State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-06-21

from me HdrFiSbHgh (Fe'm) tW0diHe,
Fan Buren, paper.
THE SURPLUS REVENUE.
The immense accumulation of revenue
in our National Treasury, begins to excite
general alarm. And well it may. Even
the Globe admits the existence of the dan
ger--and when the Globe acknowledges il,
it must he glaring indeed
Money is the source Of power. 1t is the
sinew of even political war. With money
men are controlled aud with nen, nations
Gen. Jackson has always considered sur
plus revenue dangerous. IN his message
of 1929, he says, "To avoid these evils, il
appears to Inc that the most safe, Just and
federal disposition whic could be made Of
the surplus revenue, would he its uppor-
tlonlnent among the several States, accor
ding TO their ratio of representation" This
wise and patriotic purpose the New York
luction has hitherto succeeded in defeating.
Every attempt made 10 distribute the rev
enue has, under it malign influence, failed
( The public money being thus barred from
the people, it has accumulated to an i'm
mense sum in the public Golfers. The
revenue, at the end of the year, has been
estimated at serenity millions Of dollars
! The effect of graspng and boarding the
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iy scarce, and this effect will yet be Sc
yerely felt. 1t has another tendency. As
the Government demands payment ia
specie, it gathers all the gold and silver out
Of circulation, and forces the people to
resort to rag money. SO that the keepers
Of the surplus revenue are the real Rag
Faction.
1t robs the people of money which is not
wanted for government purposes aud in
stead of returning to them their hard earned
gains or spending the public treasure for
the public benefit, they hoard it up like
mlser, for purposes which they dare not
uvow.
This course gives incredible power to
the goyernment.-Wit seventy millions Of
money, foreign armies might be engaged
that would overrun the country, and place
crown upon the head of him who held
the purse strings. We do not say this
would he done, but democracy is suspi-
ciOus of all power that is not in the people.
But it is not only by n recourse to force
that money can be made dangerous: it is
tenfold more fearful when used for pur-
poses of corruption. Seventy millions
used, as the public money is no,o used, would
be truly iormidable.-- these seventy
millions will be rapidly doubling and in
creusing unu pecuniary power it secured
altogether irresistible Can Republicans
regard, without alarm, the creation of such
"a power!
The New York faction are the real au-
thors of the scheme of robbing the people
oftheir money and anassing it, by countless
millions, in the Treasury. They have two
objects.
They now possess Il much larger share
of this revenue than belongs to them. Mil
lions on Millions are deposited in New
York, and used there, which, if an equal
distribution took place, would be given 20
Pennsylvania. This state is a marked OBJ
ject of outrage and contumey; and the
money that should be deposited in Penn
sylvania is carried to the empire State. In
short, NEW YORK HAS OUR SHARE
AND HER OWN TOO; and she is de-
termined to retain them.
The second object of the New York fac
ton is to control the politics of the country
through the surplus revenue, aud particu-
larly TO control and break down Pennsyl-
vania. This immense sum is loaned out to
banks lCithot inte est; the banks are thus
-, rendered subsidiary to the New York cabal;
and, tlr ugh the Banks, the press and the
people are managed. This combination is
hundred fold more dangerous and corrupt
more guilty and ambitious, more calculated
to increase improper speculation, and the
circulation of rag money, than the old Uni
ed States Bank ITSELF
We will hereafter present our readers
with documentary evidence of such facts,
connected with this subject, as cannot fail
TO alarm and fire every patriotic bosom in
the Commonwealth. 1t is time for the good
old fashioned Democracy of Pennsylvania
TO take their own affairs into their own
hands. There's something rotten in the
state of Denmark!