The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-02-10
GOLD AND SILVER.


We invite attention to Benton speech in this paper.
He adduces facts and figures showing the imports q
expors of gold and silver for the last 81 years-show-
ing that there is enough in the world for the worlds
use and showing that the United States could in sew
On years. time accumulate enough hard meney-'the
money of the constutUn-or The wants OF the people,
without dollar ofpaper money except the CONNER"
cia bill of exchange. Seven years more OF the jack
son and Van Buren policy, would have given US plenty
orgod and silver for the wants of every man, woman
and child in the Union and made us the hapPiest and
richest people earth But in an evil hour the paper
money speculaors got possession OF the public mind,
and by groundess cries Of distress, hard times re
ducton of wages, of property, &C. drew the people
off from that path which General Jackson pointed out,
the path Of honest Industry hard work and hard mon
ey. And what has been the consequence Look a
round and see the broken specuators the thousands of
bankrupts the Indebtedness ofndividuals, States and
the General Government the prosation off credit both
at home and abroad; the almost entire Punishment Of
gold and silver from circuaon and worthless batch
Of paper money in its place. and factcrys from which
issued breaking up in all directions-hese all these
are the fruits eaped from the abandonment of the Prn'
cples and Practices Of Jacksons and Van Burens Adj
mnisrations.
That great and good old man when he lett the Presi-
dental chair, said he, II leave this great People pros
porous and happy" And it was in the consciousness
of having induced the people to return to the Consttu
tiona currency that made him say SO. He thought then
that ,hey who followed him. and believed in him, and
had helped to restore the Government-hep ped to rss'
tore hard morey for the laborng man-and helped to
srange that cause ofso much evil misery and ruin "a
u 8. Bank) would also rally round his successor and
finish what he had SO noby begun. The history OF
the last two years is an evidence how much he was
mistaken. But it is not too late to return to the ancient
landmarks True, the powers that be, havcn n2 short
years torn down all that the Democracy built up in IL
years. They have destroyed, unit! they can destroy
no more until they Rave no more to destroy, (excep,
the Union of the States which though we see attemp-
ted will be deeated.) Appalled,, and dsmaysd they
stand looking at the desoation and wide sPead ruin a.
round them This stale of things csnno; last There is
a redeeming spirit in the great mass OF the people,
when once convinced oflheir That spirit is on
the move in every State and when once aroused wo
be unto the party that deceived and betrayed tho peo-
pie by false PROMISES and then brolsht this once hap.
py country to the verge ofbankruPtcy and ruin.
But we must return to Bentons speech. There you
will see how easy it is to furnish the country with
never falling cheating, sound circulating medi-
um. A currency that will not expand to day, and con-
tract to>morrow-a currency that will neither rob the
poor man, nor the rich man, but fix steady uniform
value to every kind of trade aud labor thereby bringing
Us back 10 what the Constitution intended-a govern
men dfsiug equal rights, equal privileges, equal ben>
efts to all. Will not countrymen embrace this pro
pous period for returning to their ancient landmarks,
hard money hard labor, industry, economy and univer
sal happinessl Come then, aud expe tho party from
power who have by cursed banking system, decep"
ion and fraud, entaed Upon you all the misery wretch
sdness, poverty and Indebtedness under which you are
now groaning.