The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-09-29
OUR LIBERTIES IN,DANGER !

r.-'e OUR LIBERTIES lNDANGER ! gg eEH
Never, since the Declaration Of american Indepem
dence has there been greater danger of the deSruc-
ton our free institutions and the sabversiOn of the
liberties of the People, than now threatens the People
of these United States. 1t is scarcely necessary that
we should call to mind any Of the which have
transpired duig the last fswyear but as they cannot
be too frequently impressed upon the minds ofthe eo
pie, we beg leave to canye,he memory Of the reader
back with us, while recount few federal tram
sactions which will more fully illustrate the present po
silion Of the federal party. '~'
The long and tedious war upon the government,
kept up by the old British Bank, during the Admins
tatiou Of General Jackson, ID yetfestn the minds Of
the people. The scenes panic aud distress, brought
about by the runous contractions and expansions OF
that Bank 10 force the people condemn the course of
the old Hero, should never be forgotten, Butthe gal
liant old warrior statesman was trutnphant-he served
the people for eight long years. and untl old ago com
PEELED him to retire to the Hermitage. The whole o.
niled force of the federal Bank party then brought
to bear against the election ofMartin Van Buren-but
he was tiiumphanlly succossfil-and being foiled in
their attempts 10 defeat him-wha dId they do next
Al the nstigation Of the nabobs OF Great Britain and
the officers Of the monster Bank. conspiracy was en-
tered into to Illustrate the Adminstraohef Van Buren,.
as soon as he came into Office and stop The wheels Of
Government The public money, as soon as the de-
posites were Withdrawn from ae clutchessof The U. S.
Bank, were unfortunately placed in the keeping Of the
State Banks With these State deposit Banks the con-
spiracv was entered into. At the most critical junction
ofcommercal affairs, and almost Immediately after
Congress had adjourned, all these State Banks sudden-
" SUSPENDED SPECIE PAYMENT-failed, in the
true sense Of the word, and left the Government with.
out solitary picayune to pay for keeping lis wheels in
motionl Here, fellow citizens, was the first grand
movements towards Revolution in our Government
The federal Bankers and British Arisocrats then
thought the people wersin their power-and all the
bankers and brokers' and spectators throughout The
length and breadth ohs country ,.thssw up their hats
and huzzad shouting and 'bawling that the Govern
ment was 'broke-tha Van Buren, had failed to carry
on the Administration the only thing that then
could be done was to e-asserabe Congress- and re-
charter the old British monster Bank! -
Here was a bold and daring scheme, we'll calculated
TO sartle Ge patriot, and alarm the mid and lterng
but It moved not the nerves.of Martin Van Buren,
he boldly and successfully combatted the federal cons
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