Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-01-12
sorrcu OF MIR WISE

r,f,rcnce oil so much OI Tue RESI-
.r. MESSAGE, as relates TO finance,
do Committee on Ways and Means,
| Congress December 10Th.
/; !, said Mr. WISE, | have risen 10 OPP
,bi,,bird resolution entirely. object
whole of it, and shall proceed TO sci
\ my reasons.
/ bs said Message as relates TO the .fnan-
and crerv hing connected herewith to
,,G.EeeDiag Of the public moneys, and
~ bing conceded Nerecith"2 &c. &c.
s.srred to the Committee of Ways and
an clad that this Message is at
n abou, 10 receive some little notice in
fHouse Poor, neglected thingl it has.
4 far in the progress Of the session, re-
[sd as little attention here from the friends
4 h. President himself as it has received
4 the country at large. 1t seems to have
snIv FALLEN s;ill-born from the press"
N, on the first Monday Of September
F. the Congress of the United States were
/ n lOgelher by special proclamation Of
president, TO brood over state of com
kttal and financial ruin. The President
ms Message, in which he attempted TO
mthe causes OF the unparalleled dis
He tod us in that Message 10 look
where, every where, rather than to
lsbipaton for those causes. He sent us
bad for them. He said all Europe was
transformation had pervaded the
IA; our own people were accused OF lux
and extravagance, and overtradingi;-
GOgtrnmen,'s own pet banks were ac-
I'D Of the basest perfdy; our public do
| in was regarded as the cursed foster
lher Of speculation; the distribution oil
very surplus Of our wealth was made to
n lis portion Of the blame Of National
tkrup.cy: and Heaven itself was ar
sned for bad crops Of wheat, for an "ore'-
|ipelion of cotton" and for its visitation
/ FIRE allhe metropolis Of our tradel Any
every thing on earth or in heaven was
cause, save and excepting the true cause
administration. 4
But whatever The cause, remedy was
fdrd The President proposed bu, sin,
remedy for permanent relief All tried
pdies were repudiated and rejected, and
Pher ye, unlried experiment" was pro
dh their stead. Every evil was to be
friied, every wrong redressed, every
hay cured, by what was called The SUB
a'Wy A little more power, a little
r prerogaive, little more patronage to
Executive, and all would be right again
right fcreverl To collect the public
ney in specie, 10 tax the People to pay
r taxes, to destroy the credit system, to
Orelhe Banks from the Government ant
Government from its citizens, was al
slo constitute the great panacea, th'
g cure'all for the diseases Of the body
|Ari and surely, hard money was thu
money, and Erecutire oGee-holders were
most faithful hands TO keep it
With all due despatch this recemmenda
Of the President was adopted by th'
|aMh'e Of Finance in both branches 0
asr'ssi they reported their bills par
- with the Message; the measure wa
sdby a humbled, disarmed, and expun
Senate, converted, by instructions of tn
nile House, into a most convenient instru
Ao Executive dominion. and il was sen
70 10 this House Of the People Tor II
slon and appreciation. Here. sir. il me
"e-'he fate it deserved ! 1t was lai'
p3'Ae lable-laid there to sleep the slee
0gAlh-never TO be called forth rom il
uNAre-neyer even to show our ow
NH 10 reanimate it it was laid as an vi
iy ghost or an evil spirit, never more
/" trouble US, or our heirs after rs
NOOAer permanent measure of hnanc
proposed or recommended by the Pre-
M Wepassedthe laws thought to be NJ
Sg'OF the temporary relief Of the cour
anu We went home. We went home
""~ the People, and TO receive frol
u@e expression Of their will We hay
aOur Constituents, and heard the voice (
multitude. Have we not been instruc
How have the soyereigns declared
sTar rulers deaf2 Is the voice Of th
XIII, gs not to be obeyed2 From Maine
'S'ppl have the voices come up--lhe
\, Y% r0'ce-not in mumurs, but as Ii
ny o, tempest What means tn
mat roar of anllery2 that illumini
'ua' festive jubilee2 What mear
mighty gatherings Of the People
%'rSlesly' in every city, Town, and han
4 he People were yesterday in sac
aud ashes; they were mourning f
uses and there was none TO comic
Has light suddenly burst out
s '"ysS Has deliverance suddenly con
SaIs they least expected 'it2 Or, HI
U.aer great blessing made them fofg
misery for the moment2 Sir, M
m; y a. empire Of freedom Is the
o"s,ake2 Who can ciphe. the Peep
y 'nelr will? Who can turn them
%Om their hope?- Surely, none W
w a'empt TO turn this JOY again in