Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-08-16

CIV and internal Improvement. These have
all been objects of sollcIude with the
whiys and as often have their best cXettions
been frustrated by the administration.
Mr.. Clays land bill alone, had 1t not been
pockeled by Gen. Jackson would have
been productive of good that cannot at
once be perceived. The share coming to
Vermont would have endowed oil the Col. !
leges and schools in the state, laid the
foundation of important rail roads and
helped on enterprises that may langulsh
for the next fifty years.
a. Wo believe that the perpe'ui'y Of
our free institutions and the continuance Of
American liberty rests manly on the pres
erva'irn of powet N the hands of the poo
pie. There Is no greater subject than this
hat can be presented to free people.
1t is idle to suppose that assuming the re
publican name can preserve republican
privileges. This preservation must rest
on republican acts. 1t is equally silly to-
sOppose that they are the best republicans
who are londest in their professions. -
There never vet was dcmagoguc great
nor small. whose mouth was no filed with
professions of love for the dear people.
But bring the professions Of all TO the test.
Do their measures tend to preserve power
10 The hands Of the people, or to accumulate
il in the hands of one mon' This preser-
walton of power in the hands of the people
is the very essence of repnbilcanlsm, while
every departure from it Is despO'lc IN It's
character, leading on by nscnsble degrecs
to n consolidation of oil power 10 the
hands Of some chlefialn. The wings desire
that he administration should be Judged
bv lis nets not by its professions. TO set
out at length the various acts o! the admin
istra,lon which limit and control the pow.
er of the people would be too tedious and
its necessity may be avoided by ascertain
inn what measures the admin strat,on pro.
pose az The great means for the ,mp-oVe-
ment and happiness of sixteen millions Of
people.
Let the freeman whose eye rests on this
article here lay down his paper and ask bis
own warm heart what should pc the char.
acter of measures that q republican cileI
mag strate should propose! Doubtless
they would be conceived in spirt of en-
larged benevolence, their object would be
to elevate the people,to enlarge their views.
to bind them more closely together aud the
means would be by scattering information,
the Improvement Of the mind in knowledge
and science. The publication OF the heart
by religion, BY cultva,lng love Of union
TO render us O more homogeneous people.
to bring out the resources of the country
by internal Improvement and 10 ensure Sc.
curity by works Of national Improvement.
to elevate US in the scale OF nations by
national works of enduring usefulness and
permanent grandeur!
Blu, how is the heart sickened to find
that instead OF such, the great measure Of
the administration is conceived in a spirit
Of bitterness, advocated by jesuiiical argu-
men,s, and that the whole object is by
crooked policy to wiring from the people
the control Of their own money. The
prominent, and we may say, the only lead.
ing measure Is the sub treasury scheme,
scheme d tficult to be understood, complex
in its nature, full of danger and injustice,
and a standing brbe to fraud and unfalth.
fitness. But Ie, US learn what Is this
scheme, so magnificent that President is
travelling round the country making It the
subject of popular harangues. The scheme
il to Interfere with The private business of
individuals and compel all payments to be
made in silver and in gold aud so far a.
the United States are concerned. 10 drive
a. bank bills out Of existence. The mode
of efiecling it, is by the appointment OF
sub treasurers in various parts OF the coun-
try who are TO collect the money, keep II
10 their safes, vaults and iron chests. and
paw it out when called for. The object,
the real not the pretended object Is 10
place the money power of the country
under presidential control.
This is mos, extraordinary measure
and never would have been attempted had
no, The administration been dtlven to most
desperate means to save their party eXls
tence. That it must effect a revolution 10
the business Of the country Is certain, nay
this Is the object. 1t would be heart
rending duty 10 point out the evils result
lng from it. and possibly some may expect
that the committee sh0LId d II. but this
would occupy more space than we feel
warranted IN occupying, and we must leave
each 10 follow Ne subject out in hls own
wav until the catastrophe ct broken banks,
PROSTATE business, genera bankruptcy,
ruined commerce and of uncullIvated
fields can allow bm to go 80 inr'bet I'M
less it De, that amid the general wreck,
one man is attempting TO nae the whlri.
wlnd and direct the Storm ior the vie pur
pose Of fastening himself in power.
The subjec, Of the currency is one Of
great magnitude, bearing upon all interests,
affecting the industry Of the whole country
A full exposition of It's bearing md effects
might be interesting, bot tins is impossible
IN this article and can only be glanced al
here. One Of the objects of good govern
ment is to increase the products of industry
and whatever has this effect is beneficial
Every one knows that agriculture. com
merce and manufactures are and ever must
be intimately connected. The farmer is
spurred on by finding market far his
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