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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20


III" AS an offset to the ridiculous stuff with
which the modern democratic presses are hll-
ed just now, we give the following from the
Penn Yam IN. " Democrat, paper which,
seems by far too decent TO be in such bad COM
pany:
The Currency Errerimeni.-Th expert
ment has been fairly and thoroughly tried A
reform in the currency has been attempted, and
il is amongst the thousand lessons of history
which teach that theory without practical prouf
of its utility is but the "baseless labrick of a
vision" Experience in this instance mas been
dearly bought; for the building has been torn
down before the materials for another were
collected, and row we are exposed to the pit
Hess peitng OF the tempest. On this subject
il is high time 10 be honest, and 10 cease rccri-
mineton, for all parties have been struck with
the fiscal mania, and rude hands and crude
suggestions have overthrown the experience of
long years. The currency has been the sub
lect of the mornings discussion, the evenings
conversation and the midnight dream. All
voices were loud in extolIing a hard currency
and a hard currency il has proved to be. We
attack no ones system; VIC do not doubt that
neatly nrrayed figures that a metallic currency
was the most preferable, and enforce its viz
tues by argument, still we should doubt. Let
us have back our old currency, our small notes,
our confidence and our credit; and above all
il Uncle Sam would have bis children abound
in specie, let him not monOpolse 1t all in HE
own brooches peck ct, idle and useless 10 him
self and 10 ihcin. We do not believe there will
be any sacrifice Of principle in retracing our
steps. "To err" said George Wa -hinsion,
sis human; TO redress error is noble" Nor Is
! it unslalesmanhke, or calculated TO impair the
! confidence of the people in tie governmeni.-
| If scoring petty considerations, the govern
ment casts out sheet anchor for their safety,
| they will rather be grateful, and we have the
example OF the great William Pitt, in a com
mercial nation, and amongst people, and in u
government nearly resembling our own, TO
guide and cheer us, He reraced his stops,
with regard TO the financial measures, which
he earliest adopted, and il was no impeachment
To his rising greatness. His biographor, thus
elegantly and forcibly defends him from the
charge Of apostacy, for SO doing.
"io was no more an apostate, than the man
who lights a fire Oh his empty hearth, is an "a
postnle for oxtlngush,ng II, when barrel Of
| gunpowder is brought into The room-whatwas
safe in l7SO, might be ruinous in 1890"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20

fCJ@ 10 this age Of great "humbugs," little
ones come of course, such as dating the clrcu-
lar Of the eight at Randolph, when the MAORI.
ty resided al Montpelier the call Of the same
men prefixed to long string of names begged
for the occasion; and call gotten up in like
manner for county convention in Orange
county. These are only Van Buren, tricks for
"raisng the wind" and the people may expect
an abundance Of Them
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20

iE@We understand that a meeting at
Woodstock, composed of citizens, of some of
whom we should expect better things, have
recommended The banks to stop fredee,ning
their bills at Boston. This will not do: there,
at Boston, is the very spot where our money
must be at par, or it will be at par no where,
not even at the doors Of the banks. II our
merchants cannot pay their debts with Yer
mont money al par, they cannot receive them
whou, discount from their customers at
home. We know that some few have secuted
tho arrangement of the banks in Boston, a $
extracting tribute from us but let it be re-
membered that The banks pay The tribute, and
for The benefit Of The people Of Yermoni.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20

Bank bank The V. b. leaders are play
ing their old game, frightening the people with
the hobgoblin monster. We doubt not that
MI Van Buren, would be very slud to Lave
The Wigs in Congress grant a bank and
that even he would not prevent it, if lie could
throw the responsibility on the Wings. If
we do not mistake, however, the opposition
will be caught in no such trap. Rather let The
administration devise their own method of re-
lief, and take the responsibility on their own
shoulders.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20
Yours most respectfully,
JOHN GIBSON.
Hon. Martin Flint, and others.

