Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-05-20
From The o S. Journal.
THE "HARD MONEY FACTION"

necessary any longer TO wearthe mask.
They are advancing with open strides
10 the overthrow Of all banks, and the
adoption Of an "excIusive metallic cur
.rency.' We published Two or three
weeks ago the plan Of organization a
doptsd- by the Loco(ocos of Medina CO.
and recommended by them to olbors,
with the view oI thoroughly uprooting
the evil tendencies Of The credit system
of which banking is the life and soul
The Society .whch,has promu gated the
formula BY which "new lighl"> doctri~ :
aires shall more efficiently co operate
with each other 10 the q and enterprise
OF reforming the world, do not hesitate
10 declare the system Of a mixed cur
rency a "POPULAR ERROR" which
d has become troublesome" q "intoIera
BILE" They have therefore, like true
patriots, determined TO unite their e(.
forts 10 eradicate this "errOr.H Hand purge
The State Of the noxious aud health de-
stroying distempers, which oppress and
'paralyze the energies Of its citizens
In the creed Of political faith Oy them
subscribed, they set forth prominently
the following pledges:
"Weshereby pledge ourselves TO RE.
sFUSE or REJECT in our own business,
ALL BANK NOTES.. orders or oIher
foEm OF scrip. obligatory writing, either
NHyritlsn, printed or engraved, for the
purpose OF circulation as money, and to
use ttAe constitutional currency of the
country, and NO OTHER; allera given
day.
. We hereby pledge ourselves 10 NO
CASE 10 VOTE FOR ANY MAN TO
seat in any Legislative councils, who is
mot UNEQUlVOCALLY PLEDGED to
use his influence and action against the
creation or extension of ANY BANK
charter, or any law or institution 10 Is.
sue paper 10 circulate as money"
There is candor and siaeerity, as well
as bodness in these declarations, and
we consider their promuD gators an hon
ester class Of men thsH some Of their
confederates, who are aiming al similar
ends, but have not the manlinoss 10 make
distinct aVowal Of their purposes
However, q crisis 10 at hand, and the
people Of ali parties and ranks will find
ii necessary 10 ''defne their positions"
on lhe absorbing and paramount ques-
Aion Of tho currency. Concea ment will
no longer answer. The "ant bark"
party oGMedina county stands confessed.
in the south west part ofthe State, puo.
lie attention has been lately drawn to
this subject by the proceedings Of the
sneeiiOg al West Union. The doctrines
put forth in that meeting are as une.
quiyocal IN their conception and'style OF
.promulga'ion as those with which they
contrast 50 strongly, emanatng from
the opposite school in Medina. The
gentleman who addressed The public
through those resolutions, began by ack
,nowIedging their friendship for a "weIl
regulated banking system for the Stale;"
and they explain The leading principles
upon which it should be founded, which
strike US as Objectionable. They then
proceed TO assert,whal Il would be hard
to deny, and yet what has been denied
In effect, viz: "Ihdt there is hard
money fdciiOn grO,Ding up in Ohio, phose
doctrines, u Carried out, must be ruinouS
to the best interests Of fcommun,ty~ This
annunciation, be it observed, is not the
cant Of political enemy, describing
his opponents in form TO enlist popu-
lar leeIiag against a party, but ii is
ahe deliberate and solemn testimony Of
one body OF men against those who have
been and still are on all other subjects
their friends. They are not Wings
giving evidence against their adverse
sries. and using the license which Gus
tom proscribes, TO speak GgurauVeIy of
the party whose principles they seek
uo render unacceptable 70 the people
but they are Van Buren, men themse Ives
of high l. .unimpeached standing among
their associates, who'ulter this warning
TO all good citizens and Patrots-w ho
thus asseVGraie their knowledge of the
existence oil this "Iaclion" among US.
and admonlsh US Of the consequences
which must ensue, If their doctrines
be carried out" They farther advise
their follow citizens that although "hut
few Of The advocates Of an Crclus,pc hard
money currency have the bojness and
'candor TO come ouI openly and avow
their doctrines, , las in1he case Of the
anti bank men of Medina) "yet they are
'sieadily pursuing their object, and prrpar
ing for wGr of determination upoa oh
paper currency" And those gentlemen
'conclude with the remlrk abie observa.
tion, Wbdt il is high time for the people
10 tdketheir affairs into their Own haHdSH
"a truth which ought to crea'e a pro
found Seusation throughout tho State,
and command the assent of every man
who wishes we'll for the future
We have thus shown, that there are
two parties in the o'd party inrmical to
Ihu "A htua finn 10