The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-09
Cincinnati, Ohio,


State Of Things Currency Dirs1ns- Trodc -
Temperance Religion
DEAR BENEFIT
Since last wrote you, thing, out here have been
moving on " in the even tenor of their way
In money matters things appear to be more firm
and steady Business of all kinds is dull, but still
all hands appear to be busy that is say the ioste
and hustle of life is the same as ever. The amount
of il is there is danger of the people of this coun-
try ever coming to want-n this land nature has
slrewed the necessares and comforts of life with
a bountiful and generous hand and though money
may not be as cheap and plenty as chips and wheat
stores, the want Of ii can paralyze the ndo-
mtable enterprise and energy Of eur people The
deepest prompngs OF nature and ambition, and the
strongest ties of dependent family, prompts every
man to strive for an independence And l must
here say, that of our neates dwellings adorn-
ed with beautiful yards and shrubbery, are owned
and occupied by mechanics and working men. who
commenced the world with nothing but their
strong arms and stout pure hearts-whilst many
others, who started in the world with all the advan-
tagcs OF wealth and connexions, have been drawn
into the maestroom of banking and speculation,
have gone by the board--are bankrupt-and none
are now poor as to do them reverence.
The country is now reaplng tn: fruit of the seed
that II has sown They that sow to the wind shall
reap the whirlwind," is an old favorite and oft
quoted text of General Harrison
There has always been n party in this country
that has contended for banks-that the country can
not do without bank paper credit system. Well
they have had II now TO their hearts content and
think if the stock jobbers and SPECTATORS are not
yet satisfied with the utter rOttenness and mpolicy
OF the system the country Is. The banking system
carried with it the seeds of its destruction-it
has fallen by its own hand the funess of the times
had come, and It sunk under its T.. own weight
Thomas l.. Hammer, and little squad Of Demo.
Gratis that had run themselves down, and have since
proved themselves unworthy of the cause and the
times, and country in which they live, met at a
hotel in Union town, small village about 25 miles
from here, during the session of the Supreme Court
and passed various resolutions of the real Federal
Bank stamp, having the direct object Of compromi
ing the glorious measures that We're passed by our
last Bank reform legislature-a legislature that was
the very first in the United States to force resump-
ton OF specie payments and to suppress shin pasters
But these resolutions have every where been met
with universal contempt and Indignation. | have
not heard OF a single man, democrat or otherwise
that has an open eye TO look at things in their true
light, and the need of deep and thorough reform in
our country, but what has spoken Of them with the
contempt they deserve. They find no favor among
the honest and upright men of Ohio.
A few weeks since, the Washington Temperance
Society held Convention here. II was a great
affair-language cannot describe the beauty spen-
dor and majesty Of the scene. The deep signii-
of the that passed before the contenpla
tive mind, as the immense procession passed through
streets, with their innumerable motos, banners
music, &c, can never be forgotten never erased
from the mind. II was fine, glorious day. Pro-
violence seemed TO shine upon the cause, and to at
tend II with the best of consequences All the sur
rounding societies were fully represented. There
| were also delegates from Pittsburgh, Wheeling
Louisville, and many Of the principle cities and
| towns in the West. In fact, the Temperance Ie-
| form has become universal all over this country
The reformed drunkards themselves have taken the
cause in their owna hands they have become item
Grant missionaries, traverslng the whole country.
Persons almost beyond the hope of redemption
bov he.p ,ced in fo no 10 mr.
| formers. They have even gone out over the
praires OF the west, and converted them by the tens
of thousands IL Is the greatest moral reform the
world has witnessed since the days OF Luther and
| the zeal and energy of those engaged in it is moi
| only undated. but seems TO be increasing ] hope
| there is now a fire knded that shall burn out the
| entire evil AT the Convention there were many
| able speeches. DR.. Elder of Pittsburgh, made one
| of the most powerful speeches ever heard il was
deep and eloquent, and fired up, with noble enthu
slasm, every man that heard II.
Dickens was in city during this time, and he
| said il was wonderful-wondcrful. He thought
| that 80 years ago the whole west was an mbroker
| wilderness, and that now II was inhabited by mil
lions of entcrprsing, industrious educated citizens
and the land dotted all over with the most splendid
cities and villages. and farms, exhibiting state o
neatness and Improvement that would vie with the
oldest settlements OF the east was enough TO stnggeI
the most credulous, and make it appear more like a
DIRE am than reality. II man wants 10 what
man can do let him come out and behold the west
haustibepanics, pressures and failures can never
retard her onward march. Among the mechanics
| and working-men there, there is almost as many
buildings going up this season as ever. Tire man
that is used to bank facilities may ask where the
money comes from But ask the mechanic. end he
will tell you IL is done by an exchange OF labour.
| an honest currency that never fails, and knows
| neither contraction expansion.
| Dickins and his lady arrived here without any
flourish, and took lodgings at the Broadway, WHERE
many of our citizens called upon them in an orderly
! quiet manner. All necessary attention was paid
| them IN a courteous and kind manner, and it APP
| peared to be well received by them.
| Yesterday the Odd Fellows made a most splendid
turnout Ii wasthe anniversary of their Order, and
| was an imposing scene There was delegation
from the various surrounding states. After march
ing through the streets of city, they were al,
dressed by John Brough, Esq, in an eloquent and
appropriate Grafton. II closed in the evening WIN
| a most splendid ball. Yours, &c H.