THE FARMERS' REGISTER. 



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of news," we can only 6ay thai we have ainied to 

 lurnish the earhest known news, and true eiate- 

 nients ol' lads. And, lor so concise and meajier 

 a compendium, still trust, that we have eucc2t*dt'il 

 in telling tlie truth as jzenerally as any ol' hi.s 

 more favored newspapers, deleclive us may ho 

 some of the sources ol' our inlbrmaiion. We 

 admit no newspaper and no man as oui/toriUj' 

 (or all things; but will reject no snpjily of lijrlu 

 or information, however distrusifLil in general ol 

 the channel through which it may come. State- 

 ments ol' facts should be judged by iheir agree- 

 ment with truth in results, and not altogether by 

 their sources. 



(/.) According to the understanding of our cor- 

 respondent ol the term "political articles," (and 

 which was answered in the first note,) we can pro- 

 mise no such amendment. The Farmers' Register 

 may be deprived of all remunerating pecuniary 

 euppori, and even be put down, ultimately, for sus- 

 taining agricuhural and general interests against 

 banking and borrowing interests. 'We know well 

 what we are to expect from those who may ho- 

 nestly ihink and act like our correspondent — and 

 still more from the far greater number of bankites 

 whose motives and acts will not bear compari- 

 son with his. There can not be many, if indeed any, 

 of the class of servile bank slaves among our 

 subscribers ; but others of that class will not the 

 less exert themselves in every possible way to 

 put down an uncompromising opponent to the 

 power they serve. We have not ovetlooked this 

 threatened consequence — and are not moved by 

 its terrors. It will not be easy lo force us to silence ; 

 and while wecontinueto publish, we shall not cease 

 to maintain the contest with the fraudulent bank- 

 ing system, until it is either reformed, or its for- 

 merly possessed power shall be restored, and ren- 

 dered impregnable. In the etioft, we may be 

 made to break under the storm of bank power, but 

 we shall not bend to it. 



As our correspondent has treated and denoun- 

 ced as "politics" only our articles on political 

 economy and banking, it is perhaps superfluous 

 •to extend our defence liarther than his assault has 

 reached. But as we know that other persons, in 

 a less formal manner and less friendly spirit. 

 have affixed the similar charge, of treating of 

 party politics, we will take this occasion lo deny 

 the charge and defy the proof In giving any 

 proper epitome of news or current events, it 

 would be impossible to avoid stating sometimes 

 the most important party events, which belong to 

 (he history of the time, and are like to have im- 

 portant results on matters which we are bound to 

 state or discuss. But when interesting mcM'ely 

 as party movements, or party successes or defeats, 

 we have generally passed them over, or simply 

 given the facts without comment.* We belong to 

 no existing political party, and have very little 

 respect for the general course and measures of 

 any party now or recently having power lo rule, 

 and to abuse their trust. Personally, and in our 

 private capacity, none can be more unreserved 

 and open in expressions of approval of or hos- 

 tility to political measures — and our course in 



* The publication of a general summary of news 

 in the Farmers' Register, has been found to be of 

 more trouble than utility, and was designed to cease 

 with the current volume. The designed omission 

 however, will not be influenced by any such objec- 

 tions as are made above. 



that capacity has been, and will continue to be, 

 to approve vvfiat we deem right, and condemn 

 and denounce what we deem wrong, no matter 

 which of the opposisg partie* m^y be the 

 agents. Our correspondent knows this — and also 

 that we have sometimes battled by his side, 

 against what we concurred in deeming abuses 

 of power, just as strenuously as we now differ 

 with him, and oppose certain abuses which he 

 upholds and cherishes, «s the greatest of public be- 

 nefits. Jiut in our editorial character we have 

 been entirely free from parly adhesion. If 

 it were worth the while, we could adduce proofs 

 of our freedom from the charge of bias by party, 

 in facts showing that persons of every party have 

 at times inferred that we belonged to the parly of 

 iheiropponenis, and that they have condemned our 

 publication and course, on that ground. And these 

 mistakes were caused by the usual intolerance 

 and bigoted feeling of party men ; for as every such 

 man expects unanimity of approval for the acts 

 of his leaders, from all of his side, he deems the 

 slightest expression of censure of any measure of 

 his party, as indicating the utterer lo be as bigot- 

 ed a member of the opposite parly. And a like 

 mistake has probably been avoided by our present 

 correspondent, and we have therefore escaped hi," 

 rebuke being extended to that point also, simply 

 because he better knows our free political opinions, 

 and independence of party rule. 



For more than twenty years we have had no 

 great or abiding confidence in any dominant party, 

 while exercising power — and tear that our own 

 stale' rights republican creed and principles will 

 hereafter, as heretofore, be professed only by 

 parties out of power and seeking its aliainnient. 

 But we also deem the destruction of the irredeem- 

 able and irresponsible paper banking system as 

 of importance to agricultural interests and lo the 

 public weal, paramount to (he temporary success 

 and rule of any party that has existed. But 

 no party yet, while in power, has truly op- 

 posed and restrained the growth and power of 

 the fraudulent paper system — and we therefore 

 I^ave but lillie confidence in present more than 

 past professions on that point. We look to the 

 great body of the people at last to rise in their 

 mdignation and compel iheir leaders to do this 

 work of reformation ; and not otherwise to party 

 action, party leaders, scarcely more than lo the 

 banks themselves, to reform Iheir abuses and 

 frauds. 



(g.) We value highly the assurance of our cor- 

 respondent's continued personal friendly regard, 

 because we most truly reciprocate the sentiment, 

 and could extend in words much further the 

 grounds of our appreciation of his worth. In 

 condemning ihe course, and withdrawing his aid 

 from the Farmers' Register, he acts, as he always 

 does, honestly, and independently of all improper 

 motives. It does not abate in the least our esti- 

 mation of his good qU'iliiies, nor our fiiendly dis- 

 position towards him. Of course, we consider 

 him as wrong-headed in regard lo banks, and 

 as obstina'e in his errors, as he can possibly sup- 

 pose of us. But we may both be content to ba- 

 lance these derogatory oninions of each other, as 

 an account settled and done with ; and we trust 

 that in every other respect our mutual opinions 

 may continue as they are, favorable and altoge- 

 ther kind and friendly.— Ed. F. R. 



