Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-05-10

less for these gentlemen 10 indulge th
hope Of now destroying all banks Of circr
iation in Ohio, whilst she is surrounde
with twenty FIVE States, majority G
which have banks, and are in favor Of tn
banking-system. A refusal on our part I
have banks of circulation, would only pro
duce vac"um,io be filled by the paper O
other States, which our legiS lation coul
not prevent, and over whose syste ms W,
could have no control. Believing, that
banking system is demanded by the ne
cessities Of the country, and that th,
mass of the people of all parties expec
it, j; is incumbent on those who exercise
the high functions Of legislation, TO con
form their action to the wants and neces
sites of the country, rather than to wha
they would have it to be. The power tC
create sound currency is now in the
hands Of the proper party, and it should be
their pride as it is their duty to give such
system, with such reforms as would be
practicable, and secure the great interest
of the people. If The time shall arrive in
my period Of existence, when all the States
Of this Union, shall by convention, agree
TO abolish banks Of circulation, there will
be no one, who will hail it with more ioy
tina II myself; but that day is yet far off,
and not to be witnessed by the present
generation Of men. | entertained the
hope at one time, that the constitutional
treasury, would have remained the law OF
the land and that its influence would have
Produc cd salutary and decided change
on the currency of the whole country, by
enlarging the specie basis, and regulating
banks in their issues, but it has been but
the creature of day, and has fallen be.
fore power whose pathway is marked
with naught but broken promises, and ru.
in and whose general policy seems to
stand opposed 10 the true interests of the
country. These are in part my views in
relation to the policy of our party, for
which it seems,l among others have been
denounced by John Brough, as attacking
his principles and the democratic party,
and in the defence of which he swaggers
upon the political stage and proclaims
himself the hero and defender of the par
ty. lie says that "from the duty he owes
TO his principles and the honest men who
compose. the democratic party, he cannot
permit any, even the most exalted to as
sail those principles and that party under
any guise"-John Brough's principles
just think of that will agree that he is
a man of at least seven principles, FIVE
for loaves and two for fishes, as was once
remarked of one by Randolph; but con-
fess Ishould have been better pleased with
his herOism, ifhe had just squared his i'm
mense carcass around the bread and but
fer and said, gentlemen | 60 for John
Brough and these. Itwas certainly rash
for this hero to have spoken Of other prin-
ciples, and is doubtless so considered -
One thing is certain, that whilst he has
the loaves and fishes, we have but little
TO put on our dishes.
am aware that some Of the wings are
exulting over wha: they call a family
quarrel between us,and Iregret that such
a qualification is afforded them at the ex-
pense of any pnrt of the democratic fami-
ly; but it has been, and hope will ever
be distinguis hing Characteristic of dem
ocrats to condemn publicly what they dis
approve, and avow their opinions on all
subjects, touching their liberty or their
interests. In adopting the course we have
we neither regard the appreciation or
ceusure. of men, who set themselves up
on either side as politicians-we did it,
that an expression Of the will of the de-
mocIatic party might be called forth
throughout the State, upon the subjects
embraced in the resolutions. 1t is char
ged that the whig party claim, that we
have expressed their opiNions, and not
those of our party-very well, if the wings
have at last agreed that a banking system
should be restricted as we propose, we
congratulate them on their feIicitOus
change, and rejoice that they are sensi-
BILE on this subject. ! doubt not that
majority Ofthat party are just as anxious
10 have sound banking system as we,
for it is question in which the interests
OF ell are equally involved, whether whig
OF democrat. AS TO the principles OF the
whig party, as advocated by their leaders,
| entertain now, as have always done,
but one opinion, aud that is, that they ale
indirectly opposed to an equality of pOlit-
ical rights, and subveEsive Of the true in
terests Of men. It may be and is proba-
bly, true that the mass Of that party do not
believe this, for | am certain, ifsuch we're
their belief, that they would at once a.
bandon the party to which they are now
attached, and plant themselves firmly up
on the true and immortal principles ofpo-
litical equality. The idea suggested by
some Of their papers, that we have come
to their principles, is as insincere as it is
faIse--and is TOO conte mPtible to deserve
even passing notice. The leaders Of
that party would doubtless be pleased TO-
make the hard money issue between US