The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-12-02
The Truye Anti Bank Doctrine.

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ess,l The True Anti Bank Doctrine. 4,
sas The iemocrstsof Medina county held a
meeting recently and passed resolutions ex
.pressive Of their sentiments in regard 10
banks, With these sentiments we almost
fully agree Il particularly with the closing
senten ces of their address inwhich they say;
Mwe are IN favor Of inserting clause in The
new constitution prohibiting all legislation
onthe subject Of banking and in, favor ofthe
constitutional currency Of gold and silver"
ali"That we leave the whole subject Of
Banking in The hands Of the people. where.
iintheira natural and Hinalienable rights, il
should ever remain" 70 isah ga oen
THE last sentence expresses the true, the
democratic, and the only safe doctrine -
lLet the democracy of this grea, State, and
'theldemocraticlpress asiisorgan, speak out
in a manner TO be heard on this subject, by
the Convention. Let the rights Of the p eo-
lesto,freedom in this kind of business as
wellas inail others, be maintsined.o Let
nosystem Of banking whether State, indie
pendent or free. be established by law. Let
the law have nothing whateyerto do with
this, exceptto protect tbeequal rights Of all
as in other kinds OF business. All legalized
banking is a monopoly--a tyranny-a curse.
Let allspecial privileges be done awaywith.
aAlperiectsilence in the constitution on the
subject Of banking, and simple provision
that no special privileges shall be given by
Law TO one; citizen more than another, is all
that is reqnired to secure our rights. Let
the people themselves do The rest. They
are as competent to do their own banking
business without the intervention of sta +
uies, as they,are to do other kinds Of busi-
ness No convention or legislature can reg
llste 1t as well as the people themselves.-
To be leta.one--lcft, free to acts all :bey
ask and in the name offreedom, ofequality,
ofdemocracy let this be granted. M
Lev Il 70 --~GL lS.sk> 10...J..1- -g.L.A9 tJHllt Il
81 Position Of the Democratic par,r
NInreliiion to the present p,s,rrs Of o,,r
national affairs the de mocntic par,v occn
pies position which affords ground for
congratulations Although it does not claim
b. party votes or strictly as partv ,neas,,res j,
to have settled the questions which have co
long agitated the country vet il NAV ,c,.;n,
dhat those questions have been se,,jsd ,no,
the broad principles which !, Ia. NJ ~. j
,avowed and always endea voredt 10 act mo,
The party has always upheI,l the sorer.;on
fys Of the States a strict eonstrnctio, of ~.
constitution, and, in It's measures has known
no north, DO south, no east and no 4, vest
The doctrine proclaimed by the great stand.
ard bearer in lS4a, on the subject Of slavery
was n0n-interention.a And, SO far as The
slavery question has been settled, il has been
settled in accordance with that doctrine
California has been admitted with the con.
stitution which the people Of that State
formed for themselves. The compromises
Of the constitutional We been upheld bv the
provisions of the fugitive law. Territorial
governments have been formed lettering as
little as possible the action Of the people.
Ifany thing were wanting 10 prove and
rian rlv Eo G,,a,,.. AZ.