The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-02-13

eHats' N,r "oa inJ,,cnt. although the liousoby
lis General laughter seemed 70 ,hIhh lo Id ,bnt
concluded that rs tho House h"a n"t we, n,cmhors
NJcssrs Claiborne and Ghoson were ho' , had
81 ,he o5th Congress, and MS tho c'"inlullS CO ""S
corGcotes Of election of their being nhn"'uI,S thni
November that they now hso TIL rosnec,;velv
&c. ',o l., ,beir behalf that they were ready W oo
onaIjfpd Tho House soon got mo snn,, a HpoI
IIosolutions aud amendments, when II WIS n'it'Iao
- unrrvcl Between six and seven c'9ot - ~"
ton was made ana caFrlcu W " 'J'
out OF 900 TO adjonrn ,,,u a Into hour.
rho Senate continued in session nn'l iiIc nun
Mr. Wright made two hours spedGeTh !" section by
soc,jon paragraph by paragraph, ana sen'oneo ~
sentence The State Banks he wrapped oFG' oro
knucIlIes-avowod n National BANK 10 DC unco' III
s,itnlinnnl.-extolled tho Ultimate payment oil Az
Jnos 70 tho GoyernInent,-sad tho sub trensu'y
system would only cost eighty tnoushnu uo' ,,'
~ Lccin uoon-ucknnwledgG that 1t increaseu tlo
responsibility of the Executive 80 as 10 ","o
lnr,n,no nnd sin(uI,-compliment the "s'ldlhg
irovers'' and "hydrostatic balances, r.
tho Government us now mannged'-u1EHI'ou .,n,
tho Senators and Representatives Oh 1i,o pvTp
were 10 have their opinions tested as INC PooP'"
oninions tho Sub. Treasury BIZ was no'D PIP
MAR than either the National or ola'e Dnnns'
MIR w said nothing of 'ntSrePreSeht''lo", , Ia
and seemed to forget that he came from Il St'to ue
';'I IL onnosrd TO the experiment which he was
then so strongly advocating Inc speech ., w.
Wright however, very nble. and prouaoIy wv
,hest defence that can be made OF tho odious scnee
ono,nmanIed by him nd the Committee OF Finance
reo'"i''0""N y February st.
Tbe sub.Treas,,ry Bill up at o"e o clock
Mr. Webster upon the iioof. 49,, cor,u,o,t
Mr Webster begun thus " Let tho G"VeLh'l" 'u
,o caro- of its business aud let the people take care
of theirs" Let tho Government take care oi ~ -,
self and let the people talto care OIL iho"isel!ea
Trhcsc iIl.bodnr and ominous words, continued
Mr. Vshs,nr have been uttered in the nearing o.
the Senate by the honorable Senator, Ar Wi'eh'
ofNew York In speaking thus, lo speaks but inc
opinion expressed "a , 'o Messose al this Session.
OF The suh.rreasury Dill ut the last Session, and oil
Inc Gub-Treusury Bill at this Session.
What continued Mr. Webster, would have oeen
,ho condition of things if the administration hnn
inr ,L;nUs as they were ? What would not nave
been tho condition then might ask. mat adnnlI,,
istrnton promised us better state OF niiatn, anJ
After expcrimenting and legisatlng, legslntIng ana
evoetmentirr thuy threw the country mo rum al"
difasar Thus driving the people and the business
Of the country, they now propose 20 eH'lr".o IT,
Uaople and themselves by bringing thcnl OF e"e'y
iihr5nan the swamps and morasses Of sub treasury
plar. From beneath these hogs, truth, hrmnoss,
light health and prosperity are to come ior'h'
MI Webster continued, When turn my eyes
to the condition Of the country to its commerce. us
manufactures and when compare tho state OF inc
country with the measure now proposed, for regi-
a,ing The currency Of the country and the currency
of the Government, it seems'to mo to be an Illusion
which cannot fathon. The member fIom NOW
York says that the condition of things has not i'm
Bedcd tho progress of the country or the business
OF tho country Not diminished the credit OF men,
nor confidence among men Not dono this Look
to luborers,-look TO our Notwithstanding
dealers in eather,-our shoe manufacturers, look
here aud tell mo if all is well And yet he s1n,
aneW, that ali sgprosperoGs, thai Hearth!
this be healthy, in the name OF Heaven what Is
siokness2
There is nothing, continued MIR Webster, but re-
epec for Senators prevents me from speaking OF t's
Bill but as sthe height Of human folly L caro- not
for the details of the Bill or for its provisions
look to its results dread them, and shall oppose
them and always,-irom the starting point to
is journeys end. The Bill ought to have had
preamble an Introductory explanation, beginning
thas: "WhoreaS, we are our own servants and not
the servants of the people-Whercas, we are created
tor uso, and not to make laws FOR the peo-
plo-Whereas We are called upon to make laws for
TIE Government and ourselves, and not for all the
peoDle-thcrefore DO it enacted &c. &c.
This Bill carlos US back from the days of credit
and confidence and civilization, to the days of feu
dal harbarisn when the treasu of the earth were
hid in caves, in vaults and buried in the earth =
We go from trust and good faith, to physical force
to the bolts and bars of tyranny. We go back to
the dark ages, and sink down from our high estate
Sir, this Bill looks only to the Government and not
10 tao People. When once we separate ourselves
from duty, and just in proportion as one separation
corresponds with the other We might as WE'LL
while foreign army stalking abroad through
our land, desolaing and destroying villages,
towns and cities,gather ourselves together within
tho walls of the Capitol, and call around the
standing army to defend ourselves while, agreeably
with tho provisions of this Bill, we left the people
to take care of themselves! We might as well do
this, AS TO Isolate ourselves as we do isolate our
selves from the People by this Bill
Mr. Webster next came in contact with the re-
mark of Mr. Wright, made yesterday, thar the Sen
u;ors and Representatives. IN Congress reflected The
clA Of the People, 1nG that tus rejecting that will,
the Sub-Treasnry Bill was more popular than any
measure before tie country. This theme most
prolific, and most unfortunate subject to have been
introduced by Mr. Wright, coming from the State
he does, the opinions of which State he certainly
does not represent.
Mr. Webster put to Mr. Wright plainly the ques-
ton, whether he really did believe tho majority Of
tho people of New York were friendly to this Bill,
do you believe they will support il, sanction its
support" said Mr. Webster, with his eyes resting
on Mr. Wright. Mr. Wright nodded assent twice
thrice, expressing an affirmative TO MIR.
Wcbsers plain and direct question.
"What evidence have you of the fact?' contin.
ued Mr.. Webster. 500 you derive 1t from the re-
cent elections in New York i'm the City and the
State Does it como from the popular branch of
the State Legislature Of New York Does it come
from those Senators who have been recently elected
to tho State Legislature Surely not From whence
then does it come, if not from the city and the
Countrywide People and both branches of the
State Legislature. VIII he c,on NJ