The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-08-05
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRACTICE
AND PROFESSION,

AND PROFESSlON
Last fall the cry Of every whig stumper was, "har~
rison and REFORM "Put down Van Buren'S ex'
travugant Administration, and we will give you an
economical one." This was the cry; the long, the
loud and universal shout the Unon and so inces
sanity rung in the cars ofthe people, that ma
jority rallied and puisdown Van Burens Administra
ton. Well, the "Relormers,' the Economists caIne
into power, to fulfil their promises: to redeem their
padges. They opened ''new books" in order to sep
aate the economical Administration, rom the extrava>
mt ons. These ''New Books" have now been OPEN
FIVE months, 80 we will just look into them and
low matters stand.
lhe 9TH Of March, according TO Mr.. Ewing's Re-
he available means which Mr.. Van Buren
h'rned over to his successors sas follows:
i. Balance in the Treasury that day $646803
7 2. Unssued Treasury notes lnder old law 1882
3. Authority 10 issue new Treasury notes 5,0OOO0O
a. Receipts from customs for ten months 100000 600
S. Receipts from lands for ten months 2,5OO,OOO
Here then is near twenty lone millions. TO come and
go on, during the year. Was it not enough! Don't
you recollect the "T'' mark in the Wing chart which
said the expenses never to exceed TWENTY
MILLIONS yaar' Don't you rscollect their prom
isss thai THIRTEEN millions would be enough for
Harrison and Reforml This was their profession.
Now to their practice.
According to table furnished the Senate on the
10Th July by Mr. Benton, we find the amount ofmon-
ey raised attempted to be raised for the support Of
the New Administration, by the Extra Session. to be
thus:
l. Loan in the Bank charter $1,000, 600
Q Do. in this loan bill for twelve mil.
lions, the interest for which would
he two millions hundred thou.
sand and the expenses Of collecting
the money from the people, 10 oer
cent more; making in all 1880, 900
3. Rs>issuabe old Treasury rotes 600
4. The tariff bill. placing 20per cent.
on all free articles under 20 rer cent,
and which, with merchants profit on
the duty and other charges, would
add so per cent, 10 the duty, and
make it more than 80. This. to raise
ten or twelve millions for the Gov.
ernmeut would take eighteen or TWEEN
ty millions from the people; lay la.0OO000
:. First subscription to Fiscal Bank,
tenmions, with interest for 90 years,
10 millions, and ten per cent on co'
le:liona 22,OOU, ,0OU
G. Second subscription increased caps
ita g. two third millions, interest
the same and 10 per cent for costs of
coleCtion,&c. 1883, 333
7. Third subscription in lieu Of def
u cient private subscriptions II nils
lionS interest the same, and 10 yer
cent for raising it out Of the people, 24,O00,OOO
Total $l02, ,e33, Sl3
This is comparison Of the practice, and the prgfs'-
sions of Whiggery This is relieving the People, y
for which the Extra Session was called. Aye reliertng
them ofher money, to 90 into the pockets Of foreign
Y Stock Jobbers. Fellow citizens, What think you now
Owing promises, and economy But may say
a comparison frshtful, snslsring, cannot be true.
Let him who doubts take the leading measures Of the
Administration, which intsnded to he pushed
through at the Extra session. lot him examine them in
all their hearings then the ,unt. ana he will
find that il Too true. Thus after all the heaross pros
fe,sons of economy, the thousand pledges Of Reform,
we find the Federass taking, instead of thirteen mS
ions ofthe peoples taxes for supporting Government,
rxtoring from them over ONE HUNDRED MIL
IN LIONS Of dollars. And yet this is only the beginning.
IN. What the end will be, is well described by Benen;
n "A National Bank, National Dab national taxation
exclusF privileges and monnpolies; the funding sys
tem paher system and stock obbng the union Of bank
and State; supremacy Of ofcoporations and the Immuni-
~ corporatorsi committees on currency TO Danish our
constitutional currency and 10 change our hard money
Government into paper money machine, TO be govern
cd BY bank PRESIDENT and his directors. with their at"
SURVEYS, debtors and obers; squardering in corrupt
schemes at homs in subservisnce to foreigners, the
revenue which should be gwen 10 the public deenceI
at home, and then supplying lis loss BY loans and TAX
os cowariice abroad, tyranny Of home good man cha
SD from Office, bad putn telr places secret cnhtnit-
tees to give employment partissns and to hunt up
charges against Republicans; political offences created
by Executive, in violation ofthe Constitution, and to
the revival ofthe ssditon law be enforced agAins
Democrats alone. be tried pare. and to he of ex-
post iScto operation; universal persecution Of the De
mocracy FederaIists pn into Office for frauds at cleo
fions Democrats turned out for voting ary; naval
S military officers threatened with dlsmssIoN for politca
offences inknDwn to the Constitution Of the country
the rules and articles Of war, 10 the navy regua
TONS abolition debts at the will ofthe debtor, undo
Z the name Of general bankrupt law the Department
~ at Washington converted into magazines for scandal
Isl where dsat1rs nlormesr lbelers, and office hunter
file thar ale and secret dennncialions agons the Dem
81 ocrts, whom they hate, or whose Offices they love
hypocrlcy, Discrimination, tfeachery. corrupon the "a
scoion ofeyery promise made before the election,
the tulhlment every charge denied rump Congre
usurping power aad endeayoing 10 plunder and mar
acle pogerity and changing alimed Republican Go'
erunent OF the people inionn unlimited olrarchy
scrub and sn,if aristocrats. Such Il he Reform sur
Az the sconomy and slioh the Change 10 ,pbieI, the
H msrcsn people arc invited. What win their rsspon
IjJ bel
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