Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-02-26

Jury CT those by Whom it was conferred. II
was the "poeeriy, and noi The 'oiN' Of
Penc sylvania.that consented to The rc.char
ter this ggan tic Bank. But it is due to
Nutl and fair ness, that the other side of
th's proposition should be stated. II Penn
syiVanla has. erred, she has been driven I"
" by the rroh'gacy Of III and Van Buren,
These racn are responsible for all the evils
which, flow from the rcchar'er, in this qncs-
tIonnhlc Inrm of the United Statcs Bank.
The political crusade against the Bank wa
commenced tv that loath-ome d2magoguc,
Isaac Hi. on the refusal of that Institution
to make political change in The manage
wcnt OF lis Branch at Portsmouth, Al Thu
time the United States Bank wa dscnarg
ing its lunions to the Government and
fulfilling lis duties to the People, with strict
ness and fidelity. 1t had given to the whole
Union ample facilities, and a sound cur
rcncy. The voice OF complaint was not
heard in all the land. As the conf ct thick
ened. Van Buren,, though petitioner for a
Branch at Albany, saw that the passions
ard jralou>ics OF the People could be easily
excited against the ".uonSte,," and joined
in the crusade. Tnc result is known. The
present act Of Pennsylvania Is one of its
Consequences. lis ultimate fruits can only
be- appreciated "a they ripen into II a,urity.
But is there man in the Union who would
not have preferred to see The Quilted States
Bank "pursa;ng he eoea teaor is pty,'
as the fiscal agent Of the General Govern.
lis remaining useful in its present frrm."
1j7Thc cxaunsinr resolutions. have pass ;
ed the Assembly Of Virginia. audils stated
that Mcssrs. Leigh and tyler will resign
heir seats in Consequences. As fitting
commentary on this degrading act of the
Assembly, The New York American quotes
the following Announcements from the VIr-
gtnan, published a, T.vnchburgh
&C. X. Brown has been stricken from the
roll Of attorneys by the ilieh Court Of Errors
aud Appeals IN Mississippi, for "muiilating a
recofd"-thc very act which a party in the
Virginia Legislature is now ndcavorng TO
instruct our Senators 10 DO -
On recent occasion, Mr.. YOUNG, OF
| the New York Senate, even went 50 f,r
as to express his disposition to brand every
I Senator vino voted for the resolu'on--
SIN alusion to the black lines to be drawn
across the Journal. he suggested that "birrh
! lines stoultbe drdrn across dr. faccSW lice ScnG.
tors mho rated for Mr. Ciay's rcsoiniiJn. He sad
that he dose which the \. Y. Senate admins.
Iered last year had not opera ,cd-and he was
disposed to make 1t stronger. He had doub
led the dose, and should be wiling 10 DO il
until the in famous record is blottcd out.
Sand this is one Of the !ulian minions OF
man for whom Vernon, is called upon to
sacrifice her honor, m cgrity and cnnslS'en-
distinguished son Of New York "--,ntn
whocs ranks halfa duzcn prof gate p"llli-
clans, sold body and soul 10 their necessities
aud their ambition, are now lab0rlng to
dragnon the people Of this State Such are
he vcnal, vulgar, and miserable parrlzans-
FOR whose master we are called upon TO de-
sert DANIEL WEBSTER, Henry CRAY, aud
that phalanx Of might and eloqnencr and
patriotism in the Senate Of the United
States which mas so distinguished the re-
cent history of that lllus'rl nous Assembly :"