Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-11-06
MORE DEMOCRATIC HARMoNyrs

~ "oS oeeh mus lar llttle understood at dis
lance upon what, according to Locoioco author-
ty, turned the late contest in Ohio. The follow
ing extract, however, from Iocofoco paper of
that State, (tte st. Carsville Gazette may in.
form our readers OF what must, TO manv of them
seem rather strange condition Of facts. What
'he Uazette states as true Of Ohio only affords
coplous matter for reflection, but curious COM
| "'ehtary IN especial upon one Of the great inn
pending measures TO which the present Admins
tratlon is pedged-,he Sub-treasury, the Specie
circular, and the Hard-noney system generally.
1t says:
"lhe banking question (worse than Moses
| rod) mas swallowed up every other, and Demo-
! Gratis who never before voted a Federal ticket
nave sustained men who, under other circum-
Stances would never have received Democratic
vote. large number of Democrats, too, deter
mined not to 60 TO the polls, for they have de-
manded Sound Banking System, and cannot
follow the lead of McNuLTY, BYINcroN, &C., or
those who call Conventions at Columbus to
preach crusade against all banking Institutions
| when false issue is made in the name of
the Democracy of the whole State, no single
county can get ria of that issue by repudiatinq
the Impression made upon it by old party hacks,
or young demagogues, who have no ideal on
TIE subject, except to subserve the most selfish
purposes.
" ne Idea that we must return TO an exclusive
metdWc currency, and Danish all banks from the
State, Is preposterous. The People demanded a
{ sound system, to get rid of the trash of other
States, over which we had no control. and sucb
system they will have from one party OF the
o'her. lhey do not mean to continue at the
mercy OF foreign banks or speculatoIs. This was
| the issue herc.''
All! The Banking question is Moses's rod .
hard.money and the like are the rods of the
| king IS ma9lcians; and that has swallowed nm all
| these! Very good. The Egyptians, it appears,
nave, larger part of them, gone AGAINST the
hing' abandoned their own magicians, and voted
win Moses, and his mistaken followers, the
children of Jacob Oh ye Federal Jsraeiies !
ye Bank -bough:- british Democrats. that voted
not with Pharoah and trusted not his iugpIers
what's this you have done ssSustained the Fe-
deralsts." say you? Why TO "sustan the Fe
deraiists" is surely TO be Federalists is il not
ana now Should Democrats do that, unless be-
cause me see that Those federaRstS are The true
DeMoer0ls ana the others counteyeifs and cheats
was ever so sad Democratic return? Part
were Killed at the polls, with those "paper bull
lets, and shot dead with bank-bourht votes.
| aimed at them by the perfdious Democracy il
sell part, again, stayed away; and part (worst
Oh all } would even do that, but came with
zeal and lent hand to the rout of those high
principled sons of specie, "McNuLTY, BYISG-
TON q CO.."
But the Democracy of Ohio has, it well ap-
i against
and "crusades against all banking institutions.
what Peter the Hermit has been preaching them.
we learn not; but certain it is, ACCORDING to his
Tory, that one OF the crusades was led by no yery
creditable commanders
The organ that cite stgmatzes them as
either "old party hacks or young demaqogues.
who have no Ideal on the subject, ercept 10 sub
ssrDe me most selfish purposes" A glorious ac-
count, ihls, OF the motives that have prompted
the long and fierce war upon "bankinG insiitu.
tons" in Ohio!
But is that all Is it not equally an avowal
that, wherever that war is waged, it has been SO
waged by sold party hacks and young dema-
gogues," only 40 subserve their own selfish
purposes %
The n, destruction of banks is now ''a false is
sue :! Perhaps, then, ''a specie ejaculation is
lie true issue? The true issue is. TO sustain
thanking Institutions in Ohio, and anti-bankinp
institutions, the SubtTeasury and the gold cur
rency, every where else! That is the present M.
sition OF "Democracy" in Ohio! After MANY
years OF profound research into facts and causes.
me intelligent Democracy OF Ohio has spelt ont
lhe hfSt page OF fiscal information; has discov-
ered that they need and are resolved TO have "a
sound banking system" They ..do not mean.,
by having none, ''to continue at the mercv of To-
reign banks or spectators -
feThaps they have been reading the democratic
history of the Sandy Hill Bank, and the art of
maintaining specie basis the broadcast as tauoht
by The history of that institution. Perhaps thew
nave been PeTuSIng the epistolary lucubrations of
anti-bank delegations who proceed to ALBANY to
procure the abolition Of all bank charters, and
who presently inform their friends in secret that
IN a. week, by dint of their extraordinary zeal.
lhey nave got passed only thirty new bank char
lers What Rarvels does an.earnest democratic
iaith enable men to perform, even within little
week
Soberly considering such bright examples.
however, as have been lately disclosed in New
ork In the secret history of the Sons of Tam
many, may not the Ohio democracy be little
nasty Have not the specie men proved them
serves unabated friends of banks wheneper Meu
'oere aHoUed to manage them? Did not the JacL,
son party make more banks in wear or tive all
over the Union, than have been erected hv all
other parties and at all other periods topeiber
And are they not cruelty hard in their iudgmen,
OF Messrs. McNulty g. Co.? What if thev did
In Legislative speeches applaud the nobs that
were plundering and sacking the Cincinnat; !
banks Can they doubt that they woud become
excellent bankr0en il they would only he liberal
and make them Presidents or Cashiers.
The leading sentence Of the Gozc,,e's last ma. /
ragraph is delightfully."- democratic certainly. IN
,nefathc currency is perfectly preposterotts ~
Come, Mr.. Secretary of the Treasury Mr. Edi- |
lor OF the Organ where's the Subtreasury q
J. ne expecting Democracy requires il. s'that's
HE issue !-Nationa! Inteiigencer.
Mr.. William j. Brown n renresentaf,o :; a.