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thousand mills OF the bank was on the
note Uttered. The political character Of
the a,plicantAnd that Of his endorser, and
not tiel solvency, was the primary con.
sideraton. The best note was that which
was signed by the most unscrupulous par
tlsans IF the administration. If the pub
lic moray was thus used while deposited
IN banl, how will it be used when it is pla-
ced in The very hands Of the myrmidions
OF powir-when the breeches pockets of
the 100000 office-holders are the Treasu.
ryY Surely we need not answer this
question. lfthe Commonwealth Bank can
pay bul 25 cents in the dollar, what pc r cent
would the subs pay and take all risk?"


The following from the Journal Of the
gath will throw some light on the manner
in which the affairs of the bank were ma.
naged. Shadrach Penn is the editor of
the Louisville Advertiser, the pet paper Of
the government:


"The Commonwealth bank was mere
partlzan bank. With it, the first requi-
site to obtaining discount was being an
active supporter Of the administration.
Even the Jackson politicians and editof
OF the West were sure of accommodation
there, though they might not be able to
get credit at home.


"a few weeks ago, n judgement was OBJ
tanned in the circuit court of this city, on a
joint note for $4,000, payable to the Com
monwealth bank Of Boston, and signed by
Shadrach Penn, jr., r. M, Johnson, L. p.
Moore, Patrick II. Pope, and Albert G..
Hawes. In this case an amusing incident
occurred. The case went by default, and
when the sheriff, who is a good Jackson
man, had called out the names of the de-
PENDANTS, he archly asked the Judge, in
an under tone, whether he should call Mar
tin Van Buren,