Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-04-28

| cEVEN millions Of dollars to the States, 10 I've
made in instruments Of NINE millions each. on the
frs, of April, July and October. This oPpREssEs
THE CITIES but 10 TO justice 10 the deposi'e law,
it gives suppor, to the country. returning TO the in.
terror. that pays the duties the money Of which the
ance, at least THIRTY millions OF dollars, on the
lmportaiions of las, year, and WHICH WILL HAVE
| TO NE PAID TO EUROPE THIS YEAR.
| These three causes will make distress and this
I distress which will continue during the whole year,
WILL HAVE crisis AT EACH OF THE PERIODS
| OF THE TRANSFER OF THE INsrALMENTs OF
| NINE MILLIONS TO THE STATES Thus il is
now The nine millions transferable on the first
of April has made severe pressure IN New York
and other cities, WHICH PRESSURE MUST BE RE-
PEATED WITH STILL GREATER INTENSITY on
THE FIRST OF July AND OCTOBER.
We reserve our comments OF this most
extraordinary language, for another day.
Meanwhile we would ask-Who caused
that expansion Of THE PApAR SYSTEM, that
redunduncc Of the Currency which has
been The fruitful source Of all our present
distresscs. The GovERNMENT-and the
Government ALONE! All the evils under
which we groan were predicted by Web
stcr, Adams, Binney, M'Du1ic. Clay
when the management of the Currency
and Trade Of the Country was first usurp-
ed by General Jackson. The People were
then told that their safety lay IN dIsnniting
the Political Power and the Money Power.
In the union and concentration Of these
formidable interests is despo,ic strength,
which will be fatal to the welfare aud the
liberties Of the republic. And it is this
strength which sustains Mr.. Van Buren,, -
in his defiance of the Popular Will in re-
gard 10 the Treasury Circular; and in his
menace through the Globe TO import TEN
MILLIONS more Of SPECIE in the course OF
the year 1887
This oppressive and ruinous course Of the
Government must ultimately end in some
popular outbreak. Public Indignation is
daily becoming more infamed and will
burst apon the Government with force
which canno, be resisted. AS long as The
pressure Immediately affects only the mer-
chants, the administration may have moth
10 fear. Already, however, has one OF The
leading prints Of the Union, advised the
merchants Of New York to resist the pay
menl Of the Government Bonds. Though
we should much regret the necessity of such
a measure, we have little doubt that the
excited public sentiment Of the great com
InpTCIuI tUCtTOUOIlS WOuiu Sue'ui' NC
merchants very naturally consider the
course of the Government an unlus'liiable
crusade against their property and their
rights. When THREATENED by tho official
organ with MORE INTENSE PRESSURE than
they now suffer, in the months of July and
October,-when they are told that they
have got thirty millions to pay, and shall
not have dollar to pay it with, if the Gov.
eminent can keep it out Of their hands,
he time seems to have arrived for them to
i,in issue with the Government. Wisdom
as we'll as Justice may teach them to pay
their honest creditors first, and their op
pressivc rulers afterwards. They have
forbornc as long a human nature can for
bear They have been s,rippcd-- plunder-
cd--brggnrcd--by tho Government; and
The Government, st II blind, reckless and
nsolen, in its double political and monled
power. SCOTS at their suffering, deties their
Indignation. and THREATENS THEM WITH
RENEWED AND AUGMENTED DISTRESS