The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-04-28
THE EUROPEAN STANDARD.

The Federal Government has become suddenly
and violently attached to foreign fashions Inc
habits, preindices and policy Of The old World are
held up as examples worthy Of imitation 10 Inc
people of the United States. Mr. buchah""'
leading Administration Senator from rennsyiVohl''
is espe ciaIly DESTROYS OF bringing us back 10 'he
Euronean standard. MIR Walker, another Zea.ous
EodoraI norIi,nn regards tho institutions of Cuba
and China as models for free America. MIR pen
ton the ather of humbugs and hard-money, is
striving TO abolish all bountes TO our hardy Usher
men. and quotes as his strongest reason Tor the
change the experience oil European monarchIes
MIR Van Buren, himself, to strengthen the argument
in favor of the Federal Sub. Ireasury, has consult
ted twenty-five foreign governments aud hnds IN
their financial policy reasons and prccedents Tor
the establishment ofhIs fjtvorte scheme. Thus is
Republican America called upon to take lessons
from monarchcal Europe. We are told to shut
mr. ewes TO the light -FOUR own experience, to de-
part from the beaten track so gloriously and sue
cessnlIy pursued by for efa'hers and to follow
in the footsteps Of the petty princes; and the pow
erful despots of the old World
is any thing so cnticng in tie examples thus
cid up to cur gnze as to induce the people 2f
America to obliterate their ancient landmarks and
abandon their well tried princip pies? is THE WORK
ING MAN to gain by the proposed adoption of for
eign standard in our own land? Let nun renlem'
Der that II ied by this standard his hours OF labor
would be inc reased-his wages would fall to few
pence per day--his means of subsistence would be-
come scanty and precarious, md he himself losing
that sense ofndependence which ample employ
ment and fair compensation now give MN, "ouid
sink in the scale of human beings and become de-
graded to the level of the peasants and Doors CT
Europe.
Is TurF FARMER to be benefited by the introduction
of the new system? Let him reflect that when we
get down to the hard money standard OF the old
world, he must no longer look for the ample prices
which have heretofore rewarded the husbondinan S
toil-that if he has mortgage upon MS Iair lhhds
for but quarter OF their present Vaiue IL VIII re-
uure every acre to satisfy his creditor demand
when the hard money currency shall have driven
credit from the land, and diminished the eircOia-
ting medium to one fourth of its present amount
that them this side as well as oeyonu Tue p,pau
Atlantic the few capitalists of the country VIII be-
come the great propretors Of The soli, and the cu-
tivators of the earth, the hardy yeomanry OF the
land will sink from the station OF independent
rreemen masters of their own actions ana OF ihelr
own homes, into the condition OF mere tenants at
will and hopeless dependents upon the pleasure OF
wealthy and powerful landlords.
Can The PATRIOT find any thing ID me proposed
change to commend it to his favor: Let him re-
call to mind the condition of the lower classes IN
the old world-their besotted ignorance-ther
grinding pover,y--their scan'y tare-thelr misera-
bic hoves--the entire Subsection OF the many 10
intelligence--the increasing prosperlty-the whole
some and abun liant food--the comfortable haDlta-
tons and the manly Independence OF the great
mass who earn their bread by the sweat OF their
brow IN our land: and then let him say whether
he can yield his sanction or support to change IN
our maxims Of government, which, proposing 10 IN
troduce for home consumption these foreign iash
ions and calling upon us to adopt IN practlce ne
exploded theories of the old world, must inevitably
tend to arrest onward progress and TO Dring US
back to the European standard-the very goaliron
which started when we entered upon our race
for Independence and commenced our career as
nation
Freamen Of America Will You turn back a
the bidding your President, from the path which
your forefathers trod and which led them as III nc
prosperity, and to national glory?-AtOany .Adrerti