Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1845-09-05

THE WOOSTER BANK,
We have no reason 10 regard with pecu-
liar favor this institution, 1t is in the hands
Of LocoforOs. It's President, Jos. S, Lake,
ESQ, has the reputation of being 4 skiIiul
fnancier, and a shrewd business man. He
is, however, and always has been, for aught
we know 10 the contrary, Il LocoiOco. He
has received many marks Of confidence
until quite recently at the h0nds Of his par
ty, and was for several years a Bank Com
missioner, under an appointment conferred
by them. The directors Of the institution,
are all Locofocos, as has been frequently !
reiterated by that portion of the party press
that occasionally yenturesa word in its de-
fence. Il was saved from destruction with |
the consent and through the aid OF nine
teen Loco!oco members Of the Legislature
of 1884. 1t accepted asthe condition of
the perpetuaton Of its existence and an
exemption from Bartey's banking humbug,
an individual liability restriction into its
charter, and now operating las it can well
do, being owned by and under ,hp control
Of some half dozen or more individually
under that restriction, 1t lis, therefore, em-
phatcally, a Locotoco institution, and has
no right 10 ask ut our hands defence a.
gainst the assaults Of It's enemies. Hav-
ing, however, had no evidence presented
to us, going to show that its officers are Ell
ther knaves or cut-lhroats, or that they
mean to defraud the people Of the State by
conducting their business dishonesty, we
are disposed to treat them as we would any
other respectable locoiocO or company Of
Locoiocos, in fair and candid manner,
looking upon those who wantonly assaIO
them as enemies to thr public and the pub
lie good The bank has large amount Of
paper in circulation, and we are anxious
that it should all be honestly redeemed. In
ANYTHING like an ordinary state Of affairs in
the money market, if the late report OF the
bank was a fair one, it would be able to
meet all the demands against it. Wheth.
f er, however, it would be able to bear up, i
| run was made upon it, and its paper dis
e credited, by the malicious assaults Of its en-
: emes, may be somewhat probIematlcaI.-
: II, therefore, with fair treatmentlt can meet
n all demands againss it, and with unIaU
}, tre8tmpnt It cannot, the man or set Of men
r who attempt to embarrass it, for political OF
- any other sinister purpose, are enemies OF
a the people and deserve the reprobaiion o
;. every honest man. They seek to punae,
: the people, while pretending to be thei
friends, and seek to render vaIueess mon
# ey in their possession that would otherws'
s be worth to them all they gave for it.
.s A malignant warfare was commenced a
:, gnnst the Wooster Bank by the Statesman
% before it came into the hands Of the pres
, ent editor. This assault was followed NJ
p by nearly every Locooco paper in Ohio
y And to such an extreme has it been ,arrl
70 ed as we learn from the leading Locofoc
i, paper Of Newark, trhe Constitntionalist
a Thomas ". Barley, John B. Weiter, Tex
70 member of Congressl and others, have aC
70 lually gone to Washington, the betterto po
A. son the ear of the Secretary Of the Treasr
e. ry against it, and to PROSTATE It's credit
=, These attacks, with the secret efforts OF tn
leaders, have at length been so far success
- lul as to cause the paper Of the bank to
~ received aoubtingly by many and to be n
- fused by others, 1t was refused by nun
III Der of persons in this city on Thursday an
Il" Yesterday, and returned by others who ha
: received it in the course OF those days. B'
w v. siness men and the banking institutions
"S the city refused to heed the reports in CT
culation and declared their readiness
nd take it as usual. This has had the effect
he allay the fears OF all. What, however, mu
We be thought Of those who profess so mu'
at sympathy for the people, and yet who d
n doing their utmost to render worthless Il
ch money that has been received in return
- labor, the products of the shops and farm
al What must be thought Of Locoicco leader
who thus seek the destruction Of an ins
VS. tuition into which they have breathed t
he breath of life, that is owned by their oV
M friends, and conducted on the "indioidu
nix liability" plan! We leave the question
TO be considered and answered by hon,
ad men in the ranks of our opponents.