% To those who are unacquainied with
Mr. Gibson, 1t may be proper for us 10 say,
that he is one Of the most influential men
in Grafton, accustoming himself, in the Ian.
guaGe of the Pilgrims, 10 the innocent
trade Of husbandry. "A man in whom the
suicida course Of Martin Flint, meets with
no favor.-A man whose virtues arc allied
TO liberty, and who will not sell himself for
thirty pieces Of silver II is to such men
that our country will look for lis support
in the hour Of danger.
Martin Flint may look with an cue single
10 the glory Of Martin Van Buren,, but we
assure him that his coalition of "onc halt
Antimasonic, and the other half Jacksonian
democrats" will find no favor among tho
farmers Of Wndham County.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20
10 millions bank ca pitaI!
$216,OOO,OOO!!!

How long, at this rate, will it be before the
farmers and merchants will have their long
purses filled with gold2 While pausing Tor
reply, let me add the following sensible COM
ments from tho Plaindeaer, Van Buren, pa
per;
1--WE have no disposition TO screen the rep
resentativcs Of democracy from blame in this
respect. They have acted in gross ard strange
dereliction Of their political principles, and with
stranger inconsistency as respects the course
which they themselves were loudest in COM
mending on the part of the Federal Govern
ment. We have not one word to say 10 ward
of from them the rebuke they 60 richly merits
PLAINDEALER JR.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20

"The Peopies's line ~" convene with the
people"-tho People, the People. These are
the epithets crammcd into every nook and cor
ner of the Patriot, and applied TO the new
light Van Buren, Convention. What mocke-
ry-what nonsense now that the fact is OUT,
that this convention is merely the creature of
little "secret society" of eight modern demo-
Gratis The peoples convtRtijn indeed the
whole V'B. party in Vernon; are but mi.
nority, whom the people have put down at every
successive election since the existence of the
party; and the 'eighp un!ortunutes have gotten
up this affair even without the consent Of their
own party! Pray tell US, Mr.. Patriot editor,
when you, and your seven noble compecrs,
were constituted the sovereign people of Yer
mont; when and by what democratic authority
was the royal purple conferred, the sceptro
put in your hands, and the consecrated oil
poured upon your heads where was the sol
emn rite performed, and how many Of The pso-
pie cried" God save these eight democratic
kings"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20

The Patriot thinks the V. Is. county convon-
ton of the 2ls; will do al! the BUSINESS, and
render the Wing Convention unnecessary. If
this be the fact, why not let the o6iesholdtrs do
"aH The business" VithOm The trouble of a vote
bpthe psopIe7 Please inform us-that is, if
you are not sworn 10 secrecy-wheihcr this is
to be one of the new-light doctrines.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20

III Orange County .4ntisiGrery COnets-
iion. The friends OF Emancipation in tho
County of Orange will hold a Convention m
Chelsea, on Tuesday, June 81, al ten O'Clock,
forenoon, for The purpose of organizing Coun-
ty Anti-SIayery Society. Mr. Codding OF New
FORK and other gentlemen, will address the
meeting 1t is hoped that every town in the
county will be well represented, Ladies aud
gentlemen are alike invited to attend.
June Is, 1897.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20

ALBuRGH SPRINGS, The steamboat Nc
Donongh leaves Burlington every Monday
morning for Alburgh springs, returning OH
Tuesday. We give this information for the
benefit, as we'll of people intending a visit to
the springs, as of friend Mills, who is prepar-
cd TO give them good accommodations ut his
hOuSp
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20

~" Look at England and Frnnce, say the
hnmbuggers; they are distressed, and yet
have no specie circular, and all that. But
they had an enormous debt due from the U.
States, which government prevented us from
paying. This has troubled them.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20

Encourage yankee industry and Ingenuity
For first rate rifes, of beautiful finish, apply
to Mr. Hug ward, gunsmith, Main street., Msnt-
pelier; and for the very best pitchforks, go to
Rufus Adams, Brookheld. A specimen of the
forks may be seen at the Montpelic. Book
Store.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20

The hardest yet. In New Jersey mutitndes
have been thrown out Of employment, and the
deepest distress has resulted. From the New
Yorker we learn that the cattle IN the pastures
have been killed, and the potatoes, which were
planted, stolen from the hills by the sterving
uufortunatos!
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20

