Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-02-27
THE TELEGRAPH.
B al H M e.;
A CHANGE OF RULERS !.
Co nc ! u d Q d
OR THE ONLY CURE FOR HARD TIMES.

Concluded.
In our last. we briefly glanced at the state of our
public affairs under the prudent administration Of
Mr. Adams, and the unprecedented arrangements
which the Country has experienced under the sue
eessive administrations of Gen Jackson and Mr.. Van
Buren,, which has exerted such parallyzing infu-
ence upon every branch of industry and trade, and
which has consequently tended to spread ruin and
desolation among all classes Of our fellow citizens.
In this number we shall endeayor to point out the
remedy--G change Of Rulers
When Gen. Jackson. commenced bis notorious
system of humbuggery, the grand plea which he set
up in Justification, was, that he would furnish the
people with 'better currency" an "improred sys-
ten Of erchanges,, for the Merchants. and at the
same lime provide 9saer custody for the public
funds Through the medium Of these 6ne-soun ding
hobbies certain long established prejudices, and par
ticafar PRIVATE interests were soon enlisted to
wonderfuexient. in favor of the theories ofthe
old hero. The shelter currency" can be judged Of
by II our readers. 1.-THE entire absence, and im-
possibility to get money, is what Gen. Jackson
meant by a "bett'r land hard] currency'-why
then. we give in, for truly, in that respect, we
doubt il better success could have been attained
Instead Of having what should call shelter cur
rency," we certainly have none at al-The thous-
ands o. merchant, ruined by the panic of 1s33-34,
and by subsequent stoppages and panics. afford an
imperishabe monument to his skill at "improving
the exchanges whilst Price, Swartwout. Boyd,
Harris, and scores of other subtreasurers who have
absconded with mre than THREE MILLIONS of
the public treasure afford an unanswerable argu-
ment. with respec to his "sqfer custody" for the
public funds These things now matters of his
tory and common observation. Let the people ex-
anime for themselves.
All these excellent promises, did Gen. Jackson
put forth, But mark the change;-as as Mr..
Van Buren, gets oevery seated in the presidential
chair, he changes the tune, and we are now told
that THE PEOPLE "look to GOVERNMENT for
too much" And the astounding discovery is now
made, thai the Government has but little to do with
regulating the exchanges, and should be entirely
.diuorced" from all connection. with the interests
and prosperity Of the common people. And the con
stusion is grayey cited in support of this strange.
and inconsistent doctrine. 1t was peculiarly the
province of the government 10 attend TO these mat
tiers, when Gen. jackson stood at the helm but al
ter Mr.. Van Buren, discovers the widespread ruin
which has resulted, natural consequence, from
such tinkering, and not possessing the nerve and
and manly Independence to abandon a course Of
fauorite measures, so disastrous in their consequent
ces. because it is the handspring and foundation Of
all his political hopes ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. he very
coolly informs the 'dea, people, that "they expect
too much from government" The government
must take Of itsslf-and the people must take
care of Memselues!n Such is the ayowed language
of our present rulers. OF course the people will
now perceive the necessity Of adopting prompt
asures, in order to resume the CONTROL Of our ma
tonal affairs, and thus engage in the only efficient
manner, in the very important duty Of "TAkING
CARE of THEMSELVES!
We come now TO consider the important question,
How shall this great work be accomplished How
shall we restore fhe country to her wonted prosperi
ty, and insure the speedy return of tranquility, and
nfuse new life and visor, into the various branches
Of trade, commerce, and industry throughout this
union. How shall these ends he accomplished
The answer is obvious, and cannot be gainsayed:-
onlu. by "a CHANGE ofRULERS!!
From the remarks already introduced, and from
an impartial investigation into the principles and
prominent measures Of the past and present admins
raon, twill readily be perceived that we have not
the slightest grounds for expecting any permanent
or even feasible means Of relief from that quarter.
The reasons are obvious. Under the sacred name
of DEMOCRACY, the country has been Frustrated,
in all her resources enterprise and industry These
disastrous results had their rise in the tory principle
Of strengthening and concentrating the powers, con-
stu,ionally belonging to the people, into tho hands
of the Executive Human nature is the same now,
and always will be, as in the days of ancient Greece
and Rome Under the sacred name Of DEMocRA-
cY, the executive stretches forth his grasplng
arm to secure heperpetuaton and complete posses
sion of the already enormous powers, by which
he now convulses the whole land in his efforts to
secure the trumphs of his party, and will soon. I'M
less speedily checked consummate the entire over
throw of all our republican nstitutions-in fact, if
not in name.
Since, then, we cannot even hope for change OF
measures, under our present rulers, which changes
might remedy the great evils which have been brief
" pointed out, and which the mass Of the people
we'll understand the only alternative that remains, is
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