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Party Objects

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Parent Issue
Day
4
Month
August
Year
1841
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

- Do not the prominentpolmcal objects of bolh the great parlies relate exclusively to pecuniary matters? 4 National Bank, Sub-Treasury, Land Distribution, Hard Currency, Tariff, &c. seem to be the great objects of contention. Ifother matters accidentally come n for legislativo nolice, they are treated as only secondary. The rnoral interests of community, the promotion of general intelligence, iho security of personal liberty and eqaal rights, are generally opposed, neglected, or made into appendages to be tack ed on to soiue pecuniary measure, for the ■pose of promoting party interests.