The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-11-29

V5@f1as tne St NiaTsViHc uaZeUe CUT OUT ex-
changer We have not received paper from that
Office for two or three weeks.
| BANKING-AND THE RESULTS OF THE
LATE ELECTION.-We have never had the
honor of an exchange with the .d,neriean Union at
Steubenville; and therefore, any thing that that
paper may be pleased to say Of US and Of the de
mt cracy of Monroe, must come to us second ham
ded if at all. We have frequently forwarded our
paper to the Union for the purpose of securing an
exchange, but thus far have failed. We are not,
however, so anxious about the matter as to make
any sacrifices; yet we would be glad if the editor
of the Union would forward to us each and every
number of his paper in which he takes occasion to
speak of the democracy of Monroe, or of u.s. In The
last number Of the Bucyrus Forum, we find the
following paragraph credited to the American Uni
on:
"The sound democracy of Ohio acknowledge
their Indebtedness to correspondent OF the Mt.
Vernon Banner for the correct explanation of the
defeat which has overtaken our friends of this
State. 1t is an incontrovertible fact that in Bel
mont, Harrison, Monroe, Summit, Muskngum,
Licking, Sc, where the " soft" influence controls
tIit pr we nave DttH tne "Otot DclInOHt
and Harrison, particularly have given largely in
creased major,ies."
So far as we are concerned in the above para
graph, we deny the q" soft impeachment" and had
the editor been so courteous as TO make himself
acquainted either with us or our paper, he would
probably not have made the charge. We cannot
account for the hostility of the editor of the Union
IN us (and we cerfanlv ara hut IttIe about il nm
less for the reason that we would not join in H.
rade of abuse of all those with whom the Union
has seen fit to differ 1t is true that there are
number Of politicians in this State with whom we
widely differ on the subject of the currency; but
because we differed should we therefore have join
ed the Union in crusade, to hunt them DOWN.
We then thought not--and still so believe.
We did not deem it expedient, nor warranted by
any proceedings resolutions of any State Con-
venton to take any more radical grounds on the
question Of the currency than we have done. We
adopted the resolutions of the State Convention of
the fourth of July last as our guide; and that our
readers may observe the stand taken by those reso-
lutions on the bank question we publish them be-
low:
Resolved, That in the ensuing fall election,
| the democratic party should among other things,
exert themselves.
"lst. To maintain the freedom and indepen.
dence fihe State, and deliver IT from the bondage
of corrupt, irresponsible and swindling system of
monopolles, by the immediate repeal of the act pas.
sed by the federalists, in the last legislature STYLED
an act to incorporate the State Bank of Ohio and
other banking companies
| "2d. To provide safe and efficient remedies for
the people against fraudulent banking institutions,
and other corporations, by restoring the laws re-
pealed by the federaists, or by passing other eff
cent laws for that purpose"
We now appeal to our readers il we have not ia
ken the very ground occupied by these resolutions.
during the last campaign. They will certainly re.
collect that such has been our course. II the
grounds we occupied were not radical enough,
whose fault Is it? The State Conv ention .' assem-
bed" (so say the committee on resolutions) "to
organize for the approaching momentous cam.
paign," 1--WE use the words OF the committee who
reported the resolutions to that convention,) "and
that there may be no delay in organization, nor
any obscarify in the announcement of our political
principles, be it resolved" &c.; and then follow
the resolutions we have above quoted. Now we
say, If we have not been antbank enough the
fault is with that convention, whose committee (oi
which the editor of the Union was one-John
Brandy reported the resolutions. And further; we
took such grounds in our paper on the subject Of
banks that many have told US that charters would
never be accepted by bankers with the restrictions
we proposed. So be It. If bankers are not will
ling to under the restrictions as are the
citizens of the State, we say let them go by the
board-the sooner the better.
There is one thing which we cannot omit to
mention. Prior to our County Conv ention which
nominated Mr.. Yost, there were several democrat
ic candidates before the people for nomination.
And we now assert, without the fear Of successful
contradiction, that these candidates never asked
the people for their support because this one, or
that one was a. hard money man or a soft money
man And we further assert, that the currency
question was never agtated in this county, by the
candidates, either before or after the nominations
by the County Convention. Our immediate friends
in this place, know that we gave our support to
Mr.. Yost prior to and after the County Conven.
tion We were as well aware of Mr.. Yosts views
on the subject Of the currency before the Coven-
ton as after. And we row tell the editor of the
Union il he finds in the next legislature stronger
ant-bank man than Mr.. Yost, we are much mista.
ken. We have before assigned the reasons for our
reduced majority in this county; bu: we will. for
the Unions benefit, give them again. l. 1t was
cha,ged against Mr. YOst but falsely, tha, he was
in favor of division of the county and the reno.
val ofthe county seat to the Ohio river. 2. A We
ry considerable warmth of feeling had been engen-
dered by the candidates for nomination among
their friends, which the candidates themselves
/ could moi aIlax z There ,r.. n a...a...a;. -.