The Weekly register., 1843-09-30

tract, IL would seem then, In the emphat-
ic language Of scripture to be s'straining
at gnat, and swallowing q camel."-
If, then | say, we be clear from the pay
ment Of this money by full, fair and
honorable process, let this be pointed
out by those who say SO; but if this can
not be done, let us by no means entail
upon our. posterity n disgrace from
which they never can be absolved. We
have considered already the original
law by which the money was TO be ob.
tanned, let US now consider q little the
second law by which the money was to
be applied. This is law which we have
heretofore supposed directed the bond
and security tc be given, and that this
bond and security was 10 be given TO the
President and Directors of the Bank
If we are right in this conjecture, for
we have not the law by us, then how
was it possible that the capitalists or
lenders of the money could nave any di-
rections in the application of it. We
have already anticipated this subject by
showing that the lenders of the money
could have nothing 70 do with the appli-
cation of it whatever. If you borrow
mohey from me to clear out. the ITALIA
hatchic river, or make any other inn
provement, and would throw it away in
making railroad to the moon, surely
could neither arrest your proceeding,
nor be answerable for your folly. There
then is the error, if en- error it can be
called, Of all the apti-bond men, with
Gen. Brown at their head, in supposing
that the lenders Of the money were
bound to see to the application Of it, an
absurdity so gross, that one can scarcely
have charity enough to believe it could
be seriously entertained. Nothing is
more certain then that the capitalists or
lenders ofthc money had nc more power
over il after it passed from their hands
than the manin the moon had. Il might
have been sunk in the Mississippi, |
or expended in purchasing balloons
Well, then, you will ask, why did Gen.
Brown take SO much pains TO prove 10
the audience that the capitalists acted
with their eyes open-that they had full
notice Of what they were doing, and
that he would show that both the acts
were incorporated in the contract?-
Surely, and so they ought to have been
full made known to them; and your COM
niSsioners who sold the bonds to them,
would have acted with as much baseness
md with as much want of good faith to-
wards them, as every anti-bond man
would now do, if either Of the acts of the
Legislature had then been concealed
from them. No, it certainly would
have been fraud upon them, if they had
SO acted. But supposing every section
and paragraph CT the laws. had been
included in the contract, what. differ
,nce would that have made? Did they
say that they should attend 10 the aPpli-
cation of it? Surprising they had said TO
;our commissioners, we cannot trust
you with this money, and we must there
ore reserve q power in our contract to
end an agent along 10 see that you pro-
'erly apply this money. With what
think you, would such a
have been received by your
commissioners? Would they not have I
epIied, it is now our money and not
'ours-what right have you TO inquire
bout It's application? Have you not
often our bonds for the payment Of
Principal and interest? What then have
'ou to do with it, or how we dispose of
t? Such would certainly have been
he language of men acquainted with
heir rights; and we cahnotsuppose your
were then most arrant of I
ools. To understand Alright, however.
ne principles ofau aati-bond man in all {
S length and breadth, it will be neces- {
airy that we consi der the disclosures
lade by Col. Williams, and which we {
aserve for our next number.
AIICUS.
-ccount of the Great Forger arrested
in England.
A letter has been received in New I