Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-07-31


~ and labor Of the country reduced IN ona
or three fourths, in value by the diminish !
mount Of circulating medium nccessarilv
sequcnt upen a resort 10 a CURRENCY
siyely mciallic2 Who does not sec lint
ors--who must discharge their Obligation
the number Of dollars expressed upon theid|
would he inevitably ruined by such an
ration rs this2
And then there is the sudden cheek
would be given to the great enterprises OF
country-a retrogradation Of half a centu,
It's career Of improvements sudden trnn.
from The vigor OF manhood, with the rapidN
cuation Of the blood OF n healthy credit h
tenn, TO the sluggish circulation, and enfe
energies Of a decripid old age.
The truth is, we must continue the cred
tenn, aud We must have banks. Thcya ale. in
liable to be abused, as is every good A.
But shall we therefore destroy lhem7 VI
not destroy our rail roads and steam D
and return 10 ruttcd roads and sloop navie
because, now and then, car runs off the
and a steam boat bursts her boile,. WI
rather TO improve The rail roads, and siren
BOILERS, and make The managers mora ca
Thus we should we do, with the credit So
and thus shall we do, if wise and prudent
ellis urc 10 govern the county.
There cannot be q greater hun,bua tba
idea of an exclusive metallic CURRENCY Tor
United States, in the middle of the nine,
century. And yet there are men anon
who are mad enough TO run out The eaperl
TO that extremity, rather than admit thut II
minlstfalion has fatally erred, and tax
true ground Of reiuning 10 The old and sad
from which, In its misguided ambition, id
driven the country. To that ground we
finally come. EXPERIENCE has proved it |
safe aud this is proof which the common
of the community Will value far more tina, !
speculnlious of ambitious party leaders,
10 dvelt public attention from the true cd
ofthc present calamity, and shield the adm
iration from just ccnsurc, urc Selling or|
present excitement 10 urge the country I'd
x dangerous experiments.
Fellow citizens: The pending election
ours at u crisis Of almost unexampled intl
Shall tho Ruling Dynasty, which, IN its
EXPERIMENT ron POWER, has brought us d
verge Of ruin, be sustained by the pcopl
| Vermont This is the question now sui
ted TO your decision. But yesterday, ii vi
the full pride Gifts power. II seemed 10 d
our mountain stands strong, and we shall
yer be moved. But the days Of The coar|
adversely, predicted by the thoughtful and
| have suddenly come. Shall il have cod
vain7 Shall no wisdom be learned by thil
son OF bitter experienced Shall the COD
be made the victim Of new experiments an|
dupcs Of new decisions, rather than yieI
sober councils, and be guided by tho iiol
safe experienced Shall so in thort, 20
10 the point Of eur departure, or shall we
ourselves TO he drawn still further on II
ignis ia,uus which has "a fatally inisle
country Here is the isSss. Ii cannt|
disguised. Will you, thyn, fusien yours
TO the Cal Of tho administration, or stand
ground and maintain your indepeRd4
There is no want Of fair pfctcneo ~ dsludI
mislcad you. DtmOeraes-sqsGl ,ighiI
mono poles Thesen ro The honled phrase
by both brni ches Of the supporters Of Bo.e
mong us-cspcciaIly by those who do
come squdrs out noe for the administ
and its whole policy, and whose faces ard
,cay, and who are ready to so us far as N
,hesi il they can persuade you to go with
Fellow citizens: W have thus traceI
present Dynasty, from It's commencing
pretended reform, through the varied and
ting phascs Of lis GREAT EXPER Nil
FOR POWER. We have shown you,
think, tho true character of the experiment
indicated the appropriate method Of
We now submit the whole 10 the decsa
your enlightened and dispassiona,e judge
And now we say-Choosc ye-not \
in the spirit of modern democracy, ys soiH
but, 'zho shall serrO you, aud, in your
| honestly and fearlessly maintain, the prrI
Of ancient and genuine democracy, ngarj
: ary open and ever disguised EXPERIM|
= FOR POWER.