The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-12-08
soundDoctrine.'

Senate on the 10th Of July, 1882. re-
turning the United States. Bank Bill
with his objections, General jackson
used the following emphatic language,
which, had II had burn nssdru, wuuid
have saved the country from the dire
calamities which have afflicted it du-
ring the last quarter of century.
1t isto be regretted that the rich and
powerful too often bend the acts of
government to their selfish purposes.
Distinctions in society will always
exist under every just government.
Equality of talents, of education, or
OF wealth, cannot be produced by
human Institutions. In the full en-
joyment of the gifts OF Heaven, and
the traits of superior industry, econ
emy, and virtue, every man Is equally
entitled to protection by law. But
when the laws undertake to add to
these natural and just advantages artl-
fetal distinctions-to grant titles, gra.
tuities, and exclusive privilaGes-to
make the rich richer, and the potent
more powerful--the humble members
Of society, the farmers, mechanics, and
iaborers. who have neither the time
nor the means of securing like favOrs
to themselves, have = right 10 oOm
plain of the injustice of their govern.
ment. It's evils exist only in its abus-
es. II it would confine itself to equal
projections, and, as Heaven dees its
rains, shower it's favors alike On the
high and the low, the Iich and the
poor, it would be an unqualified bless.
ing. In the act before me, there seems
to be q wide and unnecessary depart
ure from fhese just principles.
Nor is our government to be main
tanned, or our Union preserved, by
invasioDs Of the rights and powers
of the several States. In thus at
tempting to make our general govern.
ment strong, we make it weak. Its
true strength consists in leaving indi.
viduals and States, as much as possi-
BILE, to themselves; in making itself
felt, not in its power, butin it's benefi.
cence-nct n it's control, but by its
proteciiou-not in binding the States
more closely TO the center, but leayius
each to move, unobstruc.ed, in its
proper orbit.
Experience should teach us wisdom.
Nest OF the difficulties our govern
ment now encounters, and nost OF the
dangers which impend over our 'Un-
ion, have sprung from an abandonment
OF the legitimate objects. of govern
ment by our national reg islstien, and
the adoption Of such principles as are
embodied in this act. Many of our
man have not been content with equal
protection and equal beuefits, but have
besought us to make them richer by
cts of Congress. BY attempting to
crafty their, desires, we have. in the
results Of our legislation. arrayed sec
ton against seelion,- iesest against
interest, aud man against man, in q
fesriul cOmmOiien, which threatens to
shake the foundations of our Union.
Ii is time to panse in Our career, to
review our principles, aud, if possible,
revive that devoted patrionsrn, and
spirit of compromise, which disLin-
guished the sages of the feey oluti0n
and the fathers of our Union. If we
canuot, at once, in Justice to interests
vested in improvfient legislation.
make our government what it oughi
to be. we can, at least, take q stand
against all new grants of monepo,ies
and exclusive privileges, against any
prostitution of our government to tho
advancement of the few at The expsusc
of the many, and IN favor OF compro.
mise aud general reform in our code
of laws and system of political scOn-
omy. s-.t.,.f.. ~. .t-
Does any one believe that the old
Hero Of the, Hermitage would have
tolerated system of banking that en-
abled privileged order to control the
legislation of Congress- by threatening
a panic in the money market, thereby
defeating the Wood Funding Bill, and
thereby burdening the Government
with three and half millions more
bonds annually? Not much he would
MT. And yet there are many leading
men in the Republican party who de.
feat its policy of confering special
privileges on capital and give it its
chief power 10 oppress ths producing
who count it . great merit
that they were original Jackson men,
and are constantly parading that fact
before their fellows in season and out
of season; when as a matter of fact
-'oi'hoi 'hoJ noi tno party III "uosc
ranks they have enrolled themselves
have one sentiment, doctrine or prin-
cIple IN common with that uob,cst old
Roman Of them all.
PRESIDENT billiard, of the broken
and Laborers' Bank OF
Jersey City, has been convicted of
and sentenced To eiuhtaan