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

will surely SEE his error, refraec his steps
and be afraid to meet this array Of the PEG.
pe-the People unitcd--the People oppos
ingAmore terrible than an army with ban
ners Surely he-he whom tie breath Of
the People has made and can nninnke !; he
who has professed so often and earnest to
bow lowest 10 their majesty he qtiH obey
"the supreme law Of the Republic" The
voice Of the People 7s'Aeae Ff99is
Such was he condition Of things Mr.
Chairman, and such the state OF public feel
ings, when we arrived here 10 take our seats
this session: such was the expectation and
the desire OF the People when we received
this Message. 1t was anxiously looked for,
aud what is III Does the President relent?
Does he yield to this demonstration Of the
popular wil2 Docs he even offer com
promises Does he concilibte in the least ,
Does he mitigate his plans7 No, sir, no I
He hurls back iuto the face of. the People
his rejected petition for more power-be
puts US. their, Representatives, upon terms,
sir He tells us that there shall be no
peace-nc permanent plan Of reief-no
guaranty of prosperity-no guard Of SAFETY
nothing, nothing but the Sub-Treaspry
still-nothing else but that which he before
proposed, and which we before rejected ~
Mr. Chairman, let no one mistake this
Message. The President does not, he dar.
ed not yield. At first thought il was a re-
treat. A little reflection taught me that all
appea rance of compromise in il is but
snare. Let no one be deceived byeits cum
ming He can gain nothing now by his six
times repeated eulogies upon my predeces.
sor"-the Opposition is not to be led off up.
on the various false issues OF war with
Mexico, of National Bank, or of gradual.
ing the price Of the public landslide atten.
ton of the Nation is to be diverted from the
paramount subject of deranged currency
and its causes, and it's curses, and remedy
and do trust that no true Conservative is to
be enlrappednby any compromise upon the
measure OF special-deposite system. Sir
that system is the Sub Treasury in disguise
it is the same ''rose." and smells none
the sweeler.under its new name" Let no
one be deceived by this balf-intima,ed sub
s,itution of the special-deposte plan At
tempt to organize il, and reason and argu.
ment will exhibit il resulting IN nothing else
than to the same Snb-Treasury scheme
Still the question must be--in what shall
the revenue be collected sSpecie2 The
notes Of specie paying banks2 Shall the
banks be paid forthe keeping2 How muchl
If nothing at ALL they willn take the spe
cial deposites. and at last, in either event
whether paid or not the plan will result
and will be designed to result, in The Sub
Treasury scheme. No one knows this bet
ter than Richie; and who will be decoyed
1 L.. A. IL. IL. Al.
plot against the People? Any mode, di
rect or indirect, is to be adopted TO place tn,
public money in the Briarian hands OF the
Executive. The fact is, the President tell:
us that he has found no reason 10 chang,
his opinion" and he cannot therefore ad
wise renewal of the connexion" OF III,
Government with banks, (which circum
stances have dissolved" He still adhere.
to "the expediency Of adopting the system
proposed Sub-Treasury system.
i Now, sir, let me ask, why does he still
persist in the system proposedW WHY
does he abuse our patience by again recon
mending this repudated plan2 He tells u
it was not his understanding that the pro
ceedines Of Congress were final and that
Wherefore, he deems it his dutyto bring
once more before US Sir maintain tina
our proceedings on the contrary, were no
final on any other system except this yer.
|"system proposed" and rejected ! affirm
that our action on that and that alone wa
final There was clear majority of thi'
teen for laying the Sub-Treasury bill on tn
table, and aver that there wouldlnot hav
been less than majority of nine TO deiea
it entirely upon direct vote deyoting 1t I
lhe doom of eternal death instead OF sleeI
This must have been understood as the wi
of this House, both here and at the Whit
House. The action was known by us 10 b
final-it may now, though, be called ore'
action! II is impossible that our aetio
could have been misunderstood ,s.a So
The President says that gslgea
~- Sat the last session three modes OF eollec
ing. saie-keeping, and transferring the put
lie money were presented for consideration
. These were: the creation of NaItont
Bank !; the revival, with notifications, 4
the deposiie system established by the act {
the 23d of June, 1886, permitting thea
the public moneys by the banks; and IL
! discontinuance of the use Of such institution
, for the purposes referred to, with suiiab
!, provisions for their accompl ishment throug
: ihe agency Of public qGcers Considerln
! the opinions of both Houses Of Congre'
, on the first two propositions .aseSpressed
lthe negative, in which entirely concur,
is unnecessary for me again TO recpr
Z them" - sr gNssa sal ned.
I b. Now, sir, ] say but one plan, one mode
|. relief alone was proposed by the presde
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