Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-10-23

Missed claims of the city, with the additional contribI-
tons Of Alexandria and Georgetown, leaving a large
balance IN our favor on equitable principles, as clab-
oratcly digestcd and reported by a committed of Con.
gress. That report made after great research, ought
to have frowned down this little attempt to do injus-
ticc to tho district for the purpose Of cxcusing its OPP
pressors.
Thank God, we possess advantages, intrinsic and
identical, of which the spoilers cannot deprive us;
they can check and cripple, but they cannot destroy
mcnts. but if our usual facilities and our institutions
had not been cruelty wrestcd from us, without an
effort to reform them, or to substitute some other less
liable to objection, our improvements would have been
quodrupled.
1t is unnecessary to add to the catalogue Of specif-
cations many other cases Of similar character, and
similarly fated by rulers more anxious for the perpc-
tuatlon of their own functions than for their exercise
for the public good. All appropriate official purposes
were merged IN electioncering concerts and ~intrigucs.
And is not the Administration responsible for all
those measures and proceedings, both Of commission
and OMISSION 1t h ID malorities in both houses of
Congress, who proved their devotion by a prompt
execution Of any favorltc project presented by the
Executive. 1t is a pitful attempt at exoneration or eva
son therefore let it not be again said, as l have
heard It slnistcrously intimatcd, that 'the fault lies
with Congress-the President can do nothing" I
presume he can still at least recommend strongly
tor consideration" Is it possible that the people can
be amused and trcked with such idle mockcry T.
Why, If the President had urged Congress on those
topics with only Il 1.-THE of the zeal and importantly
employed IN the case Of the sub-Treasury, or his war
OH the credit system, all would have been well it
would not have boon necessary to 60 into q o%ne.sided,
lteratcd and reiterated argument Of a hired advocate
in one breath recommending the specie currency
OF European nations, and in the next contrasting our
business prosperity with their adversely a dlgn'hcd
call bearing. the characteristics of sincerity, anxiety
and patcrnal regard would have been enough. Nay,
what Congress would have disregardcd such an APP
peal ! In fact, what Administration have we ever
h d that was unsuccessful in pressing on the Legs
laturc a subject of particular interest and favor, unless,
hv nnSothIlf ..n,t, anI St,. nna panp,,I 10,
SAVIOR too much of n rank party charactcrl
Or is it to be contcnded thai, there were no means
for the above purposes, or many others equally UNI
provided for, which would have required an expendi-
ture OF money ! Strange pretence, indeed The Adj
mIiilstration, by their lhprovident and impolltlc sys-
ten OF measures, first dry up the fountains OF revc-
nuo, and then would plead their own wrong in vim
dlcatior.
The approaching crisis required that many other
Objects OF popular, as well rs national Importance, de-
minded ny the pubic .exigenc,cs ana importantly,
should be appropriated Tor, iunds or no iunds IN the
Treasury the appropriations were accordingly no
mlnally made: but then follows, at the winding up OF
the session > Work, u gross violation OF every SOUND
principle oil law ana national policy. Inc PRESIDENT
Is armed with the arbitrary power OF dispensing, at
MS uiscrcuoh, WIN the applcauon Oh any Oh tnose
appropriations 10 Their destined Objects, IN case oil de-
iicit Oh revenue lie, IN otncrs words, may apply
the means IN hand as he pleases, to any purposes
within the whole range OF appropriation, and with.
hold them from others. This Is the first instance l
rccollect, and | hope 1t willIbc the last, OF such dlsso-
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,'y,r,r;nes nr,,n"cn,! ond d,r,, hostile in Their ,cn .
jcncv 10 m,nv Of ,hn ;mnor,,nt interests and nurno.
ses 81 the nai,on ,hund,n,lv nrovc that = chanoe of
nol;, r ii rnlcr. ;s nocnes,rv Thcv convince one in
rhnr, ,h,, ~ = ,,,hnr;,.d ~ cxnect more ron,
Harris ~ Than from Van Huron We niyh, ;ndceJ
u,,Il ;;ns,;r, , nroCorcrcno f Tho f,rr,er mnon ,he con,
v wv.! " ~ y y nv, y, - u ;wc M , ccr,a;n,v fr ar
,nror,,;r,v vvnh,va ,he ;,c,h,s NJ . crmei and d;s.
,rc.,;n" ceriaintv actually unon u.. and can hazard
no,L;;naS H. i. H. ,a "' "fN" - "N wa ~
But what could VIC, at anv time, reasonably ap.
preh nd from committing our dcstinics to one who
has already imnor,alizcd himself BY a series of labo-
rious. successful, and important public services, both
military and civil whose experience is great: whose
public ard private character challenges respect and
admin at on, Notwithstanding a scandalous, though
feeble effort of caIumny! Call this eulogv, if YOU
please but the maenanimity of every honorable and
dislnterested bosom will respond to its truth and JUS
tice. Moreover, from no political acts or tcnets of
General Harrison, candid and unrcservcd as he has
been, both in practice and theory, in relation to the
prominent exciting questions of national policy that