Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-03-19
Truth aud IloquenCe.

PRENTTSS "a The HoHse u R7rGcniaiires'
T.. :. on The Defaioahoa of ne Grneral Cor
srHmont.
We recre, exceedingly our inability to lay the
whole OF this mastery production before our res-
defs. Though NC cannot furnish room Tor the en-
tire speech We have selected lew passages ifo"
IT, which will enable readers TO form some es-
innate Of the spirit, eoquence and power oil debate
which distinguishes it's author. Mr. Prentiss thus
lashes the Sub .Troasury scheme and It's advocates
The system is corrupt In It's tendency oil tx-
pericnce saws so. The first sub treasurer since
the Christian era was Judas lsesrioi. Ne carried
The bag and II WIS doubtless as much his dispos'-
ton to appropriate its contents to his own pHvste
use as by the thirty pieces of silver, that he was
tempted to be.iay his Master.
But understood the Executive goes still fuf'h'
er pointing TO those very defacetlons, demands
an additional band of officers TO watch the resi-,
and prevent them from walking in the footsteps of
their predecessors. So Pisisirstus gashed himself
with uuseemly wounds aud telling the people they
had been inflicted by his enemies, asked for an adj
ditional guard TO protect him. His request was
granted fifty men were given him, with whom he
! Immediately seized upon the citadel and became ty-
/ rant OF Athens. Let the lesson not be lost when
you are asked TO increase the number of the Office
| holders.
! No, sir, these defalcations teach another lesson,
and one we'll worth the cost if we will but profit
| by its adnontions. They teach that the sub-treas
ury system is but the hot-bed of temptation and
crime. They teach that the public treasure can
not be safely confded to individual custody.
Sir, this Government may determine to watch.
like Turks. with jealous care, its golden harem !;
but 1t will seek in vain for the financial eunuchs
who have the power to quad without the wish TO
enjoy.
Mr. Chairman the amount of money we have
lost, great it is presents question Of but little
comparative importance. If this whole Admins
tration would take passage in the Great Western.
and with the treasury in their pockets, follow after
Swartwout and Price. | doubt not the country
would cry quits, and think it happy rddance.--
But it is deep and vital question, how such things
are healed how this system of negligence and
corruption is TO be stopped and the action of the
Government brought back to its original purity.
The following passage cuts like q two edged
sword
have no hope of reform of the party in power
my only hope is, that the People, convinced OF
their hipocracy and wlckedness will hurl them from
the high places they have long dsgraced.-
That consumaton so devoully to be wished for
may be obtained let unite in exhibiting TOD
country their true principles let us fasten
them the responsibility OF their actions. In MS
patriotic work trust shall find with me my hon
orabe friend from South Carolina, who is near me
(Mr Pickens.) Often has he led the fierce assault
against these very corruptons. Has his hand
waxed weak, or his heart waxed cold that his
war-cry has not yet tinged in our earsl Surely
the 'horr of Roland will sound again; surely in
this, his favorite battle he will strike one more
blow fer Chris,endom before he renunnces the cross
and assumes the turban. Sir. see by his flashing
eye his soul is with u.s. the spirit of the past i.
rising before him he recollects that not man,
moons have wexed and waned since this very par
~, who now claim him as ally, crouched anC
howled like exercised demons beneath the magic
3 of his burning words. Let him come out from
mong them he and his friends. for they are not o
3 them; eagles mate not with kites and Carlo,
! crows.
q Sir, ! should rejoice to see the gallant gentle
{ man resume his Original position. I should b.
0 proud to win my spurs under SO well approve
y aud accomplished leader.
Let me call to his mind fable. win which h
is doubtless familiar. gaunt and ravenous VOL
Heartily gorgng the spos Of son plunderiup ex
8 petition, was choked by a bone, and-lay at tn
. polnt of death. stork happened d. passing
a that way, and moved by an i'll Judged pitA EATEN
ded her long neck down the VOLTS throat and OK
tracted the bone. Upon boldly sugges III
n proprety OF some reward for so generous an &C,
the stork was told, with wolfsn scowi. that sh
ought to consider herself fortunate that her hea
was not bitten off during the operation.
\ Now take THAT it requires no name write
beneath this picture, to enable the most obtuse,
/ recognize in the ravenous wolf the present part
n IN power The picture will also call TO mind no,
= this party some years ago, while gorging, wit
i, wolhsh appetite upon the 'spos' got bone in it
J, throat and lay at the point of dissolution. leay
II to the sagaclty of the gentleman of South Caro-
a Ina TO finish the resemblance, to say who acte
n towards the Administration the part of the beneyo
d lieut. stork and to reflect upon the boon she
likely TO receive tor her kindness.
# The following and concluding passage is a spe
" cmen oil as genuine eloquence as we have seen fc
:, long time:
10 Dir the immense pecua,ons of Swartwou
m price and others, rather the exposure of then
a, has siarmed the Administration.
4. Ihey propose to make up he losses by retrencl
IN men'. And what do you suppose are TO be II
40 subjects OF this new and sudden economyf WI,
~ branches OF the public service are TO be lopped
| on account OF the lironfious rsnac,,,, -