Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1840-02-14
A ATEToTALER.
Stroudsburgh, Feb. Is, 1910.

A TEToTALER.
Stroudsburgh, Feb lS, 1910.
tFor the JeTorsonian Republican,
Mr.. NUcENT:
Sir-The United States Bank, and the al
vocates of that institution, have so long beer
; battered and pelted by the artillery and missile:
) of the Van Buren, party, that little resistance
may be deemed iustifiable, if not some slight de
gree of retaliation Theno latter is not cessary
as they have, in the general calamites in which
their mad policy has involved the country, borne
sufficient share, to make many of them repent
their former course.
Since only one side Of the question has been
heard here, 1t may not be amiss to invite the at
tention of those who peruse the JefIersonian
Republican, to a calm and impartial examina-
ton Of this matter, and contrast the present state
of the financial affairs of our once happy and
! dourishing Republic, with the good old days OF
Jeffersonian Democracy 1t is high time to
weigh the matter fairly, and examine into the
Swartwouting' business, and Sub-Treasury
policy, of the present administration. 1t is high
time that the People call imperiously for a safe
that cannot take the wings of an eagle, or the
legs of a giant whenever 1t pleases, and speed
its course over the Atlantic, and settle down in
the hot bed of sub treasures, among the crown
ed heads of Europe, where these schemes first
originated The very fact that so many ofthese
birds called Leg Treasurers," have sought
the land of Aristocrats, show that they are not
the Birds of Liberty; that Republican amos
,phere Is no' CUngUnial to rheiI health Now |
ask. how are such elopementS with the public
money TO be hindered How are such deialca-
tions to be arrested! Make it felony, and will
that prevent it Make it DEATH, and how much
do you suppose leg treasurer would care
Nothing at all. He makes sure his escape, and
if he villain enough to rob his county, he is
cunning ard swift enough to evade the vigilance
of the laws he breaks. With the facilities they
have for escape. they will prove the old adage
true, that opportunity makes a thief )" and
whenever hey can Swartwout" with mil
lion, or even less, the Great Western will ne
yer want for passengers. Well, when 1t is
found, that trusting the 'teady" in the hands
of subs, is unsafe, then the grand object which
the scheme cOntemplates must be carried into
execution: that follows as natural consequence.
The question arises-how are elopements and
defalcations to be prevented! Well, here you
have the answer Look at the policy of every
little petty Hessian Prince, Of whom the British
hired men to assist in enslaving us-look at the
history of every Aristocracy and Despotism of
which we have any account, and there read the
answer. IT'S merely to make the lap of the
President the repository of the public moneys |
That policy saved the treasury of the Roman
Commonwealth for while from being plunder-
ed by the public robbers that sought its contents
but your sub-treasury policy, is not the only |
thing that can save the funds of this country /
from pillage. That act sealed the liberties of
that Republic, and the same feat seals those of
these United States. We may exist Repub-
lican in name, but to all intents and purposes,
we are under despotism of the vilest grade,
and our democracy is bnt as 8 a sounding brass
and tinklng symbol Martin Van Buren, can
then nominate his successor, and with horde
Of fiscal agents, and the funds of the Republic
at his control, his election is rendered certain
to mathematical demonstration, aud the highest
office in the gift of free people virtually be-
come hereditary Does any doubt the fact ?
I ask candidly how can any thing else be the
result Defalcations and elopements will sue
ceed each other, till there is no other alterna-
i've but to put the purse and sword in the Pre-
sident's entire control Cneus Carlo was
pIundered Oft the public money by his own trea-
surer, and province robbed, Consul stripped
and betrayed" and so would be every President,
i'll Nero like, he grappled the purse in his own
any one believe that there is the least
PARTICLE of honesty among band Of Office hun {
ers, rife for plunde, and whose very bread de-
bends on what part of the loayes and fishes they {
IAN snatch from the hungry jaws of the COM
oetitor? Yet history may answer you by say {
ng that one leg treasure ahaafolowed another i
,uf of the country as 4 Pam and sails
could wait him, and proves ag6t clearly that I
here are few whose patriotism is to be trusted '
lmong the party, vino have inscribed upon their /
,anner, to the victor belongs the spoils" a
1t is evident that safe repository for the b
'ublic money is necessary, and needs no far t