Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-07-31
FOR CONGRESS,
HON. AUGUSTUS YOU NG



DISTRICT OF VERMONT:
The period designated by the laws of our State.
FOR the choice ct person to represent YOU IN the pop
uar branch Of the national legislature is fast approach
Ing: and IN view thereof, we have assembled a. a
convention of the people, to cct an individual to be
recommended to your support at the ensuing cleo
ton. Under these circumstances we deem it map
propratc to set forth in this manner concise exposi-
zion OF the principles we advocate, and which VIC
desire 10 carry out by the election of our candidate
The events of the last congressional election in this
district are fresh in the memory of ALL and we need
only advert TO them TO convince you that the will and
wishes OF the district as repeatedly and uniformly de-
carcd on former occasions, grossly and palpahly
msrepresented by the person now noininally repre-
sentlng you IN congress.
The candidate Offered for your surfaces il one
every way qualified by talent experience and unwa-
~ering devotion to democratic principles, and the in
torcst of the people Of the district, for the high and
responsible station 10 which would call hun and
he has also signied his acceptance ofthc nominations
30 that the friends OF wing principles need not dread
recurrence OF the unforeseen disaster which prevented
thon at the last election from securing their rinhttu
representation.
The grounds OF our opposition to the rcignine ly-
TASTY OF the Union are briefly these:
They have established as the law OF the land, the
odous and oft rejected subtreasury schomc for the
disposition OF the public money giving TO the federal
executive the unlimited control Through his creaures
of the nation IS treasure; multiplying, to an alarming
and dangerous extent the power and patronage of that
already ovcrshadowingI influence, by the partality
which may be prac'ised under ts operation towards
snbservlent and inscriptions partizans and render
Ing the public money unsafe by reason of the mposs-
bllitv of obtaining responsible bonds to the amount
required, and the probability rendered akin to a ccr-
tainty by the past practice Of the admin sraon thai,
"men of straw, will be accepted as ample security
for political partlzans, irresponsible, regards
their foaity 10 the party.
These considerations added to the fact that the sys
ten has been in practical operation since 1881 during
which time sixty four out Of sixty seven "receyers'
of public money hive proved delaulters in amounts
varying from $1,000 to 81 OQo,o0O render it project
which in practice has already proved uns1uud, how
ever plausible 1t may be in theory.
But this is not all. 1t has been made the nstr,,-
ment OF the most shameless corruption on the part OF
the exc uvo and his agents. Dolaultcrs have been
suffered TO abscond with the public money, unmolcst-
ed by the arm of the law Men deeply indebted to
the government have heenlc to theenloymcnt of their
fortunes stolen from the public chest and have even
been retained IN Office under such circumstances upon
the certificate of parizans Of the administration that
their family connections influential, and that
tho cause of democracy (meanng of the powers that
be) would suffer by the removal" The bonds of mos,
OF those men have proved worthless. The p-opertv OF
some OF them has been attached behalf of the GOV.
eminent to save appearances and yet large estates
nearly or quite sufficient 70 iiqnlae their dues the
government have been candestincly Sold under tn
hammer TO by-bdders for trhe, and reverted to The
defaul.cr.
These are some Of the fruits of this anti-republcar
project, and seeing them, what care the people how
plausible the hrclngs of its author may strive to gilc
the pill for their threats! But these are not tho hi
of its evil consequences. Ihes, c0rrption- aH ct Tho
great mass of the people enl remotely compared will
the evils brought home by its operation to their owr
doors. Let us ask YOU follow citizens is the counr,
prosperous! is trade ilourshng! do manufacturer,
prosper is the farmer paid for his toll is money
plenty, and do all classes of the community recoiy,
the same reward for their industry and skill which
once crowned Their Efforts for subsistence! Yol
cannot but answer No! Then we ask you further
who has had the management Of affairs for the las
three years Not certainly the wings; though M
friends Of the administration would fain shuttle off thu
responsibility upon them; they have been in a minor
ity IN both BRANCHES No 1t is the administration
of Martin Van Burcn, and there let the blame rest
blame there be- Tie tells us TINT the system ha been
in operation for three years and we see and feel il Il
be true. But he tells us at the same time tina, tn
systcm is 10 make us happy Prosperous and flourish
ing. We ask him and ask YOU where are its boast
Cd fruits Of prosperity! If not developed in tire
years OF unobstruclod operation, what have we hon
from it in the future7
lnstoad Of growing better, things hive grown wor.,
and so we may reasonably expect to see them unle
this ubiquitous and ruinous plan.
they tell us, too, that one of the favortc effects
this scheme, from which they anticipate much 1000
is the REDUCTION OF WAGES and Of the PR
CEs OF PROPERTY! They tell us Wages nrc TOO hip
and property too, and bid us initiate the glorious cu
rency and condition Of dcspoiic Spain, Cuba, Anstr
and France md even point to degraded bcniphte,
heather China, ms fit models for a republican cnrrcr
ey! Whnt say YOU, laborers, mechanics farmer
merchants and manufactures of Vermont What g,
you who have bought farms and partly but not who'll
paid for them; do You approve of a system which n,
only aims to bring down the price of your propcrt
40 that you only lose what you have paid but ne
chance become actually indebted for the rcstl Sue
are the undenable effects Of bill which party Pre-
dent, backed by party mnorics, hNs passed for pa
" ACKNOWLEDGMENT. And let il not be FORGOTTEN ia
John Smith voted for this bill of denominations Iii
they been rightly represented, the hccmen Of 4
fourth district would not have been 50 Inundated
10 lend helping hand to their onslavers We a
further opposed to the parry in power, because bc
tied hand foot at the feet of southern interests, tn
already profess hostility 10 protective tariff, whi
we consider vitality necessary for the cncourageme
Of the industry Of the manufacturing states and
securing Just reward 10 northern labor. We belle
that the north have nothing Therefore 10 expect fro
Martin Van Buren, or his coad tutors in the way of G
courag ,ment support 10 protective tariff; md
therefore repudate them unworthy the confiden
or support of northern frcemen.
We are further opposed to the present dominant p'
ty because came into power on promises OF refrenc
Tnent and REFORM bur has in shameless and omen v
lation of those promises been, as s OWN official
cords have repeatedly shown the most prohga
corrupt and cxtravagant administration that has h'
the rens Of state since the formation of our cover
ment 1t came into power in 1897, with an lncre'
ing revenue, beyond the previous wants OF the pub
expenditures, with nine millions of surplus reven
which it unjustly and feloniously withheld from