The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1843-01-05
VOL. 8. NO. 81 WHOLENO l5S
From the Ohio Slalesman.
PLAN FOR A STATE BANK.


tors, have, think, goi hold Ofa plan by
which sound, safe and honest barking can be-
carried on, with profit to the banker as we'll as
to The State, and by which the people 10 few
years can be eased oftaxaliOn-lhe Stale debt
PaId-'be Stale House built, and the whole
Stale made prosperous and happy.
My plan is State Bank, 10 be located in
Columbus, with capital Of ten millions and to
issue any amount Of paper deemed necessary.
The State to be whole and sole owner, and the
bank 10 be controlled by the Ward en- and Di.
rcctors of the Ohio Penientary.
There are number Of bogus makers, en-
grayers, fnancers, &c, now in the Penilentia
ry. Let the bogus, boys 6ss al work, mak>
ing The hard, TO pay in as capital stocki the
ooun'e'leeTs, 70 making and Prihtipg, the
notesz1dnd in go doing, care must be takenAio
prevent obscene pictures from being put there
fon-and les them commence The art and mys.
tery OF banking within the walls Of the Ohio
Fenltentiary. II may be objected that there
are not now in the PeUtenliary bankers suf.
ticient 10 manage the concern; but this obiec-
ton cannot think good one. Mr.. Earring
ton ls there now, and viii give the State the
aid OF his invaluable financial talents, and if il
shonld be determined that like Mr.. Biddle, Of
the U. 5. Bank, he cannot sign the notes as
fast as they are wanted, let the State send
few men and dogs to the Gallipolis region,
and catch one or two Of The directors Of that
beautiful institution, to aid him 10 The art and
mystery Of financierng, la Lebanon Miami
Banking Company.
These notes 10 be received for oil debts due
The State, and 10 be legal tender. Should il
unfortunately happen that any person should
either prefer the bogus 10 this paper, or doubt
The ability of the bank 10 redeem its issues in
The hard, Let it be enacted into law that any
scoundrel who shall dare ask The bank 10 res
deem, shall be kept 10 solitary confinement in
the prison, one week for The first ohance, one
year for the second, and for life for the third
offence. After two or three convictions un-
der this law, the bogus, ifgood, can be sent 10
New York and sold. 10 case the wagoners
should be so foolish as to transport this bogus
without being paid in that stuff which our silly
foretalhers said should be legal tender, why
then Jet the freight be paid by the Auditor Of
State, out Ofthe State Treasury.
Sufficient Of those notes can be issued at
once, as will suffice to pay the State debt, fin-
ish all the improvements Of the State, & make
every man, women and child, from the Ohio
River to Lake Erie, rich, prosperous and hap-
py.
Ia The outset, said ibis plan could be car.
rled on with profit 10 the banker as we'll as 10
the Stale, though not in the same way. The
State will grow rich from the notes issued,
while residence Of few years in the Ohio
Penitenliary, under the care Of my old friend
Stadden, will effect, trust, reform in his
morals; for there he can have no temptation 10
dishonesty.
These are but hints Of my great plan which the
limits OF elk Of your papers, filed with nothiDg
else, could scarcely unfold all the beauty and
harmony Of its various parts. TrustiDg that
my labor in connecting this plan will not be,
thrown away, but that come one having Time
will draw up plan for the Legislature TO act
upon, A PRACTICAL BANKER.
AN ANECDOTE. "A fliend at Washing
ton sent US letter The other day. from which
we extract The foowing.-BOs. Post.
The members both democratic and wings,
appeared TO be IN fine spirits TO day. The
wings have been whipped into good humor.
heard a democrat from Tennessee tells Tho
following story Of, and to, the wings, at which
they all laughed heartily: He said, in coming
through the State Of Ohio, he stopped at a ca
bin to get drink of water, he recognized the
woman Of the cabin to be a girl he had former
ly known While talking to her about old
times, six foot he negro came up 10 them,
who, the woman informed him was her hus-
band As soon as the negro left them, the
member told the woman that he was surprised
at her 90 disgracing herself; TO which she re-
piled, Sister Sail has dtsgrAced herself Worss
lhan have.' He asked how. She answered
Why, she has married a JuR-blOOded whig!'
| EcoNOME-.A correspondent of The Bay
State Democrat tells good story in illustra.
ton Of this commendable virtue. Here is the
anecdoie:-A mIsery man would often cay Il
his children, 'NOw my dears which Of you viii
have cent and go 10 bed without any support
Answer.-'We all will, father The mex
next morning he would say "Will you all giv'
a cent, and have warm cakes for breakfasIa'
Yes! ycsp they would reply with one accord
Thus he would get his money back again enc
cheat them Ou, of one meaIwofih double th'
amount
PoLITicAL REFINEMENT. Two gsnllemeI
Of different political views travelling 10 |
railway car The other day entered into con
versaton. After talking awhile on the news
Of the day, "Sir.n said one Of them 10 The 9th.