Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-01-17

HIS body is full ofsound good sense, consid
ering how unpopular" any subject regard
Ing money, other than hard money is attemp.
Ted to be rendered "by authority" and lis
close is a capital hit 1t will be held in mind
this Speech was delivered at Downinpvile
before the Presidents Message reached thai
place.
We understand the Convention adjourned
over the holiday. after which we shall have
warm work no doubt when they get into
matters generally.
MAJOR DOwNING's SPEECH,
IN REPLY TO MR. BELLowsPIPE
II any man, MIR Moderator finds he's 90,
leetle too much starch in his short collar.
l would advise him 10 git up in SIGH crowd
as this to make speech for The first time,
and II il don't make things feel priltv Timber
about him, then Pun mistaken | had no
notion ont afore and feel jisi so now, that
would plagy sight ru,her agree to chop
wood all winter on the Arooslook, right in
the face and eyes of all the Broomakers, than
to go on with the 10 b { f making speech, &
SO many folks all around listening to ii f; but
hope III git uste TO it afore long and il |
say any thing that aint according 10 rule and
order. hope il wont rile folks up TOO much
for rally don't want to make muddy water
'twixt any on US. Nor do want 10 drink mud.
dy water riled up by other folks.unlil have a
chance al clearing ont Ifihis Convention ex.
poets Inc 10 go back away along before paper
was invented, s. come along up side by side
and neck by neck with Mr. Bellowspipc. or
TO figure up any Of his long tables, they are
mistaken all that may suit folks who have
notion for such things. know punkin
from potater, and know that n good ripe
punkin makes good pie, il folks know how
TO NIX 1t. Now don't see what good comes
f'om hunting back 10 find out how punkins
got on the face of the auth. or who first
thought of, or invented pies out on 'em.
know that a punkin pie is first rate good
Democratic pie, and il il don't go right to the
ribs when eaten, then it is sure sign that
the punkin, want ripe or was too ripe and
rotten. or folks. who made the pie didn't know
their business. The mistake aint in the
pnnkn; il il is ripe and sound and the pie
aint good, the mistake is in the cooking ont.
This is sarin.--and being So what on airth
is the good Of hunting back, and trying to
show that punkin is any thing else but a
punkin.
And just so il is with paper money. Ev-
cry body knows that paper money, as it was
intended TO be made. and has been made,
and be made again, is just as much better
than hard money for carrying on trade, in
every part this everlasting wide and long
country, as shoe-string is better than an
old gold or silver buckle. or steam better
than wind to travel by on land or water. II
we never had good paper money, if we new
or had tried shoe-strings. or steam, if we
know'd nothing about 'em--iheu, say, let
us stick TO gold, and silver, and copper mon.
ey-sboe-buckles. and sails, and veto every
thing else; but folks have tried good paper
money, and shoe strings. and steam, thew
know them all as well as know a good
pumkn from bad one; and they know
what is bad paper money they know what
is bad shoe-sIring; and they know what is
risky steam engine. They have tried them
all, and now all they ask is. let US havego
strong leather shoe-sirings, and give US
steam well controlled they say we must
have EN-, and If we can't git the best we will
take the next best; and just SO it is with the
punkin ple--we eat elm. because we know
EN-. and like EN-, and il we cat get the best
we lake the next best. Now, as we all
know, all these things can't be made best
il is duly 10 make EN- so-and If not,
whose. fault as i'll Will any man say we
never had good paper money and can't have
it agin Pr Here Major Downing look'd Mt
Mr. Bellowspipe, who significantly shook
his head) 1.-The gentleman shakes his
head" says the Major. "Wel there amt
much in that" Will any man or women
say we never had good punkin pies and
can't have EN- agin 2'-(Here the Major
turned TO the gallery. and general noddiny
OF bonneis answered) IL know" says he,
good punkin pies have been, still are. and
will be again, so long as we have folks who
know the nature of EN-; but put pnnkin in
the hand of Turk. or Chinese. or a NAL
ay---or Patagonian. or any other OF the
folks the gentleman from Missouri tells on
rs hard money Joiks".--and tell 'em 10 make
q pie ont. and what then will he eat il p
II be can. he has better appetite than |
hare--and jist SO with steam; we all now
know what steam is--how il can carry us a.
long agin The wind on water & land, & how
sale we feel when we have SIGH kindoffolks
asmy old friend Capt EIihu Bunker 10 look
ar.er the steam kiites & to keep the hot water
from scalding foks-but because some Of these
Turks & Patagonians & Chinese don'tknow
nothing about il, and il they try il wouId
blow 'em up all sky high,are we expected IN