Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-07-03

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my own state; and wo are seeking common
deliverancc. Citizens of Vermont, I owe Won M
apology! And now said he what does all this meant
What say these ten thousand speaking countenanccs
each covering noble mind and throbbng hear,
True is it, that iron sharpeneth IRON so doth tho
councnance Of man his fellow. We come here to CT.
change opinions and TO collect into one voice GU,
complaints. We come in the exercise of the las, rel.
c of our noble rights-thc sole remaining one that
has not yet been clovcn down; and this thank Hca-
ven, is safe from their iron despotism. And he would
appeal to their rccolections for the ample cause
of their thus coming together. He then contrasted,
with great vgor and cloarnoss, the present condi.
| ton of our land with that which it was in, twelve
years ago; and drew terrible picture Of the distress
that now involves every interest and every occupations.
He dwet particularly upon the disasters which had
ovoraken the merchants, the mechanics and the far.
mers. How, said hc do you account for all this p
He knew that the Yankees had the bump of compar,
rison and that they wonld find out the true Of
this sound Of mourning and Of woe, which was echo
cd from every quarter of our land, from the Bay II
Fundy TO the Gulf Of Mexico. He knew that they
would call to mind the attacks that had been made
by the government upon every branch of industry.
He explained the principles of the Tariff regulations
which the interests of the country needed and exc
planned what Jackson really meant BY his skulking
and shutting recommendation Of a juiicious tariff
Now said he make up your minds that this battle is to
be fought again from the beginning. We are moi
to be degraded into competition with the vassals OF
European despotism. My cheek mantlcs with shame
when am forced to confess that SiLAs WRrGHr, Of
the Empire State, the father of this bill to dcs-
troy the protective tariff; and although | very
sorry to slundcr Vermont, must say that this crea
ture had his birth within your borders.
| The next thrust was aimed at the currency Of the
country. No sooner was it discovered that the
tional bank would not wear the Dutch collar, than
trained spancls were let loose TO prey upon every de-
parment of its operations Mr.. Culver went to
comment with great severity upon Jackson's course
towards the dcpositc banks and attributed the partial
preservation of credit and currency to the conser-
vativc principles of the inhabitants of n. England
Then he took up the specie circular and lastly tho
Sub Treasury scheme the latest nightmare which has
pressed us the earth. This idol of the admins,ra-
ton, said he, is wonderful child, and its gcncaogy
is still more curious. Like Nebuchadnezzar's image
he said it made of divers materials and by diffel
cnt hands. Silas Wright shaped the head, and Fam
ny Wright moulded the face; Samm Ming & Co,
formed the breast and Benton the body. Still it was
imperfect, for it could not a,ray; the legs were
skfully wrought and put on, however by Cal houn,
and now the decree had gone forth that whoever
the whole length and breadth of the land a black
cockade Federalis He displayed its odiou. featurcs
in every shape clearly showing that it would be in
fact great moncyed rampant behind which the army
of office holders might fight for their places and set
the people at defiance; and proved most rresstlbly
the utter nadequacy of its provisions for the wants
and necessities of the land. He felt that thero
! was not true hearted Green Mountain Boy who
would not throw it off with contempt. But, said he,
this measure, although the administration has tho
power to pass it at any moment has for long
time been dangling between heaven and earth and
! why is it not passed? (Hcre many voices cried out
they dare not pass it) Right said he; you're true
A.
some expressions of State fttlnos he did not know
how the scheme would be received by the states but
he soon .tound PIT; and the State expressions which
e he has received from New York. from Virginia, and
from every other quarter Of the United States, have
most amazingly cooled the ardor of his love for this
. darling of his bosom. He then went on to speak Of
the all pervading influence of Party spirit, and salt
y that New York could tell all about its corrnrtns
l. power. There, in the days of the Regency donna
1t ton, was Rail Road wanted" will it help the par
= ," the question; did the people demand q
. Canal"then wear the Dutch collar" the re-
o sponsc n Bank asked for"b bow to Bill Marcy
st and kiss the nallbls r"Pss great toe and all this
!, country have no fixed landmarks and but seven prin-
II cipcs viz the fire oavcs and tro fishes all their
s qy a # s; G S the possS 7
# promise u.s. is like the wl-o-the wisp; it always is
jnst so far chead. The tamperng with the currency
n stone of the Spanish erperimenter 81 was we'll
d wanted to be better-,ook physc and here -
r. He then took up the sub ect of government cxpend-
lures and showed most convncngly, that all the pre-
u fences for the necessity Of their increase had their
e foundation in political fraud and official corrupt ION !;
l. and now said he, have been repeatedly the door
!. of Justice and have been conten p,uou>ly repealed
. we must now look TO the only remaining resort, and
81 make these pride swon mnons feel The force Of our
lie d> pleasure. He insisted upon the urgent necessity
that every man should on>ider the evil personal
u TO himself and that each should use the remedy for
" himself He then aude, eelingy the character Of
the Vermont ycomanry aud to the fact which had lcen
etore mentioned that she had always cen to her
republican principles Her Massachusetts had
7 once lett her side, but she returning with
- songs Of peni:ence on her head. He insisted upon
u the necessity that the strong and wing states
lie should lie mp and doing As well The others; and
er SAID that if side Of the horse should in round
:, ,rot, he had little fear that the other would stand still.
. -" New Hampshire mav-No Z! Ephram Joined to
IL his idol-'et him acne my friend WILSON thinks
d Otherwise, perhap.--but CAN any goodhng come ont
IL Of that pIacer' He took up the Of parties
TO in New York, and rIdiculed most polntedly the
IS staggering pretenslons of those who think TO chain
VI the Empire state again TO the car of corruption,
n drawn on by her thrice rejected and unrepentan son.
h The unsullled patriotism and the shining virtues OF
70 GEN HARRISON, then furnished noble theme for
highly eloquent and effective passage of his address;
&c he represented him standing between the transac
I'd tons of the past and the presenta stranger to mel
Is ther and prepared to sympathlse with both Rapid
Of ly gancng the history of his life, and compar-
ing his character with Jacksons, he said, that the
I'll virtues of the latter were like meteOrs-rare brilliant
W and destructive while those of HARRISON were like
the light and the heat of the sun, always clear and
ts brighwhch yet were melowest and best, when just
sinking beneath the horizon. With warm indgna-
e ton he then repelled the foul caumnies with which
IS he is misunderstanding that those who knew him
to best loved him most and declaring that with him. at
least the generous affection of the soldiers of the
worn veteran outweghed, by far, the coarsest and
most shameless denuncatons of sallfed train band
Id of Office holding demagogios. If any of this
of class asks "what has he done u would tell him
~ to ask the hers of the west and TO hear from their
VI lips, made eloquent by the warmest affections and
lie deepest gratitude of their hearts, what they know Of
at HARnIsoS their protector and IDOL And, said he,
NJ the bullets 90 more surely TO the mark from their
rifles than do the votes of their sons for Olp Tp TO
y the baot-boX Most bitterly would the gang of fed
u era vilIers of their country the day that ever
tn they sought cast their abuse upon his falr-amc
- they soon would lind 10 their ,vst 'is ,,hsn ia,
n, humped the door Of his cabin abuse its inmate,
- they awake the wrong person! Like boys from 4
G. hfe-but they could escape the sting. Twenty
st five years ago, said Mr. c., fused to break up wild
is bees nests in the meadow but always took care to
- have haycock close at hand 10 cover my retreat