.MOnopOlies. Perhaps the most perfect, and
yet the most harmless, of monopolics has just
come TO lisht the monopoly of the control and
deslinies ofmodern democracy, by the immor-
tai eight. To be sure they had no charter; but
the great principle Of the patty take the
csponsibility"-fullys supplied lis place.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20

tE@We have been furnished with Bur.
Ilngton Sentinel extra, containing the pro-
ceedngs Of democratic meeting at Bur-
lIngion." Twenty delegates were appointed
to the V. B. convention OF the 9sth, and reso
luions adopted denouncng the convention Of
the 2lst as a "dsorganizing sche,ae."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20

The Surplus. The Secretary of the Treas
ury is TO pa, out the July nstsment of the
surplus; but koto The following, from the
New Yorker, answers:
The U. S. Treasury and The Distributed Sur
plus.-'The Globe gives us some Insight nlo
the manner in which the July instalment OF
the Surplus is TO be paid off, which is as fol-
lows: The Treasury Department will issue
warrants in favor of the several States or ralh-
er orders Of transfer, directing certain Depoe-
lite Banks to pay over such sums as specifi.
ed. But as these Banks 40 not pay specie, the
States must take such paper as they have to
offer, or credits upon these Banks. If the
States refuse this, they must wait until the 60
vernment can Command specie funds, which
will not be quite SO soon as Tomorrow. Blu;
the warrants or orders SO drawn in favor ofthe
States will not be receivable in payment Of
dues 10 the U. States. In other words, the
Government will not take the currency winch
it pays out-not even its own paper but pays
in Deposite Bank paper and exacts specie
This is hard but the Treasury is hard push
ed, and it might be difficult 10 get along in any
other way. We shall see by-and-by.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20

From England. Times easel-cotton adj
vunclng again. This is the result, in part,
certainly, Of the payment of the debts of the
American merchants; yet the V. B. papers are
soolding the merchants roundly, for presum-
ing to be honest enough 10 send specie to Eu-
rome.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20

The Monster as the Greatest and Best val
pleased to call the U. s. Bank, the [humbug
ed states OF Maine, New Hompthre, Connec
tlcut, New. Y ork, Alabama, Louisiana, Misl
sisslppi, Ohio, Tennessee and Missouri, had
a, bank capital OF sal 1905 O7
time is 1Io.s25 1Ad
liking an Increase in the purely democratic
states Lopposed 10 all monopoes, OF course |
OF The snug little sum Of
10 millions bank capital!
Muitlply by three, il you please--as " e believe
ne llttle monsters are allowed 10 Issue three
umes me amount Of their capital-and it viii
he seen that these ten Jack son.Van. Buren,
Democratic states have, since the death of the
monster, authorized the increase of the roq
currency to the enormous amount NJ
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20

The Pensions. For the information Of the
old re,outioners we are happy TO state that the
Government has requested the U. State, Bank
to furnish 100000 to pay off the pensions,
and that the bank has agreed TO comply with
the reauest.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20

Reader, the new-lght humbuggers 'cangh'
Tartar in John Gibson, ddn't thcy1 That
is only slight foretaste Of the reception they
will meet in Scptember, from The people.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20
Grafton, June 9Th, 1887.

Grafton, June 9th, 1887.
Hon. MARTIN FLINT, Randolph:
SIR: A communication from you and
d. P. Thompson, S. Mann, d. Boyden, o.
II. Smith, A. Waterman, j. 4. Marslon
and G, Blodgett, dated May 20h, has Just
come 10 hand, after some delay, which
must apologize Tor my not answering il
sooner. am requested TO direct my an
swer TO you, and being more particularly
acquainted with your Honor than Gather OF
the other gentlemen, readily comply in
that respect.
Sir, must say to you, very much re-
gret the course you have now taken, for il
is, in my mind too inconsistent for me har-
dy 10 believe, for in 1898 you was the most
active man in The State, in preventing the
election Of a Jackson Governor, by oppo-
sing and exposing the coalition Of two po-
litica parties, and Hing on all the Wings
(not Jacksonmen) who were with US in
principle, 10 give their SURFACES with the
democratic Animasons, in iavsr Of Equal
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20

