Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-10-02

Hon. - -,
DEAR SrR,-I wrote you by the last mall
under date of the 18th inst and have since a
gain looked over Mr.. Van Burcn's message !;
but it has only been attended with renewed sur
prise, that the Executive Of Government,
formed by the People 10 promote their general
welfare, should declare that no measures for
the relief Of the People, from the universal dis
the Administration, are within tho Constitu-
tional powers of Congress; when in the same
document, he requires the immediate Repre-
sen,atiyes of the People, who were elected to
promote the interests of their constituents, 10
pass laws for the relief of the Executive Gov
ernment, from the consequences of their own
construction of the Constitution is correct, an
ignorant or tvrranical Administration may in
hict upon the People incnlcnlable mischief, but
the Constitutional powers of Congress are too
limited even FOR a wise Administration to pur-
sue measures promolive of the public good
If so, repeat the remark in my last, that so
far it affects the interests of the People, the
Constitution is an instrument of mischief =
and its beneficial influence is confined to the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the Executive, 10 the pow
er of patronising his parlisans, ind to the use
of the Peoples money to make the fortunes of
his political minions.
Such was not the maxim Of any ADM mis-
tration prior to Andrew Jackson's. The lend
ing opinion and practice was, that the aggre,
gate products of the industry Of individuals,
constituted the wealth of the Republic; that
every branch Of Industry was so closely linked
with the others, that no one could suffer with
out seriously affecting the rest that one OF
the primary objects of the Government, was to
foster and encourage the industry Of the Peo-
Pile; that every facility ought 10 be given TO in
ternal communication, and 10 internal and ex-
tcrnaI commerce, as promotive of this end
that a sound and uniform currency was all es
senta TO facilitate and extend Internal trade
and to cqrase domestic and foreign exchan.
! gqs, in addition TO its being necessary TO fulf
| that clause Of the Con ;ttulion, which requires
( that call duties, mposs and excuses, shall b,
uniform throughout The United States" which
clause cannot be fulfilled without medium o
uniform value. This duty, gold and silve
cannot perform, If the sovereign Peoples ser
wants, alias The Government, alias the Exec
utve, assumes to itself the right of having
more valuable medium for its use, than tha
enjoyed by the sovereign People for in thi
case, gold and silver, (tho Governments me
dunn according 10 its scarcity or plenty in dill
ferent parts of the Urion, will cost more Q
compel the people OF New York 10 pay SlI
of their medium for 500 duties, when those
New Orleans are only paying sos Of thei
medium for 500 duties. II is thing unhear
OF, in any country, TO have one circulating me
dium Tor the Government and another for ii
People; but in free country, with Cover
ment formed by the People for their bene6
the idea is preposterous- it is monsrous.
Mr.. Van Buren, dcscants largely about Il
, evils Of the credit system, and would make
believe that England and the rest of the con
mercial world, feel it's effects IN common Wi
oursalves-crgo, that all those evils arise fro