New-York tribune., 1842-02-02
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.
HARRISBURG, Jan /.

Correspondence OF The Tribune.
HARRISBURG, Jan g, ie42
We have not had a week of much public inter
est, although vas, amount Of private business ha
been disposed Of Not q hint has get been dropped
by the dominant Locos as to the course they intend
10 adopt, and this leads rrcsstibly to the conclu
sion ,ha, they are .sat fault. 1t has been the
policy of Gov. Porter TO oppose the banks on pa.
per, but assist them a, the 'immincnt critical
time bv such artful device, that, while ne pro-
fcssed to BE- Anti-Bank, he was IN reality taxing
his cue from the Banks themselves. mus our
Siatc presents the curious sight OF being Ant-bank
at the polls bu; the reverse in It's halls OF iessia-
tion. Banks have been used as the irulttnl theme
for every demagoguc's invectivc, and :: souless
corporatioDs.u with their =" rotton promises to
nav have 1esounded from the Delaware to Lake
Erie. War to the knife mas b.cn dec Jared against
the Banks Every Loco-Foco in true Indian
s,vle, has taken his stump and fired away at them.
Now and then tomahawk has been thrown and d
scalp taken. This has boen the signal for the
war-whoop to be rc-cchocd, and the scream has
been, ' Down with the Banks. ~
In times of commercial prosperity no monetary
institutions could survive this perpetual war; and
when the madness of national policy, withhold
ing Protective Tariff, has crippled our commerce
and drained our specie, what could be expected
from this guerilla warfare but embarrassment. it
not destruction? The people have become fanat-
ics on the subjec, of Banks; they take the tone
OF party leaders. and, without understanding the
delicacv of their dependence community, de-
mund heavy cxactions and destructive penalties.
Under such circumstances, TO rlc it appears the
hest policv to let The whirlwnd have i,s way -
Thc cankcr is at the hear; of society," and lcgisia-
siop cannot relieve it. 1t must ent its way. Skill
fu surgery may relieve it BY cutting beyond the
wound; and thus, by letting the majority in our
State have uncontrolled and unchecked power to
carry on their warfare ngains, the Banks, we may
expect return to sanity and moderation Thus
only can we kill the delusion that Banks are evils
and that metallic currency is the summum 5o-
mum of every hope. Thus only can the people be
convinced tha, continual warfare prevents Banks
rom exercising their legitimate usefulness ard
thus only can they learn that death i. better than
the continued torture of the rack, with every Joint
dislocated and every muscle strained
Such, trust, will be the feelings of our friend.
This winter. Let Loco Focoism have its wavelet
the people learn by experience the folly of this
eternal bloodhound baying against the hunks, and
they will profit by it, though it will be dearly
bought.
Aresolution urging on Congress an appropria-
tion to open channel through the bur at the
mouth Of susquehanna River and another for the
construction of road from the National Road
through Meadvic and pi,tsburg to the harbor of
Erie, have been before the House. The Nchol-
Court has been a fruitful theme Of debate dur
Ing the week, and should not be surprised at its
repeal. Next week we shall probably be busy;
the Grard Bank failure has been provocative Of
discussion and may hasten action.
The Southern Mail this evening brought in the
cheering news of the defeat of the Repeal of the
Bankrupt Law 1t will carry JOY to thousands.
We have had strange evening; from to l i,
#hgh,ened without intermission, and now, II 10
o'clock, we have what l should call an April
shower" We're it not bull
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