The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-08-22

the United States. We consider il sec
ond Declaration of Independence, meas
ure calculated to carry out the principles of
Democracy, and to restore in practice the
long abandoned principles of the Federal
Constitution, by efecing complete sep
aruiion of the government from the Banks
entrusting the custody Of the public money
to responsible oflicers--preventing the
Banking institutions of the country from
oaning out the public money for the bere-
fit of their stockholders, thus rendering
themselves incapable Of paying the Gov
eminent draughts when presented, and ere
sting ruinous expansions and contractions
of paper money, which have so often pros
trated the entire business operations Of the
community.
ReSoIUed-That inasmuch as no effectu-
al legal provision had heretofore existed for
keeping and dlsbursing the public revenue,
the passage Of the Independent Treasury
bill was necessary and imperiously called
! for, that the treasure Of the Country should
be in the custody prescribed by law, rather
than left to the uncontrolled discretion Of
any officer OF the Government.
ResolUed-That whilst the Independent
Treasury Bill will, by the collection of the
revenue in gold and silver, exercise salu.
tary influence over the Banks Of the c0un-
try and compel them TO keep on hand a
larger amount Of gold and silver than they
usually have done, yet it will by no means
prevent the necessity Of thorough and ra-
dical Bank reform. such as that recommea-
ded to, and earnestly enforced upon the
Legislature of Pennsylvania, by Governor
Porter, at the late session of the Legisla-
ture.
, Resolved-That the present distress Of
the people is the natural and necessary ef-
, feet of those ruinous expansions and con-
t fractions to which the currency Of the
, country has been subjected by the action o.
the Banks and what is falsely called the
| credit system; and Judging of The future by
! the past, who believe the same evil mus
continue periodically TO rcsur from thesG
. IcaNses, after short intervals of deiusive
prosperity unless the Legislature shall es
sentially and radically reform our entire
Banking system, and, above all, shall make
: any future suspensions of specie payments
l an instant and irreyersib!e forfeiture Of theil
charters.
, ResoiUed-That we hold it TO be cardi
d nal principle of Democracy, never to be de
D parted from in practice, that when man i
: placed before the people as as candidate TO
the highest and most responsible situation
: of public trust, there should be made, ell
9 ther by the party who put him forth, or ,ht
/, candidate himself, fair, full, and frank ex
n position of his principles and of the coarst
4 Of conduct which he will pursue if elected
a and that party and its candidates whose
avowed course Of action is TO make no dec
: laratioa of their principles for the public
: eye, are unworthy of the support OF free
: men.
G Resolusd-That we recognize, in tn
: combination of self-styed Wings. Anti
y masonS and abolillonlsts, composing tn
$ present opposition to the Democratic part,
i of the Union, and its candidates, all the odi
GUS principles of ancient federalism, anon
q which we must notice.
/. Their hostility to the equal right 0
suffrage in all citizens of the Republic VIII
: contribute TO its support.
d 2. Their opposition to the reception ant
naturalization Of foreigners as eyInced:-
, BY making them undergo probation O
fourteen years before naturalization, in tn
meantime compelling them 10 bear arms il
s defence of the country and contribute accor
ding to their means TO the support of Go
- vernment.
G By subecting them to an ungracious sur
h velance and harrassing oppression uRde
the Alien Law Of the elder Adams.
f In attempting to deprive foreigners Of tn
right which they now have, oil pre-emptioI
i to public lands on which they may have
settled, intending to become citizens and t
5 pay for and occupy such lands for Perma
a neat residences.
3. Their attempts to consolidate the Go
7 vernment of the Union, and thus virtually
swallow up the State Governments, by iOr
| ced and unnatural constructions of the pro
visions of the Constitution of the U. s. ant
giving to the general government by impll
cation and construction powers never con
templated by those who framed that inslru
ment.
4. Their attempts TO restrain the liberty
! of the Press and the liberty of Speech ant
, to restrict lreemen from investigating lh'
measures and conduct of public men, unde
: severe pains and penalties.
1 5. In uniformly, whenever they have hat
, power, abusing It and tramPlng under foo
tbe rights nj the citizanz s0uanderinU thl