Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1845-01-28
ANDREW JACKSON.
From the Ohio State sman,
THE WHIG BANK BILL.

THE WHIG BANK BILL.
II is the arch design of The wings in
the Legislature, by means Of their bank
bill, to make laws and exact tribute wi h
out the slightest responsibility 10 the peO-
pie. Their so called State Bank is in
fact the most ingenious fraud for that
purpose. II is not understood, we are
satisfied, by many Of the led themselves
what is the tue character Of this mon
slrous political engine. But The wiley
chairman of the Bank committee per-
feclIv appreciates all the powers and uses
Of his offspring. lie knows we'll that il
will be a government, new constitution
for Ohio, and that, without any liability
personal or political so the Sction Of pub
lie opinion.
Just for an instant, in the first place,
survey the fraud, and then look at the
perfection Of its contrivance. The noies
are TO bear the imprimatur Of 'the Slate
Bank Of Ohio but the State Of Ohio is
not TO have one dollar of the capital, nor
is there any pledge whatever of her cred>
it. What an unblushing fraud is here
and what daring is il on the part OF bank
era 10 thus usurP in vain the great name
of the thmd State in the UniOns A
league of the most useless and danger
Gus men in society assume to be repre-.
sentatives of the most wOfthey, intelli
gent and public spirited population on the
globe. They lay unholy hands on their
yery government, and pollute il with the
association of men who seek living
without any obligation To the perpetual
and divine command Of earning it by the
sweat OF their brows. And they are now
practising this nefarious fraud by the in
s,rumen,ality Of the peoples representa-
tives. What are those representatives
thinking about, thus TO sleep over the
rights Of their constituents? Will no
some man able to struggle with the mon'
strous assaiIant, stop ais desOlaIins
march into absolute powsrf Is patriot
ism SO dead that even some polite
al partisan will not avert the curse OF it
existencef ANY man who now, at ih'
great crisis of our day, gains this victor!
for the people, may expect 10 wear i'm
perishable laurels.
If the fraud be as bold as we haV'
shown, surely nothing could be NOR
spau,ed 10 il than its machinery. Thi
usurpation OF bankers upon the people, j
.proposed TO be accomplished without an
responsibility whatever TO them. IndlVid
uaI responsibility, that sacred first law o
I contracts, of course is repudiated. Bu
mark how much further this fraud
carried. lfthis were really State Ban
then the people would have a share I
lis a administration. But it is contIiVe
that they shall have no such thing.
takes the name, and all the credit Of th
commonwealth, but most carefully eX
cludes from lis management any but 10
privileged order OF bankers. Not ma
will represent the people in the boar
Of control. All OF that board will D
bankers bent on gain, and grinding 10 IN
f dust all classes of society-even he
own. for these land pirates are the "a"
, full descendants Of Ishmel. Now this daI
: perous and terrible conspiracy agaln'
nop6,sr M i5e;: 1:;; las only 10 be undeEsloe
so he oyer,brown. Even lhe up'e
state, Bank had the grace 10 take go
/ s,nnent subscription Of the seventh pa
|. hof the stock, and that proportion oil :,
! iniarest was represented at It's board
! "gan,s of the peoplei II had not Il
= ossstI o.llitaelf aISank Of the Unitt
] States. without giving itself that chaFa
! tsr. Buiwe get hardihOOd from lmPu'
I ~ and jn ls45, men are 10 be found
Il ,ske ,be name Of a sovereign State u
= .ba firm transacting private bushes
!. = cover fraud. If they succeed IN a
]. L;nu that business profitable, !. will
{. oolSinQ else Than obtaining money un'
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