The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-09-09
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STATE, on the subject ofthe State deb's, BY
LoOdon bankors, are so many demands for
this mouey: so thai London, and London alone,
may be looked upon as the certain and ulhmste
destination Of the land revenue to be distrIbu-
ted by this bill @
Rome was iD the seventh century other age
before the consulshp was bought by bread aud |
grain, distributed from the public granaries,
and by glad,atcrial and Wild beast fights, paid
for out Of the pOblic Treasury. She was cid
and corrup, befots the people were reduced to
the degradation Of receiving pay tOr their votes
before they wSFe debauehed and degraded
80 the ignominy oesA5uttng panem ct esrcencss
a,-brsad ahd the gsmeS-in the rear o! coneul-
ar candidates, and giving their voice TO any
candidate, whe her Clodius or a Catiline. I
who would vote them the most bread, or the
most games md shows, out Of the public Tre
,sury. Rome was seven hundred ysarS old
before she sunk TO this degeneracy; and are wo
to begin with Iin the fret half century Of our
exs.encel Are We to begin where that Re.
public endedl Begin with distributions from
the public TIessurs, ftGt Of surplus money,
then with land money, afterwaT with GUS
lom-housO IsvenusS and, finally, the panem
ct circcnses Of degenerate aud debauchod
! komel eT
Such 10 the distribution projec,l Such hs
! aesirnllation to ,he dsbauching and degrading
means by which elections were corrupted, end
f patriotism extngushed, in the lasi days Of the
Roman Republic Such hs unconstitutional
character demOraEzing teDdeacy--ts cor
rupt purpose and Ito British object. Com
pared to this, and how stands tho amend
menil Az virtue 10 vice: as light 10 darkness
as an angel Of light TO IN imp Of hell. Con-
sttuiionally, the aHeudme ut is not only mat
ter Of right, but of duty and obligation. The
common defence is an object, and an end ofthe
Constitution. Il 10 design, and the vs,y do.
sigu of that instrument. Tbe States copfeder-
ated for the purpose Of defence: they united
themselves for that ebject--for the purpose
twice mentioned in the Constitution; and yet,
[ 10 be.new 0verbOfne and made to stand back,
! and give place TO d pira,icai distribution bi:
| this indeed is shame and mischief! The worst
of shsmes aud the greatest Of mischefs.
! The moral and political duty obedience is 90
7 less clear than the constitutional Injunction
which commandsit. Every people muet defend
the,nee eelscs-- Anvst put on tho atmoT Of defence
and hold themselves ready to defend their right
and honor or become the object Of contempt,
and the subject Of spoil and punder to tbeir
neghbors. Repvblics especially must defend
themselves; and above all, this Republic, upon
whose fate the last experiment Of such Gov
ernmens depends Republican Government
| is sbroughtlpto Contempt il base and sordid me
tives are brought 10 govern elections s--if san~
didates are seen giving that money for votes
which ought to be gwen for cannon, ships, and
foris-ifpeope are seen stripping their coun-
try instead Of defending it, flheTreasury ba>
comes the apoii and pllage ofdespefa,e cam
dida,es and debauched voters.
The public defences have beento long neg'
lecled. The Democratic administrations ID
vain urged this subject when We had an over,
flowing Treasury, and were taxing our wits it
find out what 10 do with it. The Democracy
then eaid, 'detend the country ,Oitk it," the Fed.
eralsts said, "dipide it, :''and unhappily tbii
course was followed. TWeniy.seven millions
I we're divided; and the yesnl has been caami'
tous 10 every interest Calamitous to The
States which have been plunged deeperin deb
and taxes by it,, Calamitous TO the Treasury
which was empied by it. Calamitous 10 the
principal deposite banks, which were driver
/ 10 sus pension BY it. CalamitOus to the Unior
l. WUIClIto uOW uStOtSOS sWutIO tuOuuSOu
with war ordisgrace. Calamtous to the pso.
pie, who are subjected to loans and taxes L
supply The place ofthe lost surplus, and TO fur
nish The means ofneW Extravaganza The de
fences have been too long neglected. To ne
gleCt them still longer, and 10 throw away, o
Squauder among the States, or to give th'
British the land revenue whichthess defence
demand, is eyidentlythe contamination Of ku
man folly,a and would seemto justify the mon
archical belief that The elective principle i,
false, and that .hepeople are incapable Of sef
government. The hills foIbdiby the Con
BtitutiOn, the amendment is ordered by III,
Constitution, iEhe bills for the base puTpos,
of debauchiDg and bribing the people and th'
| States: the amondmentis for The noble purpose
Of defending them. The amendment save
our noney,to be'used against the British: th'
bill gives,itto them, 10 be used against us
The London capitalists are now looking for th'
passage ofthissbili! Listen to an article from
the last London Globes "1Ae passage of ,th
the land biH, MOO before Congress, wiH suppl!
the. States witk money for some time, to pOy til
interest on their debts IN this countryp Thu
the English are looking out fottb passage o
this bill, and counting up the amount ofmOne,
I whichlthey are'to receive under its. ~
The military and naval boards, which hayt