The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-04-30

country their true principles let fasten upon
them the responsibility of their actions. In this
patriotic work trust shall find with me my hon
orable friend from South Carolina, who sits near
me, (Mr Pickens) Often has he led the fierce
sault against these very conceptions.
elias his hand waxed weak, or his heart waxed
cold" that his cry has not yet tingled in our
ears Surely the "horn of Roland" will sound
again surely in this, his favore battle, he will
strike one moro blow for Christendom before he
ronounces The cross and assumes the turban. Sir,
see by his flashing eye his soul is with us the
spirit of the past is rising before him he recol.
ects that many have not yet waxed and
Waned since this very party, who now claim nm
as an ally, crouched and howled like an exercised
demon beneath the magic of his burning words
Let him come out from among them he and MS
friends, for they are not of them eagles mate moi
with kites and carrlon crows. ...
Sir, should rejoice to see the gallant gentleman
resume his original position. should be proud to
win my spurs under so well approved and accom-
pshed leader. ....
Let me call to his mind fable, with which he
is doubtless familiar gaunt and ravenous wolf:
hastily gorgng the spols of some plunderlng ex-
pediiion, was choked by bone, and lay at the
point of death A storlS happend TO be passing
that way, and moved by an l.judged pity, extend
ed her long neck down the VOLTS throat, and ex-
ractcd the bone. Upon mOdestly suggesting the
propreiy of some reward for so generous an act
the stork was told, with wolfsh scowl, that she
ought to consider herself fortunate that her head
not bitten oil during the operation. y.....
Now, take it that it requires no name written
beneath this pic,ure TO enable the most obtuse to
recognise in The ravenous wolf the present party in
power The picture will also call to mind how
this party, years ago, while gorging with VOL
fish appetite, upon the ''spoils got bone in its
throat, and lay Mt the point of dissolution. leave
it to the sagacty of the !ntleman from South Car
DINA to finish the resemblance to say who acted
towards the Adminisra atom the part OF the benevo-
lent stork and 10 reflect upon the boon she is like
y to receive for her kindness.
Sir, the immense peculaons of Swartwout, Price
and others, or rather the exposure Of them, has
Harmed the Administration.
They propose to make up Tie losses by retrench-
ment. And what do you suppose are TO be the sub
ects of this and sudden economy What
branches of the public service TO be Topped of
on account of the lcentiousness and rapacity OF
the office holders l feel too indignant to tell you.
Look into The report Of the Secretary of the
Treasury and YOU will find out Well, sir, who
are they? Pensions, harbors, and lighthouses
Yes, sir, these are recommended as proper subjects
for retrenchment. First of ALL the sacred veter-
ans of the revolution are to be deprived OF por-
ton of the scanty pit lance doed out TO them by
the cold charity Of the country. How many OF
them will you have to send forth as beggars upon
the very soil which they wrenched from Inc hand
OF tyranny, to make up the amount OF even one OF
these splendid robberies /? How many harbors Will
it take-those improvements dedicated no less TO
humanity than to interest those nests OF com
merce, TO which tho canvass. winged birds OF the
flock for safety How many lighthouses
will il lake How many of these "brght eyes of
the ocean as my friend from Virginia beautifully
calls them, are TO BIO put out How many OF those
faithful sentineIs who stand along rocky coast,
and peerng far out in the darkness, give timely
warning TO the hardy mariner where The lee shore
threa,ens-how many of these, ask, are to be.di
charged from their humane service Why, the
proposition is almost impous. L should as soon
wish 10 put out the STARS in heaven.
Sir, my blood bols at the cold blooded atrocity
with which this Administration proposes thus TO
sacraice the very family jewels of the country 10
nav for he of ts
they wish 10 retrencb, let them cut down salaries,
instead of lighthouses; let them Eabandon Offices,
instead of harbors let them turn out upon the
s,o.d -.f .io -~iiiors OF tr.o revoiutioh.
Mr. Chairman, have done l had intended to
notice otwrr portions of The Message, but shall de-
fer it for have already far taxed the patience
of the committee. shall vote in the House for
an investigation, though do not expect much from
it, MY hope is an investigation by higher
authority than this House--by the people. The
evil of the times lies not in particular cases, but in
the principles OF the party. Legislation cannot
reach it. 1t is radical evil, and the people alone
cure it. That they will do so, and in the only
way it can be done, byd change OF ruters, l have a
high and holy confidence. This administration
has eaten like cancer, far into the ms iitutons
of the country, that unless the remedy be soon APP
piled, 1t will be too late. do most Conscientious
ly believe, that if the present dynasty is continued
in power constitutional liberty cannot survive
Already our institutions are half corrupted Al
ready anarchy and desposm are leagucd together
against the Constitution and the Laws. Let nm
who doubts it look at the proceedings in neigh
boring State, and the conduct of the Federal Exc
cutive i'm relation thereto.
Let Mr. Van Buren, be re elected let them con-
linue to be guided by tho counsels of Mephstophles
and Asmodeus, the two famiIiars whe are ever at
his elbow-those lords, the one of letters and the
one of ies-and it will not be long that this nigh
ty Hall will echo to the voice of an American Keep
reseniative. This Capitol will have no other uses
than attract the curiosity of the passing traveller
who, in melancholy idleness, wtll stop TO inscrbe
upon of these massive pillars, ''Here WAS a
Republic"
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