Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-04-07

away from the place oil deposit appointed by
law for its safekeeping. and placing il where,
and using il as, best suited his will and
pleasure. They mean, indeed. just such
high responsibilities" as Julius Cesar
"iearlessly encountered" when he passed
the Rubicon. AS Cromwell encountered
when, with his Grenadiers, he drove the
British parliament from their seats. Just
such high responsibilities" in kind. though
differingperhaps in degree. as Genghis Khan
and his successors "fearlessly encountered
in those frightful ages when an inscrutable
Providence permitted them TO lay waste and
depopulaie whole empires. from the Medt-
erranean 10 the Chinese seas. As Napole-
an, the madman, encountered in those terri.
Bile years. still recent when all Europe was
but little better than bis vast slaughter house.
And il is true--the fnct is as undeniable as
u is humiisting-v.he Prssiden, Of s"ihe de.
mocracy" has been sustained in all his til
all" inthe same manner. & by the same means
that the public scourges we have here mem
toned were sustained, to wit, by the bnyon-
cts Of his lollowers.--the seizing the deposits
being scarcely an exception. Can there be
a taunt more cruelty humliating to people
Of honorable feeling. and who have once
claimed TO be free and independent, than TO
be told to their faces, by the Usurper. that
they have submitted 10 his usnTpation thus
making themselves instrumental tother own
degradation and abasement But the point
OF this domineering, tanning sarcasm is in
its truth. We have aided and sustained him
in all his attacks upon our common liberties
| can recolect but one attempt ever made to
bring him to account Tor his military violen-
ces. About the year 1918. the Senate of the
United States passed a resolution, and raised
a committee to inquire into them. He effect
ually ezpunged that attempt by threat. Ut
tered from the gallery Of the Senate cham.
Der, that he would eui off their noses if they
persisted in their resolution II was drop
ped. And but one attempt has ever been
made to check bis civil usurpations; and
that was the memorable one of the 25,h OF
March. 1884. On that day. the Senate Of
the United States passed the following reso-
luton
"Resoired. That the President in The late
E1eeutire proceedings in relation to tie pub
Tic revenue, has assumed upon himself author
ity and porer not conferred By the Constitu-
tion and Latcs but in derogatiom Of both"
This resolution is but the assertion Of u
palpable fact. Both the constitution and
laws Of the United States, by clear and ex-
press provision, preclude the President from
the raising. safe keeping or appropriatng Of
the public revenue. All power in relation
to this subject is expressly given to Congress
in its legislative capacity. and to that branch
OF the government only. Neither can either
house OF Congress touch it. unless by sol
emn act Of legislation constitutionally passed
1.What executive act then could be more dar-
ing; what more alarming, than to seize hold
of such an immense amount of treasure as
the United States Revenue2 And that Toe
BY man as bold and daring.--as tenacious
OF power, and as determined 10 WELD il fol-
his own purposes.-as Andrew Jackson has
always shown himself 10 have beenf Nc
person whatever should be allowed an ex
cuse for so high handed an act. High re
sponsibiiify. when applied to such measure
is but another name for high crime. AND
vet with what patient forbeamnce has this
high criminal act been enduredl With
what stupid Indifference even has il beer
treated A gross subterluge,-a sort o
swindling adroitness was sufficient to draw
public attention from the true character o.
the deed. A viecalumny, accompanied with
rude clustering indignity, were sufficient Il
intimidate the House Of Representatives o
the United States. and deter its members from
the constitutional duty Of impeachment.
Nay more. il compelled them to become &C
cessory to their own deep degradation. II
prevent a recharter of the Bank ofthe United
States, by the two houses of Congress, wa
the gross subterfuge offered for seizing thu
Revenue. The contemptuous charge--tha
, i, would be used for the purpose of corrupt
ing and bribing the Jackson members Of Con
gress, so that constitutional majority woul'
be found to recharter the Bank notwthstand
ing the veto-was the coarse and insulting
ndignity. heaped upon those Jackson span
! els, to Justify the deedl Nero kicked hi
fddling. dancing Sybarites; and the con
!, temptible poItroons became the more devoie'
and faithful instruments Of the tyrant- Witt
like odious familiarity Jackson knew hi
creatures; his mark was upon them tn
f villainous collar was around their necks, an
the miserable. pusianimous. siavish tools
like negroes under the lash OF their drivers
turned upon their backs. skinned their teeth
and respondcd-Ol Lord president thy SCI
, wants are sinners We are given TO corruT
toni Spare, OF spare us this once! TAX
from us, at any expense of the Constitution
the temptation TO do euil in thy sight, an
{ we re-assure thee, OF Thou immaculate
!, ONES that we will do no good Take on
constituents money, take the Treasury TAX