The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-10-01
Whig Artifee.

Deception and humbug seem to be the
chief reliance of the whig party, in politi-
cal contest. II they cannot gull or delude
the people as TO the tendency and intention
Of the measures Of the Democracy, they
have no hope Of success. The Cincinnati
Gazette of the Goth inst, contains the fol-
lowing specimen OF this kind Of artihee, as
devoid oil sincerity and honesty, as We gem
orally find whig arguments just before a
great election;
''WAR AGAINST THE BASKs.-Eyidence Of
hostility TO the Ohio banks and the currency,
is showing itself among the LOcofoco lead
ers in all parts of the State. The stump
orators, the press, and the party resolutions
clearly manifest determination in the par
ty' to engage in another crusade against the
banks and the currency-to bring up the
Democracy to the point of declaring all
banks in conflict with the provisions Of the
new constitution, and therefore that all our
bank charters and general banking laws are
null and void! If they can elect a Locofo-
co Legislature and Supreme Court, the de-
sign is to finish the work began in the
constitution, wind up the Rag Mills as
they call the banks, and leave the 'Monied
Monopoles' without legal remedy for the
collection of their debtsP'
"Great is Diana of the EphesiansP was
the exclamation of the craftsmen in ancient
times, who made shrines for the temple at
Ephesus, fearing that the pure and renova-
ting doctrine of the Gospel, might dispel
the stupid idolatry of the people, and break
down the temple of the Goddess. This
specious humbug of Judge Wright's, which
will doubtless be echoed by every eight by
ten whig organ in Ohio, before the election,
presume far upon the blindness and guilt
blity of the people. "The design is to fin
ish the work began in the constitution, by
winding up the rag mills, and leave the
monied monopolies without legal remedy
for the collection of debts" What ridicu-
lous humbuggery for a man who wishes to
be thought sslsible and respectable! What
work has the new constitution began? 1t
makes no provision affecting the existing
banks, but simply provides that future
banks shall not be created without a vote of
the people. This ''raw head and bloody
bones of the Gazette, is knaVish, political
artifce to frighten the people. The editor
has no apprehension that any Democrat will
even propose such measure as he states,
but he fears that the law taxing bank prop
erty on an equality with that of the citizen,
and other salutary reforms, which the peo-
pie have decided in favor of, will be carried
out and sustained by Democratic Legisla-
ture and Democratic Supreme Court. Let
the people recollect that bank property has
been listed for taxation under a protest. II
the wings can, by hook or by crook, by ma
king dupe of free soilism, by prostituting
the temperance societies, and other articles,
get majority of bankers on the supreme
bench of the State, the law taxing bank
property will be declared unconstitutional,
and the safeguards of the new constitution,
against the expressions of corporations and
monied monopolies will be virtually fritted
away by judicial construction and interpre-
tation.- Ohio Statesman.