Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-10-19

advocates for strong government, es'ao-
lished over the people; flor they always
feared their capacity and virtue tor sell
government,) turned their attention to
the funding system. and the MONETARY con-
Germs of the country, believing that by
that means they might effect that which
they had failed to obtain in the convention.
A United States bank, with privileges to
charter monopolies by Congress, was aP-
piled for, but in that too they failed.
Hamilton, Morris, and their comPeers,
true to their federal purposes, never lost
sight of their darling plan of governing,
if not by force by fraud--at all events,
they were determined that the few should
rule. And as they could not have SEN
ate for life, they took advantage of neces-
sity, and established a money king over
the states. During his reign, Supported
by his federal barons, the branch and
state banks, federalism waxed strong.
On the other hand, the Democratic par
ty-that party which is composed Of the
industrious, productive portion of the COM
munity are in favor of such laws, and the
impartial administration of them, both
state and national, as will produce the
greatest amount of good to the greatest
number. Consequently they are the ad-
vocates of equality ofrights, and the en-
mics of all laws that create distinction be-
owecn man and man, or between one por-
ton af the community and another, Cor.
rectness of department and principle, su.
perior mental powers, and devotion to the
interests Of our common country confer
the only distinctions they can allow.
The system of monopoly and soulless
corporations not responsible Immediately
to the people are at variance with demcc-
racy, because they confer exclusive rights
and privileges on enc set Of men which
are denied to all the rest of the communi-
ty: the principles of which forbid the
comforting of right upon any corporate boz
DIV of which the humblest individual is de-
prived.
The democratic party have labored
from the commencement of our govern
ment tocurtail the influence of banks, and
to correct their abuses. The great apes
tie of democracy, Thos. Jefferson used
the best energies Of his powerful mind in
opposition to United States bank He
set his face against it MS great national
evil. He also recommended an entire
separation of government from banks, and
that the money collected from the people
should be kept in the treasury where it
would be independent of banks, stockjob-
bers and the host of oilers who live by
borrowing and lending the money colec'
ted from the people. lie was the first to
recommend separate and independent
treasury system as approved by Van Blu
rem and every other sound politician ant
democrat in the Union. Who for mo
ment can suppose that it was intended by
the fathers of the republic that none,
should be collected from the people ant
given to banks to lend out to SPECTATORS
Or o be placed in banks irresponsible t
the people and beyond their influence an
control-than which nothing could b
more dangerous to the safety or welfar
of our institutions, nor more at varianc
with the best interests oCthe people. There
fore we think that no man who calls hin
selfa democrat will give his vote for an
one who does not 60 for the constitution
al treasury, and total and eternal sep'
ration Of bank and state.
From what we have shown in this a
ticle we think it will appear evident
the unprecedented reader that the wings,
federalists are and have been the adv
Gates for the banks; and that bankiu
state and national, is the means they U.
to govern the many, as it is calculated
: promote the interests Of the few to Il
prejudice Of the many.
!. INDEPENDENT TREAsURY-A whig p
If per says shat all past experience goes
j. shows that plan for keeping the publ
e money SO unsafe or so perncious in
tendencies on morals of public officers W
s, never devised by the ingenuity ofman.'
V, What experience does the wing edit