The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-09-04
ppoD, and pIunder of society.

Resoiced, That we regard the claim
lset up by banking institutions of the
epuntry, to the use OF the public money
ds a right, as one Of The most alarming
Isigns Of the times. History teaches
that the progress of despotism in all
IPges OF the world, has been by slow
degrees, until public virtue, from gradu-
! al undermlnIngs, fell an easy prey 10
the designs upon il; or the client, but
permanet accumulatons Of power made
% strong the alarm OF oppression, be-
|fors lis open manifestation, that scarce
| a strrggle marked the transition ff0m
human liberty, for the lo6tninn OF
moniej power, aud its sure attendant, a
NEST hearless despotism. The early
but impolitc action of the American
government, in employing banks as the
fiscal agents Of the Treasury, was first
received as an extraordinary mark of
favor, when no privilege existed TO claim
il; but so steady has been the progress
OF the money power, that when at this
day, under the same constitution and
the same laws the people demand dI-
vorce OF their revenues from the banks,
the strong arm of corporate usulpaton
is barred TO the world; The custody Of the
taxes collected from the people, for pur-
poses of pecuniary advantage is boldly
claimed as a right; and The spectacle
, is presented of nine hundred banks, arm
f ed with all the appliances Of corporate
power, the assumption of corporate
privilege, and the powerful weapon Of
MONEY, struggling against the PEOPLE
} not only for the use and custody of the
public revenues, but for the exercise
upon the tender principles of monied
desPotlsm, OF the political power of the
, country.
a ResOlued. That we warmly coincide
1 with MARTIN VAN BUREN in his pub
: licly expressed sentiment Of uncompro-
e missing hostility TO a National~ Bank
That we regard such an institution al
: war with the letter and spirit of oul
n CoDstitution-dangerous 10 our Ilber
If lies, aud fatal 10 the industry and pros"
IT peryS the people. In the first lpc
e poratfS.,, it was unquestionaby design
= ed by IT'S L.atners to change the charac
o ter Of our gnsernment--to subvert thei
ID righa btHiegNyWg the people Of IN
- cont,o, Gt tt7oH fOTeIdes; and nohin
Is but the Roma0 principles Of ANDREW
N JACKSON, and the determiuatIon q
= the democracy who rallied TO his sup
\, port. prevented The Accomplishment O
of these designs, after the manner of Ii
2 Bank OF England, and the subservien
g cy and degradation of our citizens t
ID the condition of tie laboring classes q
N that country, who by the operations q
= the National Bank, have had added {,
their servIude to a klngly power, tn
Y most degrading slavery TO a bIoated ar
l. istocracy, and Bank paper nobility.
j. ResOiccd, That the banking system
Of this country, from the first, best nat
ural step of its degeueracy, from III
N purposes of public good to those Q
Of speculation, pecunary gain, and event
Of uaIly fraud upon the community, ha
k, been the fruitful source of evil TO ou
y people. BY its constant revulsions-
l" by lts frequent "expansions and con
l. tractions"-lt has unsettled the price
D. Of properiy-rendered continually Auc
'e tuetinq the prices of labor and produce
r. thereby conveying from the hands of tn
le producing classes the rewards Of thei
o industry, vud placing them in the pock
le els Of the Spectators conIamInate
y. the independent spirit, if not the mora
= honesty and integrity, of those Wb
\, have been drawn within it's baneful in
Id iuence and substituted the inordlnat
y thirst for gain without corresponding in
g, dustry, for the more ennoblng feeling
n, of patriotism and desire for the proiec
le ion, welfare and prosperity of all ou
= oeople. That whilst we seek not I
u annihilate the banking institutions {
Id The country, we are resolved to perse
BE we're in our determination TO reader ther
The servants, not the masters of the pee
J. ple-to bring them back 10 TIE orgint
le purposes of their creation, the subservi
Is ency of the public good, instead of tn
OF prosecution Of pecuniary gain at the ex
u pense of The great mass of The commuf
at ily; & 10 wall about their corporate priv
m ieges such restrictions and salutary prO
ID visions, as shall protect society-hol6
!. ing, as we do, with The Governor {
of Ohio, in 1915, that is the right as we
10 as the duty Of the Legislature, to enaC
" such measures as will protect the peopl
of from the scts Of institutions, which
d. while they are capable Of extended pub
lie lie good, are yet able to sow the seed
y of evil and of misery.
Ie Resolred, That we view with alarr
10 the recent frauds upon the elective fran