The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-09-23
From the Spirit of the Times
YHE WIllG ADDRESS.


!ished their last dying speech and confession
aud have returned 10 their homes, dissatisfied
with themselves and deeply mortified they
say, by the uuwhgglsh Vetoes OF the fresi-
dent. The Address is weak, Puefiie pro-
duciou, evidently designed TO conceal the real
motives and disaslerous condition OF the par
ty, but entirely too iun-y for the purpose. Ii
abounds IN qubbles, eVaslous, aud nsslate-
mems, and instead Of producing any good TO
its authors, must inevitably make their "con-
fusion worse confounded' and seal their pollli'
cal fate. t
They unblushingIy slate that the question
of "a National Bank WAS decided bv the people
in the last election, and yet admit that they
made no public expression Of their principles,
because their conflicting interests would moi
permit them to do 60. They assert that their
twelve million loan was made 10 cover the
public debt incurred by the last administration.
and which they say had been concealed from
'pubc observation by the easy device OF re-
peated issues Of Government notes. when they
were perfectly awate, as every intelligent man
mu Il know, that not one cent in paper can be
or Was ISSUED without the previous saachon
of Congress, and hen they knew, too, that
the very loan alluded 10 was made 10 meet iu-
ture, not past liabilities, These are but spe-
cmen of their gaung perverslons and their
awkward efforts to shake off the od'um which
now clngs TO Them, as a just reward tor The
deceplions they have Pracsed upon the Peo-
Pile.
The efforts to provide for the future and
shape their course for another campaign OF
hunbug and juggery, is no less feeble than
the apology for their past duplici'y and pres
ent discontinue. They say that they have
accomplished all. AVID more than all, that their
Constituents expected of Them, and they claim
their reward. THIS assertion is the only true
one they pu, forth, and we have no doubt that
their constituents will reward them with the
peace and 'soIliude' of domestic life at the
next election. But Notwithstanding this fat
teriug encomum upon themselves, hey yet la
ment lha. their most important oblect-lhe
establishment Of National Bank has been
frustrated by Mr.. Tyler For this they have
resolved 10 consider him no longer a Wing,
and 10 abandon him 10 his fate. Inconsistent
as these two last assertions are, the latter
clearly demonstrates their unshaken devotion
10 a bank and will explain the still moro para>
doxical motto they have placed upon their ban
ner under which they will rally followers in
future.
The motto alluded 10 reads thus, mo Gov
ernnen, Bank, but an hstitution cababe Of
guarding the peoples treasury and administer
ing 10 the peoples wants.' Can any man be
deceived by such specOus phraseOogy as lhsl
What institution do the people want 10 guard
their Treasury more than the Constitution
givesl None! What "nsii,uton" is here in.
tended which, besides guarding their treasury
shall also ADMINISTER 10 the peoples wantsa
A National Bank! The spirit Of this address
will admit of no other construction; and the
attempt to disguise it is in vain. ln plain Eng
sh the banner of the Wings hereafter is to
be mo Government Bank, but Fiscal lnsl-
tutionp Let this be borne in mind, Is lei the
Democrats inscribe upon their banner, mo
Government Banh but Cons htutiOnal Treas
wy"