The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-12-19

Sir said Gil Bias to DR. Sangrado, 4 take heaV
en- to witness that follow your method with lle
utmost eXactness, yet, nevertheless every o"o ~
my patients leave me IN me lurch; ~ ' p; 90 90,
they took pleasure in dying, merely to BRING 0u'
practice into discredit, &c. 'Why, truly, emu
answered hey have reason to MAKE prelly nhccH
the same observations | have not often the satsiac
ton of curing those who fall into my hands, ana II
was not so sure as am Of The principles on Whici
/ proceed, should think my remedies were perm
cious in almost all the cases under my care a
YOU will take my advice, slr (sald we VIII cuanS'
our method. and give chemical preparations 10 oui
patients, through curiosity; the worst that can hap
pen will only be, that they produce the same euec
that follows our bleeding and warm water. 4 Woulo
willingly make that experiment, Che repHed) pro
vidod it could have no bad Consequences our h"Vt
Du6lisAed q bo0k, in which have extoled the use
of frequent bleedings and aqueous drauShts; aho
woudst thou 20 and have me decry my own work!
ooh! you are certainly IN the right, (sald - you
must not give your enemies such triumph oNoi
you; they would say you are at last disaoused, aho
therefore ruin your reputation; perish rather the
nobility, clergy and people! and let US continue III
Lur O,on path
Mr. Van Buren, agrees with Dr. Sangrado He says
in efTect-'l am still for the Sub Treasury Scheme
| follow ia the footsteps of my illustrious prede
cessor-perish credit, perish commerce, and tht
people-I have published opinions in its favor ano
against other remedies for the diseases ofthe none
tury SYSTEM and it would give my enemies tri
proved practices of Government, under which The
country prospered. My political salvation depends
upon carrying out this untried experiment com
meced by my lllusrious predecessor i have prom
ised to 'lnllew in his footsteps-perish rather the
people-a change would give my enemies triumph
over me-"
The country has been bled ,--cruelly OPP
pressed-the interests of the people sacrificed fol
party consider atons-monoy is scarce-factorles re
main inoperative-woo lies upon the hands Of the
grower, or is sold at n runous rate--the mechanic
cal and mercantile interests Of the nation paral
zed-all the result of a corrupt and relentless ad
mnstraton;-yet it unbushngly adheres to it.
oppressive measures, and refuses 10 adopt those wei
tried and salutary measures. which insured every
department of industry its reward and the people
safe, sound and convenient currency. The people
have appealed to the ballot box, and told the ad
Ininistration-more than a hundred thousand voice:
uniting in the demand-to desst from these scheme:
so pregnant with ruin; nevertheless, with nsolenco
hardly equalled by the Russian Autocrat, their re
monstrance is met with spirit of defance-the
Sub Treasury system must be adopted,
With patient submission, creditablc to theil
moral stability, the people OF the United States have
consented 10 suffer under the experiments of tho
administration without a resort to any other than {
peaceful remedy-the ballot box. But that-onct
esteemed the safety of republic, affects no
him who sits clothed in the authority of State
He still resists its admonitions. Van Buren, ha.
published certain opinions, and n consequence
the people must submit to further experiments upor
their industry, their patience, and their happiness