The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-08-22

| seeks 10 TelIlOVe lllc iiSii ohH "Si'
from, and elevate them above, the mas
ses. Press these questions home, and
ask them to give their suffrages to the
Free Trade candidate for Congress-
Zanesville Anrora.
6TWe ask an attentive perusal OF
the following bank speech. 1t is not
in some of its features very disslmilar
to a speech we heard few days since:
From the 81. Clairsuille Gazette,
A Speech
Delivered at Bank Convention, held
in the town of---,by by-, Esq.
on the night Of ---.. :,
NM dear Comrades: | feel myself
highly honored 10 address you on this
OCCASION; and especially | would con,
graduate you for former success, and
our future prospects. 1t has been our
aim from the commencement oil our ca
reer to accumulate the wealth of the
countrywide ourselves from the hard
labor of the working classes, and also
from that heavy taxation which was a
necessary consequence OF our plans 10
carry into effect future purposes.
Thus far our plans have succeeded
past all expectation. We now have
the money in our vaults, and in return
we have sent out our notes, So for ONE;
this will bring us in 8 fold interest,
and many of our notes will be worn to
pieces in passing through the rough
hands of the laboring classes; SO that
they will never return to us, and OF
course be another gain. We have now
every advantage that we could desire
to accumulate wealth to ourselves
Our light proportion Of the tares of the
State cannot be demanded of US until
our profits are ascertained, as there is
no TAX upon our capital--here we have
succeeded admirably In carrying into
effect our schemes; while the poor, ig-
norant clod-hopqer has to pay taxes on
all his land, if improved or not; or if he
has lost or gained, it is still the same.
The tao must be paid. If he has debt
due him, he must pay "a tax, whether he
collect it or not.
Again: he must pay tax on his
colts, calves, pigs, and lambs, whether
they live to be OF use to him or not
And merchants and mechanics have to
fare about the same! lconless that my
sympathy is almost excited in behalf Of
the poor, blind creatures; but our plans
must be carried out! 1t is hard world
to live in, and it is our privilege to make
it as easy to ourselves as we can. And
if they are such fools as to let us have
things as they are, let them suffer- for IT..
But one great point is yet to be gained.
The landed property must yet be ours.
This we can soon accomplish if we can
keep in force our present tax law. Ma
ny farmers will not be able to procure
funds 10 pay their tax, and the land
must be put to sale. Now for a trifle
we can purchase as much as we want
of the best improved lands in Ohio. By
this means, and by loaning our notes
unto those who will not be able to pay
us, they will have to forfeit their lands.
We will soon possess what we desire.
But it may be said if we own the land
and money too, we will have the taxes
to pay. This at first view appears true.
But, recollect, our plans do not come to
close when we procure the land, for
all that have forfeited lands must have
houses, and it will be easy for US TO raise
rents so as to procure the tax under that
name! These are our plans, and in or
der to carry them into full operation,
great caution must be used not to ava
ken that part of our citizens who have
been assisting us by their votes TO elect
men TO office and who have aided US
thus far; for as soon as all that ale not
sharers with us. have become acquaint-
ed with our project, then we'll have to
close operations, and the government Of
Ohio will again be in the hands of the
laboring classes-this trust you are all
prepared to say ought not to be permit
ted. [Cheers.] 1t will take all the in
genuity that we are master of, to con-
ceal from our colleagues Of the whig
party, that are equally losers and SUI
ferers with the Locos. We have our
arrangements so made, that we can at
any time cause pressure in the money
market. This when necessary can be
effected by closing our doors. When
the laborers find our notes derreciating
on hand, they will soon be brought to
| terms to suit our purpose. This we
have found heretofore 10 be effectual TO
promote our schemes. ls
Again: we must endeavor to keep
the wings united firmly to US, and it
would be no loss togive a compensa-
ltion to whig lecturers and editors, that