The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-21

is while the Native Americans and association are true
to themselves Come one come the whole world let but
each American in the country in the moral truth and his
moral physical iorcein a solid phaanx of freemens
rights-be combinedwe can defy the whole. (Tremen-
dous and long continued appause) There is another
point Mr. Chairman and fellow citizens to which would
call your attention. and that which has done mischief
country and every individual in it, than could be
done in the ordinary routine Of affairs in hundred
years Gentlemen will not try to work upon your feel
ngs with the old and out caprap method of speak
ing OF glorious constitutions &C., fought for and by
the dearest blood of our ancestors No sir will do this
They fought should gh-no for gain for party
above the sord feelings of this world they fought for
liberty they fought for their country they fought for the
rights OF man as hewaksnot the slave oaction party
but for man. the upright man. the image OF his Goder
riic shouts Of appause) Gentlemen needs humble
individual panegyric to speak Of such men these
should approach them would have done the ancents as
they gods to he mentioned with that respect and
awe due only to such men fighting in the glorious cause
Of the equal rights of When and all parties and
their chickering's lost the oblivion of time they gen
tiemen Ike the morning star shall shine with respen
dent vividness, fresh the summers rose-Vehement
oenet OF posery we must continue to fight battles for
the same purpose They fought against foreign oppression
we must night to prevent the possibility Of foreign OPP
preston or even foreign influence; and what is
oil still greater importance to every individual of this
community and their posterity, must combat inter
nal oppression We must by bold, energetic front
show that American feemen able and capable to
protect oursevesnot gentlemen by ply steal force
by the noble power which the Almighty has bles us with
1.-The power OF reason. (Much applause) Mr.. chairman
and gentlemen, there is evil to which would call
your attention. OF no small magntude-one that Cypress
es the poor and the community at large dreaduly
than does the tyranny Of the worst arstocracy any
other countrytha is that hydraheaded monster the
sttutioh OF banks is there single individual let
ask OF yous there one who has not suffered by these
neiarous these cheating institutions Gentlemen ask
again. Is there one loud cries Of no, one) knew
H. These institutions gentlemen, not the
fathers fought for they the institutions they bed
for. To overtum such wicked outrageous monopolies
they fought and bled and in all the majesty of an en-
ghtened free body Of men, shall tolerate these nests
Tor plumber conceived and begotten in corruption and
dishonesty loud cries Of "no-neverD Say with me;
Gentlemen, no-[TremendOus cries of " No."] would
require you to look back to the years 1861 Good times
excellent times; great times gentlemen Beef was Is
cents per lbs flour ten to twelve dollars per Darrell butter
two and sxcnce to three shngs per pound and every
other article OF provision in like manner at enor
crops, over population, mouths than provisions
for them No. sir it was not these it the banks. One
illustration will point out the moral of the whole. A
friend Of mine got situation in mill at Lockport where
he learnt the business of preparing flour; being very
saving and industrious he accumulated few hundred
dollars so that he managed to rent mill himself and
without cent in his pocket borrowed twenty five thon.
sand dollars OF a Buffalo bank-[Laughter]-, or
bank IN Buffalo, if you please-charered a schoon.
er, and far up the Lakes bought up wheat at
mere nominal price This put through the mill,
and the flour sold at $40 SO per barrel He then borrowed
thousand dollars and speculated in like manner with
similar results the banks receiving onehrd of the pro-
no responsibility getting thousands of dollars merely
speculate on Now gentlemen the majority of these banks
have burst up and what are the consequences Proy
borrow no more shinpasters to buy them up. would
ask you, gentlemen, is it not shame-a burning shame
that few individuals put their heads together and
form themselves into "ba,ikr bank Get parcel
OF tom fools for their toolsmanuacure shinplasters
throw open their DOORS and they ready to discount
Lending other peoples money and property to their own
friends and relations Secure within themselves they
seat themselves by their own resdesher own proper
and very compaceny smile while they ruin thousands.
