The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-22
The Opportunity.

We regard ,hi, a. the fitting time to car
ry into effect sound principks Of political
economy on tlc subject Of The currency.
We would not approach the subjec, in the
spirit Of craftsmanship. While 1t is proud
proof Of the fidelity and frmness Of the
Democrats that they have generally recog-
nsed these principles in their legislation on
this subject, the day has come, We hope,
when the good men oi all old party names
may unite upon some plan that will protect
society from those periodical pressures which
involve the lnst aud The worst, the idler and
the lab0rer. the producer and the consumer
In one common ruin. LET us one and all
declare, tina, We have sren the last suspen-
sion OF specie payments and that hence
forward new condition oi things shall pre-
vail, or rather, IL the old system is 10 i"'
maintained, II shall be maintained only upon
the principle hy which an honest merchant
manages his busns-s and IL hcld acc0un'a.
bic 10 the laws ard ~ thc community for any
failure to fulfil his obi cations.
We protest that We have no interest in
this matter beyond our relations as citizen
10 the general good We throw all party
consideration b. the wiml4 The great oh
Jet We have in view IL that GH msn
however rated in the political vocabulary
should feel that, IA in this mighty question
OF finance. they have common interests so
too have they common call 20 act together
in the future
IL is high time that tn, business 81
cret partial and corrupt banking should
Co.'S.
Il Is ,rrra' tia the fas'',, 6idi6r ~ ihi'
midst Of universal prosperity. plenty, and
pace, IA the result u falling banks should
be ended.
The practice OF plundering industry by
making m.u work for paper dollar one
day, which the neN' IL worth only fifty cents,
must stop.
The practice ii making Tic merchant
sacrifice his property aud credit 10 make
his note good at u bank which refuses to
DO the same thing Tor It's creditors. must be
forever abandoned
The iavor,ism oi the banks must be
given up.
Every paper dollar should be represented
by II silver dollar, and every man who wants
TO open bank should do ~, just M he non
OPENS store his own means, credit. and
character being hi, capt. !, and the law
bong his restraint.
II ihorc must be paper money, let us have
y on these terms. They would not be- re.
gar,ied as harsh among men OF business.
They sh0nld not he regarded as hard upon
the banks and especially now, that, for fifty
years, the banks have had their full share OF
the peoples money. let rs consider these
notions al any rate. They cannot he worse
than those which b We aile,l.
The country never was in Il better condi-
ton, a. to all natural advantages, than nov.
II the banks fail crops do not fail II sus-
y nsions Of specie payments occur. there are
no suspensions OF the rewards of the SEASONS.
car State credits ARE intact, Dr United
States securities are ought after in all the
markets If the Earth There X no epidemic
lcsoating the land The hanks alone have
filed the country with l,menta',nn and woe
lhis Is the time 10 consider whether they
can b. amended, or lei, 10 die ont entirely.
Pb'tp'dpIm Press