The Banking Monopoly

Twonty-eight years ago, ihe people, utider tbe lead of General Andrew Jaekson, put down the Bauk of tho Unimd States, because tbey regarded its power as daugerous to the liberties of the people. That bank had a capital of 835,000,000, snd a circulatiou of loss I than $20,000,000. But it appears from tho lnst report of the Comptroller of the curreDcy, that thero are, to-dav, n I tlio uniteu otates, not less than 1 627 nntional bankp, controlüng a capital of 8436,000,000. Tbe influoDco of thia eiiormous interest on federal legislation tnny be realized wben we state, upon the autliority of General Butler, that seventy national baokeri, or nearly onethird of the whole membersbip are j bers of tbe house of representatives. The peoplo of the United States are not 60 easily scared Kg they were ia Jackaoirs