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


pensstiOn Of the tiieihboFs themselves.
These ikihgs were fully Stated BY the
President. He advised that 10 future.
those corporations should not be true.
ted with the public money; and lkal, in
the paean time. Congress- should provide
means, either by loan direct, or b.
the use Of Tressury notes. to execute
the laws, and keep the Government a.
live. Without these means, il was et.
ident the Government must cease, IN at
its functions; the mails stand siIll; The
post Offices be c!Deed; the courts discon
tinued; the navy be recalled from the
ocean; commerce be left exposed, The
ermy disbanded; Florida given over 10
coDaagra,ion and murder, Congress bA
adjourned, and the whole structure of
the Federal Union brought in ruihs 10
10 the ground. THIS, every nan saw.
must inevitably follow, II those meahn
were not provided, and that without Do.
lay. And yet, in an hour 90 perilous
as this, What did those Senators dos
Did they condemn the insurgeni thonOp.
Oliesi DID they propose punishnens
adequate 10 treachery 90 Infamous Did
they hasten 10 rescue the Government
from danger so imminent. No, cir.
no. But on the contrary, whilst the
Government thus hing upon the verge
Of ruin, whilst every good citizen e1-
pected to see the arm ofthe law making
power quickly stretched forth to save il.
here stood these Senators, denouncing
not the banks as traitors, but the Cow
eminent as bankrupt Yes, denouncinR
+ the Government Of their country, and
= that too in manner 10 render L cor.
B temptible in the judgment Of the world.
and odlons 10 the eyes Of the people.
Q Public credit Who're was then their
!, solici.ude Tor public credit Nor we're
Q they satisfied with this denuDcia,ion.
Q From day 10 day their utmost efforts
9 we're exerted 10 obstruct every measure
= 70. the relief Of the Government, and Ia
Q reward the teackery Of the banks, bv
u giving them anew the custody and use
70 Of the public revenues 10 future. A bin
n wac introduced to extend 10 the i,npor.
J. ting merchants more time for the pay.
,e ment Of their bonds for duties 10 tho
j. Government. All voted for it, save the
}. Senator from Arkansas, (MF Sewer, !.
ID and he, now believe, was the only Sen
,s ator who voted correctly. Another was
,. introduced TO afford these deposiis
!, banks mtre time 10 speculate upon The
5, public money before they refunded it.
:. and this was unopposed. Nothing which
!. favored the bsnks, however guilty, en-
le countered the hostility ofihese Senators,
ID Nothing which wen, 10 the relief OF the
,e Government, however indispensable, es
,e capped their resistance. They The guar
10 dams Of public credit. What betler than
i. such course, at such time wee cal.
j. culated to dishOnor the Govern meni; "a
wound i,s integrity, both at homo and
10 abroad ! And die they not-,hey whs
II are now 60 sensitive about public credit
D. did they not then, have thsy moi eveI
l. since, sought, BY all the powers Of do,
10 nunciatiOn. to depreciate the Treasur,
Q, notes below oven the paper Of suspendee
ne banks: and for what but 10 debase lh,
d, Governmeel .r- 60
ne Truth, however, Mr. President, com.
be pels me 10 admit, that there ie, in thi,
proceeding. ono feature which may z,
4, TO discredi. the indebted States; an,
he thA. 10 the second brsuch Of the tubs,i
,is tute proposed by the Senator from Ke
as lucky, (Mr Criiteudon.
II, These are The words: I
r. "ResOlUcd, That il would be jus. an
C. proper to distribute the proceeds Of th
IN, sales Of the public lands among the soy
to erai States in fair and ratabIe proper
ial tions; and that the condition Of such Q
a the States as have contracted debts
I'd, such, at the present moment Of preesur
,h- and difficulty, as TO render such disiri
O. button especially expedient and impor
as ant" s'a
ian Here then, whilst in the report au
es- resolutions Of the committee, no word
ing found 10 question the ability or readi
ole ness the States to meet their engage
lad menls, even to the very hour and 10 Il
ate last dollar, this substitute solsmDly I,
,ri- solves ''that the condition Of such Of q
/ in States 40 have contracted debts ID suI
,dy at the present moment Of difficulty, a.
'ots render" the ''distribuiiOn" Of the pr,
So ceedS Of the public lands ''especial
nps erpedient and importGaL" ls such the
TRY "coudi,ioni' ls such their ''pressu
acc and difficulty" that /. becomes ''esp'
heir cially expedient and important" to pI
liar their deb,s for them, they are thea
lfa- selves able TO payl And Who 10 itth
the makeo this declaration 7 Not we, b
vic. the Senator from Kentucky; he Who,