Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-07-26

an in.ahd- 90, and serpantine, curtespand
ence. The FIRST | ever heard Of any dffii
Guilty betweeuyou and the Democrati'
party in the State, was on the subject o
individual liability in banks. And thi
seems TO be at the boiiom Of all the troub
les yet, however you may have iyislec
and driven from one point 10 anoihor
4og, ir seems, have ascer'ained from
some quarter, you do not undertake 4
tel from whom, how, wheh or where
that the bankers have declared that they
Twill not accept a charter OF continue bus
mess If they eheld like other people,
responsible Tor their acts. The bankers
have said it,aDd that il enough for you, &
ypu siraight way tell the people that they
must submit. Their birthright is held
out on one dis h and the mess Of pottagc
on fhe other. and you very kindly (OhI
what huAanily!1 tell the people that
they had better take the pottage. You
had lasted the dish yourself,it was very,
sayory, delicious, and why stand about
biuhrights2 Let all the readers of the
Republican turn to their bibles and read.
BY way of refreshmeni, tho history Of
Esan.
The bankers are very modest men, as
we have before stated, and unless they
can gst the terms TO exactly suit them
selves. they turn away in very great dis.
gust, and refuse to benefit their country.
Buiyou set an example for'the people and
urge them to follow in your footsteps, by
running afierih bankers, catching them
BY the coat tail and CRYING OUT" for Gods
sake, genilamen, stop, do not be offended
we viii give you all you ask, Just make
me pood big loan and i will benefit all
the neighbofhood round about" We are
but in the middle Of the first century ni
our existence, few grey heads and stout
hearts thai sacrificed theT alto secure MS
our liberty and independence are stih
with us, and yet we find degenerate sons
who so far forget ihatihisp a govern
mem Of the whole people, Of equal rights
aud exact justice, that they can be
found chespening away all that is elori-
Gus and holy 10 ifraemen, for such base,
pahry, and gnoble purposes. Theyaialk
to us about The depression and hardness
Of the times-d0 we not all bewail them
aud feel them. deeply and soreiy, but
cannot The banks produce just such tines
whensVerit suits theft pufpOsesf We all
know they cau--we all know and feel
that we are at their benign mercy;--
they know it--and know how TO contract
and exp4nd to produce the greatest am
ountaf politicel, ,capialunlessllhey getloo
rarsinio a state OF collapse Il the. bankers
however, find that the people are epperi-
OF TO their schemes, Establishments Drop.
pressions. it viii teach them a salniary
lesion, that will both benefit them and
tbeir county. II the people wll bare
The rod and the screw, they will ofac9urse
be, Literally applied Whenever an. object
Is to be accomplished. They are inso
lent now, bocause they believe that taGy
have the people SO deeply oppressed that
lhey can dive them to the pulls like cat
lie tOihe slaughter Itisa vain tboughl
Tho spirit Of our fathers has not yet
| flown awas.
TIE bread issue between responsible
and irresponsible bHnking viii be made
--ii has been made by yourself and the
Iiclass Of the whig leaders and editors tina
take sides with you. The order has gont
forth that .he BANKERS will not beheld re
spohsibIe for theiracts as other men
| The issuais broad, deep and iangIble
and Il is useless to talk about other meas,
ures Of bank regulations or restrictions
il this one is unsettled, for on that ou
opponents res. all their actions Nov
| lei us see where this will lead us ;becaus,
five once settle lhe fact, il is too bag,
to be called principle, that the Legisn
/ ture has the power, aud thai i is righ
Iio release one portion oGthe people from
.Eliberiy aud risk il their pecnniary trans
4 actions, where is il 10 slop2 Will Il
1s,op with bankewP Would II be righ
4 that itshould2 Would il be consisten
| win any mans ideas ofjusticeS Let u
lookat it. lg't
A A, b. and g, arc gentlemen Of leisur
Ewho have money, :hey have no usefr
trade, and never in their lives thought {
& itohking two spears grass grow wher
only one grew before, but they desire
nv their band at banking. They hav
one hundred thousand dollars, and appl
10 the Legislature for d charter 10 loa
out three hundred thousand il promis,
/, 10 pay on demand Theyverg modest
} IlGof bankers are always modest tell Il
/ Lagsiature that they are goiug into
/ hcklish experiment, hundreds Of thou
) ands will be at stake and risk; they hay
! 4 vast amounto other property that ths
9 wish 10 be released from liability
4 .Is our bank Fails" say they, sswe VII
. ihe loss TO fail upon The people who ho
= our, promises, as the balance 81 our pc
i sessions Is ample for oursuppoFs If,
y cannot get this grant from liability,
4 w;ll notlaalS at al, you can do. as y
Z Iis.sa h,t II YOU do not please, we "