The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-03-19

n. ,ovo,ite plan OF Government, did not meet the
nprobaton Of Congress- is no excuse !of not intro
Jnnr,nu some other project, leaving its amend
ment and Improvement TO other times and other
men,
OF The dotaloOtions Of public officers, Judge Bay
ard thus speaks
,rha DELINQUENCY of the administration, ~ itsno'
,i.. Of der,lcations--th gentlo Bindings ana long
suH,,ings or the Secretary OF mo treasury VIII"
Tho nunderers OF the public money, almost makes
- ~ mil, an accessory in offence. IL IS not sui
g., 70 shock and disgust any man who has not
,e heart of an official slave, 10 read over me cor
respondence of Mr. Woodbury. with tho detailing
officers.
THE Judge gave the following views as TO the
Land Bill that was forced through the Senate by
the friends of the administrations
The Land Bill which recently passed in the Sen
ate of The United States, seems to have been par
Iy measure Gv ored by the Friends Of MIR Van Bu-
rem | believe, with single exception, al his po-
ca friends Of this State voted Tor the bi'l' ma,
bill proposed, originally, 10 give the wealthy land
holder Of the west, though he held tel thousand A.
cres The privilege of entering GAO acres OF land ad'
ioinng his estate, for the reduced price OF seventy
1--WE cent per aGfe. 1t would undoubtedly have
purchased many votes Tor Mr. Van Bnren at the
next cleo ton fifteen Gandtddtc. But the solemn
deed Of cesson ola large portion OF these 'andS
limit their appropriations to Me common DencHt y
all the States. That deed of cession would have
been violated by tho bill thus sanctioned by Van
Buren, 5 friends. The new States would have been
benefited at the expense Of the old Suites. can
see nothing democratic in this attempted spoai!nn
ofthe public domain, to accomplish merely p"It'
icnI cain Of votes. | see nothing democratic IN the
policy Of thus throwing away our public lands IN,
10 The hands Of spectators, Uor there they Will
90 by this bill and depriVIng the rising generation
Of the facilities which these lands afford, for be-
coming independent iiechoders. Such as lmprov
ident policy has tendency 10 make tho rich, richer
and TO deprive the poor man OF the last resource O
industry, that Of cmigrdtion.'
Referring to the topics on which he expressed hi'
views The Judge says:
"!n relation TO all these snhjec,s aPpera: ming t'
our national politics, it appears to mo that Mr. var
Buren, and his friends have deserted from the true
Democratic grounds. The departures are OF Tad
tcuL character both as to measures, principles aho
practices. 1t may be very unimportant, what my
opinions in relation to such departures may ne
But rs have written and spoken IN support OF NJ
Van Buren's Observation-Disclosures for seven or more
years proceeding his election was Jealous IN con
Irbung to that event, both in this, my native State
and else " here, have right TO inform those who
in any degree may have been ifuenced by what
have said written, that in my OPINION no IS no
longer the REPRESENTATIVE or GdpocdtG 81 dem0Grdt
p,incjpes-and that / consider it my duty 10 OPP
pose his reelection, as great political evil to b'
averied."
BUTT is too evident that the present opposition
party have assumed high democratic ground iN',
are for the reform Of ahuses-tor the thorough III
vestigation Of delinqcncles and dctaults-ior re
Eiraining Executive patronage-i"r more Per'e'
responsibility on the part Of otlice holders--f"r
lust preservation of the rights of ALL the States
At Albuny aud at Washington they have proclaim
ed these TO lie the great objects of their pnrsul,
The measures recommended by Governor So
ward and his friends worthy ofthe unquahe
appreciation of the democracy Of this great State
For one ] avow that no apprehension shall deic
from cordinl support Of those measures.