, 1840-02-29

tions minority 'iu and out Of Congress. Cd.
pose every measure of the administration,
without ever proposing any relief for the
evils complained Of Is this true? Did the
Wings never propose any relief? Did thew
not offer OF propose TO re-charter the US s.
Bank as the Only, or at least, best means of
relief? Yes, they die propose it, end the
majority Of both Houses Of Congress agreed
TO the proposition. but Gen. Jackson. think
ing that one mdR knew more than all Con-
greSs, reioc} the proposition, and therefore it
failed. What was the use Of proposing any
other measure, for unless they could COM
mand twO-thirds. (ihe democrats 1T that time
thinking the minority ought to rule,j they
could effect nothing, the Presidents veto BE-
ing ready to defy any thing they could pro
pose Bat II they were Il '~Gactious minori-
ty.' as he styles them, why taunt them with
not proposing, or carrying any thing for the
relief Of the country? How could they car
ry any thing with Il domineering majority
against them? The next argument Of our
working Man. 10 show the strue cause &c.
is-a sudden fit Of laughter to hear the self
styled Wings complaining of hard times,
and 4 sim plaster currency, and 20 witress
thei- silly eiInrts TO palm the evils on the
democratic party q wonder on which side
of his mouth this laugh WASP He then goes
TO show the 'true cause hy stating the
difference in tie price of wheat, corr. pork.
rate COWS and calves &c, un Ter the
coalition administration and under the dem.
administrations. Now Just let me
remark as ! pass along. that cannot under
his motive fer singing out second rate
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ones, unless it be on the ground that FIRST rate
could oHi-5el0'7 him, and therefore this
originated in 4 little jealousy. Blu. lie
this as it may, he still has not come 20 the
point. to wit: the 'trua cause Our Work
ing Man then cocs on 70 prove the ':rUe
by showing that there was 4 great
blakS in existence when Gen. jackson
the Z. ). Bank Ch1rter. tina, thew
we're ~ or nearly al, Wing ban,s,' that the
democrats Ind little or nothing 10 do with
creation, MANAGEMENT or control Of Them;
an If !h,y had, that they hal been ''5ribei'
to do So by the WIi-s; that TIE WHY'S, (aI-
Z factions MAJORITY and the Democ-
racy IN overwhelming mqiori;y,') had tie
power Of creating bInks q. vii. and Of con-
all their movements; that these WING
with their 'Shin-plasier cnrrencv.'
fine times and high prices for which
should '%L'o-ily' the administrations OF
Sen. Jackson Sni NJ. Van Hurer. bat ~
he same time alrse tie .Wh;gs. for making
Now gentlemen, this is y fur state
nent Of the arguments Of y Working Man
md not only so, bat the essence Of the pre-
sent principles and arIGncH;s Of the leaders
IF the democratic party. And but 70: this.
would no longer pursue the miserable slang
IF this 'Wor,ing Man He SAYS, 'one not
with the fnctS Of the case. might We
cad by 'iFliig fllSehoods' into the belief that
here were but few if any banks in the US.
1t the the time Gen. Jackson vetoed the BEL
10 re-charter the late U. S. Bank. when il is
w.H kRa'"a fact. that they then numbered
near eight hURdrcL.' Now | will venture 10
say. when this is compared with the hne
facts Of the case. il will he found TINT he
Knows much more about COWS and calves
han lie does about this matter. In reference
% this very question. the banks. the Hon. ].
:. Calhoun, in a public speech in the Senate
# the U. s., on the 2lst March 1885,. made
he following remarks. TO wit: according 10
he latest and best [informationl that | have
Ieen able 10 ascertain. they number at least
hundred and liity." 1t Is To he presumed
AlT. IaIhchn ) great ana 3ChnoNledGed
alents. and his exalted station. that he had
II least rs good opportunities of information
Is a Working MN and yet it does not
aeem TO have been swell known to him that
here were more than $50 banks in 1884. and
his was nearly two years after the veto, and
ince when the banks had considerably in
in numbe;. You Gentlemen, and
he public, may believe which Won please of
hese two distinguished authorities, but for
ny part. | would rather rely on Mr.. Caihoun's
calculation, from which | infer that at the
of the veto. there were but few If anv
'ver 100 banks in the u. s.. and that our
Working Man has made IN error, q will not
effort by saying this is Il democratic .lie,0 of
bout one half in his swell known facts But
lie modestly and candidly admits that tie
OF banks created By the State Lesis-
has considerably increased since the
Of the United States Bank: but then
he ~'iactious Wing minority created them
Yes, they have considerai lyincreased. From
lbout 400, they have increased TO about nine
hundred, which is supposed from the best au-
IN hn lncS than tho preSopt -nol nuno.