Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-09-22

kindness intended for them by The Loci Foci, who,
by the measures they have forced upon the commu- |
nifty, have made this calamilous change"
We are glad to find some of the mos,
important of the Vao Bnren presses uphoI
ding the sound doctrines of business, claim.
ing vet to be the warm personal and poli,i.
cal fricnds of Mr.. Van Buren,, bnt at the
same time exercising the right of differing
from him on question upon which SO much
depends.
Hear the Richmond Enquirer:
"The public moneys, from the time of their re
ceipt to the time Of then disbursement, amounting,
rs they often do, to ten or twelve millions Of dollars,
must remain in The hands of individuals, appointed
| by the President, and removable at his WiH!"
They ought (roD TO be kept in their pockets,
chests, or couHs, where they can approach 1t every
day, an use ii without The checks of warrants
drawn, counersigned, registered, and recorded, and
passing through many hands, without which not
dollar can now he touched 10y any public officer, not
even the Prcsilcn, himself"
We have no desire 10 see suC, an accumuaiion
of power in he hands Of The rxeculive--uo wish 10
put the public money directly into the palms Of his
friends and parlisdns. w G wish 10 see the power
and patronage Of lie Executive increased as liIe
as possibe-"the powers Of the (Feder,D Govern.
mcnt (npIJ enargpd'-he purse and the sword not
more strongly united, than they are in the hands Of
| the PreSieni-and as few means Of corruption as
possible trusted III his possession. Some events
have stuffed the balance Of the Constitution, and
thrown too much power already into lie Executive
scale-:hanks especially to the Wing Senators,
who Tough; reck r,,Iy for til Bank of the United
States, IN the day IF panic ramplcd their insl,u.
meats under foot, aud brought their own body into
contempt We have M desire unless The publ C
inlcc Sts mperiouslv demands il, 10 throw gre, r
weight into the Executive scale, bv bringing the
President INTO closer contact with the public purse.
Bni the Message iiiters away the extent ot this
patronage. II states The number 81 officers as very
few; the amount Of monies in their hands as small;
aud the additional expenses not exceeding $50, :
600 II year. But these not considered a-
slight objections in '3l and we cannot permit our
selves TO undcivaue them now. The argument in
deed has gained strength since that time,
We shall see what the Secretary Of the Treasury
says Of the cheapness and working OF the machine
but we are puzzled 10 see how it will cost bu
$,60,O0O mme. The Pension Agencies alone
winch are discharged at the expense of the banks
would perhaps cost The whole SUN. Those in Viz
gnia alone cost STATE Banks from TO 5000
dUlIors year.
We do tot hesitate 10 saw that the Sub. Treasu
ries too are less safe for keeping, and less conuen
lent for transmitting the Public funds than SCUM,
=, and property organized State Banks. The lug,
funds Of a Bank are pledged for the safety of is de
pos'tcs-and they are better than any securit,
, which The Sub Treasures can give.
five desired our party success more thar
the good of the nation, we should hope tina
Mr.. Van Durcn would be allowed at once
, to carry into practice the plans PROPOSED
: in his mpssaun. n wpul1 leayn hin, a. IL
no friend to propose tis reelection. lie
the patton prosper, whatever may be th'
tate OF partles-thls Is our motto; but w
begin to despair of my prosperity undc
the present administration of he genera
government. 1t is time to look earnesl!
to some other means of public good.