1 I Mft .H f lMH . MMM - Mm H V K. V - Iliaie sworn upou the Altar of God, eternal hostility to every form, of Tyranny ovr tlie Mini of Siauw'i'nomRi Jcffo ron PIUNTEB AND PUBLISHED BY U. WEBB. T$Htme VI. JBtiOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA CO TOT Y, PA. SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1843 OFPlUti OF THE DEMOCR'AT Orr.nsiru: St. Paul's Cinjncit,' Main-st Tfu dO'LUMJIM DEMOCRAT will be published even Saturday morning, at .TJVO DQJjLjJRF per annum, payable half, yearly in advance, or i wo uouars Fifty Cents, if not puiil within the year. No subscription will betflkchfor a shorter 'period than six months; nor any discon tinuante permitted, until all arrearages re discharged. ADVERTISEMENTS not exceeding a square will be. conspicuously, inserted at One Dollar for the first three insertions, and Twenty-Jive cents for every subse quent nsertlon. CT-t liberal discount made to those who a'lvertise.by the year. UEWTERS addressed on business, must be.post paid. POLITIC Ali. Senate Chamber ? t Harrieburg, Feb. 11, 1843. 5 To the Editors of the "Republican Far ' mer." Dear Sirs : I havo observed in your paper of the 8th inst. the proceedings of a d. mocratic Van Buren meeting,' in whieh are. contained two resolutions, reflecting upon my course in the Sonate, relative to' ajiowing the banks to issue small notes. As these, resolutions are couched in pretty se vere terms, I have felt it due to myself to make a response' through the columns of your paper. The individuals composing that meeting, are'.respectable.men, and their opinions are entitled to consideration and respect, and hence their censure, when embodied in the form of public resolutions, hot only inyiids, but claims from me a candid avowal of my sentiments. 1 holrl myself at all limes amenable to the people, They delegated to me ihe IruBt 1 hoU, nrl much rsU'c' would 1 resign into their hand that ttust. and retire forever from public life, lhan be guilt)-, knowingly, of misrepresenting the wishes p'f my constituents. The last part of the first resolution is. as follows wo cannorrcfrain from acknowledging, thai we i.-.. witnessed with t'reat surprise anil mortification, the assertions of Mr. Kidder ." o . ,!,( i.w constituents were all in me oeii-iu, -- , M furi,f ihe issuo of small ule3' ' '" ' ' -'i r-mnrUs us renotled. 1 did never rem ... . , m,ke use of ihe strong language indica ,ed bv tho resolutions; but 1 did any thai, a, as I was acquainted with public op.nlun s.r ..... .tVs.rici. I bt!oved a large majority ..riii favor of the issue of siiiMI miles f.Ji i;..-.i,a.t.,,pri,il. and to a linuifd extent ,iM...Nhle in nec.e: and tin's I gulliewl not outv from personal iiilffcmirM- will, the pViipU', bfforo (he irieeung nne uVre. but f'trtiii nrimmm.H fliers iiiWr re ":.if..V im, inilHidila H icunllim in vanms ru. - illstric:!. If 1 hVe feive oi'iiiv Si lialonid ' ..'.; ,'!;.. m.iilir. (million. I feel aux eillUL-ljr lino........ , . foils ah'd lu-ppy'io stntul roiit-cled. 1 will now proceed to i-ive my own views S ,pr.ei.ce to the. n.MSUre in question if msd legislation had not destroyed our u,ul flooded our cominonwraiu; with irredeemable and legitimate trash, .-t:.,t,l t, tlecidedlv averse to the issue i .imu ni.. bv the bank. but how stand -the case! By the iclof the 4th or May.all banks that accepteU oi us pru.o.u. jssued notes in. pursuance of the same, ac 'uiie an entire and absolute exemption from specie payments for a period of five years About two thirds of the banks in the Com inonwealih accepted of the. provisions of the act aforesaid, and became what are called f eliefbanks-hus placing themselves in a position where no legislation could reach them for rivq years, unless their Ion to the hnmmonwealth was repaid, for their ac cntance of the relief Irw is regarded in the liizht of a contract, and under the Constim- inn" the f.eEiflaturo can pass no law im pairing the obligations of a contract. The matter being thus s'nuafed, the Legislature i -A !:.. !.. ni its Inst session. passeu a iesuiii"iu (a - imposiug heavy penalties on banks Hut refused 1o resume specie' payments! but.for 'reasons already slated, this JaV did notjand cotild not fiVcl the lelief Imnks, fur the)1 had been pluccd beyond the pah of legislation by the hc of the 4th May, 1841, Those banks alone, that did ilm issue relief uotrf, have been furred to re, sume, while, nearly two 'birds of our, own banks rsmaln in a state of suspension. This has had the eflfeut of building bp two cur rencies in Pennsylvania -ono based upon specie payments, and the inhrr upon prom ises to pay the hitler of rniiise,coii9taiitly fluctuating, and always al a ruinous depre ciation. As long as there is one dollar of the relief issues of a bank in circulation, or in possession of that bank, by the terms of the act of the 4th of May, it cannot be compelled to resume within the period lim ited. Now, under