The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-11-12
BANKS IN MISSOURI.

"Gov. Stewart, Of Missouri, has just sent
special message to the Legislature, urging the
adoption of measures TO maintain the State
credit unim paired. He says the banks IN sus
pending have yielded to public necessity ana
the Legislature, under the clrcumstances,
should grant them such relief as the Constltu-
ton permits and the rights OF blli'noiders oe
mand. .
ga bill is now re ding before the Legisla-
ture which suspends the penalties of suspen.
sion of specie payments by the banks till the hrst
of November, I858-refuses to allow interest on
the bank notesin the mean time-allows the banks
to receive, in payment of debts due them, the
notes of the banks in the State-prohloits the
commissioners from countersigning tarther
notes than those now held by the banks, and
extends the time for the payment of all the
stock in each bank to the frat OF November,
1858. "-ErchGnge.
So much for "hard money" under Demo
cratic rule in Missouri The Legislature Is
called upon, not only to suspend the penalties
of suspension, but also to refuse to allow in
terest upon bank notes in the mean time y
Why may not Legislature as properly declare
that all private notes ard bonds shall be ex-
empted for a year from paying interest:
The TRACT SoClErY-The Boston Recorder,
in an article upon the various benevolent So
cieties, remarks as follows:
"The war RACES most severely against the
Tract Society and from this it would be in
ferred that there is a great demand for Anti
Slavery tracts. But this is not the case. Our
Congregational Board OF Publication published
the late Premium Tract OF Rev. Mr.. Thurston,
snd two others, recommended by the commit
tee, which are, in their kind, excellent, and
atronger, as Anti-Slavery tracts, than any one
would require the Tract Society to publish.
Yet there has been no great demand for the
reading cf them. Tie sales have disappointed
the Board decidedly. And so it would be, if all
difficulties we're cleared away to the Tract So
ciety's publishing ell that they are asked to
publish. In that case, there would be a still
greater difficulty in finding readers. The truth
is, the interest of readers this sub ject is in
some measure worn out, since 1t has become
difficult to present the matter in any new as
/ pect. We see not that any real less would ac-
/ crue, if we were to cease to contend about pub
/ fishing more Of these tracts, as long as what we
/ do publish are so little read"
/ This is placing the whole matter in dispute
on low ground, it strikes US. The Tract Socie-
( ty when about to issue one of its little publca'
tons upon dancing, misunderstanding, &C., does
not, we presume, calculate the exact demand
for it. 1t is given away gladly to offenders
/ The tracts are issued not for a market, but tc
rebuke popular sins. If Sabbath breaking
abounds in the land, then tracts to meet the
case are poured forth by tens of thousands
This is proper and we suppose the Anti-Sla
very contributors of the Society simply ask
that while Sabbath-breaking, dancing, profane
swearing, wine drinking, and tobacco. chewing
are condemned in the publications issued al
the Tract House, the crime of whipping and
manning men and women, of separating fami
lies, the child from its mother, defrauding grea
classes of the Bible, &C., shall not be passed
+ by in silence. 1t is q plain matter, and all the
sophistry in the world will, we think, fail tc
satisfy the religious community of the free
States. In the end, the Tract Society will right
itself, or go to the wall.