Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-01-20
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FRIDAY MORNIN G, JANUARY 20

FRI d Y NJ O K n | n G, JANUARY 70.
THE TARIrr. 1t would really seem
that there is TO be no peace or permanent
prosperity for thus mlsGoverned nation
No sooner does the industry Of the coun-
try adapt itself to the measures and bollcy
of the governmental any such 1t can be
said to have-lhan some Kitchen minister
discovers that the whole order Of things l.
at war with the last qnirk Of patent de
mocracv. and s'raIghway the spirit Of Cade
is invoked to pail down burn aud destroy
all tina, the experience and wisdom of an
age has accomplished. There must be TO
established national policy-every thing
must be temporary, luctuatlng, uncertain
and the doctrine of the des'ructlves,
now is. that each successive legislature l.
in duly bound to undo the acts of It's prede
cessors, If for 10 other reason merely
to demonstrate its power. This spirit It is,
that has assaulted. one after another the
pillars Of the fair ,empc Of freedom, aud
his same spirit il is, that is now about
TO sacrifice the Industry Of the North on
the altar of party. I'VE must carry tne
.Norih," sad Mr.. Van Eurcn, "by party
machinery, and the South by falling in with
Southern measures " And in accordance
With, his naxln, Mr. CamberlengICnalrman
of Mr.. Van Buren's Committee on Finance,
has reported bill in the House Of Repre-
sentatives to break 10 the compromise &C,
Of 1883. 1t proposes to repeal The duty on
coal and salt, and reduce ii on all 0iher ar
ticles, so as to bring down the tariff within
eighteen months, to what was contemplate
by the compromise hill in five years. This
b'i| seems to have been reported and sus
tanned in The House as a par'y measure,
aud as the patty have the power. there l.
much reason to fear for the result. An
attempt was made to put it to rest by lay.
ing it on ,he table, which was ncgaived,
lI9 10 "a, and it was finally referred to
Committee Of the whole on the State OF
the Union, The farmers are again to be
sacrificed it seems.
FLORIDA. The following extract from
Gen. Jcsup's letter to. the War Depart,
ment. dated Dec. II. furnishes the latest
intelligence,
"To.day have had the Wahoo Swamp
completely examined; not an Indian is to be
found, and the friendly warriors are Of opinion
that they have all gone South. From the APP.
pearance Of their trails they are supposed TO
have re,realcd soon after their last battle with
the troops under the command OF Gov. Call
The prisoners whom have taken, inform me
that it is the purpose Of Micanopy, Jumper.
and Abraham, to fly before the army, and
dense .hammocks and swamps of the ever
glades. Oseola has declared his intention Ia
maintain himself as long as possible on the
Wilhacoochee, and then fly to the South; but
the prisoners say he will never surrender"
The Southern papers have been telling
us for some time that onr troops had sur
rounded Osoea in the Wohoo swamp, and
under the guidance Of a captive Indian
were approaching The secret passes into the
swamp. They have been preparing for
terrible fghl-when 10 the WHY chief ha,
slipped through ther fingers again, anC
che next they hear from him will probably