The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-03-27

whist in another il could be procured
al four per cent. or $500. The differ
snCe would be 81 200; and, unieas This
amount eanrbe saved either by reduc-
llonin The wages Of labor, or in some
nlher manner, the ma aufacturer who pays
the highest rate of in!eree, canaO! en-
dure The com,sillion. A high rate OF
interest slnsst always presses EpOn the
wages of labor.
Iflhe gentteman's theory be correct,
Wall street must be arperfsct paradise
6fprosperiy. There, the rate Of inter
>sstfor long time has been permanent
iy high, varying between two aud four
" por C mt month, or between twenty
four and fory-elgbt per cent. per anum.
= Post notss Of the Back Of the U. States
have been discounted freely at two per
cent. per month. With these facts be~
,>iore him, Mr.. Jsffery would not nov
declare. as the Senator informs US he
formerly dld, ".hal this country was the
heaven ofthe poor man and the hell oi
the rich" He might probably reverse
the position, though it would be equally
extravagant one way as the other. A
county ia which rich man can real
ize from twenty ,four to for,y-eight per
cent for HE money, would certainly be
any thing but place oftOrment for him.
. But what is the condition Of poor man
in such countryl When capital com.
y mands such an exHavagant interest tC
iiquidate commercial debts, il will nc
longer be used in the employment Of la
,bor; and hsace poor men must necss-
sarilybe thrown out Of employment -
Such coaditon is any thing but a hea'
~ ven for them.
Tho Senator exclaims with holy hor-
.Eor, tho Stuarts are siiItupon the throne
.>aad Charles the Second has succeeded
Charles the Fret lie has, l think
been very unfortunate 10 this hislorca
allusion, il he Intended to compare on
'Andrew with the frs. Charles. Tn
enemies Of Charles cut off his head
whilst our Andrew politically speaking
cut the heads of all his enemies; an
many Of them were in such terror ofhir
that they dreaded he might turn the me
iaphor, into a reality, and cut off thei
heads in earnest. Charles the Secou
did not succeed Charles the First; NJ
Lord Protector intervened. Althoug
he and the Senator from Kentucky ar
as differen, in other respects as two a
bic and brave men can be, yet whilst h
was speaking. i. struck me that ther
was one striking point of resemblance
between thsm. Aud what, sir, do yo
think that WASH My Lord Protector a
ways began and ended every thing q
the Senator has begun and ended b
speech-with pr aver. Then in regar
TO the second Charles, have little
say. OF all men, the Senator ought
be the last to disparage our Martin.
have heard ola great conquered gener'
who always pronounced his eouquert
to be q very able and brave man, bt
cause, as he historian observes, it wou
have lessened his -,srits Of the vanqus
ed to have been overcome by q fool or
coward. The Senetor, in speaking
Martin, ought rather to exclaIm.
"Crsa, let me call him, for he conquered me
IT. 10 addition, the little magicia
should be victorious over the hero {
Tippacanoe 10 the great battle TO b
foul ght the approaching autumn, and
have full faith ,ha, such will be the re
sult, then hs will go down TO posterl'
with "hls blushipg honors thick uPO
Lim."i