The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-29

the whole currency ofthe country, ex. d
cluded the constitutional medium, and I
taken it's place, in spite Of the Constitu-
tion2-Has it not acquired control over :
all labor made both tributary 10 its cof- ,
fers-impsred the obligations between
man aud man--transferre The earnings i
of labor to hands that labor noll Has I
il not established among US corporate
monopolies without number, and pri-
vleged., order Of men, where equality Of
rights is eujoined by the organic lava
But. above all has it not secretly and
slyly insinuated itself into all the forms
Of political dltfased corruption
through the whole frame and texture of
our Government Has itnot, lin thou-
sands fthose who claim the first rank
in society, brought down every public
every individual viriue-every quality
that ennobles and expands the human
heart-patriotism, honor. truth, justice,
courage, genius-every thing moral and
intellectual in man; has il not brought
down these, and all Of these, in base
subordnation 10 avarics alone? Where,
in these men, are now TO be found that
glow Of patriotism, those noble sen.l>
ments, devoting the whole man 10 his
whole country; that heat and energy Of
soul which fred their fathers onward to
revolution and liberlyl Nowhere-now-
here But, bent beneath the stern des-
; potism ofa single passion, and that the
lowest ip the meanest breast, they prowl
through life, servile to the power which
enables them TO plunder, and insolent 10
t tie victim-people who are plundered by
them. ..oa Jsr.
a Nor yet is that all. Has j. not par
alyzed the manufacturing energies and
resources ofthe country--cOuniervai
: the incidental protection of your tariff
0 rendered your factories incapable even
with the AID Of law, not only Of compe-
: ting with British labor in the market Of
}. The world, but incapable, also Of compe.
A. ! lilion on our own soil? Have not such
= been it's effects upon the manufacturing
ST interesis, as demonstrated most clearly
Or but day or two since, IN the powerful
, Senator from S. Carolina (Mr. CAL
u. houn?) And whence, sir, but from this
!" az source, have originated our State debts
G, oft~o hundred millions of dollars? Have
n not these, 10 the very last far'hing, beer
NJ incurred by advances made by English
men, not in money, but in fabrics o
A British factories, 10 the almost total ex-
A. tinction Of our owni But by what pro
X cess has this been accomplished In the
IN first place, the banks of the two coun.
'e tries being as they are but parts, to rec
:. upon and receive its impulse from ,bs
~ central power, That power abides wher,
/ The capital is aggregated, by which th'
IL system is stimulated into life and action
ne 10 London, then, the controlling powe
" is found; and how is it connected Will
" the British Governme nt Z British man.
ulactnres-British commercially ritisl
abor--Brtish interests aud policy
British ambition-with every thing Brit
" W ish, and with nothing else. Every Bri
n, tish instinct, therefore, necessaril,
he prompts that people to enlarge the pape
Dir ,ystem among US, because, while tha
y, ~ country holds the controlling power o
by the system, hereinAueuce over this, Dol,
MS political and commercial, must be PRO-
I'd portIona.e 10 its enlargement. For ihi
"a. "a. reason it is, that British policy and Bri
H. u. ,ish capital have ever acted 10 concer
I'D with the Federal party; in multiplying
Ter banks, initiating the currency, and rive
RI" ting The system T. IN us, For this rea
ne 1on It is, also,i British goods are 8
we readily sent 10 Il .s country IN the foru
my Of loans, to be converted into bank cap
'u- tal-into State and company debts
o,' en And thus we are not only rendered tr
Of butary 10 them 10 the amount Of interes
in but Ii kewise in the form Of a proft-pay
has ing purchaser O. manufactures, even bt
the yond our wants; and which we are pre-
hIblted from making for ourselves. b
The power that chooses to make the
for us. BY these means. too, British
o, fuence over our public affairs is eve
y hour expanding itself-entering mo
u. deeply, more fatally. into all our coul
n. sells. No wonder, then, that more th'
Wv fifty out oftwo hunded millions of Sta
debt, incurred to English capitalists,
borrowing their calicoes and broa
ltal cloths, should have been invested
the bank stock alone. For every additio
ma. all bank contributes its issues and di
his counts to swell the paper currency
hin increase the desire, and: furnish I
in means; Of buying etill more British ia
the ncs-to force men companies and StaI
al. still deeper into debt; 10 close our ia
and tories; 10 augment our tribute, and
ish draw this Government and people s
Il nra uiIhin Tho nanl.al &C En nlar