Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-01-20

What was the state of the country at this
time from Maine to Georgia. What the
condition of the currency: The rate OF
interest on money 10 our commercIa o'ates
was from fifteen to thirty per cent per an
mum, and he believed IN some OF the new
S,otcs it. was still higher. Already pan.
ic had been created out Of the peculiar
condition Of the finances and currency or
The country. And what was the bill TO DO
but to increase that panic!
Mr. A Mercer rose to a question OF order.
He wished to know it it was IN order TO
enter into regular debate on the merits
OF the bill at this time.
Mr. Lawrence hoped the House would
permit him TO say few words more. He
intended to make motion to lay the Bill
on the table. lie wished to appeal to some
of the Representatives. Of the people on
this flDor;--he wished to ask them wheth
er this was intended as a party measure.
Sir, said Mr. l.. hope 1t Is not. But ap.
peal to the Representatives from the State
of Pennsylvania TO say, whether OF not
/ they are ready to give their sanction to the
doctrines contained IN this Report and BtIl.
appeal to the Representatives from the
! State Of New York to say whether the
citizens of that State are in favor Of 'hls
measure, Sir, | cannot believe that they
! are. know there are many gentlemen
on thus f.our, members of that State, who
are in fdvo' of it: but the majority Of the
people Of The State of New York, SO far as
/ know, never will sustain it. appeal to
the Representatives, from the State of
Ohio, and Of all the grain growing states
oflhe west; whether they have no interest
in tins question. Is there gentleman
here, truly representing The interests Of
his constituents, who viii say that he is
wiling To place The whole industry Of this
country on the same foundation as that on
which the industry of the people Of Europe
is piaCeG' No. SIR, believe no such th,no.
! appeal to the Representatives from the \.
England States, IN whole or IN part | ap-
peal 10 ne Representatives. from Connec-
tlcut as forming part Of The adnlnlstra-
ton party 10 tins house, and ask them 10
say whether they dare 90 home 10 their
constituents with this report III their hands,
and say to them "ihis is our doctr we
will stand or tall by it," Sir, they would
not be sustained for u moment know
III ere is difference Of opinion amongst
r the representatives. from the New Eug
,o,a,I :, ,hon, 80 CO., ,,,'o,Lar an, r.,,
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. uarv ,,tuc,,on -, hi, tim, undor ,b.sa
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nlo, caun,t h, .,.,,inad WIZ, s,r, ~,
> sac-e,a,v uf,bs rroo.,rr, IT, sov: ,ha,
, the ,evannn far the rre:nu, war yni ~,
deficient. n, olleres and no !. ,ooA ~.
',horitv that aner ,hno,,,,,n,,,,r.,. ,b,,
will ha made =, rms .a..,n, ,ho,. .,il h.,
n,,er the ,h,,,v.c,., nt D,ccn,h,r n,y,
=, defc,, Of abnu, ,hre, ,oill,n, of dnIla,.
What individual IN the hnu.n kpoy. INV
.u,no ah,u,,he ,evanne ofi839 .h, tcn,,.
: what revenue NAV b. received from ma,
. customs or me pnbhc lands. Wh, c,n
, tell what NAV hnnncn ~ - vea,nnd h,,t
: frun ,hs ,,u., \, ma, wuh c.,,,,n,v
can tell whv was the bil r.r,,,,d u, ,h,,
: time, There Is no .urplus now ami r,ns
D !, cyp.c,,d at the close ot III, wear VIM
u then !, the b,ll ,pn,r,ed, ko,w n,,
what the ob;ec, ot n,on,.,no TIN. mo,.nr.
= =, inns ,,no NAV ha p,, Ik,o,v ,hn, ~,
= eject of the passage nf The E,ll ,vilI h.,
= T., uro.,,,,, I'm, r,n6d,nce aI,a,d,,
greatly Unmarried. What Is In no us cff.,c,
4 on ,b,. or,a, ,u,p,e.,s of the cnrn,,,, -
Q IS 10 weaken those honda of cnn6dsnc.,
X. and credit that materially bnd comma,c,,,
. co,nmur,IIr. ,ooo,h.r VIII anv ,,on,,,
/, mnu here. mo, n merher of tho cor,mr,.,
c but, a member of he administration nar,v
J. from Peuu.ylvan,a. Connrc,,cn, \ Ham,
r shire, \. jersey, Rhode Island. n, anv
n other State. who NAV know mora nr ,h,
n nn,,,et ,h,n dn. r,s, in hi. nl,cs and sau
!, tim, Ne Will sustain tins measure and tho,
:, he believes It TO be for the interest," of The
:, country tina, II should become tho ,aw NJ