The North-Carolina standard., 1844-11-06

From the Golfers of the wholesale merchant
wasremoyed to ratisfy the unhoty exactions ofthe
Protective T'ari6-lhc child of fraud, conceived
in sin and brought forth in iniquity. The farti
is part of the oIious American System, so ar
dently supported by Henry Clay, the ambitious
demagogue of Kentucky The ulterior and con-
ceaIed object ofthe System, to build the cities
ofthe North, to concentrate wealth and power IN
TO the hands of the manufacturers at the expense
Of Southern laborer, Southern blood and Southern
rights and consolidate this government, into one
Nlonarchial head, by tearing down the beauty,
strength and wisdom of the fair fabrc-the sover-
eighty of the States Yesl found myself placed
In the strong chest of the Custom house of Phila-
del phia, to meet the demands Of a corrupt oPpres-
siye unequal law. A law, that was TO blockade
and lock up the ports of Norfolk, Charleston and
New-Orleans, until the rank grass shonld grow
in their respective streeso foster the rapacIty oil
the bankers manufacturers and capitalists of the
favored North--a law, that was 20 cause the
plough of the Agricuturalist, to shrink in slavsh
obedience to the spinning wheel OF the North
and law that was to sirens then the lever OF mon
led AIistocracy and TO bind the industrious labor
ing classes of society, as viliens to their ffudal
lords TO the Treasury Department at Wash
ington City, was then carried, and securely con-
fined in its dark vaults. With sentry to guard my
prison doors had almost despaircd ofagain seeing
the light of the day, and of mngling in the aglat
ing business of the world: when to MY delight L was
summoned forth in all my brightness, to discharge
the Pension of faithful Revolutionary soldier
who had stood firm in his conntry'S cause. when
mems souls were tried. This good and true SOL
dicr to whom now belonged had been at L"x-
ington and boldly and sternly confronted the foe
at York, when Lord CronwaIlis yieldrd his re-
luctant consent, and acknowledged the hopeless
chance Of England, to enslave nation of such
men, who 5rav " fought for " their homes their
fircsiIcs and their countrv's honor" l lamencd
thn parsiinonv of the Government in requiring
these valuable services of the old veteran, by such
n meagre allowance, out Of a full and uverfowng
Treasury. | regretted to see the INDECENT cir
cumstances in which my possessor lived | had
not finished my reflections upon the ingratltude oil
the country, when l was disturbed by the conf
dent step and air of the Bank Attorney, as he
strobe across the threshold ofthe humble dwelling
of my owner TO forectose a mortgage, held by the
Bank upon the property, if the amount OF the In
dcbtedness were not Immediately liquidatcd, The
petition Of the old nan, for further delay, until he
cond receive another annual pension, and the sim
pie story of bis wrongs backed by the tale of his
former hardships and tolls. touched the chords o.
tenderness and humanity in the bosom even ofthis
caIous and tear proof minion Of the law and he
rclented. | left the habation of worth and pow
erty, in which would prefer ever 10 have dwell
to rrvel again amidst corruption and luxury. IL
the old Unitrd States Bank, whose turrets rose
mountain like threatning the very portals of Flea
ven, was conveyed to witness the machln1tlon
of bought and sold Dircctnrv,--m -machnations
which had well nigh crushed liberty and tnppied
this Government into ruin. l was doomed agar
to enter the work shop of fraud-the hot bed o
pollution Again / consigned TO tho dhrL
pris1n-housc of the monPy-vaut l heard Tho
consultation of the Directors, when it wa:
decided that should be represented by my qlan
dam Ioquacious companion My heart sunk with
in me, when | remembered the horrors OF my
confnempnt-when reflected, that was 10 b.
represented by mean villnnous rag, and that my
name was TO become bve-word and a reproacE
amongst honest men, not for my own misdeeds
but for those Ibid at my door. NV consciousness;
efworth and power, could not buoy my droopin9
spirits. from state of abject dependency. MI
fallen grandeur, value and liberty TO be tram
pied dawn by the irresistible power Of Corporate
capacity, was doomed to be the passive agcn
of an active monicd deSpotisrn L was doomed
silently to witness fraud winllrd at, oppression
plss unnoticcd, and uSurV lpgalizrd. Was my
bright career here to end !? l exclaimed in all th
fuilness of objection. Scarcely had the word
died away, unheard and unheeded. when the vote
of the immortal Jackson proclaimed that th
United States" Bunk was corrupt and dangerous
to the liberties of the people. When Andrew
jackson; the Hero Chief of Orleans. the man o
Iron nerve; OTdeTeu the removal or the (TOYern
u"nt Deposites; the swindIers anil b1nkers in higE
places cried out, to their bribrd minions in Con
grrss .save US, or perish" The temple rear
cd to Cog anil Mlgog tottered, crumbed and fell
into one undisngushed heap of rulns-at th
touch Of the Constitutional rod of the man. wht
had twice waldcd of threatening danger from hi
country's soil. Bolts and bars that had withstooc
force and fire. now give away to this talisman
wand of Jackson, when he said "open sesame
Such Political and Moral frmness finds not it
parallel in the history of the world. A singh
arm bluling against ovefcame the hydra heade
monster, and rescued the country from a vampire
that was fast drinking up the lifes blood of tn
people. Bank officers and Directors, were seel
parading the streets. in gloomy and Earcicll pro
cession, displaying signs and badges of their fall
en- greatness. Once more, l was emancipate
from the gallerys of Banking Institutions and re
nsrltcd in my former character of the true an
only standard currency fthe country The fla
terng JUNCTION of release, had hardly been applied
when was informed that the Agricultural BAN
of Mississippi, had negotiated my loan Banks
Blnksll | criAd are sliIlto hold me in duranc
vile. yielded reluctant obedience to my su
per-ruling destiny, and left the convuIsed city {
the QtIakers under the control of the Commis