The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1840-07-09
From the Genera on. " Courier.
WHAT HAS He DONE?

From the Genera On " Courier.
WHAT HAS HE DONE?
When any candidate for preferment was
presented TO Napoleon, the first question ask
ed by the Emperor was, Qu'a't il fait?-
What has he done? The principle, SPY
THEIR FRUIT YE SHALL KNOW THEM" is not
more precept of scripture, than safe max
i'm of worldly policy; nor is its application
in any case more proper than when a can
didate for popular favor presents himself to
the nation, and claims the highest office in
their gift. Let US for a moment apply the
principle to Martin 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,OOO,OOO to $780,
100000!
He has spent ALL the ordinary revenues
of the people, though out of those ord:narv
rerenUeS, his three immediate predecessors
paid off SO 10, 100000 OF The National debt
He has spent, in addition thereto, the fol-
lowing sums, which belonged to the people,
and which, under a righteous government,
would have been distributed among the peo-
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into office, $6,670,000
Withheld from the States, the
4lh instalment, 100000
Paid to government by the bank
of the U. s., for stock of U. S. 100000
Received on merchants bonds
due in '35 and SO, but post
ponod to '3S and '39, 100000
Making an aggregate of $29,O37 900
| He has, in addition to these enormous ex-
pendtures, run the people in DEBT, by the
issue of Treasury notes to the amount of
$l5,O0O,O00, whereof, $7,750,OOO 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 of the country.
He has brought forward the Sub Treasury
and recommended its adoption by the exam
pie of the HARD MONEY DESPOTS of
Europe and, though that measure has been
three times REJECTED by the PEOPLE,
he is now upon the eve of FORCING IT,
by PARTY DISCIPLINE through Congress
lie has, in violation of established prece-
dence and every principle of Justice, depriv.
ed a sovereign State of her REPRESEN
TATION in the National Councils.
, He has, through his friends in the Senate
advocated REDUCTION in the WAGES
OF LABOR, and THE PRICE OF PRO
e DUCE, as one of the blest results of thc
: Sub, Treasury scheme, and as the stronges
He has, through John G.. Calhoun, intro
I duced bill to DEPRIVE the OLD State
r of their RIGHTS in the PUBLIC Do
: MAIN, though those rights are expressl
', reserved in their several deeds of cessiot
and il is not within the constitutional power
of Congress to take them away.
He has LOST more public money by tn
5. DEFALCATlONS of his agents in tire
o years than any previous President has don
II in eight.
He has, through Mr.. Grundy's report, ell
u deayored TO blast the credit of independei
lie communities, by ia lsely insinuating TO tn
nation and 10 the world, that the America
or States had petitioned to the general Cover
ment TO assume their debts.
b. lie has strongly recommended the ado
~ lion of military system, which raises al
places at his exclusive disposal, an effecti
al. STANDING ARMY of ONE HUNDRE
tn. THOUSAND men, with a reserve of o
hundred thousand more
1t He has practised the most shameless &C
he ruption in every department OF his COVER
ice ment; appointed men 10 and removed the
from office, solely in reference to their po
the zeal sentiments; continued known defaultt
and in office; prostituted the honor, the interes
us and the dignity of the nation to party p
Its poses; and, in fine, proved that, in some m'
): the virtues are like garments to be put
b and off at pleasure, while intrigue and c
e ruptlon constitute the body of their politi
C to character.
PIC Amid the disastrous influences of his I
ling IaIion to reflect that h;s oxamnlo hao ;nI
II" Gated at least one truth, important for ev
:, ,. people to know, to wit: that HIGH stat
GU does not secure man from low arts that
we possible to possess all the subtety of a
lii"' pent, without any of its wisdom-all the
parent simplicity of dove, without any
hey its innocence; to be a DEMOCRAT
NOTHING but profession, and Fed
the ALlST in every thing but NAME.
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