Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-06-19
"MoNoPoLlEs''-" PRIVILEGES.


The Democratic party, according to the cant of
some OF their expositors or mouth. pieces, are ut
'ery opposed to all "Monopolies" and .sExclu-
sive Privileges" such as they conceive are crea-
ted ny Protective Tariff, Bank Charters, and
other acts OF incorporation for Manufacturing and
business purposes. And some of them 90 so far
as to charge, implicitly at least, all these acts or
measures upon the Whigs-or "Esdera.ists," as
they sometimes call us for the sake of expressing
g1ea'er odium sand to characterize them as part
OF a system which has been ar,fully conlrived for
the oppression and enslavement of the people.
NOW we wonder whether it has never occur.
red to these gentry that it would be prudent for
them to Mink little before they speak-est.
perad venture, instead Of exposing the msdeeds
OF others they may only be calling attention to
their own! Well, let US see how that would he
In this instance, If their party were Judged by
their own rule. Who was it that created that
"monsfrum horrendum," the late Bank of the
United States The Democrats! Who was i,
mat enacted the most inquitous and oppressive
Tariff we have ever had--,he Tariff of IS2S-
which Mr.. Clay denounced as "disgraceful to the
legislation of the country, The Democrats,
And pray, how has it been in Virginia! What
party was 1t that incorporated our Banks? Bv
whom were those swnding Gold Mining corpo
ra'ions created, so disgraceful to the STATED And
who was il that incorporated our numerous Mann.
featuring and other companiest Shall we an
swer! Then we must say, this same self.styed
Peopie-loving, monopoly-haiing Democracy!
Let us not be understood, however. as being
opposed ourselves 10 such corporations. Far
from 1t. Properly guarded, and for proper pur-
poses, we consider them public benefit. And
instead of seeing any thing arisocratic or anti
republican in them, we regard them as of the
very essence of republicanism. Their direct ope-
ration Is to throw open the whole field of indus
try and enterprise to the People, by enabling men
oil moderate means to effect that by association
which men of large capital only could accom-
Plish' and thus destroy those monopolies and ex-
elusive privileges which would otherwise attach
10 wealth. In illustration of this we NAV re-
mark that it is no unusual thing for the operatives,
In The Manufacturing establishments of the North,
to be part owners Of the Mills in which thew
wofk.--The Newburyport Herald, referring TO
late paragraph In the Lowell Courier, relating to
W
mills in that city, says:
1.-TWO facts came TO our knowledge yesterday.
The first is, that one of the new houses now 90.
Ing up near the centre of the town, is owned by
two young women, who work in one of our mills
and the other, that on the subscription paper for
new MIL, circulating yesterday forenoon, we
saw the names of several manufacturing opera
lives, prudent, industrious, and calculating men,
put down for one or two shares of $500 each''
Such then, are the "Aristocratic Monopolies''
and the Exclusive Privileges" which the De.
mocracy are warning against THE means and
facilities, afforded by wise legislation, to honest
labor for the purpose of improving its condition,
and which are open to all who think proper to
embrace them
But it is utterly vain, we know, to try to argue
such questions with our opponents lit would be
like undertaking TO "pIay game of fves against
bag of feathers" and we shall not attempt it.