The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-05-07
BANKS & OTHER INTERPRETATIONS.

The eyes of the people are at length opening to
the scoundreliSm Of interpretations. Long has the
Democratic party been warning against monOpo'ies
oial kinds and long has it been endeavoring to de-
yeope the true character Of that particular species
which, taking advantage not only OF mans neces-
stiles, but of the necessities of the State, has grown
up the bane Of government, aud the demoraIizer
Of The COMMUNICATIVE maker of laws, and the
breaker Of them-whch from the mere creature of
legislation has become through the influence of cir
cumstances, and its own innate wickednesS aud
ambition, the maser-rnlcr over both the people aud
their representatives,, Long have we sought 10 con
vince our readers that our political heaIih-nay
our very reedoni-wns in process Of sale TO lncor-
poration. That if we 20 on. but short time will
eapse before the u' we breath willie become the
manufacture or the property of some lncorpora.
ton. The water we drink and the light we see by
at night, already in that perlcament Still bad
all this iS il is still worse TO have iois,cd on Us
worthless currency, prepared and issued with II
design specifically TO rob us by worthless corpora
tons We can 20 to the river when we ARE dry,
or catch the rain falls from the vel unincor-
pnrated" heavens. We can burn pine knots in the
dark, or resort 10 some other domestic conlriyuncr
to illuminate our household But II we want
money, we are compelled TO accept the lying, pro-
tested promises Of banks, some of which are noo-
rlously inSolyen, and none of which too honest
for suspicion. Specie is not TO be found except at
the brokers shops. The banks have screwed il all
out oihe community, and have forced their own
ragged p1pcr into circulation to supply lis place. -
is not this infamous l. il to he endured How
long before this system oflegll ini1nily will be cor
rected by the spontaneous feeling Of an Indignant,
and outraged people
As we said before, the popular eye is opening TO
the true character of banks. They are becoming
deservedly odious; and the odun arises not 81
much from their increasingly bad practices, ns from
the light being daily shed upon their inherent faults,
aud the case with which they may be made, MS
well as hare been made, the engines Of monsirous
fraud, speculation and oppression. individuals that
IN their private relations have borne good charac-
ter for Years, and whose business relations have
ever been managed with rigid regard for recliiudr,
have been known to do that as directors which the
most elastic conscience conld not have pronounced
within the pnle Of propriey There is something
in the air of bank destructive 10 morals. The hest
mnn alive if made director becomes polluted
The inordlnate love Of gold sel2es upon him, and
body and soul becomes morhldly affected with the
full disease. lie begins MODESTO ms borrower of
the inslitutioner, and generally end. with trip to
Texas, leaving Il million or so Of reasons for his
tardy return.
Banks are now pretty well understood. Since
the late expose Of the 4. 5. Bank the management
Of such concerns has ceased TO be mystery. Peo-
PIE now perceive how would-bc lordlings contrive
10 live at the rate Of Ten thousand dollars year on
a salary of three. They can imagine how elegant
mansions in fashionable Streets ma sniccnt coun-
try seats, upon The rivers bank, &c. are erected
and no wonder when they see a stakeholder in a
monir1 institutions, they are inclined to put their
thumbs to their noses, and with wink, assume him
ihn, they are " acquainted with the time Of dav''