The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-01-18

diamond dust in which, the price Ola
dinner could not be seen without q mi
croscope.
We sometimes laugh at the folly Of our
ancestors when we hear OF their mailing
horse shoes over their doors to keep our
witches and goblins. Might we not as welF
reserve our sneers for some Of the opinions
and practices of our own days? Are not
these small bills permitted to circulate and
maintained in circulation for the very rea- !.
son mentioned in my first communication!
Did any member of the General Assem-.
bly, of this State ever hear any other rea-
son, than the following: "Why there is not
enough gold and silver for the purposes Of
currency; if we prohibit small bills money
will be scarce" Is not the same argu-
ment used in private conversation by eve-
ry advocate of small note circulation!
What other can be rendered? The belief
in ghosts and witches filled the mind with
vain terrors and made the unfortunate VIC
utIl NupS VI uuu WlShCu I'LL
posters. The circulation of small bills,
renders US the dupes and the prey Of wick
ed and worthless spectators. Neighbor,
you have a two dollar bill on Pejepscot. or
Quinebaug or Roguesdell or some other
non-descript vile in the north corner Of
Maine or New Hampshire; it is becoming
dim, worn. greasy, ragged and almost illeg-s
ible, why don't you send it home and get
the specie for it! Why don't r send it
home? Why you know very well it is inn
possible. Send seven or eig ght hundred
miles to get payment of two dollars!'!
Impossible!!! Yes, Sir, and that is the
reason why you have it. The knayes who
made it know well that its return is, in the
ordinary course Of things, impossible,
That ii is billet of fraud, to the amount
of two dollars, on the last unfortunate
taker. For that express reason they sent
it so far. The process is this A rag mill
in Ohio, agrees with a similar iasiitation
in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont.
Rhode Island, or any other far off State,
to circulate say fifty thousand dollars, Of
the manufacture of the latter, in ones,
twos and threes, upon condition that the
aforementioned Institution, will circulate,
in its neighborhood. an equal amount OF
the manufacture of our aforesaid Buckeye
rag mill Thus they both profit by the
loss, destruction and non-return Of their
worthless trumpery. Sometimes the trash
is brough. on by brokers. shavers and 9TH
er spectators and sometimes by emissa-
res specially commissioned and sent out
for the purpose. Compare the guilt OF
clumsy horse thief, or an awkward c6un-
e terfeiter to that OF these seoundrels!!l
Whenever we become in fact, as we are
d in name and reputation, ..the most enlight-
: ened nation on the face Of the earth" we
9 will acquire habit of sending these gem
Y tlemen to the State capitals, to render the
e State "some service" by saving marble
II and doing up some other chores in their
. own proper persons. ONO. 2
!. WoopsFIELD, Jan. IL, 1854.
/. P. S. by no means charge all the
Banks of circulation in Ohio with partici-
} pating in the villainy mentioned in the iore-
D. going communication. Some Of them will
d not sloop TO such baseness. That others
have done SO and still do so is history un-
l. questioned and unqHestionable. This as
,, }, sertion .swil bear the test OF human scru-
= tiny, of talents and Of time.'' u