The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-08-13
FRUITS OF REFORM.

The Vermont locofocos Ejust now clamorous
for reform, and they claim to themselves, and 10
the great federal part with which they con-
neced, the high sounding title-"Reformers."
Try this claim by the FRUITS OF ten years ex-
perience the fruits should be the test both Of the
sincerity Of their professions and of the value OF
their labors We speak not of what these
clamorous reformers have not done that matter
was attended to last week, when spe Gifted their
numerous and solemn pledges Of reform, coery
Of akich they hare shameiessly uiotated But wha,
hare they done? Let us see
I. They have reformed" the management Of
Indian Affairs-''reforming' the nation into dis
graceful with 1000 Seminoles, at an expense
Of more than THIRTY MILLIONS ofDOLLARS;
which must either be given up at once, or con-
timed, those best informed say, for ten or TWEEN
ty years come The fruits have been faded
laurels, doubtful honor, and the $35, 900 900 ex-
pense.
2 They have "reformed" the management of
the public lands, mana ing them so as to line the
poshets Of greedy specializing companies composed
of federal officers and their Misunderstanding the
star es of their right TO the nett proceeds OF the
lands managing The squatter interests to
buy votes-and are now preparing for absolute
surrender Of large portions to the states which,
they lie. The fruits wealth 10 few, loss to
the many the perfect fruit aoll be, squandering
Of the public domain.
g. They have "rsforn1ed,' - the management Of
the Treasury DePaI tment, going through with var
ions experiments" but with uniform bad success
the fruits being large increase in the number
of officers and expenses of the departments hosts
of Neutrality-suspicious. tor customs suspendcd-and e
d They have "reiormed' the currency--the
Monster bank being dead, and yet alive again-
hosts of pets having been erected, faed and killed
and finally, the government Itself having t"rneo
banker and issued millions of paper promises to
paw The fruits have been bad to the banks and
TO tho peorle- ruinous to tens Ut thousands OF &C
tive and enterpr Using business meH-and injurious
10 the credit OF the nation abroad aRc JUS prosper"
ty at homo. - =.
These are few of the reforms, and their .'r'ntSr
which have emanated from tho locofocos eS~
these, perhaps, will not suit the Vermont locos
they want ''bank REFORM" Very well, then go
To the loco state Of alabama its banks have been
under the process of locofoco REFORM and they arc
- broken, their paper worthless, and the people o.
the state buyers and sellers, merchants and plant
ers, are crippled.
Go 10 Observation-Disclosures state which has been
under the guardian of these reformers: its
banks are rotten. its currency rags without
the semblance of credit, and natural conse-
quence, every branch of business suffers immense
ly To such an extent is the suffering Produced
that sheritfs refuse to their processes, and
their judges refuse to execute the laws touching debt
and creditor.
Go to Michigan-another victim of loco foco
quackery no state apparently had banks better
guarded and restricted than were some of the Mich
gan banks. Every check seemed to have been
applied, even to that extremely precious piece of
humbug, banded ab ,ut in last legislature, viz
security by mortgage on real estate but alas for
Michigan-her s'Wild Cat and cred Dog loco.
foco banks standing themes for jibes and Jests,
for Kisses and reproaches.
These are some of the fruits ofioco foco reform !;
and they Just such fruits as generally proceed
from wild experiments and ''untred expedients.'-
From such reforms and such fruits, let Vermont be-
deJiv ered.-W atch'nan.