True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-01-19

lion grows IN years, We hnd thAt pnet laws UNI "E""
Lions unequal the exigences Of the present day.
SO insidous, subtle have become the modes Of at
tack Of thu money power, that the liberty Of the citizen
is in imminent danger. During ,hs lust twenty years.
money has been seeking centres in every neigh
borhood, village and city in the Union Proean like,
ii has assumed The dress Of Incorporated in
stu'ions. Forbidden by statutes from accumulasing
under individual industry and descending thus to pos
terity it flies associations Of individuals and seeks to
yrannae society through legal creations Of ten
twenty, thirty Fifty years standing Nine hundred Of
these petty, exclusive tyrannes have grown up in ~
land and they eat the bread Of idlene,s preyng
upon the industry Of him who gains his livelihood by
the labor Of his own hands, There is scarcely sec.
lion Of the country, that is governed by the
factional influence, created by these money powers
They are all animated BY the same breath, and that
breath is inmical the interests Of the mechanic
the planter, the farmer and the laborer. With these
facts and reflections before US, what j. to be done7 =
What are the people to dot
"Power is always stealing from the many TO the
few" IL truism that ought TO be remembered by
all who value their personal and property rights.
The money power is the father Of political power,
and when that steals from the many 10 the few,
is almost impossible to get il back. Witness tho
years Of misrule which the people have submitted
to, from the general government. Wines the
long Of party ,yrtany that heretofore has sig.
nal zed the government Of New York. And why
has this been! Because, the party in power, poe.
sessed the money influence, and that influence
enabled il to pursue is own career, in despite Of
the people. Even now, in this state, through the
mean, Of u faction pr"fessing 10 b Wings, set
Of men possessing vast money influence, seek 10
get possession Of the political reins. If that set
or faction succeed, the Of state will be driven
over the necks Of the people, and the public good
be made to yield to private aggrand zemen'.-
What therefore is to be done! Must the people
and their representatives remain sup,ne aud aid
the money power to mount into the political seat, :?
Look ing to our own state for the application Of
these reflections, will the country members be
,odwink ed and ban,boosled by the oncy influence
' Of city faction! Will they yield like lambs
going to the slaughter, the letters already begun
{, be rvet.ed on their limbs by the bank speculu-
I tors of New Orleans! Lot them arouse from their
:, le.hargy, while it is time, and shake IF the
. enemies Of their rights. But what are they to
q do, TO put down the juno that seek to govern
J. The s.ae,--.hat odious money and bank faction
: which would sacrifice every Thing at the shrine Of
= sclf-nggrandizemcn,! We will tell them.
J, Let your motto be;-DlfrrsE wEALTn;-DlFrusE
;r WEALTH! Ii is the true watch. word Of liberty
!, Grid on the Of siv liberty, and with thes,
), words:eo forth your mission, conqusrng and
!, | CONQUER. Assemble yonr forces, members from
% the country, and resolve to act apnr. from an un
b, due city influence. Draw up a hill granting thu
- privileges OF FREE BANKING to any one man or SC
- Of men in the community. Bring i. before your
W selves, sitting as n Legislature. Discuss it wei
r. md make it, if possible, perfect. Pass it into
=, law of the land. Adjourn and go home to you
. constituents, and ere six months roll round. 20
. will find tina, trade will rrviv,-.ha, homes, indus
Try will NICE, with its reward, that the many wi
have and hold the power which Of right belong
- to ,hem,-'hat mushroom fac'i'n Of New Orlcan
y will have died a natural denh,-,hat your ski ee
y Banks now in existence will be governed by
" system Of policy looking 10 the good Of the man.
that prosperity and happiness will fall TO the !,
" Of all your fellow citizens, from the lowest io III
" greatest. When you shull have do e this at
gu when you shall have thus broken down the pet,
~ yrannes Of Banks now among ns, by infnsing II
's' wholesome ingrcdicn, Of competition into yo'
ne monetary system, you will have acted as bee; n
~ freemen, representing frecmen, whose esprci
'"r duty it is,, proven, power from "seuling f.,
NJ The mnny TO the fcw.' Un'il yon do This, you n
%" but portion of the Wing parry in name.
{" Wings, in your nc,e. gentlemen Of the Senate Al
~ i"usc of Representatives OF Louisiana!
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IN. Firc.-A fire broke ont On Thurslar event
nm abnu, 10 o'clock in the rear Of the building
in Char,res street. occupied by NJ, SIS. Georgian
out CO., next TO the G 'urier printing OFF,. ri
hin flames were suhdued, through the nc:ivi,y NJ
i'm exer,ions OF the fire department., without n gre
i've deal Of injury, nj h ugh, time consi;cra'
to npprchens'"ns were entertained, from the hi.
to win !, thai the whole block would be- consumed