Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-06-18
From the Geneva IN. " Courier
WHAT HAS HE DONE?

idit! w HdA has Ue uoHSt lie pIiuClpio
"by their fruit ye shall kno'v them" is not
more precept Of scripture than a safe max
i'm of worldly policy; nor IS its application
in any case more proper than where a can
didate for popular favor presents himself
to the nation and claims the highest office
in their gift. Let US Cor a moment apply
the principle Of Mr. Van Buren,. Let US
ask the question, and read its answer from
the records of history What has he done
He has increased the annual expenses
of the government from $l3,000,O00, TO
$50, 100000!
He has spent ALL the ordinary revenues
of the people, though out of those ordinary
reUenues his three immediate predecessors
paid off $2lo, 100000 of the National
Debt.
He has spent, in addition thereto, the
following sums, which belonged to the
people, and which, under righteous gov
eminent, would have been distributed "a
mong the people, to wit:
In the Treasury when he came
into Office. se,e7o,ooo
Withheld from the States, the
4th instalment 1857 900
oio w ~ Sunh w
the u States for stock Of u S 6,o00, 600
Received on merchants bonds
due in '35 and SO, but post
poncd to '39 and 80, 1000, oOO
Making an aggregate of S29,O37 GOO
lie has, in addition to these enormous
expenditures, run the people in DEBT, by
the issue of Treasury noteato the amount
of 100000, whereof3s7, 100000 are
still due;
He has been instrumental in creating
more Banks than any other man in the ma
ton and yet, he is now engaged in fierce
crusade, not against banks only but against
the CREDIT SYSTEM ofthe country;
He has brought forward the Sub Treas
| ury, and recommended its adoption by the
example of the HARD MONEY DIES
POTlSMS Of Europe ;Fand though that
measure has been three times REJEC-
TED by the PEOPLE, he is now upon
the eve of FORGING II by PARTY
DISCIPLINE through Congress;
lie has, IN violation of established pre-
cedents. and every principle ofjustice, de-
prived sovereign State Of her REPRE-
SENTATION in the National Councils;
He has through his friends in the Sem
ate, advocated REDUCTIONLN THE
w a G. e S OF LII OR, and THE
PRICE OF PR o DU C e, as one Of
the best results ofhis Sub-Treasury scheme,
and as the strongest argument in its favor;
lie has, through John C Calhoun, intro
duced bill to DEPRIVE THE OLD
STATES oftheir RIGHTS in the PUB
Lie DOMAIN, though those rights are
expressly reserved in their several deeds Of
cesSloR, and 1t is not within the constitu-
tional powers Of Congress to take them
away
He has, in his annual message, DE-
NOUNCED the PEOPLE of this State
as BOUGHT by their Banks;
He has abandoned Northern interests,
and leag ued himself by solemn covenant
with that arch nuli6er and implacable en-
envy to Northern prosperity, John G. Cal
hoan.
He has LOST more public money by
the DEFALCATIONS of his agents in
three years, than any previous President
had done IN eight;
He has, through Mr. Grundy's report,
endeavored to blast the credit of indepen-
dent communities, by falsely insinuating to
this nation and to the world, thatthe Amer
lean States had petitioned the general gov
ernment to assume their debts;
He has strongly recommended the adop
tion of military system, which raises and
places at his exclusive disposal, an effect
i've STANDING ARMY of 100, 900 men
with reserve of one hundred thousand
more;
He has practised most shameless cor
ruption in every department Of his govern
ment, appointed men to, and removed them
from office, solely in reference to their po-
litcal sentiments; continued known defaul-
tiers in Office; prostituted the honor, the in
terests, and dignity Of the nation to party
purposes and, in fine, proved that, in
some men, the virtues are like garments, to
be put on and off at pleasure, while in
trigue and corruption constitute the body
of their political character.
Amid the disastrous influence Of his ma
lign administration, it may be some con-
ISOLATION to reflect that his example has in
culcated at least one truth, important for
every people to know, to wit: that HIGH |
station does not secure man from low
arts; that it is possible to possess all the
subtiety of serpent, without any Of its
wisdom--al the APPARENT simplicity of
dove, without an, of its innocence--to be