The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-28

or patflOlc, nave only 10 "ihc Ntoh hothcr Ou pa
per, and make thousands day. Our opponents car
see no injustice in this. One law for the mechanic
| and farmer-to work for their money This, sir
| [ consider lust. Another law for the paper-gam
blers, 10 make money without work This law oul
opponents consider very equitable and republican.
am willing TO leave the decision 70 the people.
And again. why is il that the law forbiss the peo
ole from Charging only certain amount Of interest
for real money! II is called usury n they take more
and in some States il is psnshed with the loss Of
interest and principal. Another law for the money
changers allows them TO loan out one real dollar @
half dozen, and charge nerestto each one they loan
their promises TO. Our opponents cannot see the
injustice of this. And, sir, II progressive demo
crat proposes to make the laws more JUST and equal
TO bear equally all Of feow-cltizens our OPP
ponents denounce him bad man, JacoDin, an.
archist, &c. / do not complain Of this. When
Washington, Jefferson, and others, conceived the
great idea Of selfgovernment and struck for indie
pendence, they urged, as reason, that the people
would be happier, more ylrtuous and free, under
equal law than under monarchical government
They were denounced bad men, rebels, Jacobins,
and anarchists, by those who did not wlzh change
II is also a law OF morals, Mr. Chairman that no
man make promise ths< no knows he cannot
redeem. II he does, he Is justly stigmatized a. a
dishonest man. But for the especial benefit Of our
paper-mongers, they are absolyed from the opera.
ton Of this Christian law. Il is repealed for their
special benefit and they are allowed by law TO
make three promises, with a positive knowledge
that but one OF the promises can be redeemed; and
our wing opponents wish To press lt on as a
Christian and patriotic duty 10 assent 10 this abso-
luton, nourish and cherish these manufactures 81
lies and give these lies circulation thereby Impress
ing it the minds Of the rising generation that the
highest duty Of the patriot and Christian 10 legal
izo falsehood and outlaw truth.
And we are called, sir, with a sneer the pro-
gressive democracy; and who is a progressive
l.. Il l.. =. a. 4 49,. r..
nation struck for religious liberty, and whose bat
de-cry was, Change-change. Il is he who, in the
days OF the revolution, struck for Independence
Having achieved IL, his battle-cry was Equal rights
Il is he who battles for humanity, TO raise il TO a
higher civilization, more perfect happiness, a
more refined virtue, larger liberty and, to compass
those ends, has daring enough to wage an unspar-
ing on error and fraud, however consecuted 1t
may be by time--armed alone with reason. And who
is your conservative IL is he Who in the days Of the
reformation, would have built gbbet for Luther
and his battle-cry would have been, No ehange-no
change. It is he who, in the days Of the reyolu
uon, would have erected gaows for Washington
his cry would have BEEN No change--no change
It is he who, from pure selfshness, forgetS his
obligations to humanity and his God; whose drivel-
ling soul has no higher aspirations thar to keep
things as they are who is so wholly absorbed in
self, that not feeling is en to prompt him to allie
yiate the sufferngs OF his feow-man.
NOW, 10 not pretenu 10 more honesty ana mo
ralty than my neighbors; but | belong to the
progressive democracy, | hope our opponents will
not hold it an objectionable sin il | rebel against
their doctrine Of dissolution for the especial benefit
the money-changers. If their doctrine be right, sir
let them carry it out and give every body charter
to manufacture lies, and give the world carte
blanche to serve the devil.
A minister of the gospel, Mr. Chairman, opens
the deliberations Of this body daily by prayer, by
the vote of the honorable members Of this House.
cannot the Of this If this doctrine Of abso-
luton prevails. We cannot serve two masters
We cannot fool our fellow by such fimsy pre-.
fences, much less our God | do not think these
prayers will do us much good; for if this doctrine
prevails, we will be past praying for.
And, why Is II that these SPECTATORS notes
should be received for taxes without individual
sponsibility, and the farmers and mechanics notes
refused with disdain, though secured to the ex
ten, of his property Caoour opponeots show any
And how comes il, that the capital Of these specu-
ators is exempt from taxation, while the capital o
all others is taxed, whether that capital is in land
other property No doubt sir, those whig gentle
men can find reasons satisfactory to their minds.
do not believe, that the wit of man could devise
a system by which more unhappness, lmmo raity
injustice, and fraud could be inflicted on our coun
try, and so effectuay the perpetrators from
detection and punishment as our paper-money cred
it system. Ii is marked from its very inception
hroughoutits deceptive career, with oppression, in
justice, ruin, and immortality. And believe sir i
the politicians will be honest enough to put the is
sue "bank, or no bank" fairly to the people, tn,
religious feeling Of the country will condemn thu
system.
And we are charged with making on tn,
banks. If to have nothing to do with them, and lie
them alone, is making war, then l. for one, hope thu
war will never end. But, sir, it is the money-chan
gers making the government, to force tn
government by public law, to acknowledge tina
they are a superior class of citizens, and demand
chartered privilege to riot in wealth extored from
the labor of the people Before take my seat, Mr.
Chairman, let me again beg my friends to place fear
trust to the honesty and intelligence of country
men.