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Show 476 INAUGUHAL AND :E'AHE\VELL ADDRESSES. ing extensive combinations to act too·cthcr with united :on.·c.. tl<.:l_t co ncert of' action ntny om I im c.· l>c produced 111, n. stngle ctty, or in a mall di~trict of co untry, uy means of pcnwnnl communications with each oLiter; uut they ho.vo 110 regular or active corrc:poudcncc with those who arc engaged in ·imilar pursuits in distant places; they have hut little patronage to give to the pre.s', and cxer·ise uut It r-;mnll share of iuflucuce over it; they have 110 crowd or dcpcudcllts n.l>out thetu, who hope to grow rich without labor l>y their countcnuucc and fuvor, and wlto arc, thcrcf'urc' ul ways ready to execute their wishes. 'l'he plan tcr th~ farmer, the mechanic, and lho lalJorcr, all know tltat 'their· success depeuus npon tht'i r own indtt,·lry a11d ccottomy , auu,] that lhcy must not c xpcct to become sudde11ly rich b th f . f I . 'I v y 0 mt Ls o t 1c1r Lot . .1. ct the ·e classes of soc i<'ty form tho great body of ~he people or the United State~-;; they aro the l>on~ and Slll.cw of the country ; men who love liuerty, anti desa·o nothwg but equal rights and equal laws; and who, moreover, ho1cl the great mass of our national wealth, although it i di Lribtitcd in moderate amouuts among the millions of freemen who po ·scss it ]> 1 · 1 • >II •, W tl 1 ~verwhelming numbers and wealth on their side, they aro 1n constant danger of losing their fair influence in the gor.ernmcnt.,. and with diiliculty maintain their just rights agnlllst the wcessant efforts daily made to eucrou.elt upon them. 'l,llc mischief springs from the power which tho moneyed interest deri vcs from a paper currency, which they arc able to control; from the multitude of corporat.ious with exclusive privileges, which they have succeeded j,; obtaining in the diiferept States, and which arc employed altogether for their benefit; and, unless you become more wntchf~l in your Slates, and check this spirit of monopoly auu tlnrst for exclusive privileges, you will, in the end, fiud that the most important powers of government have been lNAUGUHAL ANJJ l!'AKI~W~LL ADDRESS.JJ:S. 477 given or bartered n.way, and tho control over your dearest iulcrests has jHtssed in to the handti of these corporations. '£he pn.pcr-moncy ~-;ystem n.nd ils 11n.tural u.sso<' in.tionsmonopoly and exclusive privilc~cs-havc already stntck their rooLs too deep in tltc soil; and it willrcqnirc all your ell'orts to check its furth er growth, nnd. to eradicate the evil. 'rho men who profit by tho abuses, and desire to perpetuate them, will contiuue to besiege the halls of' Iegislu.tion in tho gcucrnl government UH well us in the State~, a.nd will seck, by every artifice, to mislead and deceive the p11L)Iic servrwls. It is to yourselves that you mwst look for safety, and the means of guarding and pcrp •tuaLing your free institutions. In your hands is rightfully placed the sovereignty of tho country, and to you every one placed in authority is ultimately responsible. l t is always in your power to sec thn.L tbo wi hcs of the people arc carried into fai thful execution, and their will, when once mu.ue known, must, sooner or ln.t.cr, be oLcyed. Ancl while the people rentain, ns I tru::;t th t·y cvct· will, uncorr11ptcd and in ·orruptibl e, and couLinue watchfu l and jealous of' their rights, the govemmcut iH safe, and the cause of freedom will continue to triumph over all iLs euemics. But it will require steady and persevering exertions on your part to riu yourselves of the iniquities and mischief's of tllo paper system, and to check the spirit of monoply anu other abuses which have spruwr up wiLh it, and of which it is the mo.in snpport. So many interests arc united to resist nll reform on this subject, thu.L you must not hope the coufiiet will be n. short one, nor succcs. caRy. My humble efforts have not been spared, durin Y' my a<.lmini:-;trn.tion of the government, to restore the constitutional currency of gold and sil vcr; and something, I truBi, has been <laue towards the accomplishment of this most desirable object. Bnt enough yet remains to require all your energy and perseverance. 'fhc power, however, is in your bands, and |