechanic in my
neighborhood but who has done more less for me,
and am also indebted to many farmers for provisions,
wood, &c. How much do you need for oil these pur-
poses I? Five hundred dollars perhaps. But you have
thousand in your pocket, will you be good enough
to tell us why you have thus overtraded by taking
more than you want for what specializing purpose
you intend applying the remaining five hundred
o yes, / have forty hands in my employ, whose wa
ges will swallow it up in few days.
Is this specimen of the speculation for which that
bank is to be destroyed? Is the specie of that bank
to be transferred from its vault into the Subtreas
ury for other purpose than to put out Of the pow
of that bank to buy the note that man has just
changed for money which goes into your hands the
next hour? Is this the speculation the government
calls on you to aid in putting down? Where else
but in that bank can that man get the cash for that
note Do you not see that every dollar Of that mon
ey goes either into hands for wages, to
replenish his stock on which are again employed
| Have you ever received dollar since you came out
of your apprenticeship but what came from that, or
some sister bank in precisely the same way? No,
never dollar, and although neither you nor may
ever have occasion to the face OF bank director
in all lives, yet when those vile spectators, our
employers, told by those government hated banks
that their specie has gone into the Sub Treasury and
therefore they cannot buy notes. from that day there
10 no regular employment for But do they tell you
that this is not all that other spectators supplied
| with borrowed capital at this bank? All, who are
they? Is it the merchant, the farmer the miller, the
pork.buyer, the gran-buyer the drovcr the cheese
buyer, or any other buyer7 hope it is for know
that they will buy only from those who wish to cell,
and sell only To those who wish to buy.
But is there another class Of spectators, invisible
and unknown, that these banks supply, whose I'M
seen operations are sapping the foundations Of our
morality and prosperity? Where ore they In our
journey last week we visited one, -four Spectator
in New-York, and found, vile as he was he sold his
Hour less than we could buy Of own miller. Have
we overlooked them Are they consregated in our
large cities Although think they are most Of them
on board Of the Styling Dutchman," yet will can
ddly confess that do not know that some of them
might not be found in the large markets if they are
there. let them there remain and bite and devour each
other till like the Kilkenny Cats there shall be moth
ing left but their nails but let not their sins be WIS.,
tied upon our heads. The wicked thousands of Sod
ON were to be spared If ten righteous persons could be
found within Il, but our government, wiser than Om-
impotence, has reversed the order of punishment
here the gneas thousands are first destroyed before
the unrighteous are even known. But it is said the
banks refuse to pay SPECIE and it is said in truth but
why did they? When tho "wisest and best" had
destroyed the U. States Bank, and that willy plan for
establishing the Pet Banks was arranged, by which
operation the whole revenue of the country was
brought to bear on Mr. Van Burens election, the old
General sat down in comparative quiet having as he
thought exterminated his enemy and secured the ex-
altation OF his friends He congratulated HIMSELF that
he had secured The only two objects for which he was
reelected, but his quiet soon disturbed tor be-
hold the old bank reappeared with all her BRAN
ches. nor the government deposits but with her old
President and all her former capital; she came how
ever as state institution, which placed her beyond
the reach Of presidential dictaton What was to be
done1 For her to exist in any shape would deprive
Andrew jackson Of all the glory acquired during two
Presidential terms. 1t vainly hoped that the peo-
pie would call her bills rags" and together with the
Pet Banks effect her ruin, but the confidence Of the
people remained unimpaired. They still received her
bills. and the Pet banks soon found that she was an
over match for them all. The unhOly purpose was
then formed Of break: lOwn the whole banking
system. Pets and al. f = that she could not sur
vive general crash. 44'tne government broke too
why no matter, Mr.. Van Buren, was already elected