The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21

ing fund for the principal. Of course
each year will add to the sinking fund in
an increased ratio, anc the debt will soon
be extinguished.
Another scene. says the Journal, came
off between Messrs, Mitchell aud Man
on. Their difficulty has resulted from
a petition presented by the former from
citizens 6t Kuox, rejecting severely up.
on the latter and calling him Judas. Ar,
nold, &C., becadse he won, go for hard.
money.
The CURRENCY QUEsri6N.-It is Ger.
tainly the coolest piece IF impudence
that one could imagine, to See The edit
ors of the radical press of The State
writing column upon column OF abuse a
bout those members OF the Democratic
party, who do not think proper to frame
a Constitution which will have teudeh.
cy TO destroy the great commercial IN
terests of the State. They cry "treason
and traitor" in every breath, and shume
lessy denounce much wiser, better and
more experienced men than themselves,
because upon matter of such lmpor-
tance as the Banking question, they see
proper to differ with them in opinion
These attacks are in bad taste e-are un-
gentlemanly and ungenerous Men, who
have been fighting for Locofocoism for
wears, are now abused by the young men
Of the party, because in their wisdom
they do not see proper to turn radicals
and iuin in a crusade against the curren'
cy system, which has been demanded by
the wants Of commerce and has grown
up with that department Of a nations
wealth.
There are nieh, WHO have grown grey
in the sefviGe uf the pdry-others who
have spent their TIME and money fnr
wears under mistaken notion that Lo'
cofoco principles were not destructive Ia
the uests interests Of The todilry, whc
are now denounced as TRAITORS because
they will moi prevent public improvements
by placing Sary restrictions upon
corporations. hot rashly enter ihto meas
ures to disattauge the currency system
Of the State.
We think the Constitution guarantees
the liberty of speech and Of the press
the latter is certainly not restricted eth
er by the parchment or the good sense
of Locofoco editors, who daily emplo.
epitnets, whether.to friend or foe, whicl
are scarcely proper to be used with tn
widest liberty. Whether liberty of opin
ion is also guaranteed by the same in
srument, must be a matter Of extreme
doubt; when men are called TRAITORS
because they think for themselves
However, these men should know thei
own party friends the best. If Kendou
ArchboId, the Gases, Manoh, Hawkih
and others, are traitors, they ale ceftdin
ly excusable on the ground Of their eaf
ly training and the company they keP'
We do know that in times past, the
lave had some celebrity as good, efficient
honest democrats, and the same part,
press that now denounces them as, "tra
tors" has at sundry times held them u
as bright and shining lights"-as IF
exponeDts of the Locofoco faith.
But this is all sham work. With fe'
exceptions Confined exclusively To lhos
who blindIy follow others because the
have not sense enough to find road f'
themselves, these radicals attempt TO CO
cree men to do that which they don
want d0ne-to destroy that which the
don't want destroyed -and they woul
be the last meu tU thus act, If :hey SUI
posed their miserable twaddle woul
have any effect upon these "traitors"
the Convention. They never have pr'
beiited legitimate argument again
Bank Corporations. or any other kind
They appeal to prejudice, con6n'ng the
remarks exclusively to corporators. in
peaching meu's motives, and judgir
all persons by standard which we SUI
pose they have erected for themselve
This is matter of taste. il is true; b.
it is in very bad taste for those who O.
pecl to reform society, to impeach Il
honor of their felIow-men aud call 9
persons scoundrels and traitors who i
vest their surplus capital in banking o
eraiions OF public Improvements.
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