Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-05-27
From the Balt;m1fe Piriot.
GLOOMY PROSPECTS.

II is no more the opinion, but experience
of ages, that when nation is 50 unfortu
nate as TO have an unprincpled ,r wicked
man at the head OF their affairs, that nation
canno, for any considerable length OF time
remain in prosperity. II appears that three
thousand years ago, King David was fully
aware of 1t; and we find in the l09,h Psalm.
the firth verse, where David prays for the
particular destruction Of some Of the hea-
then nations, which had greatly offended
him, and against whom he bore an exces
sive cnmity-he expresses himself thus
Set thou a wicked man over him or Them,
and let Satan stand at h's right hard SO
it appears that the greatest curse that could
beral any nation. was to have wicked man
for a ruler. and Satan to stand at his right
hand, evidently means to be surrounded by
men if possible more wicked than himself,
to assist him with their satanic counsels
and advice.
To any virtuous and rejecting mind it
will be likely TO occur that this nation is
at present in that predicanent. 1t cannot
be denied that orr present ruler, before he
was elevated IT, the high station he now
occupies, was OF violent temper or dis
position. Since he is in his high office. he
has dismissed more persons from office,
simply Tor their political opinions, though
otherwise good and useful men, than all
tho other presidents have done in the course
of nearly forty years. Yes. more persons
were dismissed N one year, than IN forty
| years before, and the persecution still con-
| tinues.
As soon as the President and directors Of
the bank of the United States resisted his
attempt to make that institution political
engine of persecution. he became their vic.
lent, unrelenting enemy and prosecutor. -
| When the Congress Of the United States
passed the law, few years ago by con
siderable majority in both houses, to renew
the charter ofthe bank, having had the ex,
perence, during period of forty years, Of
the usefulness and indeed the necessity OF
a bank of the United States, he vetoed the
law. and alas, there could not be found @
sufficient majority in either house OF Con
gress to resist his tyrannlcal and gross as
sumption of power.
Son after he determined 10 remove tn
public deposites from the bank. though BY
the charter. they were lawfully and unai
teraby secured to the bank until the eXpl-
ration of its charter. He directed his Sec
retary ofthe Treasury to proceed forth.
with in this unjusriiable transaction; bu
that man had too much virtue and integrity
to obey his Unlawful command, and resign
ed. He however soon found characte
willing to obey him.
} This treasure is now scattered over tn
> country in a very insecure manner, anon!
/, the fayorites to be made use for election
; eerng purposes, &c. &c. as may be requr
ed. Let any one read the debates and ex
f positions on that subject in congress. Rea
! Mr.. Clay's speech of the 26th of April Of
. the subject Of the Land Bill, and the pros
meet of our situation respecting the Depos
ties and our currency generally.
5 What is most to be lamented is the IN
u accountable and extraordinary conduct
8 the people themselves. After they had n