Look back gentlemen, to the years ls36s7-the good
upwards of fifty millions Of dollars. We had in circula
ton two hundred millions Of dollars which
from England, We had upwards of thirty millions OF
dollars from other European States and upwards of three
hundred millions Of worthless trash the emissions of one
thousand and one still worthless banks, making up
the tremendous of nearly six hundred millions of dol
lars Was this in gold and silver gentlemen Would it
had been and should have good times still even if
half the had been of the precious metals; but no.
was worthless paper, based upon air-nothing but bul
bles. What were the consequences these! Upwards
Of nearly six hundred millions of dollars, being
and Harry, who lent it to the Browns, Johnsons
Smiths and Wilson's, who gambled it away in
were dear real estate went up to fctitions
prices and the results unheard Of high rents Now six
hundred millions in circulation for two years will make
the @ TEs are s @
five years misery speaks aloud who the victims This
sum OF money being only paper and the paper man
ufactores, [laughterlunabl to purchase rags are
blown-compleely done upland more millions of dol
lars are to be borrowed. As the two three banks
that have withstood the shock now go on a specie
basis, they want good security speculation,
hut good security, when they lend gold and silver; the
spectators have securities and their principles are
in keeping with their securities Laughter and appause
and SO they cry bad times and each party try to
put on the others shoulders lay at each others
doors Gentlemen proclaim it, they all guilty-ag
grandzement is their viewthe people the country its
honor-everthing may go to the devil eppause that
they can get places and put money in their purses and
these falling they turn politicians their deier
Through politics they the ell dorado from their disaJ
pointed hopespotics the ell dorado of their ambition II
remains with us, the American Republican Association
to clear away the rubbish to purify the atmosphere to
make every individual who gets up bank, throw every
cents worth of his monies and property the risk OF
his institutions that will the poor infinite deal OF
veSaton WHAT'S it to the poor man il in bad times he
sixpence and pay sixpence for loaf of BREAD or
what does benefit him if the times are good if he earn
shilling and give shilling for loaf of bread must be
worked out gentlemen, upon the legitimate principles of
trade, and prosperity must follow. II remains for
to inst into the hearts of generation the
republican principles by which to be govern
ed-when the honest citizen sitting with his family en-
joying his domestic reside will accept office rsake all
men, Loud cheers.l know gentlemen that this is ef
fectng much yet if each member of the American Repub
can Association OF true heart and true to his
must succeed Loud and continued cheers. would urge
upon each of assembled here to your most
Gus exertons to further have inaew days
formed bright and magnificent nucleus sprnging from
thousanes of roots; and all that necessary that every
forming each separate root Of this nucleus shall
act that principles our honest purposes and honest
shall radate to the confines of the United
States and the results will be- that with the rising
the east to the setting in the west the Republican As
poetry OF man. Liberty 1.-THE applause here is ndescrba
bel-my breast swes with emotions Mr.. Chairman, at
the idea, that J. humble as am, should, however
mote be the cause of gaining if be only individual
TO the great cause of the American Republican Patty
thank you, Mr. Charmen and Gentlemen for the honor
you have done me in patiently listening to He sat
down amidst much applause.
Dr.. MONROE THOMPSON then and about to
speak but very politely yielded to Mr.. OBADIAH BROOKS
who ha risen at the another part of the
PLATFORM and who had first caught the eye Of the Chair
man.
M puaa .nI,a Gill.
low Citizens I'VE have heard good deal about revva
OF religion in these times and also good deal about the
Tee.total Abstinence Society Reformation cheers-
and think that greal deal of good has been done by
hemthat is by the Teetotaler for must say that ever
since was cheated out ofthe price ola good horse and
by neghbor of mine, who shall he nameless he has
got small family of nine children and don't wish to
expose him to the world, as would sure, have
AIR chance of doing in this tremendous gathering =;
but who Lad just experienced religion and a most
lied in convulsons at distracted meetin the week
say that since that I'm ieeth