Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-08-07
From the National IntellIgencer.
OPINIONS OF SENATOR TAPPAN

OPINIONS OF SENATOR TAPPAN.
If there be any one individual in public life
who more distinctly than another personifies the
politics of the party now in power, and which is
seeking to perpetuate its power to carry into
effect the projects that "le behind" those which
it has already consummated, it is perhaps Mr..
Senator TApPAN, of Ohio. OF this Senator per-
sonal!y we know nothing, and have nothing to
say, Bat of his political movements we have
not been inattentive observers. We have no.
ticed his course in the Senate, in reference
especially TO his anti-bank and ant-credit doe
trines, which he carried TO such an extent in the
case of the District banks, that, domneering in
the pride Of party power, he could not forbcar
adding offensive taunts and sneers to the oppres-
sion and injustice he was assisting to perpetrate
upon the District. We have now before us the
cridence of that Senator's real opinions, and of
the purposes which "ic behind" his support of
the Sub Treasury scheme, and the measures
which have been avowed to "lc behind" it :;
among which purposes the reader will perceive,
from the subjoined testimony, is, to PUT DOWN
THE BANKS, as means of REDUCING THE WAGES
OF LABOR TO ELEvEN-PENcE A DAY, the price of
WHEAT TO SIXTEEN CENTS BUsHEL and crery
thing else in proportion.
READ what follows, and REFLECT UPON IT
From the Steubonvc Gazette.
The Globe having recently asserted that It had all
thorty for denying the statement heretofore made by
Mr. JAMES WALLACE, OF conversation between HIM
and BESJ. TAPPAN, Esq in which the latter expressed
hmselfn favor of specie currency the effect of which
stated by Mr. Tappan, would be TO reduce labor to
| twelve and half cents day, and wheat to sixteen
cents a bushel, &c we have been furnished with the
following ahidavts from Mr. James Wallace and Mr..
James Little, both respectable wooen manufacturers
and Adam Wise, Esq at the time of the conversation
n machine maker and now justice OF the peace, all
of Scubcnvlc, Weundorsand also that the fact set
! forth in these dopostons can be sustained by other
individuals. Any further remark on our part is unne
DISPOSITIONS.
Personally appeared before the undersigned, Jas
| Wallace who deposes and says: That short time
previous TO the last October election, he had a CONVEX
snton with Benz Tappan Esq, Of the Senators II
the Congress of the United States from the State o
Ohio, during which conversation Mr. Tappan remark
ed: You manufacturers, Mr. Wallace stand Yer,
much in your own llht, that you do not 60 with ~
for the hard money system; and you would 90 witt
us if You did not look through other peoples specta
4 rlcs' This Opponent inquired how the manufacturer
,yorr Ia bG benefited by the adoption Of that system
II appan replied that "ragGS were entirely too hin
IN this country, aud that there was NJ reason VIII
labor should not be as cheap in this country M in Eu
rope. 1t is the banks, Continued Mr. lnppan) tina
keep up the price OF labor and the price OF produce;
, you can pm do,ra the baatS, tabor rW be reduced
eeren pence day rhoat 10 sirteen cents busi, an
erery hing else IN proportion 1he Sub Iredsm'
,rH produce This result; il ieW PIT dorn The bank,
and reduce The price efilbor and The produce Of IN
country 1t will be the best tariff the manula eurcr
l can have and, ms'ead oibelng compelled 10 ask you
government Tor protection, it will enable the America
manufacturer 10 compete with the English nianutaC
I his market