Public Leger, Volume 1, Number 23, Richmond, Wayne County, 14 August 1824 — Page 1

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XUMBER 23.

RICHMOND, WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, AUGUST

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From Nile' Weekly Register. Unsuitable. The corner stone of a 7iou;e to be built at Boston for the accommodation ofthe office of the hemic of the V. States was laid, with much cerenionv, on the 5th inst. as in commemoration of the anniversary of .Imeriean Independence. I

fl would that 'this proceeding had taken

place on any other day, and many might have been selected more suitable for the

purpose; because I believe that tins insti

tution is. in Us very nature, opposed to liberal principles, and the mot formidable tliinir that ever existed in this country to destroy the independence of the people. Corporations arc cold, calculating, selfish.

I j' and devoted to the acquisition of Jpowt-rto support power; machines of perjsoiKil aggrandizement, to exalt the few and ideppsi the many; ladders by which the iproud and the ambitious mount in air to flock down on the busy, bustling and pro-

in Jititude below; a sort of hih

still liupe to witness the riatuial decease of its successor, even though it should depend upon the casting vote of a future Geo. Clinton, and its resuscitation be attempted by some future candidate for the presidency of the U. S. It is a machine that cannot safely remain among a free people. It may at times, if it pleases, create a pressure that will be felt in every spot and corner ofthe republic, assess the value of every man's field, and fix the price of every bushel of potatoes! by rendering money "plenty or "scarce," as shall best suit the purposes of designing men, and so lead or direct even the suffrages' of the people, through the creation and support of partizans and dependents every where, furnished w ith the means of mischief, and charged with the persecution and proscription of obstinate republicans. These are old fashioned dortrinr-c n.

14, 1C24.

VOLUME .

i yes. liow can wo mfn. t.. k,.i;.. t

that the old bank ofthe U. S. had it been

resusciated, would have been less devoted to the cause of its ozeners than these American citizens were to that ofthe enemy? Certainly not. And my belief is I fJei as confident of it as of any thing I do not absolutely know that the present "national bank,7' however smooth and patriotic it may appear now, w ill be arrayed a-

gainst the people oithe U. S. when it shall ; be our misfortune again to "seek our rights j through blood and Slaughter," in another i War u ith England an event not to be deI sired by any, but which should be calculated or by all. A large part of the stock is already held in Great Britain, and a skilful management of it would give the friends j ol that country an ascendancy at its board ot creditors but even if it should cost 3 r 4 millions to train it. in what wnv

ven those of the k Virginia school," though j 'f1 enemy so economically disburse his my friend Mr. Ritchie, the chief printer ' money, that it might become a giant misfor that school, does not find it convenient ' thief, seated in the midst of us. nrtii, in

;just now to say much about the bank, or ! f cret and irresponsible? Some may smile j the constitution, as affec ted by its estab- ! at these aiiDreheusions anH AUvJa

jJishment. It is certain that the republi- many did so when I spoke of the affairs jeans went into power in 1801, with a fixed j ft'ii3 bank a few years ago, and were ruresolution to refuse a renewal of the char-', hied; but some did not. ,H nrGA ,

' fnr flio li'iiil- I I... I" .. l .. . I 1 a' . r t - . 1

: wi imiiR. i ueneve uiai us m- j

stitution was unconstitutional, and were en

tirely satisfied that its prat tire had been I despotic and cruel that it had been conj verted into a politic al engine to grind into j pieces all that it could, who did not send in their adhesion and mount the bltutk rocaide.

