Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-04-10

"a NV 'uot I'VE years, is JUeJrc M
nl area houses year, The average cost
Il these houses Is computed at tuo Mousan
ri oollars each Here is business then 81
IL OF ta0o millions four hundred thousand do
n 1arS yelr' Such has been the AVERAGE ,
me tas' i've years. And what is 1t nor
or, H' Committee state that the bushes
! mas i rof SERENITY .fre per cent. at least
say, that, at must, only one quar-
- YER. p" Nat their usual employment now
"o" Ills is thu saason of the Voc,
: in WASH Guiding contracts are made. I.
is now known what is to be the business o
! the year. Many of these persons, VIII.
have heretofore had, every year, contract,
tor several houses on hand, have this yeal
no contract at all. They have been oblig.
ed to dismiss their hands, to turn them ovel
to any scraps of en'"l"-'~,o-. IT,. 49,
Innd, or to leave them in idleness, for wan,
of any employment.
These, sir, are plain matters of fact, and
they are manIfestly the results of the mea.
|sures OF government; and have not these
Imechanics, then, right to complaint
Ought they to hold their tongues, and
trv h;s ox,ar;,,,to a. H.
wiIl,nr victims of snoh e,ntn,,t,, 81
rant sobon,as9 NJ ' Nv "'''
ton of patriotism and duty. They think
the government was established for them,
and the rest of the neonle of the limited
States, for their protection. security. and
h1pplness. They think II not q snb;ert
flor the practice of every raw conceit. eve
nv presumpt,lous theory every im,ulse ot
ARROGANT and sell.sufiic;e,, love of cb,o,,e
Sir, thew are not the duoes of the secreta-
RVS experiment. and # thew can helm !,
they do not expect to be its victims. They
know full well in wha. purpose these mea-
sures originated, which have since obtain.
ed the name of the experiment" They
think they have right to demand of con-
gress not to sanction such purposes, to thei,
rlin AS American citizens, they demand
the shelter of the laws; as taxpayers to
government, they demand the protection Of
government; as industrious citizens, they
demand security for their industry; aud
: lthey protest, soemnly protest-in their
1'uAe' si?' VI their behalf, IN their presenca.
. ho" eh'T their Protest-against these
A h'hecessaH ana wantoh measures, when
q uus'roy 'hdr property, break up their en-
+ p'oS 'iie"'s'ahd reduce them and their chill
. oIe' 10 want and beggary!
= Sir, the agitations of the country are
= not to be lushed by authority. Opinions,
n from howe'er high quarters, will MT quiei
them. Th condition of the cation calls
tor action, for measures, for the prompt ia
, ierposltioroi congress; ana until congress
J.. shall act, 1e it sooner or be it later, there
q Will be 10 content, no repose, no restora-
=, ton of tomer prosperity.
Whoevec supposes. sir. that he. or tina,
{ any man. IAN Guiet the di scontents ar hush
The Complaints of the neonle nv nerei1
a saying Space, be still" mistakes. shock
lngly mistakes, the real condition Of things
# It is an agitation of interests, not of opln
= ions; a severe pressure ON mems proper,y
= and their means of living. not a barrer
i. contest about abstract sentiments. Even
!. sir, the voice of party. often so save
n reign, is not of power to subdue discon
, tents and stjfe compiaints The neoole
+ sir, fee! great interests to be at stake. anc
A they are aruuslng themselves TO protec
n those interests. They consider the cues
lion to be, whether the government is mad,
for the people, or the people for the gov
if ernmeut. They hold the former of thes,
TWO propositions, and 'hey mean to Prov
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