Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-03-10

verses. There is no established liberty for
men, until "s"ry is utterly overthrown! 1t
is 'cAttc sf0"e'y! OBSERVER.
SumInit Point, Feb. 25th, 1874.
MODERN Or MONEY FEUpALIsM-No ,
Id PHILADELPHIA IngUirer-"Thoub dearest
an Euglish heart. Locke,ey" said the Black
hnieht.-(Seo Scott's "Ivanhoc'O
The people of the United States hear
AamericRn hearts, and in the contest between
the European bankers and the n0tion0I bank
eTs for the powers TO plundcr them, they ure
fer the native Saxon to the Norman invader.
But they aspire to something more than a
choice of masters. When Cedric. the Saxon,
said to Gurth, tho swineherd, "Theow and
esDe EthralI aud boudsmpn) be thou no more"
Gurth sprang to his feet and cried, "a smith
! and file to DO AWAY the collar from the neck
| OF freeman" So the people of the United
States now cry out for n smith and fle to do
away from their necks the collar of the bank
lords, native or European, Saxon or Norman
pass, tor the present, the names and
bIazonry of the knights md priests of the Nor
man and Saxon bank nobility. Matters have
| not progressed far enough to cay who will bc
the leaders on either side, and much less who
Is to lie the champion of Tho serls the smith
who is to apply the file 20 the bunk collar
which now binds the necks Of the people, tho
workingmeu, manufacturer, merchants and
traders Of Pennsylvania, New York and New
England, we'll the farmers aud planters of
the West and South.
Meanwhile give the London Spectators
description of the European bankers-the
Normans. The Spectator (April II, 1850
designated them as
The Net0 Po'Oer an Europe They form a
grand council of small numbers, that could all
be assembled in dining room. Z
Their power Is becoming supreme, and may
become dangerous alike - the material con-
dition, the political independence aud the do.
mestic order Q! States.
They can command not only mass of
| capital enough TO dstcrmiDe the financial Cd.
erati"ns OF government, the success or fail
Ire of State loan. but they can influence,
bencficiaily or fatally, the course of TRADE by
turning upon any one branch the combined
lnass of capital from States elsewhere, Just as
the five potentates of Europe can muster an
army which would crush the people of any
one empire mutinying against any ono of tho
Eve.
Just SO, our Saxon lords, the national bank
ers, can "loch up" currency and make money
scarce and interest high when they want to
reduce the 'cnges ct k0bor, or whom they want
to buy the wheat crop of the West, or the
cotton crop of the South. at panic prices
and they can ''unlock' tie curFepcy and
make interest low whenever, having bought
at P0"tc prices, they want to sell at inflated
prices. JEFFERsoNIAN.
WASHINGTON, January %, 1874.
UsURY.-Usury, modcrpIy called interest,
is subtle system of such mighty power that
1t overruIes and faisifes sil human affairs.
1t leads directly to extravaganza and profi-
/ Facy on the one hand. and to proyeTty and
degradation on the other. Even at one per
cent, unrighteously given ten thousand
year to any millionaire, from the hard earn
lngs OF honest labor, the power of the svstem
to iDjure and oppress would still be sufficient
to subvert moral principle, and prevent the
establishment of truth and righteousness
i among men. Justice demands that we no
. longer tolerate. OF by our silence, saDctiOD
system of such unlimited wickedness
TE7,royd Ea1mer
"A lady teacher inquired of the members
of class of Juveniles if any of them could
! name the four seasons. Instantly the chub-
: by hands of a fve-yesr old was raised. and
promptly came the answer, Pepper, salt, wins
egar and mustard"
"A poor family in Green Bay had to mort
gage their six dogs last week to. get barrel
of -four. The case is pitiable.
- Time is short, and if your cross he
| heavy remember you have Tot far to carry it.
As twice eleven is twenty-five, how can
twice ten be twenty too 2