And its spirit was infused into most ofthe minor money establishments, because they were, nearly all of them, more or los dependent on the mercy of the mammoth and, if! live a thousand years, I shall not forg-t that it was once broadly proposed to "turn down" every piece of paper that had mi liMnilil t 'liiin mi t. I ....... I

i pressure t -i.gine, t! Kit sometime nuh on- . ' V j ii r mcium . ru;' on j "an eneinv ol the government," and at a .wards vtrv rapidlv fur the benefit of own- . i " ' , ' , . '"0 i inicu hen iih- unto mi. ,A .,

:-r. but now nrul tlwn oT,,l,,lnn,l l i - "v " "-J- k.u u

uA kill innocent persons who confide in

them. Corporations do not ahrais run in-

'to despo:i-rn, norare absolute kings ahva s trards. They may be under the Cfvernnent of good men; but their principle is ! fthat of a monopoly. I speak with pnrtic- ; iular reference to brmkin:, or grants of powjerto individuals to issue 'bills of credit," . swhich have the stamp and character of j j money. Ttiebankof the U. S. and the fourth lc July .what an association! A nabobJpower,operating rn.t, :ilA amo.t ir. responsible, put alongside of, or attached the clonous event that -rave liberty to ; jmilhons, and fixed a new era in the hiton

ii ' 1 ' tpti .iu'i v i no. ami-V-:v'J(,s ''-'ht as well be united in the same

ioa;t. on the national anniversary. I well recollect tfie fontfriinin.m.c,,,,.

Kllid luftV smm th-.t I . J'i"

- '" in ouiiinTeo ome l'-'w years a-o, u hen I hazarded m Inur, check the headloni: ambition and inornate lust for domination, that prevailed amoi.psome of the Creat manauer- of this mighty institution but it is" not worth H u;e ,to m;,ke a narrative of the thin.happened. The sneerers and the srorners could not withstand "paper shot'' the freedom of the press, and they fell ; 3rd they would have drat-ed the institu

tion usell along with them but for certain f st support which it received, of V ! 15 rable I shall have something

1 here are mnnv ilmt

" uereaiter

vl not be taught inany other school than

. - w auversisy who seem to have no

"'tr sense than that oifding, produced y arj operation like braying one in a rnoriir. and this sense it wa that probably presfjrved to the mnt.1 r,rtl IT '

ferable degree of liberty in the selection V a c.iief inaKiatrate, which, had the bank .'I. I' (..Mh A It

''i;,t.'rriirif .,n,. 1 ..ill ,

-v. . -r-u.j iujliuil-u, houiu nave ( e-

)

heen

- i a ..autus, acting inn er.l u ir.it, t

lion fl,e trc,,turv nd the hank, no

I ter r'e t"?'l,ier Ui,til il is the inUn ilf'"-"?n. nation that they should ! ne 111 m.i,. : . : , . J

i t tj ri, iUon- "l-t-acl us not into temp- , How n,a,1 that feel power re-

iiut the bank, humbled and

-I'C'ct rir!it

HJUlin-jr l(jr .k... . , ,

1 Illfrh r,..i ,... 7

"" n.ons oi political government,and mo ? r f? am i,lfornic-d' t,as sice been as a,Kl moderately conducted as uld have been expected its mighty Jris to do wrong do not appear to be ri i: 1 aPI)rehcnd that its evil t iwciple is only reposing; and, as for ten -L'"M looked forward with joy to the exi '-Mocof th- chatter of tho old bank, I

matuntN, as wa a note of the, hank ofthe V. Slates. Hut a majority of the directors of the bank alluded to, happened to think that their onh business was to inquire whether the note was good, and it was "done" and so I escaped the persecution that fell so heavily on others in the chief cities a: d iov ns of the U. S. because so it was that their opinions on political subjects did not correspond with the ortholixu of that lav. hat ha- been may be. Power always seeks power, less a" d less regards riglit. I believe that ifi.be old bank fiad been rechartered, there w ouiu not have been force enouuh left in the ijovcn.mcnt to have de-

! clared war against Gre at Britain in 1812, j however trn at the. necessity of the measureshould have appeared. Its directors ! rniiiht haie saici. arhold the purse trings ; : and they would have held them. It will : not appear unreasonable to suppose this, j when we remember the mighty effects on ! the financial concerns of our country, proj ducttl by the unorganized, and, co;-se-I tpiently, comparatively feeble effrts of a

few moui-d men at Boston and elsewhere, during the w ar From first to last, and in one way or another, the monied opposition of those persons cost us, at least a score of millions, and was the cause of many ofthe disasters that we met with, by the uhitruct i i n i s which they threw in the way ofthe business of the war. The old bank ofthe U. S. was essentially a British institution, and its managers no better men than those I have specially alluded to; w hatthen would have been the amount of their pow er, collected and organized as it was, and extend-