such circumstances, ihe anxious inquiry is, what is to be done? Shall we resign ourselves to this state of things without an. effort to escape from a hopeless suspension into which we are plunged? Or shall we cast about and scek to extricate ourselves, and the currency from our picsent deplorable and almost hopeless condition? Having thus briefly slated tho casn.l will now advert to the proposition submitted by myself to the Senate, which has elicited the censure of some oi my fellow citizens. It is to give the Daukt permission to issue small notes' redeemable in specie, to ao amount not exceeding twenty five per cent on their capital stock actually in existerc; on condition,' that such Banks will resume specie payments on all their liabilities', and the Relief Banks, before they can rti- joy the privilege, must resume specie pny, .. i . .. ' , . menis rennquisn uieir unuxawpieu immu uiiies undei the lelief law, and thereafter become subject' to all the laws of this Com mnn wealth, relating to banking institutions. In other words, the must come out from place themselves in a position where they ran bo-reached bv leeiaUtion and law. Should they afterwards suspend their char ters can be immediately forfeited, under the provisions' of the act parsed at the last sess-1 ion. Connected with this is the pmMsinn that the law sh.ill expire by iin own limits lion, on the 4ih Ma) . 1840. 1 would ask the rerper.tiihle gentlemen who passed ihe vole of censure upon me, if, ihe forerroiiii' nroriosiiioh is so monstrous as to call down censure so unqualified? We are now curs'-d with a small note ,'stPtn.in ihe most odious form. It cannot he dignified with the name, nml hardly will, the semblance id a curie nry. and my object in gel rid of this and in pUce of it, if r .111isil1.1VMi1.n11r itsue. liave tliem uaseu upon spei-ie. and if the bank cannot pay -pecie to phiie llieni in situation where ilmy eau W resehrd by the law of the laud. Aiinlh'i few of this subject a law has been panied, the present session of ihe Leg islature, providing for the cancellation, t ihe Treasury, of' one huiidrpd thousand dollars of ihese relief issues per month There is nw aboot Ff'veiitspn hundred thousand dollars of ih'-se if sues in circula lion. As this imotmt is gradually with drawn from ciifiiNtion. Imw i us placet" be supplied? l'ut. cermnlr tiy out cnun .... i,.l ... Inmr nq ihev are in a stale of II v LnM, - .v., - . . 1 . I suspension, and I have already cxpiainco that, at long as there is one dollar of their iel(ef issues uncancelled, they can. will impunity, remain in a state of suspension If therefore, small notes, reaeemaoie in specie, can take he place of relief issues, gradually withdrawn by cancellation, and thus fill up the channels o circulation wun a specie basis currency, I would ask in all candor, would notour conditton be improv ed? There is still another view of the subject; all tho States surrounding us have per mitted their banks to 'jssue small notes; and when mr currency is on a level with other States, wo are flooded with these foieign . i. . : .1 ..a t'Al flitlll issues, anu an igisi-" " J v ' in preventing their circulation. If small notes'must circulate, would'not the people of" this eo'mmonWaUh prefer' a circulation by our own hanks, the true conditions of which can be known, to tint of foreign hunks about which they are Ijjnor.int? - But this measure is denominated by the (eii.'iitiuiis tn question, as sit "odidus fed fraiincasureV Now 'this meeting via coinposni of the avowed friends of Martin Vail Bnrei, assembled for the express pur pose of promoting his interest for the Pres idency. Is it possible that these gentlemen have l'(irpotten,lhat the political aid person al friendu ol Mr. Van Buren carried this same measure through the Legislature of New York in 1837? And that, by the provisions of that law, the banks of that Slate jiave since been permitted, to issue small notes, without stint-as to quantity or limit as to time? An 'odious federal mess tire,1 when the present .democratic Legisla lure of Virginia, as a matter, of policy and expediency, have granted to all the banks this privilege!- An odious federal measure, when every derriocraiiclState : in. the Union has extended to her banks the same privi lege, among which is New Hampshire.one of the most uncompromising in her demo cratic faith ! Really we have fallen in evil times, when an humble member of the Legislature cannot bring-forward a measure calculated to reform a miserable and worth less currency, without having it branded by a meeting of his fellow citizens as 'an odi ous federal measure!' Tlni is harsh lan guage, and to me entirely onexpected. 1 have no habitation, in saying that the present banking system ,in Pennsylvania, is a bad one; but the evils of former legislation qanuot be eradicated at a How, In refer enco to our present cuireney, wo are forced to take things as they arc, and stars them in the face. Without credit and without curreqey, we are constantly imposing heavy taxes upon the people, whill the samo leg-,M-..