Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1845-09-05
From The Ohio Slate Journal
NEW LIGHTS-ANOTHER PHASE OF
PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRACY.

days OF progressive democracy" Once
1t was democratic to advocate the protection
Of American industry, Now it is federal
ism. Once it was democratic to support
National Bank. Now it is the rankest fed
eraIism. Once it was democratic 10 oppose
the Sub-Treasury, Now it's the very es-
sence Of democracy TO ad dvocate it. Once
II was democratic to Create banks--dpmo-
cratic to aid them in flooding the country
with their paper, and democratic to entrust
them with the Government funds, Now
it is democratic to burn them, cheat them,
or use them according to convenience
Once it was Van Buren, democracy to OPP
pose Annexation, now it is democratic to
advocate not only the annexation Of Tex.
as, but the conquest" Of the whole conti-
nent. Once it was democratic to oppose
slavery, and use all proper means to con-
tract its limits. Now it is democratic 70
advocate the extension Of slavery, and the
very essence Of folly and federalism to at
tempt to curb the democratic energy" by
ntmating that slavery and republicanism
are not twin sisters. Once, and not beyond
the recollection OF many people Of the pre-
sent generation, the LocoGoco party of O.
hio was proud to acknowledge as it's lead
ers, such men os Brough, Tappan, Allen,
Barley, Medary & Co. Now tbynomeans
conflicts with progressive democracy, as
taught by the Statesman, to intimate that
Br"ugh, Tappan & Co. are precious set Of
"ruiiians," 'toeIs," and "knaves." Once
the democracy Of Ohio very freely consign-
| ed Massachusetts, to the bands Of federal
ism, as a State that was only fit to be the
| nursing mother Of Hartford Conventionists
New the democratic fathers OF Ohio are or
derad to sit at the feet Of Massachusetts
politician, and drink in democracy from a
new toNntain. Once, and not an age since
the Statesman was the boasted champion
and organ Of the hards, and it played tune
! that the Locofoco press of the State dane,
ed to, with coed degree of experrness
and success. Now it gives an 'unCertain
sound" which puzzles some what the faith.
full; yet it is said to be acknowledgements,
ic, and those that Wont dance tc it are tc
sing dumb. Once it was democratic to in
culcate bank. burning and repudiation.-
Now it is seriously minated that to the
Il democracy Of LoCOfocoism must he eutrust
J ed, for safety, the credit of the STATE, he
currency and her tax system. On the At
of July Benjamin Tappan presided over
democratic convention. On the 18th c
, August he is branded by the Statesman, en-
a young gentleman Just from the old Ba
State holds the iron, and insists il is u wa
the democracy have OF doing up thing
+ down east, On the 4th Of July Locoloc
State Convention declared ior ''repeal,
and the restoration Of BsrtIey's Law, @
g something as "cfciem." That was demo
r cratic, About the beginningof August tn
; official organ changed hands, but was haI
Il py in the privilege Of endorsing such dt
mocracy as the convention promUlgate,
, and asked no greater honor than that {
J. following in the footsteps Of its 'ilmstrior
predecessor" Democracy, however. in i
d estimation, no longer required the proseCv
ton of the Wooster Bank war, and by Il
22d of August ( last EVENING" it had pr
gressed sufficiently 10 venture plea in b
" half of an "independent banking system
u that has no likeness in the heavens aho'
Q nor in the earth beneath. Take it all in a
8 it is the most successful attempt 10 say
d good deal 10 no purpose, and to ObscU
a meaning in an avalanche of veribage, v
I have seen since the Scotchman promulg
h ted his definition of metaphysics. We +
a gret we can only find room for one she
! sentence;
>. at seems to us, that in view Of the ovc
throw Of the existing banking law of o
;, State, upon which the democracy won
u seem to be resolved, that a system of
sc dependent banking should be substituted
" that is to say, that any man should be allo
's, ed to make such an use Of his money
1t, his own view of its worth may dictate. y
as Not being gifted with double sight, a
ne protesting to understand but little Of /
ID, mystery Of progressive democracy" =
ba cannot venture to explain exactly wi
,, the Statesman means by this system Of !"
" dependent banking" under which ca
60 man does as he pleases with his money,
er That period in the history of Ohio, gener
Ia, iy known as the Shin-piaster era, a1orde
ad pretty good exempIifcation of such a S
Ir TEN. When we looked at the text Of
ne column of which the above is part"
by dependent Banking"-we began 10 thi
ali that our neighbor had become a convert
n our lavorite system of Banking. We re
~ little further, and were puzzled. The 81
nc nc tence we have given appeared next, Q
'oe we could see in it nothing more than
Led system practced by all the shavers and S
The locks Of the present day. Persevering
,pe next came TO a ieremiad on the evils Of
oul present crculalion--then something ab
,he a "system" appeared again, and admiss
h.. that filled our mind with visions Of brol
;nn banbs--an offering to peace and hnrmt
''0 on this selI-creating, setsconducting :
- tenn again left MS in maze of surmse
i'et anon We were ravished by the prospec
at n golden harvest, from which we werel
, oI rcd into labyrinth Of words, words, wo
and only found plain sailing when at
we stumbled on some Cincinnati res
70 tons in favor Of the restora ton Of Banl
Banking Lao Nth amendments!
What particular author on Banking
4 neighbor has been studying we are at a
to tell. When he apain makes n dis