The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-08-28
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1t will be seen that the excellent FreIinghuy-
sen was one of those used by the Bank, to cover
its frauds, and help it in its war upon the Gov
eminent
The above is but small porton-a mere sam
pie of the sums squandered by the Bank, in its
base eectoneering movements. The amount
paid to printers only, was more than ninety.four
thousand dollars!
Twenty thousand dollars more went per year,
AominaIly TO pay Henry Clay, Daniel Webster,
and John Sergeant, for services as attorneys, but
in rea3ity, TO pay them for advocating the re-char-
tering of the Bank in that Congress of which they
were members.
Forty-tpo thousand dollars, loaned, without a
particle of security, to James Watson Webb, of
the New York Courier and Enquirer, gave the
Bank the support Of that paper, which up to that
time, had been constant and Jealous in opposing
it.
Similar favors were extended with like effect,
to other leading papers.
During the five years it was contending for a
charter, the Bank made loans to no less than two
hundred and fifty-fve members Of Congress, a.
mounting in all to $l,605,7Sl or an average of
more than sic thousand two hundred dollars each !
Not one in three of the members who received
these loans, were business men. Not one in the
three possessed the means of using the money to
advantage. 1t was offered to them--n some in
stances actually crowded upon them-so that
having once used it, or put it out of their hands,
they might be the mere dependents of the Bank.
Who does not see the danger of an institution
using such vast means of corruption? Who
would feel safe, with an establishment like this,
leagued with the enemies of his principles, ready
when it has any favor to ask of Congress, to ad-
vance six thousand dollars per head to ma jori-
Ity of fitsmembers? Justsuchan institution, Hen
Try Clay threatens to asten upon the country if he
is elected President Shall he have chance to
| do il? Is there any true friend of the people,
who will not contend zealously and untiringly
against erecting this great moneyed machine,
which, aided by the allied corporations of the
country, and managed by such a demagogue as
Clay, may hereafter govern the country? We
trust not. We hope and believe that the same
people who have so often resolved never, from
any consideration of dollars and cents, to permit
another Giant Banking Monopoly TO be establish
ed in this country, will adhere to that patriotic
resolutions to the last
Under the arbitrary sway of National Bank,
il is almost mockery TO talk about the people gov
eming themselves. Their presses are hired to
deceive. Their most eloquent champions in
Congress are retained as Bank attorneys at from
five to ten thousand dollars year. Their rep.
|resentatives are piled with Accommodations un-
til ceasing to be representatives of the people
they are ready to legislate in accordance with
the mandates of the Bank. Every man they send
10 Washington to attend to their interests, must
have nerve enough TO resist all the seductions,
and honesty enough to spurn all the bribes which
such an institution can employ, or he will become
false TO his trust Under such circumstances,
there is but small chance indeed for the people
to possess any efficient influence in their own
government.
Who denies that the old Bank was rotten 10
the core, eleven years ago? No one. And yet
Theodore Frelinghuysen, could then make fine
speeches TO cover up its sins, and join in the
backneyed cry against the Patriot, who, in spite
of the recreancy Of Congress, dared stem the cur
rent of IFS corruptons. These same speeches,
it will be seen, were paid for and hawked a.
bout by the Bank, which thus endorsed and
Ibepraised by Theodore Frelinghuysen, has
since sunk down in hopeless bankruptcy. Who
can be safe, when the eyes and ears Of such
men are stopped up by the gold of national cor
Iporation--when the very saint of the whg party
the man whose virtues are supposed to be
boundess enough TO offset the vices of Henry
Clay, misled by its influence, becomes its pander
and making large professions of pety, upholds it
as an emblem of purity, until il drops to pieces
of its own rottenness, in sight Of all the people9
The only safeguard from the coTuptions Of such
an institution, is its destruction. Andrew Jack
son judged rightly when he came TO that conclu-
sion, and the people, who have SO often sustain
ed it, will again thunder in the hearing Of their
enemies, that motto so hateful TO their ears--"No
National Bank to corrupt the Government and
oppress the people"
How THE FARMER IS BENEFITED BY THE
TARIFF.--T The present duty on log chains, used
hv farmers il l1R1 nnr cent uhila On nlmnsf eli