Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-06-08

TRuTH FROM AN UNEXPECTED QUAR-
TER About a month ago Mr.. Sevier Of
Arkansas, in the course Of debate in the
Senate, on Mr.. Clay's resolution, took
the opportunity 10 avow his heresy to the
Administration on one point, the policy and
justice Of the Specie Circular. Mr.. Sewer
is an orator from the Far West, and his
rhetoric is Of course mbued with the re.
dundant imagery and energetic form of ex
preston so popular in that region. In the
opening of his remarks he alluded to the
party condemnation which would follow
his lashing out from the traces at SO impor
tant time, and told some home truths, in
homely manner, which must have been
quite as novel as they were unexpected,
coming as they did from warm party
man. He also took decided ground against
Mr.. Wright's Report and remarked as
follows:
Il am aware, Sir, that for entertaining
this difference Of opinion. am running
some risk Of being bought. by those ,oho
assume to be The only true and legitimate
erpounders Of The Republican creed. poit-
cal lDidel, or traitor, or something worse.
| am aware that | incur this risk and es-
pecally as the Treasury order has been so
perlinaciously adhered to by the Execu-
tive, against the known ,oishes Of large
majority Of his friends; and especially as
this report, as whole, has been so highly
eXtollcd and complimentcd here, as to make
il matter Of grave consideration for US to
decide whether it was best for US to pub
lsh, at the public expense. thirty thousand,
or fifty thousand, or million copies Of il,
for the benefit and edlfcalion of our poor
and benlghtel constituents. And more
especially do | hazard this risk. as this re-
port, in these times Of discomfort and sus
picion md political disaster, has been yep
resented as cannon, which is to PROSTATE
all our ndversarles and when it is also
calculated, as some suppose, TO have the
happy effect of crushing to death, by The
wheels of its carriage. Us it rebounds from
its discharge, all of the uabeievers in the
wisdom and expediency of the Treasury
order-all of those who are not prepa red
to cry out, ,oiihoM qualification, that Allah
Is great and Mahomet is his prophet. Yes,
sir; when this report is thus cons dered, |
fear that an exception taken TO any part Of
ii by the lips Of one belonging to The rank
and file of the party, will be considered
such an intolerable heresy as can only be
a,oned for by the stake, the fire, and the
laggot.'
After expressing his unalterable dsbs.
lief in the wisdom and expcdiency of the
Specie Circular, and his approval of the
operation of the resolution of 1915, Mr..
Sewer has hit at The Experiment
Senators tell US that if we receive the
notes specie paying banks now, The con.
nection with banks Is again revived, and
that it will become the settled policy of
the country; and, further, that we shal
again have new explosions. Sir, so far as
the connection exists with the banks, and
10 confined to the receipt Of the notes of
specie paying banks, under the responsible
lily and discretion of the Secretary, am in |
favor Of it; and as to the settled policV of
the country, of oil things on earth that is
what most desire, Sir, am tired of ex,
periments, of fluctuations. Of false alarms,
of glorious uncertainties. As to new er
piosiOas. that is matter ,ohich depends
pretty much upon ourseioes. We can have
them whenever wo want them. The
Government has but 10 declare war against |