Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-01-17

The Portsmouth "Old Dominion" Fisk gives u,terance
the complaints OF the honest and unsopstcated portion
OF the Democratic party of Virginia. the failure Of the
Democratic majority Of the Legislature of Virginia to re-
ase any OF their expectations for putting down the Banks
and rag money.
Hear its denuncstions and its threats:
careful attention the reported proceedings of our
Democratic Legislature, give a sorry this en-.
qury. We are shame-strcken, and sick heart when
look its details aud draw from them only that most
disheartenng Of oil ansers-N0thing! No voice is rais
edno measure IL proposed that looks towards reform
-mprovement-progress Never the whole course Of
Legislative action directed carefully and exclusively
TO the interest IF property, and the property holding class
than by this Democratic Assembly. Never were the nights
the Interest," and the necessities Of tie people studioua
~ kept Of sight shy those profescdy sclusiue friends
Of the peOplethe Democratic Legislature of Virginia.
1t pains bring these accusauonsbut the truth
be told One might suppose the very existence Of ysops
forgotten merged IN that Of the miserable baDkrp
rag-money mills with which the State il cursed.
But if nothing is yet proposed, something be- and
haspeedy, the people will at the baoboXes prove their
separate existence and make the heaTess hyprocrca re-
creants who cheated them with false promises 10 feel
their power. We second to in our attachment
Democratic pncpesand IL has for long been our
pride and pleasure with the party that Processes those
principles but despisc party without principles
party with principles that would be unsafe ine1pedn
to apply every day life and practice fellowship
and party that j. false It's prOessed principles we will
at any time render our feeble aid to overthrow"
There is a freshness and prmityeness Of simplicity in
these bursts Of honest feeling, which the doomed to
witness the tricks and ambiguity and treachery party
really exherotng. So Mr.. Fisk and the Democrats in his
quarter really expected Of Democratic Legislature some
tangible evidence Of the hostility Of that party Banks
proof that all Notwithstanding professions were not
correspondence between the promises to the
"Doar People" and the performance when that same hum.
plugged People had invested the professor with the high
trust u carrying his opinions into execution
We had heard that the population in the negborhood II
Norfolk, more Than any other, retained the old Virginia
simplicity, with the accompanying virtues sincerity and
hospitality But could have believed that sueh
simplicity this in the 18th Century. To be.
eye that the Loco Focos, when they had the power would
put down Banks and rag money.
Have Mr. Fisk and his readers yet learn that since
1892 Loco FOcos have added 400 State Banks 10 those
which existed already; doubling year, nearly 20
the whole number of "rag money mills" in Ge UniOnl
Are they yet be- informed, that party in America has
displayed IN the exercise II power, decided
affection Tor Banks, the Loco Foco party1 CAarfsrinr
Of them-fogiyng them upon every forfeiture Of then
charter more ready-bouowng o. much ~ more Of he
money, than any other party Are they ignorant that IN,
Loco FocOs have this winter controlled the Legislatures o
than 20 States Of the Union, and that sngL
have their doughty threats against the Banks and tc
promises the People been enforced by mere pos
biity in Ohio And they yet satisfied that the who
cry Of "down with the Banks Down with the Rag Barons
/ Down with the Rag Machinc-r j. HUMBUG-a false an,
fraudulent however successful attempt to possess them
selves Of tho peoples power, by asaling their honorable
/ prejudicos
Pot down "rag money" indeed IN what State h. IL thu
Locofocoism has attempted 10 fulfil by legislative
ton, ts vnuntng promises and be- loud threats the people
No phSrs. Not here, where they have treated the Bank
with the paierna ndugence-not IN North Carolina
where they wished 10 issue batch u million 81 chin
passrsnot in Georgia, where they have done oil the Bank
desired them do IN State Of the twenty now control
ed bv ocooco counses has the slightest effort been mad
10 redeem the pghed fsth of Locofocom hcrcin ave
Ohio alone and the from that State have hard
ly doubt win be, that there The Democratic party ha
proved rccrcsnt 10 profession and INDUCED the Bank
in oil they asked or wished
Is not then time that Mr. Fish aud his party friends an
that the people large should and acknowledge III
sbsurdy Of expecting any decisive sgsinst the Bank
from Loeofocois and that the confession should h. mad
that III oil talk and no cider"