Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-06-26


sa;lor, Of doubtfal morals. Who was heard
during a storm, praying /" Good Lord,
good dsyil,, and = hcse apology was: "fhere
seems 10 be something of astorm brewin',
and it IL not meself that can tell whose
hands may be after fallin' into, il we 60
under, so you see that wish TO make
friends Of all parties" E&Iff 81
Many landlabbsr whohss affected TO
laugh at Pats precautionary prayer has at
tempted to profit BY his suggestion, that it
is well enough to make friends Of both par
ties before going under One Of the latest
and most laughabIe specimensof this kind
Of lodging is the Sentinel 5 article on banks.
Of the 18th inst. There is evidently q
s'storm brevin and Il is high tina for
certain persons to be making arrangements
for contingencies In view OF this, the
Sentinel has at last spoken out and defines
iis position, in most admirable specimen
of The GOOD Lord, good devil character.
Il begins by saying eis k'is
a"The idea has frequently suggested Itself
10 us, during the recent virulent discussions
upon the aues tons Involved In the chatter
OF the new State Bank, whether the rev.
born opponents Of this institution were in
huenced BY mere hostility 70 IL or a paper
banking as whole7 Whether II was
against Che system itself, or only this devel-
opment Of IL
What has that question TO do with the
bank question at issue? II the things al
legged are true, il need not divide the friends
and enemies Of banking, OF course those
who oppose all banks will opposethis' while
the friends Of the chimera, called /" Banks
properly managed have double cause to
oppose II. II is calculated to bring their
system into disrepute,lior the masses viii be
slow to distinguish between this and more
prudent and safe banks None are more
interested in exposing its frauds than the
friends Of judicious banking system
But how has Il been with yourself neigh
Dor, in this controversy You say
ar II had been a question OF principle,
this new fledged zeal against the new bank
would have taken the higher, more honora-
BILE and more consistent position OF opposi-
ton 20 all kinds Of paper banking" ea
Well. how high, and how honorable, and
how consistent, has been your position p
60 high and cautious that you have yet to
utter the fret fearless manly sentiment
against Il, knowing that Willard, Bright,
Robinson a Co. have managed its affairs
II will not do now to attempt TO divert the
public from their pursuit Of the men who
have fastened this fraud upon the people, by
attempting to kick up a fuss about the Free
Banks They are the pets Of your own par
ty. foisted upon the State under constitu-
ton Of your own making, and by legisla.
tire that was about two to one. Democratic,
and managed by Democrats oil the way
through The change Of the constitution
in regard to banking, so as to allow indebt-
edness instead Of capital, to be the basis Of
banking, was the foster child of Democracy.
Had the constitution remained as Il was, on
banking. neither this new bank nor the free
banks would have ever cursed our State
But here comes o specimen Of your "high
positions" srda s 81 p sfa
IAN anti-Bank movement should he ba-
sed upon the br' nd ground of opposition 10
all paper bank issues, unIess upon an equiv.
alent deposit Of gold or silver in the pos
session Of safe, disinterested custodian,
convertible at the viii Of the holder, 70
give II the character Of honesty.
II Il is againrta paper currency a
war IA 10 be made, let all kinds be regarded
as piraticsl, anti-Democratic, and the Is
sue at once assumed Of the constitution.
nj currency-gold and silver Until this
position be boldly taken, we shall regard
the violent and recently assumed position
OF certain men and presses as more intended
to achieve personal political popularity and
advancement to destroy one bank 10 build
up another. than for any motive Of public
good. II the paper banking system is an
injury 10 the public welfare, aseuch II should
be opposed, no matter IN what shape OF
form II may be presented"
Verify, that sounds like a "high, honora
bic and consistent position, and we origina
anti-bank men, begin to feel that we have a
least one man 70 help us in our hopeless
crusade against "the paper banking system.
But here follows an ejaculation to the
good devil so as to keep in his COCO
graces, il the worse comes to the worst:
at is question, however, whether tn,
people Of this State and country are nov
prepared 20 abolish a system Of credi
which long usage has welded them to, ans
which Is generally deemed to be necessa
ry evil" eos
Say, neighbcr, what side are you on 1
does not maka O Bit OF ditfere nee we ar,
sure, but we would like to know. II II
your conversion from whiggery to Democ
rscy you were converted TO old fashioned
Democracy, LEI ms know it, so that We ole
fashioned Democrats can give you the righ
hand of fellowship, and trust you to Leaf
the public mind on the questions Of old
! II you were merely converted TO Brigh
Democracy, TO favor slavery, after votin,
for Van Buren, in ls4s, and TO Willard
Democracy TO favor Free Whisky afte
many professions of temperance; and 4
the kind Of Democracy which made tn,
Free Banks, and sustains the men wh'
have thus far managed The new State BauL
why say 20, and We W | know where TO pu
you. But don't get OFF another column or
banking TO screen the new bank, by ieliinI
as how good an institution the old Stat,
Danks have been. ard therefore this banI
may he very good Thing. Just come on
Ike man and defend walpole and VIII
lard, and Judah, and Bright, and Drew
and Robinson, aud Kent and such good De
mocrats-anti-bank Democrats, or say thu
the thing IS u fraud aud should be discoun