Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-02-13

poser 10 turgef Cor va1f consideration a
oouttc of State iccisiatiua & 4iculaicI 10 tc-
hegc the comm lnty. aBi restore again n
sy1nj eu'rca-y sn3 ti,c regular Operations
OF com n-fciai iutefcour.c. Hi,t IL seem. Ga
me PLAN ihsi. ~ tie evils have CONS upon
~ by the acton ofi4e gsplf4l eutrtnnent.
We nla i,ph % 'bo spfBe source ia ,hc lc-
gislsup, which sse'l relieve as s cuu,n-
cy, 81 f1tFcf To- greet col, iDr which u 3,
dcs gncd, rpns be a1.aas' De lis character,
ani q IS Sc vain l. o,peai t8i ,ac ntrpca-
deaf action 20 - different G',cum uis cau
ever produce . uutorm 80 wholesome state,
wiihou, more concert of action than can rY
er be hoped "a their lreisl ton. IHc r.m-
oAy for ,hr national c.il mus be found 10
National Legislsi9
lilsin VAN, therefore, Or I've people 90
look 10 their State Governments Or r.l.Ot.
bat ihe.rWishcs aui ocmaHds mui TO- car-
red 10 the hall. of Congress. whore alone
the power c,ls,s 20 remedy the evils under
consideration.
am aware that the existence o!thjs bcn-
ofcial power is dcu'ei, upon the authority
of ncu high 10 Office. Bot cannot yield
my assent To- propositions which regard ao-
ycrnment as created mcr-lt Tor i,s own sake,
aud destined mainly 10 collect TctenucIn
currenry ~ iis own. 90 enable 1t to cafry on
iis operations ard pay II, officers. Govern
meni. as republicans understand IT, Is crta-
ted. not ne an emf. but a. a means of adyanc-
Tag tho iaicresi, maintaining the rights and
protecting the property and the persons IL
the people ani those who are the lncum-
bonts of It's Offices are not privileged class,
for shosc benefit and support cNuctions are
male upon the people, but agents 20 carry
forward md foster the great objects II has ~
view, the prosperity and happiness OF The
whole community.
II IS peculiarly unfortunate, after a long
series of experiments upon the ,ubicct with
ont doubt ~ hesitation, when those c&rcrl-
mcnis have fiilcd, and the old institutions
nte broken ~. and we are ia the midst Of
doubt. confusion and embarrassment, and
arc booking with anxiety for relief - our ma
tionaI government that those who admins
ter i, should be unexpectedly doubtful of
their authority, aud scwPulnus Of using the
means IN their power, and that those doubts
should be carried 10 the extent of prop sing
n separation between the government and
the people in the matter Of currency. It IS
IN the power Of Congress % make THIS sep
nration bv compelling the payment OF al
dues TO the Government. IN gold aud silver,
dissolving all connex.nn with banks md
maj ug each collecting officer special de
pnsitorv; thus extending mnst rlaImrgly
executive patronage and power and lcnl -"
the people ~ manage us they arc able with
a depreriated or iluetuaiiu1 paper cufIrn-
cy. But IL may wcll be doubted whether.
hv such n course the great object ior which
Government WINS constituted wIil be an
swcred. or whether . thinking people wii
long consent To q scheme which must bone
Fl, the few, 70 the injury and distress Of the
many.
A government which aims at nothing
higher than 10 sustain itself, ms al ihdcpcn-
dent or even antagonist power TO the peo-
pie, which created it, and which regards no
other view than 20 keep Itself in motion. is
not such government as our fathers nstl
tGte1, and wc ought to enjoy. The great
md Leading object Of good government rs
the welfare Of the people, and the opera
tons Of rs machinery are only important
as they suhscrrc those ends. The interests
Of such government and those ofthc PEG.
pic arc one and inseplrabe-0n ono currency
Tor the people and another Cor the govern
men; ard ts officers, would be absurd rs
well US Fninon'. regard Il rs clearly with
m the power. as II Is clearly thc dutY If the
General Government II take care of tie ma
iional currency. and 10 aiout those meas
uTes which shall spcedil, and surely restore
10 rs n sound aud healthy circulation which
will be douhly welcomed and valued from
the suiicrncs we have experienced since
Its destruction.