, 1840-10-31

made the victims of a set of Speculation
and loafers. To all this the democracy ART
opposed. On the contrary, they are in favo
OF the Independent Treasury system, BY
which, without a reduction of the wages o
labor, the money Of the people will be KEEP
by the agents Of the people, to be disburset
for the use Of the people-a system which
has been distorted and misrepresented fol
the purpose Of misleading the public mind
and which has received the unmeasured de
nunciation of the Opposition, while they
have not dared to publish its simple and salu
tary provisions in their newspapers, fearing
that it might meet the appreciation of The
candid portion OF their supporters-a system
which simply proposes to manage the finan
cial affairs of the Government, as every
town, every country, and almost every State
in the Union, manage their own financia
affairs. If such a system operates a reduction
of the wages Of labor, then the people o
this country have been unconsciously suffer
ing under reduction Of the wages of labor
since the formation of the Republic. For
these small Independent Treasures have
been in existence since the first settlement
OF the Country, and through them more mo.
ney has been received and discussed annual
ly, than will be received and disbursed
throuh the same system by the Generel Gov
eminent.
Again: recent movements of the leaders
of the Federal party demonstrate, that il
they get INTO power, one of their first meas.
ures will De TO make the General Govern
ment responsible for the debts of the States
due to the subjects of foreign countries,
amounting to near two hundred millions of
dollars, which are now under their par
value, whereby their value to the foreign
stockholders will be increased near fifty mill
ions.
This project was urged by she great mon
ey kIngs,the Barings in London, as indispen-
sable-was advocated by several of the
leading Federal journals in the Union, and
resolves condemning such a measure were
opposed by the Federalists in the Senate of
the United States.
10 this the democracy are opposed, as TN
constitutional inexpedient, unjust, and dan.
Igerous-it would be Il milestone upon the
neck Of the people, and practically effect a
RECOLONlZATlON of this country to
England.
If then the people Of this State want a
splendid and extravagant system Of internal
improvement, which will take their money
from their pockets, siuander upon local OBJ
Jects, and which will open wide upon the
Government and the community, the flood
gates OF corruption, they w,H rOte for Gen
crai Harrison.
If they want a high tariff for protection.
which will increase the cost of the necessa.
RES and Comforts of life. and thereby wiring
from the hahds OF industry, 10 the hard earn
InGs OF labor, tilat the privileged few NAV
eat the bread Of i~lleness, they uiH rote for
General Harrison.
II they wish the Government of the I'm
ion 10 assume the debts of the states. thus
increasing their value TO the foreign holders,
thereby transferring from the people of Maine,
millions OF money 10 the pockets of foreign
ers, and rendering 4 national debt, and an
eIorbitant high tariff. inevitable, they uiH
roie for General Harrison.
IL they are in favor of subjecting the PEG.
pies money to the hazards of commercial
speculations, by depositing it in institutions
which have within three years past twice
9lolated the laws of their existence, set nj
the power that created them, and
broken their contracts with the Government
and the people-Mey wW not uOte for Gener-
al Harrison.
If they want a United States Bank, for an
unlimited time, and with an unlimited capital.
Executive influence, and supporting
that executive who may sanction its exis-
institution with the power to in
and adminish, at will, the whole cur
rency OF the country, and thus increase,
diminish, at will, the value of property.
the reward OF industry, the fruits of enter
prise, and the wages of labor-an institution
which will as 4 similar intuition has done in
accumulate and pile up the wealth
of the nation in the hands of the few-cor-
rupt and destroy the purity Of our %institu-
tions-reduce the laborer to pauperism and
grind from the bones of the
poor the bread of the rich-if the laborer
wants such an institution for the benefit ofhis
employer, he miH not rote for General Har-
ri,0n.
If the people wish to reinstate ancient
in power, where, once seated, it
will entrench itself behind corporations, mo-
n~opolies, and exclusive privileges, and sus-