The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-08-12

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death.like silence.sS Some moments
elapsed before the Assembly recovered
itself; when two Of its members, Ad.
am Hun tsman, and alnan named Miller,
rose and pfote sted against the action ol
General Jackson, and the entire pro-
ceeding. They protested rather be.
half Of the dignity of the Legislative
BODY, whose legitimate functions, they
aIledgsd, had been invaded, rather than
ia defence Of the bank bill. Both, how
ever, had Ultimate cause to regret the
course they had adopted: for the rap
idly increasing popularity OF the Gen.
eral absorbed every thing that opposed
lii. u Mr.. Miller, | believe, never polit.
icall = recovered from the shock his con.
duct provoked; but Mr.. Huntsman, BY
removing to a distant portion of the
State, where he ultimately became an
ADVOCATE Of General Jackson's fortunes
and political creed, ultimately restored
himself, and subsequently reached the
American Congress, where he sustain
ed the Gen rails administration, though
he professed 10 be Judge White man.
Whate YER might have been said, or
whatever was said, in reference to the
bold and somewhat arbitrary course oi
conduct General jackson pursued on
the occasion id question, it was. beyond
all possible doubt, the means OF saving
Tennessee from the distress, absolute
misery, and approximating anarchy,
that had already been inflicted on Ken
tuck Y and Ohio, by the banking mania
that had beset them, and which had
already began to develop itself, in all
it's blighting consequences and de-
pravity. 737yfA sid .9sna 81
In the year 1916, the former State
had, by the passing OF assingle act. es-
tablished two.and-forty "lndependent
Banks, !" as they were called, and plant
ell them in different and remote Sec
tidns. The further outofthe way they
could be located, the betteriI suited
the convenience and designs of those
who managed them. Several Of them
were in places that were almost mac
'cessible. lsrecollect one Of them re-
maj kably well. IL twas called the Bank
Of Barbersville, and purported to exist
in the town Of Barbersville, in Knox
County. II had been in operation a
few months only, when | became pos
sessed ola chcque ON. il, drawn by Col.
Richard M. Johnson, Of several hun
dred dollars. Being anxious to obtain
its liquidation, and not being able TO
negotiate it with any Of the banks or
bankers sin the settlements" mounted
my horse, and proceeded toward tie
town Of Barbersville. 1t was, / soon
found out, amid the peaks Of that part
ofllhe Allegheny range OF mountains
that are known as the Cumberland
Ridge, but, on coming within some ten
miles Of it, found myself entirely of
the legitimate track, Cor there was moth.
ing but bride path, that led from the
main road to the city Of Barbersville;
and the main road itself would scarcely
have been recognized as road, it the
were not assured that such
was the fact, by the erection of public
land mark. a'as 2E " 1iia9gq
I After wandering, now this way and
that, the better part Of day in this
wilderness Of the mountains, lacciden-
tally fell into the company Of aamoun.
taineer, who with his rifle and his game
on his shouldef, was returning TO his
nome, which, he1informed me, was in
lhe vicinity Of Barbersvile. In con-
,ideration Of draught from my flask,
he man consented 70 be my guide; and
after wandering through q succession
II glades, fens that were intersected
with occasional ranges OF towering
cliffs, and deep and scarcely apene-
.rahIe forests, we reached the city |
,ftny sesrch. Itcontained,a a log build |
ng, occupied as a jail; aogrist mill. "a
.avern, blacksmith's shop, and a gal
ows and stocks, and a whipping post.
It's entire population nigh. have amoun-
ed 10 thirty OF forty, possibly fifty per-
was too late when larrived 10
lttend to any kind of business, ,--espe-
:ially, was l behind banking hours, and
,anking business, and therefore made up
ny mind to wait till the next morning.,
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