The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-01-30

How sweet the nooniishi sleeps % yoraer Isnk.
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Lettbe editorial fraternity tnppsss thsirs
astonishment and envy when they rcd that
We have " our possession, Of our ovn yifht
. ten dollar bunk bilE We have ! ten doilaf
bank bill. We hare Just been feaStins oses
eyes upon the beauties Of itsengravsd conn-
tenance. i is An insinuating, genteet look
ing bill. II has such confidential musical
rustic when you crumbic it fonjly 10 your
hand such o. serene, sincere expfessjeas
whe1 you lovingly smoothit out-sach ars-
proachful look Of injured innocence dali.
cately tinted with roseate flush Of indignant
honor, when you hold it up to the light fof
inspection. On the right , the splaeidpnobos-s
chs and powdered periwig Of this, ilnnofsols
and ever lasting father Of his country-en.
the left, seated, rather uncomfortably upon
the Hukcs Of IN anchor, are two charmins
ladies-one, the Goddess Of Liberty-shey
other probably the wife Of the President Of
the bank. In the centre may be seen, . sssys
picturesqe and idyllic landscape-s sheaf of
wheat, . Durham COW, and . cherub Of {
baby. The Etwo eloquent gcatlemen who
sspromise to pay'' the hunbls bearer Of
this miniature panorama, the sum Of ten
dollars lawful money, are Simpkins and
Gibbs Simpkins writes that euphoneous
word S;npains, with . graphic eass, iadiso.a
tive, of his uni,mited conidenes in ths insgi.
tuition and its pens. Gibbs writes .evident-
~ impressed with the Importance Of Gibbs.
Who could resist such a bill who could sus-
pect such hillp Yet Simpson aad Gibbs
area pair of speculating knayes-shst ba-
BY is bogus baby, and that bill isn't worth
a.. - "'a ''sz'.''@ % tHs ''' g s.''st
There is Ahighly cultivated, refined rss4
cality about such bill, that is enainenslyx
provoking. Yet how manynillioas Of thess
beautifully illustrated 6ctions--thcss IMAM
cial romances, are daily read and believed
BY con6ding c,mnercial worlR Now it's
money-now it'srag.t To-day il represents D
somebody's credit--to- morrow il represents
somebody else's credulity. This morning
it will purchase cord OF wood d--by noon
you may light your pipe with Il. One hoaf
you are rich with wallet uustiossly sus.
feited with the Rattering promisss--4hs next !
you are poor with tho same wallet pozpous-
" inflated with these detached faiseEoods.
These circulating lies are almost ous osly !
currency--they measure not thsA suhstanss !
and generosity Of the public, TN f,ea .ss.ss-
They may occasionally represent good in /
tentions and honorable designs, But they 2
often represent premeditated rogusry and :
predestinate fraud. They are, q beas nos {
the cquiyolent, but the substitute aud proxy
Of positive value. No bank but has q mar
gin Of credit far beyond its actual means
no bank but speculsses in that credit
With monopoly advantages and exclusive 2
charter privileges they establish public
confidence; they fnancier with that conf
dence, loan 1t out at interest, tnrn It into
currency, buy and sell il, pay debts with Il, I
and, transforme il into q hnndred Proteaa >
shapes for pecunisry benefit. A. sa,ae I'D q,
That primitive integrity which refuses 10
step one inch beyond the circle Of its posi.
tive worth-that patient, toiling industfy
which is content, with the allow accumula-
tions of legitimate profits, are, mot charas-
teristics Of the banking fraternity. If they
were, We would have fewer banks and more
real money. Their object is short cut to ,
wealth-as circamyentlea Of the, stern old
truth of Genesis, ..By the sweat Of thy broH,
shalt thou eat thy bread" Their prayer is
the prayer Of Ortogal Of Basra, ssLet ma
grow suddenly rich.v Hence every third 3