Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-06-28
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DOrl0nt.

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pOrlamt.
PASSAGE or THE SURPLUS REVENUE BILL
REGULATION OF THE PUBLIC DErosITEs--"rHH PAR
Ty" SCATTERED AND BLOWN TO THE FOUR WINDS,
AND COMPLETELY PRosTRATED,--AxD BIsTos,
WRIGHT, AND THE HEIR APPARENT pvEsTED or
ALL THEIR ANTICIPATED "GLoRr"!!!!
The news from sshingoa by the las. mails is cheer
ing! The Surplus Revenue Depose Bill, introduced
by Mr. Webster, and which readers will recohect,
passed the Senate q week two since by overwhem.
ing ajprity O TO g. passed HE House Of Represents
tive. after hard fought battle, Tuesday hast by
equal decisive majority, C55 to 49,
II appears that all the clustering Of "Old Hickory,
the magic Of the New York iurer, and all his wire
workers, Wright, Benton, Cambreeng and other) did
not defeat the bill. The passage Of which. says Wash
nston correspondent, "slory enough for day"
for the Wings.
This SWsteroo defeat" ofths Expnngsrs of the
greatest BLOW WIS that the Administration have met
with. will doubtless mainly Illustrate all the fne
schemes of.peculatOn and visionary projects in coDtem
plstion. The golden humbues and the "sxpunsing
schemes will all evsporsts-aud Il would not 30 urpri
sing n sthe party" should hall down the Dutch Gag
| .ur-.n4i.v altogether.
The New York American Of Thursday, thus alludes
to the Administration, and to this subject The remarks
however made prior but n anticipation Of the
sage Of the Deposte and Revenue bill.
EcoNoMy AND REFoRM. II is certainly fitted 10 ex
cite special wonder, that administration which succee-
ded 10 overturnng that which went before and Ia es
tabhng itself the vacant places, under the plea eve
~ where put forth, and ostenisousy proclaimed T.
economy and Reform, should stake ts existence
and bend all its force, on the Issue Of spending the
l.. nfp
nit any surplus 10 inure to the benefit Of the people
| from whose pocket il 10 taken.
Such nevertheless the fact-and yet does not SEE
10 excite surprise, hevcabouts, at least TO qualify the
unquesiioning obedience OF partnership.
Owing TO causes, some Of general and some Of De
cusr and arbitrary nature, the Of the
ment sweed to amount dangerously exceeding The
legitimate and ordinary wants Of the government What
under such circumstances should be the course of econo
mis and rcformer supposiug them to be sincere Not
certainly, because the money in hand 10 spend H. bu
rsther--nasmuch as, owing 10 causes which WI
have little CONTROL the does, and must coniinu
way TO infringe Constitutional provisions and
alarm scrupe., however ready the excess beyond IN
reasonable and proper wants Of the tovernmea Suc
is in fact, the proposition suggested by Nh Wsbte,
which Mr. Rive. and Mr. Tslmadse susiaiued-and whic
the Senate with extraordinary unsn;uiiy, adopted.
But what !, the proposition Of Mr. Wright and NJ
Benton. speaking the wishes Of Mr. Van Buren,? T.
spend Giy millions OF dollars more than four times III
whole ordinsry expenditures Of the government-in for
hcations, and naval and military equipments; and
that end calls made the Deparn TO sscertai
the largest sums they can absorb in this way. But eve
this is not enough. Mr. Wright, fearing that there
still be some which the people might desire 10
their use. propose, 10 convert the Treasury into
great stock obbpg concerpsnj that all monies 9th
erwse appropriated, should he invested upon interest
stocks created by the States Jobs favortsm, gamblD
speculatous inordnate and wassful expenditures. in
possible works, and works. where possible useless. IL
mischievous-a any thing TO be preferred to lettn