The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-11-26
National Banks.
Franklin Review.

Referring to the vigorous warfare Of
ths American against the position of
= lator Key, in regard to National
Banks, the hard money PaliuUrus Of the
l., anon Herald in his last issue remarks
-" kewise this thing of making a Pro
cru. can bed, whareto every man is to be
fitted, ri Ct aMiS, is hardly practicable
Wi, 3 free Democracy who have lately
z b.. - into an announcement way Ofenter-
tai.a opinions Of their own. The pres
emf ate Platform was, we happen to
know. The work of one man; and while 1t
ausw cd well enough the purpose for
vsLic1 was intended, we know of no
ia-. raj, physicll or polit cal, which
cH'ar-!s any Democrat to pin his faith
UuLv. ting!y TO every plank Oft now
and rever. Its enuuciatI0ns were
simu ne individual opinions of Mr.. Ny
srs, aY orsed pro teWyOrs by the De-
mocgr, OF Tennessee. Mr.. Myers is
doua-.--,.- an estima7!e gentleman, and
shge as . litician. He is now simply a
privEia livi3Ial, md is no more entit>
led ta opinions than is David VI. Key
the eu.... Of the Chattanooga Times, the
edtu %. ne Lebanon Herald or any other
ildIv.l- y In the same issue, our hero
the ct r..Ian Of the ith Congressional
Dis.r. "ommittee pro icmp0re, after dis
c0Ur"r- a sonoroGS periods about the
sin o. &c free Democracy not falling
into -. .nd calling a convention, for the
purp tn1W mating candidate for
the sea- II the t4tu Congress vacated by !
the de- of Head and Fife thus hurls |
the ia- llts of his wrath at the hoary |
hesd &C.. Col. Tho mas Boyers, the distin- |
guiS' "a EDITOR Of the Galia,in Examiner |
Hear "a n: "SUCh all argument as this, |
4 lI..#4.
worthy of the unusually clear head Of |
CD. e gers. II is unworthy Of any DEM
ocrat. Our friend is Democrat of the
old sCt Dol-he WAS conducting a Demo-
cratic newspaper when we We're wrestling
with sbsters spelier-and we, like all
of ais younger brethren look To him for
not uIly sound advice and sage admO-
milton but for wise and prudent example.
lie l. once, we believe in an uuwary
moment, bolted a convention and go run
nirg after strange GOds-bUt he afterwards
bruu hit forth fruit meet for repentance
and was taken back into the fold and We :
HAD hoped he would not again essay the
lear full JOY Of dallauce with the Delilah i.
of independence. Turn sinner, turn :
This conduct OF DR. White may be the !
very jewel Of consistency, Of which We
have heard for years, but we cannot see ! I
1t in those spectacles. The idea of the \
late platform being Myers is rich. Our :
recollection is, that the head Of the Doe
tor famed like a beacon and his voice re-
Gin the lGnE-drawn aisles IN a.
der the tretted vault of the Capitol, at :
that gathering of the fierce Democratic" I
lie was heard more and seen ottenerthau :
I he great lawyer Of Culumjiu. AT mid :
nights holy hour, his voice was heard r
above the silent city, far beyond, 10 the =
classic banks of the Cumberland, CALI z
ing the counties to ballot, until he fell =
exhausted in the loving arms of Kirby. '
The scene is historic. IL will never fade 4
from memorys canvas. Then, war to =
the knife and the knife 20 the h;lt," was y
proclaimed against the 'odious system of I
national banks Myers subsidized. Whites :,
Star arose to the zenith aud beamed be- =
over that council until Porter ii
was nominated. The last voice heard up-
on the Capitoline Hill, was the cry of the
victorious White-'Up With Porter and ~
demnition 10 the Cd uns bankgl" Now "
be goes running after these same banks. =
Now he Is kicking against tie bricks" ~
The rock-rib5ed canals of the parry. Sud- NJ
denly clothed with little brief author /;
Ity' he cracks the whip over the should ~
ers OF the very veterans OF the party and (,
tells them that this way Of thinking for ~
, fellar sell, Will not be tolerated AMONG u
he free Democracy Beloved. cast ~
ayes behind and see if the track Is a.