Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-12-11


most vital importance thatthe views Oi the
people should he communicated 10 their
Representatives, here was a successful at
tempt on The part Of The Executive to cut
of this intercourse 10 prevent the voice OF
the people from being heard 10 erect a
barrier between the people and their con-
IstiucntS.
There is smother subject on which, |
wish To saga word. For two years past
we have been in actual, open war with the
SeminoIes. For two wears past we have
been engaged in an cape nsive war, which
is exclusively, entirely, an Erecutiue war.
The opinion II Congress has never been
asked on this subject. An invitation has
never hpon extcudcd by tii1 ENeCutive re-
questing The peoples Representatives J."
inquire into any matters relating 10 lhlS
war in which the government is engaged.
The Executive has carried on the war and
Congress has been called on 10 appropriate
money TO The amount Of Sl0,000,OO0 and
upwards 20 delray the expenses OF it. They
have done so and over $4,000 troops have
been enlisted, and have served in the field,
in prosecution OF this merely Executive
war; He has rendered no account, has
asked no advice. Who knows how the
war began; who can tell how it has been
prost cuied During The late session a re-
solution was brought forward in the House,
directing an inquiry into this matter. BY
the management OF the Executive majority,
this resolution failed altogether and the
Executive is suffered TO 90 on in lis course
with whatever money it chooses to demand.
The barbar0us Indian has been enlisted,
by Presidential orders, on the side ol the
Christian white man, to fight his brother
savage and the people look on without
knowing anything about it. They only
pay Who can deny that the country is
in imminent danger, when assumptions Of
power 81 dangerous as these are suffered TO
20 unrebukcd and unresisied
On two things more wish to say word
One ofthem is the sub Treasury system.
The Government propose, by this system
to collect all the revenue Oi the country in
gold and silver, and alter deduciing an a.
mount sufficient 10 meet the ordinary cur
rent expenses, to box up the emander,
and place il in The custody of some thou
sand Government officers scattered through
out the land. A formidable host Of new
office holders will thus he organized, and
stationed among us,--qnartercd l might
say, upon The people. The specie OF the
country will be Withdrawn from circulation
and uselessy boarded up in their strong
chests. ALI tie G oil! and silver, being thus
withdrawn from the daily use OF trade, the
people will be left 10 content themselves
with such currency as they may be able
TO get.-Few would deny that, if the Gov
eminent was permitted to lasen this sys-
TEN on thc country, we should soon have
an irredeemable paper currency. The
banks are now unable 10 pay specie; in
this situation they seek the aid of the Gov
eminent. But the Governments Gov
eminent which has caused their dislresses,
instead olassisting Them. abandons them
altogether, and take measures TO disable
them from ever resuming specie payments
III the Government is suffered TO 90 on,
the country will soon be flooded with an ir-
redeemable paper circulation Of twenty,
forty, sixty mliiona, which the people will
be compelled to use while the Office hul-
ders will secure all the specie.
1t remains with you 10 say, whether
this system shall he carried out. II remains
with you TO declare, when your public SER
wants declare lat they will do nothing to
relieve you'll you will not take the matter
INFO your own hands, and begin general
system OF relief, by relieving the country,
in the first place, from such obstinate, ig-
nOrant and unworthy rulers