Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1854-07-27

Under this head the organ oi the spurious
Democracy Of this county. few weeks ago
ss,ertainedus with hOmily Of 'cant phrases"
and grave conclusions drawn from false premi.
,es. In speaking Of the law taxing banks &c,
,he companion says "Tke banks resisted the
lAw--.-mOst Of them absolutely refused to pay
their tares----lhe few that did pay. paid under
protest--.several suits were commenced and
carried to the Supreme Court Of this State,
where after argument by the ablest counsel in
the State, the court decided unanimously, hat
the law was valid and the banks must pay.
Not satisfied with this, they appealed to the
Federal Court at Washington where the
Judges sits clothed in black silk gowns and
hold their Offices for life. in whose estimation
popular rights have never been held so sacred
as the rights Of corporations and in the history
of whose decisions sovereign State has on
more than one occasion been struck down, life
less a. the foot Of a corporation"
We do not purpose getting up sny false is
sue with the Companion, but honesty. and
fair dealing require us to show tnd rOintout the
maroon minded notions, and mean and con-
tempt bic insinuations of the Editor disguised.
He says that the Banks mot satisfied with this
they appealed to the Federal Court at Wash.
ington." Was not that Constitutional right,
viz to appeal to the supreme court of the Uni
ted States? Or would the Companion man
have the Banks Of Ohio excluded from their
Constitutional rights? We answer for him
most unequivocally and positively in the afir:
native. Although, he would doubtless claim
we are wrong, we say we can proveitb by the
rule, that mans actions speak louder than
words, especially where they are spoken for a
hyopcriticsl purpose. Has not the Companion
endorsed all the resolutions Of the self styled
Democracy against Banks? And as the last
resort fthe Hard shell Democracy, sought to
tax them out Of existance, under the New
Constitution "in the hands Of its friends" but
have most signslly failed, and therefore this
Eol6sh howl that is set up by pack ofde.
feated ours, which is responded to by hows
through all the little ours down to the Con-
panioh After which the Companion says
"where the judges sits clothed in black silk
gowns" Has the Companion concluded, that
black silk gowns prevent justice, and equity
from being administered by the highest Judi.
cial Tribunal known TO the Constitution of the
United States, such bombastic tomfoolery. AS
we'll might he say The sacrament cannot be
DemoeraIically administered, by Presb yteri.
an minister, because he is "clothed' in super
fine black broadclothl D ut this was not the
object Of the Companion man, he thought to
pander to the prejudices Of some, by avering
that they are ''clothed in black silk gowns
and that the supreme Court Of Ohio unani-
mously decided against the Banks. Nov If we
were disposed to enter into the same trucking
vein Of pa ndering to the prejudices ofour rea-
ders, (ifthey have any, save just discrimina-
lon between right and wrong) could we not
charge, that all The Supreme Court of Ohio,
have been elected to that station. by the spu-
rous Democracy, and therefore they decided
against the Banks. And it is probable that
tbe stockholders Of the banks, thought So,
some Of WHOM are Democrats too, differing
however upon this question, like the Compan-
ion man, with Douglas Pierce Co, Oh the
Nebraska subject But it matters not by what
notions they were governed, they had their
Constitutional right 10 appeal to the court Of
derner resort where the question of securing a
re- election to their seats, could not possibly
disturb or vary their decision,
And the Companion says, "the few that did
pay, paid under protest" ofcourse they did,
for the question was then pending before the
Judiciary tribunals, and the Banks asked that
their taxpaying be suspended, until the question
was determined by the proper tribunal, but no.
those fast Young Americas and progressing
selfstyled Democrats, who we're clothed with
"a little brief" power, in the Office Of county
treasurers. set to work at the vaults of differ.
ent banks, and extracted and extorted there.
from tens Of thousands Of dollars, all of which
must now be refunded by the taxpayers, instead
of awaiting the final decision of the proper tri-
bunal. and thereby saving to the taxpayers, a
large sum Of money that has be en- unnecessari
ly squandered, in Treasurers fees, to cay
rOught Of the crow.bar and piek-axe mems
hire. More anoH;
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