Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-08-28
CONSISTENCY.

The Albany Evening Journal Of August Cd, contains
series Of extracts from public documents, such
President Jacksons messages 10 Congress, Secretary
Woodbury. reports, the Hon sas Wrights speeches,
&c selected for the purpose Of showing what these dis
unguished statesmen thought and how they expressed
themselves certain subjects, short time ago, and
how well their sentiments at that time agreed with those
they have made public since the commencement of the
Van Buren, administration. Ii is well known to every
in the community, who phys any attention TO the
Of the public that ever since President Van
Buren, into power his great object has been to
place the national revenue in the hands of individual
agents. who Of course must be under his absolute
troll the necessary consequence OF which would be, 10
give him the entire command Of the public money
This has been considered by large part Of the people,
10 be dangerous "Experiment, calculated not mere.
ly TO waste the revenue but to use IL for purposes of
ambition and corruption. Hence majority of their
Representatives have, thus far refused 10 adop, such
measure. We are told by President Van Buren,
by his financial Secretary his principal manager, Slas
Wright. and all the minor instruments OF the party,
that such arrangement as they propose is much
safe, economical, and convenient, than the practice
heretofore adopted that individual agents appointed by
the Executive ard under his immediate aud constant
inspection, are far safe and Trustworthy than
Banks
In Gen Jackson's message TO Congress in December,
1885, he used the following language
"In the regulations which Congress may prescribe
respecting the custody Of the public monies il is desi-
rsble that as little discretion may be deemed consist
eut with theis sale keeping, should be gtrea 70 Ertoa
tire ageats No one can be more deeply Impressed
than am with the soundness of the doctrine, which
Restraints and limits, by specific provisions Executive
discretion as far as be done consistently with the
preservation OF its constitutional character. In respect
10 The control orer TIC public moaey his doctrine is Pc
7 euiiarig 0ypiicGbte.
state banks which do moi derive their charters from the
general government and are not controlled by is uu
thorty is ascertaned that the monies OF the United
States can be collected and dsbuTsed without loss
Inconvenience and that all the wants Of the communi-
~. in relation to exchange and currency supplied
| as well as they ever have been before
This was his language less than three years ago
less than two years ago and only four months before
the inauguration of President Van Buren, that is his
message December, I5G, he informed Congress, that
To retain the public money IN the Treasury unemPloy
ed in any way IL imprRcthe. II 10 besides, GgaiHsi
he eenins II our free iasiaiisS TO took Ep pass The
l TTsasHTe Of the Nation
la December, 1884, ia his report MIR Secretary Wood
bury said "IndiyidHsi agents VIII probably be found
less responsible, safe, convenient aud economical thar
/ banks
/ Ia January 1884, the Hon Mr. Senator Wight said
the country VIII sustain the Executive arm OF the Coy
eminent IN the experiment making 10 Substitute
As STATE ins,ifniioas for e Bank e ne Uaasd aStss
ale believed then perfectly and completely competent
ia the object, and be was wholly unmoyed by the a.
aFms that had been sounded as To thar insecurity ana
the dangers that were 10 BE- sPprehenaed from the
charge liza held that the steps slfeasy taken 20 eject
the object s,sw all warranted by the Consiiu'
ton and the Laws Of the land II was hiss Irm opinion
hat the steps which had ben sken, would rebound u
he Aonor aud best inieress f me ooUnfry and ought "a
be sustained By the people and their representatives.
IN a speech delivered ia 1884, the famous srnatoG
Benton sad .Thc proposition, the divorce Is disor
ganzing and revolutionary, subsefsiye d the iaAda
nsl prime pies 81 government, ard Of ~ fnfe
pfae,ee down 10 this day Iii Is - psiplbls "a ne
sun thai the effect Of tie scheme would be 20 bfiHg
ts pvble treasure much ihe actual custody and
control Of the PIessdent than q "a nov. and expose =
70 he p.andered By hundred hsnds where one esniso'
I aow reach 4 "
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