The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-03-19
Commerss ana Credls e. 1aDks, se.

Commerce ana Credit W. napks, &e.
Every body admits commerce and
ctedi, TO be within proper limits, among
the highest blessings and evidences ol
civilization, consequently whenever there
is an abuse having connection with either
credit or commerce we have tho com.
mon refuge ofiascali'y in allsges, TO cry
ont most Justify that il the abuse be
removed, the good must be destroyed
whit. So in this State with regard to
the Banks. One would needs suppose
that but for banks Of circlla,:on and dis
count credit and commerce could moi
have Legitimate existence, and conse.
quently must be Of little more ihau Q
century's growth. When an abuse in
Church and State in tho old world be.
comes odicus aad is in danger Of bsinp
Topped away BY the sword Of Public
Progress, forthwith cry goes through
the land ,ha, ",he altar and the throne''
are in danger--that revolution, snarchy,
and n,isgovcrnment must needs follow
the excision Of the public corruption,
and riot and violence are invoked 10 give
Immortality 10 wrong. Here the Priest.
Of Corruption are Priests Of Pluto. they
are B'nkers, and when their gross IN
vasions Of individual and public liberty
are in DANCE, Of being shorn down TO a
standard commensurate with Republican
Equality aud the Public Good, the Owl
hoot tina, "Credit and Commerce" are tu
be destroyed il bankers cannot be princes
among us, is noised over the State OF
Union, and Pauics, and all The machinery,
which the skill Of men sold 10 sordid
avarice, and on whom ray Of generous
republican sympathy or feeling never
beamed, is brough, into play, and .heii
debtors, their expectan,s, the thoughiless,
the venal, and the stupid, echo The cry,
and tits thousand chances 10 ONE bui
the gross abuse is preserved to tester end
conup, the body polite more fatally, IN
Vii to war upon wrong is the only unior-
given crime in lhe State.
I, is so now. The traitors 10 Demo.
cracy who seek TO pro,sct the wrong Of
robbing society by giving privileges,
unjust aud an.i-republican 10 bankers
aud stockholders, find, beside the private
pecuniary advantage il doubtless brings
Them, the fnlsome honor Of the harpy
brood Of vena editors, Throughout. the
State, who bask and baiten in The fetld
glitter Of bank rotienness. IL these edi
tors are correct, Legislators should never
know that there exists PEOPLE in the
S,ate-the wealthy, the lnonied and
powerful few,-alone should find from
Legislation, faith, and care, and protec
lion. The poor, tae weak, The partially
uneducatsd, the individual man, should
be ief. 10 struggle uncared for, his rights,
forgotten and despised. He can give no
luxurious dinners, he has no rich presents
10 bes,ow, he has no thousands 10 loan
with but pretence Of retarn, he has
only nature's eternal law Of Equal Right,
Just:ce, aud Honesty 10 plead, and these
never amount 10 enough with the sordd,
The venal and the ;icentious, 10 justify
demand BY him of"pledged faiiii'' for his
rights. His duties are always recog
Il zed--is taxes are To be paid. lie has
bis full share Of the burden, ifseryice is
10 be performed for The public, he mus,
do his par.; II his country needs his arm
in battle il is called for, and bis lifs.blood
is freely given for his rouniry's honor or
safety; where suffering, burden, danger
of duty calls, lie is looked Cor and found.
II is only when he insists that Legisla.
tion shall not set up towers and castles
of arislocraiic privilege 10 banks and
s,ockjobbers 10 shut 0ui from him the
sunlight Of equally protected industry
and competition that he seems al once
10 sink TO noihipgness, and gets booted
a. as radical, agrarian, and failhless for
his honest demand.
Il is claimed as a want Of good
faith 70 lax State or United States
Stocks as provided by The Consii.
tuition; and this upon Legislative &C:
made authorizing The borrowing Of . small
part Of our debt, say FIVE millions, and
declaring ,ha, such Stocks should not be
taxed. Our debt is now $4,000, 900,
lille Of which, If any, forms a par. o.
that taken under the pledge upon which
ills now desired 10 exempt that immense
portion Of The elements Of taxation ID
n.r State. Even if extended TO every
jollar loaned i, wo0ld no. now form a
,,s,ificat,,n for exemption. When taken
!, was expe cied that The bonds Of Ohio
would form, pafi Of tho capital Of cit-
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