Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-07-10

SUB.TREASURY BILL PASSED.

SUBTREASURG BILL PASSED. =
This speclous scheme for strengthening the hand OIL
the National Execuvethis BILL, or proposition,
which the Globe of 1899 pronounced "dSorgdn'sing
and revolutionary and subversvc OF the fundamental
principles of our Government" passed the House Oh
Representatives last evening, by vote of IA yeas TO
l07 nays. There were nine members of the OPPOSE
ton absent at the time the vote was taken Oh the
advocates of this bill to strengthen the hand ofpower
all were present and voted except one member. ihu9
if the whole number of members had been present ana
voted the result could not have Differed as there would
still fteVc been majority Of nine in favor of the bill
Tins was OF course known, or 1t not TO be supposed
lhat all inc nne mcmners opposed TO ths ulso'ea' w
ing and revolutionary" measure OF the present au-
mlnstratlon would have allowed themselves TO be
absent when the vote was taken.
II s however in all cases. where it possible TO he
present. an unsafe usuagc 10 be absent And though
the vote of opponent may not serve to prevent the
fruiton Of bad measure the passage oil bad bil
it should nevertheless be recorded against It, Let cv-
cry friend Of good government and free institutions do
his duty and always be found at his post, on 0cca-
sons of such importance ;ond though he may not be
able to the progress of those who would strength
en- the hand of power, by giving possession oi he
PURSE well as the SWORD of the nation, nor in other
circumstances be able to stop the course OF the poll
cal dcsructivcs in their career of nischlei-sull let
him not omit to be present and record his vote ror
there's moral strength in every vote marshal!ed
against the wrong docr and on the side of right which
is important to the woll-beng Of the country, and
should therefore on no account be withheld:
The Sub-trcasury bill having now passed both lioi-
ses of Congress the Executive may now CONSIDER NM
scfas vested with full cnntrol of the whole treasury
Of the nation. From the time of his accession to the
Presidency this has been an object near the heart oil
Mr.. Van Buren,. The purse of the country has been
for years object Of desire to his longing eyes; and
this desire is now at length about to be gratied lie
is about to clutch the national purse, with grasp ina
cannot and will not be relaxed, until the AN OF Marct
l9il. How much evil may be done and suffered, ere
the arrival of that DAY pELtvEnAScE, may NO. now
be forcsccn. The past extravaganza of the spnls AZ
mnstration, which has squandered its mIllions IN al
directions and for all sorts Of objects, has REDUCED
the national treasure 10 a low cbb-and this IN th'
actual state of things, may be n means OF safety
When the treasure of a nation IS handed over 10 IL
rulers when the money of country claiming tt
be free, is devoted to the purpose of atrenhcnmg h
hand of power, common sense teaches that th
less in amount that treasure, the more likely is tina
country preserve its freedom. In the crisis there
fore produced by the passage of the Sub. Treasur!
Bill, the comparative poverty OF the national treasurl
brought about by the reckless extravaganza OF tn
present administration Athe country may rccogni2
one element of its safety. Before this can be over
come by the spoiers-so as TO make the most, or al
they hope Of this po,rer the purse the other an,
great remedy will be brought to bear through the bal
lot boxes. In little season, and spoilers and Sub
Treasurv-schemc and schcmcrs-will be vetoed b.
the people whom they have betrayed, and be made &
give place to Harrison and Reform. Then shall tn
country prosper and the land have rest.