"We upprehend that division insures defeat
this ycar"-M a. [neC-ightl Journal.
A small mistake united, you are sure Of de-
feat; divided, you render assurance dOubly
sure"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, ls36-No OVER
rRADINe.-For months the Washington Globe
has been assigning overirading as the cause
Of the present distress, and pretending that
this was shown TO be the fact by The report of
The Secretary oflhe Treasury, on the commerce
and navigation Of the United SOtes-a docu-
ment, by the way, which has but just been dis
tribuicd through the country. We have the
report; and it demonstrates as clear as day.
light that orerirdding is the last sin which can
be charged upon us as nation. From this
report we learn that from Sept 80, 1885, to
Sept. 80, 1886,
The Imports amounted 10 eis9,ssO,035
and the exports 12s,663,04O
Showing an excess of imports of s6t,3l6,o9j
Here, say the administration papers, is proof
Of overtrnding &c tremendous amount; but
what do they mean by overtrsdlng? Does the
nation ovortrade because ii buys more than ii
sells in a given period II so, the merchant
overirades every time he goes 10 Boston, for
he surely buys, in the two or three weeks he
is there, one thousand dollars value to every
ten dollars value sold IN the same time. Does
the farmer overtrade, because, while his seed
is in the ground, he buys the necessaries Of
life on credit, counting on his coming harvest
to afford him the means TO pay? Tho fact is,
that il this doctrine be true, the nation always
was bankrupt every year has shown against
us tremendous excess of imports over ca
ports by the reports. Again we ask, what is
ouertrading2 1t is buying more than ice haze
The means Of paying for; and this is the only
kind Of overtradng that could create distress;
and of this kind of o,errading the report
shows that we hare not been guilty. Remem-
Der the account current stopped at Sept so;
at that season of the year and previous TO that
date, the foreign goods for the fall and winter
trade are all imported ;-as a necessary con-
sequence there is always against us, at that
time, a heavy foreign debt. And how is it
with our means OF psyng1 Why, at that very
season, they are either in .hs ground, in the
shape Of cotton, tobacco and grain crops, or
else these crops ore just gathered and ready
10 be exported TO pay our foreign debt. TAX
ing the last report of the Secretary as basis,
the means of the country On tho 30th Of Sept
last were ample. 10 wit:
Cotton crop, ready 10 DO ex-
ported, S7l,294,925
Toharpn 10 O5S $40
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20
"a DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVEN.
tDIDN

WILL be holden at the State House in
Montpelier, on the day June next,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon; and all dem
ocras, whether heretofore known by the
appelation of Anlmusonic, or Jacksoniau,
who are practically opposed 10 all secret
societies and aristocratica monopolies, are
respectfully requested TO meet in their sew
eral counties and towns, for The purpose Of
eIecting five or more delegates from each
town in the Stale to attend said Conven-
ton"
ID. Z. THOMPSON, MARTIN FLINT,
SAMUEL MANI, ARAURAH WATERMAN,
d. BoYDEN, j. y. MARsToK,
o. II. SMITH, G. BLoDGErr.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20


