The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1845-03-07
From the Ohio Statesman, Feb. ].
The OdiOuS and abOninabIe Bank



The OdiOuS and abOnimabIe Ranl
! BiII.
This bill finally passed the Senate las
evening, after most thorough exposure by
MIR. Barley, in a speech that occupied be
tween three and four hours. The lobby
was crowded, and breathless stiffness hung
upon the mpassioned eloquence and close
reasoning Of the speaker We scarcely
ever listened TO a more powerful, searching
and effective speech any where. 1t would
have done credit to the first assembly OF
statesmen in the world, and of itself would
place Mr.. B. among the first debaers, and
close and eloquent reasoners in the country.
A short synopsis of his powerful speech is
among the reports, but it can give only a
faint idea Of the speech itself
We hope TO give at length, in few days
the able speeches made on the occasion by
Messrs. Disney, Baldwin and Barley. Mr..
Baldwin again spoke last evening with force
and eloquence, and the remarks of Mr..
Waters we're, like all that fall from that
upright and honest man, directly 10 the
point, and should be published at length.
This bill has passed the Senate-it may
pass the House but in its present shape
1t cannot be sustained, and will meet the
bitter and determined opposition of the
people of Ohio. They will not suffer the
ruin and devastation it would bring upon
the country. The public will be warned,
from every nook and corner of the State, to
beware how they trust their money in its
grasp, for repealed it will be. The people
will send up Congress like that of rs,
from all parts of the State, TO pronounce, in
solemn assembly, their dsapprobation of so
odious abominable and kingly a dospotism
1t has been got up for poEhical-not for
banking purposes-and let those who choose
to put their money into the dish, carried
round by set of usurpers the government,
consider that they are subscribing merely to
a political fund; and when they lose it, let
them not complain.
We had hopes almost 10 the last, that
the monsIrous features of this bill would
have been stricken out and the balance left
go to try its fate, after a fair trial; but in
this, thousands of all parties are deceived,
and now nothing is left but to raise the
standard Of rebellion, which is demanded
by every consideration of reason, of Justice
and of liberty. There is not a friend of the
bill even, that does not admit, if the bill is
carried out as its provisions indicate that our
State must be ruincd-almost irretricvably
ruined, but they say it cannot he done. So
thought the man that warmed the viper by
his fire; but it did bite, and death ensued!
Why pass bill that would destroy the State,
and leave us the only protection--that of
never being carried out. The people are
not SO silly as 10 put themselves at such
risks. They will not do it, and thousands
Of meetings, like that just held in West
Liberty, will be called in all parts of the
State.
Mr.. Waters submitted q proposition TO
let the people decide at the polls; but no,
the people are not TO be trusted by these
affiliated bankers. The Government is TO
be taken out of the hands of the people,
and few old bank hunk nabobs are TO rule
for all time to come. What business man is
so careless to his future condition as 10
submit to such degradation. The authors
have stolen the good name of "TnE STATE
OF OHIon to cheat with, and we were not
surprised 10 hear the Speaker decide that
the title was agreed to, before the vote on
it was taken. But the thing was Too bare
faced and, as usual, his friends backed him
out of his decision, to save appearances.