The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-06-17
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standard .f value, which 10 only Of secoHdar,
importance to the standard Of morality. md ION
stitutss one Of the great conseivators Of human
integrity, was preserved inviolate by the Gov
ernmest. while every where else Eroddsn unds
foot. The credit of the United State. escaped
the general wreck Of public confidence (; snC
tho interest and principal Of every debt were
paid in the constitutional currency. eontsmpla
rsd BY the fathers OF the Revolution.
This state Of things has ever since continued
In the midst Of vast purchases OF national tern.
tory, removals Of whole Indian nations. an sx-
pensvc war. and projsets equally expensive. de-
vised oy Federal policy, 10 create q necessity
Tor ne~ loans, or indirect taxes. and at the same
time, afford pretext for a charge Of extrava-
gance against Mr.. Van Buren,. the specie stan
dard has still waved over his head ihroug hout
all these vicissiludes. Not single addition has
been made TO the burdens Of the people. and
not single instance Of failure promptly to
meet every demand, public or private, has oc-
Cured. The faith Of the Government has bsen
preserved inviolate in the midst Of accumulated
difficulties, and still triumphs over the reitera-
ted efforts Of party. which is every day assail-
ing it with unbushipg caumliss and factious
opposition.
That party, while maintaining its nscendancy
in Congress, opposed every measure calculated
TO aid the Administration in securing the pub
lie funds, creaiiug new repositories. and en-
forcing new penalties against public defaulters.
II obstinately resisted all legislation on the
subject, endeavored TO perpex and harsss the
officer who presided over the fiscal affairs of
the country with vex,tons resolutions, er parte
inquiries, vindietive and groundess charges,
and bitter denunciations, which had ne other
object but 10 aygravate present evils. produce
additional confusion, and mitigate the pangs Of
defeated maligni,y.
The firm adherence Of Mr.. Van Buren to
the obligations Of integrity and the behesis Of
the law, bad forced the great mass Of the banks
TO resume specie payments. But experience
had failed to make the most Of them wise, nor
hal il corrected their innate, lac urable propen-
cry 10 sacrifice future security to present gain.
They played over the same game the same
predictions of its ultimate consequences were
renewed. and the same catastroph followed
Less than two years after the first suspension.
second occurred. In both the Bank Of the
United States led the way-frst by its influence.
and secondly by its example. A few honora
exceptions mitsa'ed The evil in some degree
BAT the measure and its consequences were the
same in both cases, aad tho people are now suf-
fering similar evils with those that resulted from
the first suspension.
The course Of Mr.. Van Buren, has been the
same throughout oil these vicissitudes, The
faith Of the government is still maintained iny-
olate He has preserved nearly the whole OF
the funds Of the Union from being again sb.
sorbed in irredeenable paper; and though V
cry additional precaution to ensure thelrsafsty
and every facility for their transmission, has
been uniformly and succ cessfully opposed by the
Opposition, the public creditors have been ev-
cry where paid in specie or its equivalent. The |
frrnness of Mr.. Van Buren,. and the calm, tenn
perate wisdom Of his measures, have thus far
overcome every obstacle, and rriumphed over
all the efforts Of an opposition more active,
mare !rreisrate. more powerful. and more I'm.
scrupuous as TO means and ends, than any pre-
ceding Democratic Administration ever had to
encounter.
These results, il should be rerolIected, were
produced not only without the slightest zddit-
ion TO the public burdens, bu, during period
in which the people have been relieved from =
moro than one hundred and seventy millions Of
indirect taxes. which would have been required
under the high tariff of 1928. This reduction |
is still! in progress, while, At the same time, Mr. |
Van Buren, is ssdulously employed in bringing
about corresponding decrease of the public
expenditures. Thus in ls3s they fell below
those Of 1897, the appropriations for which lat
ter year were made before he entered upon Of
fee in 1889, between six aud seven millions
were subtracted from The expenditures Of the
lrbi, reduction Of bs,weeu five and six mil !
lions. This simple array Of facts is the best
commentary on the charge OF extravaganza
brought by the Opposition against the admins
tration Of Mr.. Van Barren, and a JUST, reflect
ing intelligent people may now decide for :
themselves whether they shall outweigh un-
founded statements. upprineipled calumnies. I
and empty defamation. r
similar success has attended the Admin r
A. -
From the reports submitted to Congress it ap. y
pears that, in the course Of the last three years
great vissr and activity have been impaired TO v
the War Department. The securities for an 7
efficient and economical administration Of the
army have been increased. The Engineer
corps has been rendered much more efficient
the Ordnance has made great progress; and
reasonable expectation is entertained. kat the
results Of the very extensive experiments ins,i.
iuted to determine the best description Of can. {
non, and the most destructive projecies, will |
shortly enable the department TO adopt per-
manent and perfect models for the artillery.
corps Of Typographical Engineers has
hcen organized, composed Of experienced aud
able officers. who have been actively and use
fully occupied. Extensive regions Of country
have, for the first time, been surveyed. our 4
Western and Northern frontiers explored, the
country between the Mississippi and Missouri
carefully examined and elaboratcly laid down.
moro than three hundred points Of la,itu,e and
longitude seliled, and our knowledge Of the
vast regions Of our Wesiern country greatly en-
hrged. Measures in = high degree advau-
tageous TO our trade iu that quarter, have been
pursued without ne:lecting any OF the improve.
mtnts in charge Of the department. I,
The army has been engaged in lahorious and
constant service. Not the least of these has
been the removal Of The Indian fr;bp, xho had ,
par,el with their lands in the East, and were
hound by treaty siipula,ions to remove West Of
the Mississippi river, to the pumber Of thirty
six thousand Souh. n iS retpa rk abls tb,, IN ,