The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-03-03
MORE TREASURY RAGS.

President Van Bucn and Mr. Seclctnty Wood
bury nave called upon Congress for power to issue
Fioe Millions Treasury Notes They have run the
Treasury so low there is not money enough in it,
to pay the Pensioners. ~ The Boston Mus COM
ments as follows upon this scheme -
"Il ELP ME CASSlUS, OR SINK !"
Mr. Van Buren, in his annual Message to Con.
Gress stated than there in the Treasury sui.
hcent means for al the purposes Of Govern.
ment, unless Congress should sqmander them
unnecessarily. Mr. Woodbury. in his report con
hrn:ed the statement of the President to its full.
est extent. But it now seems, That there has
been signal and nexcusabe piece ofGeception
on their part, in this representation of the state
OF the Treasury. They now confess in so many
words that unless relieved by Congress the Gov
eminent of the United States will he bankrupt.
That there is no money left, and that, in order
to mnin'nn the credit of the government aud
Keep It's faith, resort must be Ind to more loans.
According to the estimate of Mr. Woodbury.. the
AGGREGATE MEANS of government, now and he.
fore The first Of June, are s., 600; the AG-
GREGATE of the SMALLEST NECESSARY EXPENs Es,
S9,S5OOOO leaving balance AGAINST The Treas.
ury OF $4,7400O0. Such is bare statement of
the facts OF the case! Such is the marked dsa.
ercemcnt between the recent representation OF
Martin Van Buren, and The actual truth!
lie inquiry is almost necessarily suggested tn
every one, has any thing occurred since The
Presidents Message TO occasion this most unex.
pected state of things? Has Congress made ex.
travagant and unnecessary appropriations! Has
al epen made ana?
We now ask the people Of the United States
bat to give this whole matter their candid and
impartial consideration. We have no wish to
give it party aspect 1t is bad enough with.
out. 1t is even hardly capable Of being made
TO appear in II worse light than it now does from
the naked statement of facts. The Chief Mag.
islrate Of the Union guilty of IN attempt TO con-
zeal the bankrupt condition Of the Treasury
from the people! Or, surprising The misState >
ment of Van Buren, and Woodbury. originated
Fl ON ignorance. is lhat any real pallialion? Were
they not in duty bound To he informed? Could
they avoid being aware of the real condition Of
the Treasury Mr. Van Buren, could not for II
moment have supposed the revenue sufficient to
meet the eXtravagant expenditures Of govern.
ment, swollen those expenditures are by con.
slant detalcations and pecuaton, at the time
when his Insane and ruinous quackery with
the currency had almost entirely taken away rs
source, by destroying the trnde and the cont
MERGE of the country.
And what is the plan by which this hard mon
en- government now propose TO remedy tins nee.
essary result of its own policy? "A POWER TO
ISSUE Treasury NOTES or "A TEMPORARY
LOAN"
Well may the correspondent OF the Courier 81
Enquirer ask, 'Ho,o long oM the people continue
to be dipped by political n,omntebanks and impos
ters' j. not the humilIating position III which
President Van Buren, is now placed by his du.
plicity and his glarng inconsistency enough to
make any one blush for the honor OF his coun.
try?