Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-08-17
TO THE FREEMEN OF THE 4TH
DISTRICT.


The approaching election opens at
period never surpassed in interest and i'm
portance. The desoa'ing career of Jack
sonism-its violations of the Constitution
its thorough orruptions-its destruction Of
our cherished systems of policy-its attacks
on oil the institutions Of the Government
its plumber of the Trcasury-its war upon
public morals, the Currency, the Judiciary,
and Congress, have, at length, reached
their natural. termination in the reign Of
the follower in the footsteps" whose
insidious and unprincipled counsels so
largely contributed 20 produce them. t"t
Coordinate branches OF the Government
at the feet of the Executive, nnd al the
sources of influence under his command,
he only required the exclusive control OF
the public money in his OWN HANDS and
those of his hlrelings, TO complete the
circle Of executive power, and to make it
independent of, and stronger than, the
people. From the "Tfcasury Bank" re-
commended in 1899, to the present moment,
this contamination was the end and aim Of
the present and last administrations, and
has been pursued with a perfect reckless
ness of means, and to the destruction of
the business and prosperity of the country.
The people have at length been compelled
to look for redemption through "lhe yawn.
ing chasms Of their ruin" Men have bro.
ken the strong ties Of party association.
County after county, city after city, and
state after state, have abandoned the
administration end strengthened by the
force OF the people, the strong arms Of
Webster and Clay have, at two sessions
Of Congress laid the Sub-Treasury Mon
ster in the dust. Sangulne men are ready,
OF once, to conclude that their business,
and our free institutions are already rescued
from the malignant influence of their
worst enemies. But, fellow citizens. let it
be remembered, that the administration
have the forces of loco focoism, party
organization, patronage, Offices, money.
and q corrupt and licenlious press. Let it
be remembered that the President, regard.
less of the thousand expressions of public
sentiment, persists in the Sub Treasury
misunderstanding one Of Richards des-
peration:
Slaves ! have thrown my fate upon cast,
And must stand the hazard of the die.
Let it be remembered that our democratic
President persists in it, after announcing
in his September message, that the "peo.
ple's will is the supreme law of the Rcpub
lie !-that the public lands are offered to
be surrendered to the new states, TO pro.
piiate western support and the sacred
right of petition, Creek, Cherokee ant
Seminole lands-the annexation Of Texas
and the ruin of the north by continued
confusion of the currency and exchanges
conceded to the great nullifer, to gain th'
south, by appeals TO lis hatred and cupldly
That the commerce and agriculture, th'
manufactures and navigation of the norll
IRE to be sacrificed or permanently de
pressed, and its only compensation Is TO b.
money and Offices, post. masterships, Gus
tom house appointments, break water an
gut agencies, showered upon our little an
big demagogues. The object OF the ad
mlnstraton is, to convert our rcpubca
government into an elective despotism-
practically irresponsible to the peope-an
then, how easy is the transition 10 undls
guised monarchy bat men Of the north
you are TO be the victims! The destructio
of your liberties is to be effected by To
sacrifice of your vital interests. And whe
you consider their possession of all III
immense lowers and influence Of govern
men, for nearly three years to come, VIII
will say, there is not still danger?
TIE CRISIS.
The morning star he, nscn, gladdenlo
our whole political hemisphere with u
beauty OF lis promlse-wise and sSh,
navgators will nevertheless, notice al
watch the speck in the sky "not bigg
than mans hand" 1t is in the pomer
the Wings, to restore the country to pro
perty and peace, to reeslablish the ba,an
of constitutional powers, to put down Il
measures principles and men of this CORFU
Administrations to rescue their count,