; ing from one part of the country to its op- ', posite extremity ? It might have prcvented the ncgociation even ofthe first loan ; 7iould haze forbidden it. It had the means

of forbidding it, and we must entirely forget the spirit of the times, if we believe that it would not have exerted thorn. Did not a priest, in a public pulpit at Boston, solemnly charge those who had loaned money to the government of their country, not to approach the communion table, and thereby seal the condemnation of their own soul?, because they had assisted their country, in its appeal to. arms, for a redress of its grievances? Did not the governor of one of the greatest states in the Union advise that we should "seek protection un

der the JJritish cannon, 7 rather than quar

rel with that "bulwark of our relitrion,

"struggling to preserve the liberties of the world?" Did not the grave and reverend senate ofthe same state solemnly resolve, that it was "unbecoming them as moral and religious people," to rejoice in the victories of their country rccn? Yes yes

I am .always fearful nftho nn.i;c;; r

power, but especially when the thouhtof

it is applied to the "national bank;" apeor that is so easily transferred; and beMdes, I never yet supposed that liberty was most safe when to be affected by the , acts of a ft w wealthy persons,being taught I tnat riches grow into luxury, and luxury j into despotism. 77tr people are the only safe depository of their oxn rights. It is imfos- ; S1BLL THAT THEY SUOULD COMBINE TO INjure themselves. It is for these and a

hundred other similar reasons, that I dis

like an association ofthe bank' of the U. S.

with the 4th of July.

1 here is one thing, however, for which the Boton people deserve credit a plate

oi Miver, witn a long inscription, was de

posited in the corner stone, and, though it

contained the names of many distinuish-

I ea persons, posterity was lelt to find out

j whether they had been "honorable" or not;

I that word, and even the common hack,cs

quire, not oeing graven on the plate.

RUSSIAN STATE PAPER. From the New York Evtiunc Post.

The folio wini; oi5rial locunirnt of the court of

?t. PMtTfbnrjr, rr'pcctir.s: tin- nrf:iirs of Greece, ap

rears in the Pine Constitution.-)! cf the3let May.

It is there t;iven in the shni-e of a letter, from a cor-

reiMondent; but, fror its diplomatic charncter,and

the previnu corrcsrondinj: rumours as to the intention of the holy nlliar.ee, we conceive it may be re-

sariJeii as a genuine docunjent. W r wish it nuay

turn nut otherwise, for, viewing it as containing a !f velopment ofthe project of this unholy league it st:blishes the melancholy fact, that they consider the independence of Greece incompatible with their

own safety, and that, therefore, it is time measures

mjouIu be taken to prevent it. Bri.mex, Maw I5th, IG24.

Extrai t from the memorial of St. Petersburg, on the

I aciucation of Greece, sent abroad the present

year. The emperor, after the efforts made in

the south of Europe, to crush the germs of

disc rd that had made such a dangerous

progress, thinks the period arrived for him to attend tothe means of pacifying the Levant. It becomes necessary to draw to a close the troubles of Greece; they are of a highly injurious influence on the commerce of Russia, in the Levant, by paralyzing tbe industry of many provinces ofthe Russian empire. The emperor has undergone immense sacrifices, though his love of peac, and bis desire of consolidating the ties by which he is bound to his alliet. Through the able management of lord Strangford, however, the Porte has been brought to consent to satisfy the just claims of Russia. Upon w hich, the emperor has despatched the state counsellor, Mintziakay, to Constantinople. In not sending an ambassador to Czcrnow itz, as announced, he is actuated by considerations of the deepest importance. The Turks could not fail to consider the presence of an ambassador as a decisive triumph over the Greeks; and yet, should the struggle continue what would be the result? In every case of success on tbe part of the Greeks, the Russian ambassador would certainly become an object of suspicion to the Divan- he would be supposed to hold communication with its revolted subjects, and his situation would be precisely that of Baron de Irogonoff, at the time ofthe criminal enterprize of the prince Ypsilanti. The protestations of the ambassador were disregarded and he was obliged to quit Constantinople. Should the Turks be victorious, how could the Russian ambassador remain to witness the horrid excesses and cruelties, in which

