The North-Carolina standard., 1843-10-25
WOULD A NATIONAL BANK RENp,,.
FARMER The

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argument, let US grant this. 1t would affo,5
farmer full and sound currency-tbat !, !" 'H 'a
money would be good, and he would have ;, p9
| ty oft. Is not the answer or argumer, r r"N
Wings fairly stated ? We think so. Now -, Zoe
acknowledged principle that the currencv or
ry country must be regulated by the QUANTITY ~.
produce-in other words, that the amount or
ney ought to answer to the fair value ftbo ~
erty it represents. Produce qciI command m1a r"F
Ifthere be demand for produce, the price n,b! "'
er it be paid in gold or paper, will rise in D,,, ~
ton to the demand, and the farmer can cor.T r~
either specie or paper. And now the onot
arises, whether he prefers paper to gold and ,1~a
What can be sounder or better than cold and VI
ver2 1t is always the same. 1t never A..
ates, butstandsfas firm as the property renre,.s.
1t is good every where. 1t is always in dem..1
it is better than paper.
In addition to these facts, let it be borne IN ~,
that National Bank, by the intrinsic provi.;.s
of its charter, could not or would not loan ,o %
farmers in such away as to benefit them. Il wonr
loan, as all other Banks do at ninety davs Wb,,
farmer in the country can meet his instalmcnts,,I
his interest every three months2 He can nan =,
once years when he sells his produce; buf fl,
Bank would not loan to him on such terms n.
The spectators and shavers would borrow Il.
money, and the farmer would be comnelIed
take it at SECOND hand If he happened to bp
debt, and wished to borrow, relying on h- ~, >,
the end Of the year, how would he meet the r..
instalments Away, then, with thi, cry that
National Bank would relieve the farmers oftbs
country In many instances-in almost everv
instance-they could not even borrow money ofi
"Mr Badger is Candidate for no offce-ir we know
him Alright, think do. there is no Office within
the gift Of the people of North Carolina, either Civil w.
dclal or Military that he could be induced accepof"
Register.
Very much obliged to you. Mr. Badger. we
understand, boasts that be owes the people no
thanks, and every body knows he holds them in
contempt Will the Register dare deny that Geo.
E. Badger has but little, if any, confidence in the
capacity ofthe pcoplcto govern themselves will
he, to say the least deny that the general impress
ion is, that the said Badger considers himself loo
pure and too refined in his notions to seek office
at their hands2
Bnt it is quite amusing-the manner in which
the Register sets Mr.. Badger above the influences
of popular favor. He talks as if the gentleman
were not known. How long and how ardenly
has he wished for seat onihe bench of the Su.
preme Court? WilIthe Register say ? But " Nh.
Badger is no candidate, Adtnittcd-but he is a
public man. He was leader in the late cam.
pal n, and he is leader now, and as such we in.
tend to treat him. He hollis the destinics ofhe
Whig party ofthis State in the hollow of his hanl
He moves the wires, and the automatons dance
He gives the word and bis hirelings put on airs
and attempt to bully better men than themselves
He says Gdr@mee and they charge he says hail.
and they are silent Is it net SOP We intend
for ourself and for the democratic party, to hob
Geo. E. Badger responsible to great extcnl h
The movements of the Federal Wings in this Sae
Small BilLs-It should never be forgotten. tia
every small bill put in circulation by the Banks
among the people The managers of Bank
know this; and hence in this State, and in othe
States, we have continual flood of small bills
1t is true, the issuing of these small bills is per
naps as expensive to the Banks as the issuing 0
arger ones-the paper, the ,ngravings and th
ike generally costing the same But this is nO
he gist of the matter. These bills drive the spe
lie into the Banks, and never return unless they
'egin to depreciate, for the specie itself For the
moment. they seem to be convenient, and no per
on thinks of demanding the specie for them anC
It last through constant wear and tear, they art
lestroyed And this is clear gain to the Bank
or of course they are never required to pay the
ash for bills that have been worn out
Again. Danish these small bills, and we shaI
ID We the gold and silver IN their place. Does any
nan doubt this? Let him look to Alabama, Mis-
lssippi, Missouri, and other Statea- In those
States the entire body of the currency consists O
he precious metals. And how has this been
brought about? By banishing small bills, and
~ holding Banks to strict accountability. Gold
S Touring up the Mississippi Years ago the
prophetic eye of BENTON saw what is now actu'
lily going on Produce ciU command its equiv
lent. 1t aoll have gold and silver as its repre-
entative. Atthe proper time we shall again take
Ip this matter
VERITAs."
1t is due to oursef to state in reply to the insinuaOn'