Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-05-05
BANRs--THE KENTUCKY RULE

We do not re-pubfsh the following article, from
the last Banner, because we think we have done
that paper injustice. The question has taken an
entirely different chute from what the Editor sup
posed, when he published his first silly article
Those who have come TO the rescue, see farther
into mill stone, than does Mr.. Hancock. We
simply set Cur community right, and the Banner,
in taking position on the Kentucky rule, gave
room for the inference that il spoke for its commu-
nity and Bank, and hence the effort of the ssres-
cuers," to locate great excitement about Glasgow
and the Exchange Bank. Now, those officially
connected with the Exchange Bank, disclaim ev-
er giving Mr.. Hancock any information on the
subject of the draw: hence his information mnst
have been picked up in his intercourse with some
loafers in and about Glasgow. Will he give the
names of ''many Tor 0nyl Of the toarme,t friends
ofthe BGnk, in and about Glasgow who "stronglu
soTicitei' him TO recommend the Kentucky Rule?
Although we are not authorized TO say so, we
should think those interested in the Bank would
desire TO know who of its sswarmest friends
would S'strongly solicit" an Editor TO notify the
holders of its promises TO pay, that if they had the
audacity to ask the payment of an honest obliga-
ton, that they might expect 10 get instead of gold
and silver, clubs, brick bats and roten-eggs! As
before remarked, we have authority for saying,
that no one officially connected with the Bank,
strongly solicited" or solicited him at all, 10
speak Of the subject. If the insiders Of the Bank
have one policy, and the outsiders another-lf the
one be for honesty and fair dealing and the other
for dishonesty and mob-law, let it be known. So
let us know-let the public know who ''strongl y
solicited" the PRONUNCIATION of such doctrines.
Here Is what the Banner says
q We notice in the Evening Nerrs, and also
in tie Missouri Democrat, of the 10th inst notices
of an article of ours, and in reply by the Gas-
gov Times, IN reference TO the Draws which
were being made on some Of the country Banks,
by the Savings Institution, of ST. LOUIS, in which
we are made TO declare that .sthe friends of the
Branch Bank at Fayette, were ready 70 apply
the ''kentucky Rule'' TO the Agents of those In
sttutions.'' 'The truth should be told though the
heavens fall.' Nothing was further from our
thoughts. So far as we are informed, This Branch
has never been molested by the Savings Institu-
tons, or any one else, and we suppose her rela-
tons with those Institutions are of the most
friendly character. The remarks we made were
in reference TO the conduct of those Institutions
towards the Exchange Bank al Glasgow, and we
made those remarks, % say the least of it, after
we had been strongly solicited to do so, by many
of the warmest friends of the Bank in and near
Glasgow. Whatever may be the merit or odium
to be attached 10 our article, neither the Bank nor
people OF Fayette have any share in it. The con-
| troyersy is about the Glasgow Bank. TIE excite
ment is around Glasgow, and amongst the friends
of that Bank. Unless we are vastly mistaken the
Glasgow Times does not represent truly. what
were short time since their feelings and views
about the Kentucky Rule"
If the Exchange Bank and its immediate friends
satisfied, certainly are; and if the Times"
| truly speaks the sentiments of that comm unity,
we have no right to ccmplain-and if the "kews"
and 'Dnm0c rat" the friends of the Exchange
Bank, think there is nothing wrong in these Draws
on the Exchange Bank, they ought not, therefore
TO make the Fayette Bank party to The CEN
sures we have uttered. mas much as we deem
that we have been misrep presented by the 'Times, !"
"News," and democrat" we ask of them 10
publish this article.-[ Banner.