Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-08-11
No. 4s.-WHOLE No. 45O

tnem 10 close OF business, huu tUoy niSl
now scrusly preparing for the sson'k
three only VIII remain; oil others havS'
been crushed 90 with the iolds Of Ihe boa.
cons,ric'or!
A specie currency is hopsle'sip our
day; but we must have some currency
and that currency must be 10 part papeF
10 make up for tho want OF specie u
we nave not paper currency ol our own
we must depend upon the bank, borough,
city and county paper Of other SIa'sss
over which wO can have no CONTROL ana
Of the goodness Of which We should, N.
many cases be totally ignorant Would
such currency be better than one oi our
own, subject to searching inquiries, pow
erlul to do good, and so qua :ded as TO be
almost ioca pabe o. iojury' That banks
can he made as good. sale and useful 90
other human institutions, cannot allow
mysel to doUb for a moment. The
bank OF Eoglaud almost all the banks OF
New England, New York, Delaware
and most Of the other States have an
swered the highest hopes OF their loun'
ders, and bank charter having ths
checks and guards, proposed IN my pam
phe, OF the 4,h Of March, and Otherwise
! properly drawn. would be stronger and
beller qualified to enforce caution, Pune-'
ruaIily and safety, than the charter Ut
r any existing bank co the globe!-and
yet people would bank under It,
Owing to the destruction OF banks and
the refusa TO recharer others thousands
have lost or must loose their all, prop
erty has deprecialed neSrly the hall our
own citizens cannot purchase TO any
considerable extent the productions OF
our soil, except as agents to foreignefss
while we loose the advantages Of higher
prices which would be obtained II we had
the means among ourselves TO create or
sweli competition Business is reviving
in almost every pace whore no war haa
been wsged against the currency. Ous
Of Ohio aud some few bankrupt States
= we hear OF the busy hum OF industry
coulen'ment and happiness; and you ere
tanlalzed 10 some Of our ultra papers
!" with the story OF abundance OF money
{ and good times elsewhere. Bot, fellow
citizens, can you live and flourish upon
the good fortune Of your neiebbors'
when from you, the handspring. the SIM
g " OF prosperity is withheld! Had the
:, old solvent banks been rechareG and q
u lew new charters granted upon prlncI'
- pies Of mutual interest and rec'procisys
u Zines might al this moment have pro-
missed as much of prosperity TO you as !"
~ a the peo.le OF other States. Were yon,
confined bv the walls OF a prison. deprl-
s. we'd of food while others without were
rauen,ng upon uxuries, would you grow
fa, aud sleek from sight, svmpalhv or
e nope; or pine and slarVe for wanilo'
nour;sbmenl7 II even lew crumbs
- were cast TO you through the iron gra-
ting. would hey restore your Iank bod
les 10 vgor, strength and healthinessS
or would they just keep your spirits ana
i, bodies uniei? So far as our Pecunlafy
10 matters ere concerned our condition
IS does not vary much from that OF the con-
E, fined prisoner on whom pntance OF,
o' crumbs IS bestowed. The other States
To rauen and thrive upon dollars and pros
Al perty, while we grow lean. weak and
:" slckenlng upon kicks, coPPers' and
8 crumbs!
IS The road to banking in Ohio has been
~ called by The Editor OF the Statesman"
or the road 10 the peniten,ary! The bank
u laws and our legislature iorceabIy re-
- mind US Of the story Of the negro prince,
" who, suspeclng the fidelity Of his wife,
o. on account of the errors Of one OF her
81 numerous sisters. dug around her hut a
o' canal which he filled with water and
'e Deopled with crocodiIes! He next erec
led enclosures with strong walls; tho
y one he stocked with lions. hyenas and
g., iackss, the second with serPents, the
o third he colonized with the gullah" and
ed variety orth pole cat and then planted
"e e his qua ds to prevent the entrance OIL
"N suspected persons!
10 But we are now told that there are to
Ills be no more concessions; that power has
granted 10 the people ell Of banks thai
on is intended 10 be given; and that W,
r. mus, have banks under the presnt law &
TX or no, at all! And is this the langua g
on which the great head Of ultraism in h
nd Slate holds towards a down Irodden ant
ok distressed people! and will you as sls vel
We bend your knees 10 the yoke Of a mas
ny teri
Ity Your oppressors are not OF themselveI
OF great and strong like giants Of old; they
cd are not numerous and led by glory likS
ar the army Of Napoleon; they are not ths
'ut grea, body Of the people. for the lalteI
&C. always mean to do right; butihey are O
he themselves a small band, with eyes benI
as upon power, and their stomachs gnaw-
ge ing and their mouths watering ioT the
TX, lo.,,.a onI 6shasi You have amDle