Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-07-07
From the Ohio State Journal.
The Z, ecOrd.

iDR Talseu great FhOOl ~ glQrtbcAtlOr
OI The last Legislature for MOI rechar-
terIng the specie paying banks. arlribut
ing The late general rally in prices lo
The banlshmeDt Of the bank paper from
Ohio, (aIthough they have MOI vel en-
tirely succeeded in lbat,) we think it
well TO put upon record lew of their
expressions, which may be referred 10
hereafter as occasion may suggest. We
wave the oppression Of any doubts which
may exist in our mind as 10 the potency
OF Ohio LOcofOcO Legislation in produc-
ing so much Of general good ns our CO.
temporaries Of that press seem 10 feel
has been effected; but will say we are
sorry that their energies we're rot soon
or put forth. II our friends the farmers
feel that The times are indeed very good,
and that they have been made so by
Bank destruction, they vii probably be
IhankiuI provided they can in
some measure forget the evils they have
suffered during the long war upon the
currency, which commenced at time
when our currency was the best and
most convenient in the world, our credit
unbouDded, and "this great people pros
porous and happy" But but-ahem!
we will not say that it would have
been better to have let well enough
alone, and TO have left US to the enjoy.
ment of continued prosperity and happ,
ness-Oh no. we will not even institute
comparison between those times and
the present, nor speak OF the great sur
plus OF their own experience and udg-
ment. and simply quote lew of those
extracts which it is said 'vindlcate the
truth of that political philosophy free
trade hard money ism, or Bank deslruc-
tion which every sound democratic
journal, aud every sound Democratic
speaker and thinker, has been predict
ing, and laboring TO establish for the
last six years II any one should lhnk
the Sheriff rather oBfciously kind in al.
tending 10 the advertisement and sale
OF their farms, houses and other proper.
~, TO raise money for them, they can
account for his kindness by reading
these extracts-and 1.-THE prices Of -four,
wheat, stccis NC, should seem TO fall, |
they have nothing 10 do bnt to sit down
and read these extracts, and remember
that there is no such thing (so we have
been taught Tor six years. as fluctuations
in the prices OF produce aud property OK
cept from Bank expansions and contrac,
tlOns and they must rise up convinced
that they have been mistaken. Read
From the Ohio Statesman Of June l6
Prices of Produce going mp 'Ohple the
Banks are going dorm - Wing predic-
dOns falSJed by facts and experience
We have selected he following arti.
cles from different papers throughout
the State, with view 10 show the re-.
turning evidence Of prosperity, and The
present slate Of public opinion upon tho
important subject 10 which they relate,
and the rapidly with which The public
mind is tending toward the right direc-
ton. But these articles are of much
more importance than many persons
would at first suppose. They contain
q sublimer moral they are tho teachings
Of experience; they realize al The pro-
Iundily Of that adage which says that,
Ihistory is philosophy teaching by ex
ample Thew vindicato the truth OF
that polilicaI philosophy which every
sound democratic journal and every
sound democratic speaker and thinker,
has been predicting md Oboring to es-
tablish, for the last six years. But these
sound and wholesome doctrines, which
are thus vindicatng themselves, have
ever been the Scof and bye.word of our
federal whig opponents They have
made il their especial business through
every avenue by which they could reach
the public mind 10 traduce and viIlify
every democrat who had The integrity
and ntrepidty to promuleate sound
doctrines, through evil aad good report. |
But let Justice be done though the hea
vens should fall Let the people {
gratefully remember lhe men who have {
had The courage 10 stand by them and
the country, while a bitter and vindc, z
live political pnr'y, urged on by bank
facilities, bank frauds and corruption, 7
and by the desire Of power for the era
i6ca,lon Of an avaricious propensity .
et the people, we say, remember the u
mcn who. under such circumstances,
,oldly espou'ed the right, and did battle v
q the cause ofpsIlce. 8,
With what vebemence did our federal Il
Vhig opponents declare, that unless the f
hirlepn rotten banks were re chartered II
asl winter, the country would 90 to If
min. How loudly did they proclaim Ia
hat the country wcud be without o cur fl
eucy that business would be prOslIal. VI