--i v- - ; deemable paper, constantly fluctuating in value with every wind that blows. Aie we r.ot called upon by every consideration of. honor and common honesty to reform this currency? The whole question resolves iisclf into nne of expediency, and if I am wronir, I aui not so obstinate in favor of mv own opinion,- as to persist in an error. If either of the gentlemen who voted for these resolutions of censure, will suggest a heller measuie, it shall receive my most respectful consideration. If the views ex pressed in the foregoing communication are in op'postiion to the wishes of my constim if I ran ho satisfied of that fact, I shall not feel at liberty to advocate them forihnr upon the tloor f the Senate; but until then, I feel bound to abide by ihcm as the conscientious' dictates of duty. Verv Respectfully, L KIDDER. The young man should alto' leinember that he is tn occupy a station in life, where tils influence, in u greater or less degree must be fell by all those with whom he may come in contact. Ho should there fore, aim to have his daily actions rorres pond with the Scriptures, that his influence may be exerted on the side of truth. Be. gin the world thus young man, and trc are satisfied you will ne.cr regret the course you pursued, to the latest period of life. Portland Tribune, FINISHING TRADES When ,a young man has tinwneii ins trade, the. .world before him looks bright and promises fair; and every thing seems to eonspire to fill his bosom with those pros pectf,. which alas, t"0, ofien vanish away. But if dur,jng his appientir.eship, the youth has mcinisntied that nndoviating integrity, ihsit nu-iim' erin" course of morality, which init in the character of youth, be will find no difficulty in obtaining a good stand in society; with promising hones of success in his business. As he commences life, ho musi bo cautious that he contracts no friendship with those in dividuals whose characters arc doublful.and who would lead him unawares, in the path of vico and sin, to the neglect of Ins busi ness, and the disappointment of his cust omers. Al once he must declare himseir tho friend of morality and virtue, and bo dilipent and faithful in his business. He must expect to begin in a small way, and not venture to much in the outset of life. Some young men thing it too humiliating, when they begin the world, If they cannot commence largely and branch out con snicuously. - And here is where they, err, null in tho end. it is often the case that THE SHOEMAKER. The shoemaker then, he hammers . and sw-eats. And toils all tho timo, to pay ofl'tiis o'.J debts, You snail Havo it next week if my existence 1 spared, But when the timo comes he is never prepared.' Old Song. The shoemaker is a most singular mor tal, though a very different one from tliai described in the song above quoted. He is represented there as being a shiftless follow forever in debt no means, to pay no prospect of anything promising with the utmost confidence, and always falsifying the promise at maturity. At the time our text was written, it is probably, however, that it contained 'more truth than peotry.' The shoemaker then, was a cob bler a quiet, easy, lazy; greazy sort of chap,, who had no money, and wanted none, who had no ambition, and but little self respect. He mended old boots and old shoes, never paid his debts, and was the vag of the village; Ho could tell more comic songs, and make mrre fun than any other two men in the place. He could live make more friends, and abuse them more. could (ell more lies and believed could happier and die poorer than another per- nobody would acknowledge him to be ol the leat importance in soeiety, and yet, all were his friends, and all liked him. But a shoemaker now is quite, another thing, ss the neat cottages of many villages in Mass achusetts bear good testimony. The trade is no longer disgraceful, and the craft is no longer poor. The shoomaker is now a man a man that respects himself, and thinks lor himself, and acts for himself. There is perhaps no trade which affords so much lime for thought, as this, and consequently there 13 no class of workmen so intelligent as shoemakers. Shoemaking is now a social-trade. Many work in a shop to gether; nd fun and frolic, joke and repar lee, ure tho order of iho day. The shoe maker while at work, thinks and talks, and sioas, and whiilles; he discusses the ology and politics and philosophy ; he plans vast schemes for future action, and deter mines that one day he will arrive at some distinction, ptovideil the world goes right. and if it goes wrung, he knows it is useless to complain, and resigns himeelf to fate, without a murmur. Dedfiam Jlmencan. r..... i. - t Ulirindiuo MIIIJ1IIC, Urflll 1113 Mm.Ubl. ,u ,.M. WJ with the request that he. wdujd, .siye In j yt lather's ntlJress. He ImmeUiatciy, wtota , a tho same suriiaule attd, town, with' utioihe., , rlifinlldil ttti.l.H, ll, iv'imt lii&n nnti!lHll 'Unit' 3 1. " n - -, 5 , HO 11111-111 IlilTV Ull'll II I D irtfl uuuii-ra, ni... to ascertain the tact) a letter was arc ut,t in.gr Kr ly fo'nvatdcd to tjie plao mentioned, .di-- reeled to the petson whoso name was gir;.., en as the father, with a. fequest to the.i postmaster, if such tt person had ever Ycsi-f, . ..v . ' ' ' j . ' a. r , ded there and had ictnoved. to iorwat.U the . r: , . . ' ' r.f J) . . . ' f Ulllll.tllU VI IMO IUIIIII T a S S VWWIW ii v i c.