Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-08-21
For The T-ern,ont phoenia,.
MAR. VAN BuREN's FALSE ISSUE.


candid consideration Of the people, viz the
therefore cxer: oil their art aud cunning to
amuse them with false issues OF various
kinds. They are practicing what Senator
Buchanan in speech in the House of Re-
representatives., shortly before Gen. Jackson's
election, said was the maxim OF Dcspots.--
He spoke rs follows
"It is the maxim of despots that the PEG.
ple should never look into the concerns OF
government Those who have enslaved ,nan-
kind, from Cesar TO Bonaparte, have always
endeavored by presenting them with amuse-
ments, and by every other means in their
power, to attract the attention Of the people
from the conduct Of their rulers"
This is the very game Senator Buchanan
and the administration have played off up
on the people for years and it is the only
hope, if hope they have, in the Presidential
contest The Washington Globe says that
the question to be decided at the next Presi-
dental election is, " shall this be u govern.
mcnt of the banks or government OF the
people, This question is pressed home up
on a the fathful" by all the pcnsioned press
rs through the whole land, and also by the
stump orators. The people are told that they
mus, not let any thing divert their attention
from this grea, and most momentous of all
questions. In some Of these papers they put
the question IN this form -" The question is
Whether the Banks shall rule or whether
the people shall rule" Ii amounts 10 the
same as in the other form. Is not this n
gross insulIl Is there an intelligent man in
the whole nation who does not know that
this is all humbug2 Who does not know
that this is mere scarecrow 10 divert and
amuse the people and attract their attention
from the conduct OF their rulers. The ad.
minis,ralion put down the u. $. Bank yeats
ago. and il has recently swep, away all the
banks in the District OF Columbia at a sin
gle blow; and il the Stale Banks are so
dangerous 10 the liberties OF the people that
all the abuses and extravaganza Of the ad.
ministraiion and its rapid strides TO absolute
power. are 10 be lost sight OF in our watch
full vigilance 10 prevent the banks from
usurping the reins OF the Federal Govern.
ment and destroying the liberties Of the pco.
ple-lhc sooner they are all pu, down. the
better. IL those who raise these bugbears
are sincere. why DO they no, come out open.
~ and boldly and go for the immediate an.
Inhalation of all banks7 The fact that they
do not, is evidence oil their insincerily But
how can the Banks usurp the reins OF 60
vernment2 VIVA, danger is there Of any
Interference Of the Banks with the powers
Of the government
will thank any friend TO the ndminisira
ton 10 give me u candid answer TO these
questions. But says lhe Washington Globe !:
=" Harrison is the candidate OF the Bank
party" and again the Globe says that "the
frauds perpclrated in the third district in
lat-it-I-i, .1.s-. .i-ss.~J ..s~r~iy 10
virvt May 10. but the Whig candidates for as
sembly, aud this insured the Bank party
majority in the Legislature OF Pennsylvania
Is not here palpablc perversion OF truth ?
Does not the sequel prove that Naylor was
elected by a handsome majority And how
stands the case touching the Bank party IN
The Legislature OF Pennsylvania" The
Governor aud very large majority oil bo'h
branches oil the Legislature OF this Stale
we've friends OF the Observation-Disclosures OF
course, according to the Glob-'s logic, Inc
lnli.bsnk parry had all the power IN thcii
hands. And VIVA, did they do The banks
had all suspended and violated theii char
ers-they were all completely at the mercy
If those an,i.bnnkites who canstnnily de.
monaco The Wings MS the Bank party-and
had hcaped every odlons ePithe' upon
b.. Ja,islo,ure and Gov. Rilner for re-char.
e,ioe the Bank ofihe u, Statcs--nay. more,
hey had sworn in their wrath that whenev-
n they got the power into their own hands,
he monster should be RACED TO its very foun.
should not be grease spot Of
I left. These threats and demonstrations
yeIc rung through the whole country
10 epithet was too foul 10 apply to Gov Rit.
Ter ard the Legislature who chartered the
rightul monster. Now, in 1910 they were
n full power in all the branches of the gov.
rnment, with an overwhelming majority in
10Th branches Of the Legislature. The
Bank was completely attheir mercy having
suspended specie payments and neglected TO
make its regular returns. They had only to
ay the word and the monster was crushed
o death in the twinking of an eye. But
What did these brawlers and noisy railers
gainst banks and the bnnk party do2 WHY,
0 and behold, they passed an aci legalizing
he suspension about a year-borrowed sew.
raj hundred thousand dollars Of the bank
hook hands with the monster, and said let
Is be friends.
Now what is the inference Of all this a.
Does it not show most concusively that the
'oise. the hue and cry they had raised
gainst banks, was sheer hnmbug TO catch
,nls with-raiseG for paliry party purposes.
Does il not show that when they come to
ct as legislators under oath, they acted ex.
city contrary to what they had prolessed as