------------
HotC il ioas done. The subioined articles,
from the last Bellows Falls journal, speak for
Themselves and Of The desperate ard ridiculous
designs Of little knot OF disappointed poili-
b clans, in style too plain 10 be mistaken. in
werd, the grand secret is revealed. fire men
in Montpelier, and three men in Randolph
embracing men who have been known by eve.
ry political name, and fought under every po-
llical banner known in Vermont for ten years
past-hove brought the mighty energies Of their
dscordNnt minds IN bear upon some grand
movement 10 hualbug the people into rein-
punishment Of their principles, and n support of
Van Bmenism they have in secret conclope
gotten up circular, which has been sent, un-
der "the sacred privacy Of correspondence By
mall" Ito use the words OF J. a. Adams into
every corner OF the state, begging signatures
TO call for mongrel convention, to nomn-
ale, we suppose, mongrel ticket; and eighty
odd men, half antimasonic and huff Jack son
pretenders TO democracy, humbly bowling to
the dlcIalion of this selfconsitutcd Regency
10 govern The people of Vermont, have lent
them the use oflheir numcsi Thus is the Van
Buren, Con' ention of the QIst manufactured
yes, literally MANUFACTURED, packed, and the Pc
culiar views oil each signer 10 the call desic-
mated in dJuancs, by Mcssrs. Flint, Blodgett,
Mann and Thompson (antmasonie demo.
crafts y Boyden and Marston Jackson dem.
ocrats!!) and Waterman and Smith masonic
Jackson donocratsiO Alas, for poor dem.
ocracy-how is that name prostituted! Let
The people read the circular OF these plofcssCd
democrats, and blush Tor this degradation of
The name; let them read the honest, manly
aud indignap; reply Of Mr. Gibson, ard re-
joiee in that noble Testimony that the iniell.
gent freemen Of Vermont cannot be humbug-
gcd out of their principles and their senses by
secret intriguors and desperate demagogues.
From the Bellows Falls Journal.
e5" The following letter, received by
Mr. Gibson OF Grafton, was handed to us
for publication, together with Mr.. G's an
swer:
Randolph, May 20h, 1887.
john GIBSON ESQ.
SIR A number of Democrats, both An
timasOnic and Jacksonian, having had an
interview, and taken into consideration the
divided situation OF the democrats OF Yer
mont, ;he Importance Of union Of policy
and harmony OF action, is our apology for
addressing you at This time. The division
appears 10 US 10 be more in manner than
in matter, and, as consolidation of all the
democratic strength of this state is an OBJ
lect worthy the best exerti"ns Of every
friend OF equal rights, we propose for your
consideration, the following method Of cal
ling State Convention. Let the notice
be signed by, from four 10 eight leading
and well known Democrats, from each
county in the state, about one half Antma-
sonic, and the other half J9cksonian, Dem
ucrats. And whilst we call your attention
to this important object, I'VE ask your APP
probation for pacing your name to n no
lice which shall, in substance, be as fol
lows, and respectfully request an answer as
soon as may be -
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20
S9,042,2S3


Showing an excess OF imports 5000, 1853
Here, then, are more than nine millions which
ought in truth, to be deducted from the 6
millions Of excess Of gross imports-or, which
lie the same thing, added TO the 90 millions sur
plus Of means, making ia in fact, about thirty
nations in advance for the operations Of 1897,
and that without taking into consideration the
fisheries, manufactures, products of the forests,
SC. &C. How, then, we ask, are the admins
tration presses TO account for the pressure
Let them for once listen to common sense
Of an honest Judgment When in fact we
were owing foreign nations more than nine
millions in specie in the fall of 1895 and be-
ginning of '37, the government forced that
specie out of circulation and prevented it from
going to Europe. Europe retaliatcd upon US:
our cotton tumbled down to price lower thnn
means Of paying were curtailed enormously.
In addition 10 this, the same mad course of
government with the specie, crippled the banks
at once-and this, uniting with other causes,
has compelled the banks to stop, business 10
stop, and, in fine, bankrupted the nation
And all this has been produced, be it remem-
bered, when our means of paying our foreign
debt were ample; when, so far were we from
ovenradng, that we could pay every dollar we
owed, and have handsome capital left.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20
s7l,294,925
l0,05s,640
SSl,343,565
6l,316,995
Foreign debt.

12S,663,040

Balance in our favor, TO be sp
piled for imports in 1887, s20,026,s70
So far from overtrading, then, we had in
cotton and tobacco alone, surplus of more
than TWENTY MILLIONS, after paying our whole
foreign debt.
Now let us take another glance at the re-
port. Of the imports from abroad, there were
in specie and bullion, Sl3,400.6Sl
Exports Of the same, 3,9ss, 5ss
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-20

A UGUSTINE CLARKE.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-12-26

The Democrat of the 18th inst. pub
i'shed an article extracted from tho
Nashville Union, in which it is averred
that the signal defeat which the tories
sufFeredin the State of New-York. was
n consequence of an union of the
Wigs and Abolitionists.-The arti.
Gle was so perfectly ridiculous, that we
paid but little attention to it, and in>
Iced we would not now notice il, had
we MT bean informed that one of the
:" iOhippsrs in" Of the Democrat has
been very busy ian~;0tir- ~. .l.o A..