that barbarous nation would of course indulge? His presence would sanction a ca lumnious interpretation of the sentiments ofthe emperor, and occasion an opinion that it was his intention to replace tht Greeks under the yoke of barbarian des potism, and rank Mahometans with Chris tians. On the other hand, it is essential that those powers who have succeeded in repressing revolution and anarchy in the two peninsulas, should not find the cause of the Greeks strengthened by the accession ofthe revolutionists ofthe countries where order has been re-established. It is onlv

; through the prompt co-operation of the al

lies that it will be possible to prevent a still stronger succession of evils, and, stop the effusion of blood, already sufficiently shed in three campaigns. In all probability , a fourth cannot bring more efficient or decisive results. The Porte, stimulated by the recollection of ancient achievments,obstinately refuses to be satisfied with less than absolute sovereignty; the Greeks, inured by the three years of assistance and success, are intent on absolute independence The solution of the problem must be between these two extremes. The Russian cabinet propose the following terms of pacification, as a just mean between exaggerated and opposing pretensions, and w hich will insure to the Greeks guarantees now necessary; tothe Turks useful and positive advantages in place of a sovereignty liable to disaffection and resistance. It is calculated, that, in accordance with examples drawn from usages of Turkey herself, their principalities may be established in the continent of Greece. The first, to be composed of Thessaly, Boetia, and Attica, or eastern Greece. The second, ofthe ancient Venitian border on the Adriatic, that poition excepted which belongsto Austria; of Epirus and Acarnar.iat or western Greece. The third, ofthe Morea,to which might be added Cat dia, or southern Greece. Tbe Isles to be subjectrri municipal regulations and governed nearly as they have been heretofore. In 14G5, the Turks, having conquered VVallachia, established therein princes, acknowledging the Divan as their head, with the privilege, however, of not receiving Ottoman troops. In 1536, Soliman 1. after conquering Moldavia, granted it the same privileges. Latterly, these privileges were modified, extended and placed under the safe-guard of Russia. In 1774, Mustapha III. wished to erect the Morca intoa principality ; unfortunately he died the same year, and the design was abandoned. It will be objected, perhaps, that the Porte has always been decidedly averse to foreign intervention in the course ofthe last negotiations The annals of anterior times, however, furnish examples of foreign intervention admitted by the Divan. In 1774. at the peace of Kamardgi; in 1779

and 1 802 also the intervention of Russia and Prussia was allowed. It is the belief of Russia, that the Greeks cannot reasonably carry their hopes any farther. They would enjoy a perfect unrestrained freedom of trade,and have their own flag. The Greek patriarch, who should continue to reside at Constantinople, would be in a manner, a representative ofthe Grecian nation. The Turks should still garrison some fortresses, with a line drawn, however, beyond which they might not pass. There would be besides neither pacha nor governor, but each of tbe principalities would pay tribute proportioned to its wealth and extent the regulations relative to the internal organization would form the object of a second ncgociation between tbe contracting powers. The Porte would find a certain advantage in a negotiation. A further campaign will, in all probability, be as little favorable to Turkey as the preccdinc

while the proposed arrangement will insure to her peace and tranquility, and regular revenues from the tribute ofthe several principalities. Her repose has been ever disturbed by revolts among the Pachas, who besides appropriated in their own use the treasure they wrested from the people. Of those revolts and insurrections of ambitions or rapacions Pachas, the adoption of this measure would relieve her. Mahomet, II. allowed the isles to he simply tributary. This same mode of accommodation, induced between the Porte and Greece, would give the allied powers the advantage ofsecuring the enfranchisement of Greece, without deviating from the principles that fona the basis of their gciicj .