-rtaliiedf j- x Nothing' further 'was bean! "f' P weeks ago. when, a letter .was jecejveil front 1 New York on the subject. $The letter was shown the 'Captain,' and' as soon us Iifs" 4 eyes fell upon the auperscfplion, his coun JJ .. t . v '. ..-'.' s tenance cnangeu, ins eyesj were suneureu ..i with ff.ir rt in.P qnrl liA.pInt! nn 111 itlACA, most touching tone, My motherl .Mj":. mother! It was tn fact Metier from his' mother his father having been dead a number of yeats. She wrote that nothing had been heard of this son for twenty' three- years, lie was supposed to be long since ' deceased. The 'Captain' "was extremely affected on purusing the letter. The i mother is at present residing with another . son in the city of New York. A. further correspondence has taken place between I the parties, and some of the relatives are expected to come on shortly and take the lost, restored home. With what fervor can this mother exclaim, when she .greets the wanderor, 'For this my Son was dead, and is alive again; ho was lost and is found II i i ?' 11 I TOUCHING CASE. The Salem, Mass, Regisier gives tho r.dlnwinir snec'nneii of what may Itttlv be called the romance of the poor house : It seems there has been in the Ipswich Mm House, or House of Correction, for about twenty years, an insane man who was .sent there from Salem, and who has always gone by thq name of t'Capiajn," Of his real name and. residence nothing was ever know by the authorities, nor has an) thing been discovered nil within a few months. The man is perfectly harmless, hi malady tended rather to idiocy, and has long been allowed to go about freely, sometimes wandering into the neighboring towns, but always returning in safety. A months ago, the keeper presented a card to him, and Baid 'Captain, will you give me your address!' The Captain very icadily took the card, and writing upon it, in an elegant hand, a gentleman's name, with name of a town in the Stata of New i ork such persons ire led to see iheir folly and .returned it. As it was roTiewhat uno r confess tlie-erroneousriess of their course, isn if ihj "ya really his n imf , a f9w;days V CHIVALRY. bv quill.. 'Wake snakes and come to law,' exclai- med a ond""--."- ' ... W vasarasrrwo thing if I knew where I was .bound for.-if Up atreel's got mixed with down street," and there is no such thing as cross the street at all. The moon's cross eyed, and eep's winkin' as if she had her eyes full. of Macaboy. Now what am I to do? If I, stand still, there is a very pleasant ehahre of going to bed standing. If I go to stir hang me if I know whish way I'a travel? linn.' However I'll take a runnjp' jump, at. it.' and away he staWd bul he had srarce-i lv taken half a dozen steps, when he stag gered full against a firfl plug. Uullow! roared he, 'who a thal? If that's your game, mynaneis fight.' and he squared himself scientifically, 'Coino t on darn you, enmo on! You won't ye? Now you'll rn.itest an honest citizen again, will. ye? Y.ou don't get offso easy, nqw , mind!' Just mind! Juet mind! Just sieiiiJ still I hit you a hat along side of thd 'head. ( Whoop. Lookout, I m cumin.' Look here, my tulip,' said that instruc tive personage ycUpi, a wac:hman,; you're making a leeiln Iflo much ndisc. . Stand by, and see fair play; and blew' me if I dont.s wallow that' fellow' v Now don't' said Charley, 'it mjg'jt, lurt your digeeiion. ' k i 'Digestion be kissed? Who's 'afrajdl J,ib stand aside a minute', tind. if ! don't knock thai convpy into a three coin ered continental cocked hit, burn my oh' shirit and two trowsers.' Come' ahl the watchee, 'I'm afraid if leavo you exposed to the night aii andiw viin il snilrl annas imi mo fi'n ' . . . ... l- i i .... . big bOSS WOU1U IIRO lO UU liauu q(j ui to morrow. Watchee. I'll go to the devil with yof: if you'll only let me have n dig al tlui ail Can't do it: that fellow belongs to ll corporation. J Who cares! , jDon' speak so luud, you'll hurt yor self. Indeed you must not s ay out at longer, you'll spile I know you Vfi'l,' 'Well, it's cussed hard a man oan't ha a a quiet fight, 'specially when he s i i I'll reccollecl you, Charley;' and Tf 1. s e feller giving you particular gas, bfo v n,c 1 ever neip yo . The door of 'bosse eu't, h'o t his Tu;tl! sdaucily, I H'
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