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Iliaie sworn upou the Altar of God, eternal hostility to every form, of Tyranny ovr tlie Mini of Siauw'i'nomRi Jcffo ron
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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,
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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