Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-08-25

best part for our own use, and throw the
rest to the devil where it came from--aong
with those who wlckcdly strive TO draw
lines between the people and set one class
up asin another, jest TO serve their own
party purposes.
It would be n useless task for me to
ATTEMPT to go into all the causes, why and
wherefore, TO show how we got into the
scrapc we are now init is euuf TO know
we are in scrdpe. and ! don't know a
shorter way to explain it than to saw, that
If farmer wants to see his farm we'll TILED
he won't take n matchmaker to TIL tiff a
haimaker, or a shoemaker or n nallmaker.
or u carpenter or mason, or any kind OF
manufacturer, wants good workmen 10
nssiSt him, he won: employ persons who
don't know any thing about the trade.
shlp-bullder won't employ halter or ma
son to aid hun IN building ship, and wisy
versa. Some folks can XIII Ipglns and
some can manage tinances-evety man to
his trade; there is trade and calling Tor
every man--bui if in the course of party
management tinker says he can cut
coat better than tailor, 1t would not be
strange if some Of US should have a tin
kettle tied to the tails OF our coat tlIps-
and so it is IN matters Of more Importance.
Bot what grltS agn the grain with me. l.
TO sec some folks who have been put into
high Offices by Us 1.-THE people and paid
by US out of our earnings twenty five thou
sand dollars a.ycar-or about serenity DOL
inrs a-day, besides house rent and other
cippings-tnrn round aud tell w--their
me ia -,vI ,,t fbau a dana and ,yhnt
we must do, because they say so.
Has 1t come TO this, then in this country
Of tncs made by he people for their own
good, that any man IN office. and well paid
by Us for hls services, shall dare 10 dictate
to us our dnty, when his duty is simply TO
follow The laws zoe chuse TO make through
our representatives for his and our guld-
ance, Shall IT be also That any man who
has been IN office and well paid for his ser>
vlces. dare TO presume upon his former
popularity to dictate to rs by his opinions
aud notions what we should do, when 1t
can he seen 'hout spec'acles he has made
gross mistake, and, like the fox that lost
his tai in he trap, now wants all Of us to
cut off our laIls, so a TO cover his mistake.
u such things are 20 be, aud We are slaves
to fall INTO these notions. then | for one
say, III scrape Of HE name OF The 1.-Two
| Polles of DownIngvlile." and pant on her
s,arn "The NIggcr Of Araby," and any
man who wears collar may command her
Fellow Cllzcns--I amt in the humor
just now to toll You the fatal error you are
labo ing under. ! am one OF yourselves
beaten down, shipwrecked. and humbng
ged-almost ashamed to say how 1t La,
all come about as 1t has-because in telling
you the story. tell 1t to oil creation, Quo
tha, is what ] don't like. ! would rather
keep our family quar'els within the walls
Of the old homestead; and that Is the rca'
son. when ] was abroad and among for
elgners, ] heard them talking about ant
reading aIOnd The Ginbe and other ofiicla
papers containing matters was ashamed
of, would say TINT "Globe' wac published
way down in South America. and that lht
folks there were all counterfeit Americans
- they had papers and editors and towns al
called after our own. and there war'nt nc
dependence to be put IN EN-.
But as said Jest now. we are in q scrape
and | mean to try-as good citizen. low
ing my country and every usJm class %
" u
ou' of it, We are all ashore, jest as the
1.-Two Pollies" Is but we have not gone
to pieces yet. nor she mother, and | du"'
think we shall bu, tins depends on our
selves. have known pilots 10 my day run
n ship On shore. and TO kver his mistake
wish every other pilot would do the same
Thing. ! have seen cook spoil whole
Pot Of BROTH and when turned out, laugh II
his sleeve To see his successor do the sam,
thing. ] have seen great politicians ant
G"neralS who have failed il their expert
ments, so tar forget the interest OF those
who employed them, MS to turn aud curse
party leaders aud soldiers. and wish to XIV
or up their Disgrace by Wishing their sue.
cessors the same misfortune. ] knew onct
a captain of steamboat who did not know
his business, and blew up his boat and pas
scngers, feel as happy As a bird when be
heard that others had been as unfortunate
as himself, and graveIy say, that for h
part he was sure there was no safety II
steam engines. And now we see SOM
folks equally ready to blow up the hui
Banking system because III their msman
agoment of 1t they have bnrn' their fin
gers, and now say that all Banks are sal
MINISTERS. Just so would tinker win
boaslcd Of knowing "A Il about n steam en-
CINE. and after having llnkcred changes il
us pipes aud valves. and blown It all l.
elarnal smash, Say "all engines are dan
gerous and anti democratic wat
them, and let Us take To oars and pole
ogaIn;" jest So but lh's Is enough for lh
present. Aud tn have time 10 write 20
again, Ie, rs a Il remember that when ,ceak
bad or, fooi h men combine. It is time to
sound. good and 'ntedgent .Ioiks to unite
So no more OF present from your old irien
and fellow clllZru.
J. DOWNING, .Wnjor