The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-01-06
From the spirit OF the Tunes
ENGINES OF THE DEVIL.

days past, with afsw general reflections aris-
ing from the Indictment Of Bddle and other
coDspaors against tho fghis Of our moro hum
BILE citizens, IN the matter Of that splendid ma
chine for SwindIing United States Bank.
We propose to pursue the subject somewhat
further no, as INN lately connected with that
infamous institution, but as approaching to
Banks in general.
Sometime since, we published hist Of the
magnificent rascas who had plunde:ed the
country, and robbed and cheated the widow
and the orphan. The list extended from the
Collector Swartwout 70 Col. Monroe Edwards
BY that statement al least fifty millions Of pro-
psrty was shown TO have besn wres,ed from
the people, through the iEs'rumentality Of
Banks, and scouHdrels Of every hue and COM
plexion, who have made il business 10 des-
poll and riot in luxury and oslenlatiOn, rather
than passed some honest mode of livelihood in
Abe attainment Of lawful and legitimate wealth.
We have abundan'ly proved, time after time,
lin the language Of Daniel Webster, when he
Was not interested in Banke, 'that, of all the
schemes ever invented by which the rich man
is benefited at the expense Of the severe tell
and bloody sweat ofthe poor man, the Banks
successful The odious system does most
truly make the rich richer and the poor poorer
and if persisted in, will eventually reduce the
mass Of our countrymen TO The level ofthe Bri.
tish slaves; who are thankful to live upon The
.sofals Of the slaughter house-"a Sheep's heap
an pluck a day and la y under cart at night
Ito use the classical, beautiful, and feeling
language Of that blue-light Federnlist, Senator
Newbury, Of Connecticut, who declared at the
same time he uttered the above, that there
would be no prosperity in the American Union
ill such scene Of degradation was produced
A writer ia the New York Era. estimates
that there are now in full operation in rs of
The 80 States and Territories of this Union,
one thousand manufactures of shin plaster
currency, commonly called Banks, Each Of
these Banks have president, cashier, and one
or more telIers, and an average Of at least six
clerks, one porter, one notary public, one at
torney and one counsellor, all Of whom. TO
sustain appearances, must be we'll fed, well
clothed and well paid from he income or pro-
fits derived from the business of issuing and
g. circulating this paper IN place of the currency
e the Constitution Ofthe United States has wise.
sy provided fer the people.
These lUUU Banks have an aggregate oil
what is dIgnfad with the deIusive name of
capital, Of more than 100000 600 of what is
called dollars.
To ascertain what is the expense of this OPP
pressive deluson to the free people Of these
= United States, in paying for the manage
ment Of these swindlIng shops annually and
to see how m ny millions Of the honest labDr-
ing classes are actually robbed to increase the
spleudor of few Iordliug rascals, we present.
10 our readers, the fearful item below. Here
we have The matter reduced to mathematical
demonstration, and any man acquainted with
the RUE Of addition in arithmetic, can count for
himself aad under stand.
Average salary of .0O0 Presidents,
al $1,000 each, 81, ,000,0 900
DO. 1000 Cashiers, al $1,000
each, $1,000 900
DO 1000 Tellers, al $500 EACH 800 600
DO. 5000 Clerks, at 5000 each, $4,000, 900
sDo.A,O00 Porers, at $500 each, 100000
do. 900 NOaries, a, $500 each. 100000
Dol, 900 Attorneys. al 50 900 each 2 900, 600
do. 1000 CourseIlors, al $4,000
leach, $500 900