Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-08-25
ENORMOUS STATE DEBT.

A great "hue and cry" about the Tromen-
duous State Deb. is attempted to be raised by
the truth hating Van Buren, papers and their
stump agents or dictators. They have tried
various e1pedients, and have got up various
falsohoods to draw off public attention from the
corruptions and usurpa,ons Of the prescn. adj
ministration, well knowing that unless these
enormiies could be some how concealed The
party mus, inevitably 60 down. This foreseen
danger they would, if possible, avoid--and it is
so apparent and SO pressing that they are not
always well guarded in their false assumptions.
The Burlington Sentinel Of the Nth of Aug
has an .'ticle headed "Vermont must be COM
plctely redeemed" and under this head tho
Sentinel holds, among other things, the follow
ing language. because, in the hands Of that
QedcraO party she has been kept in po-
litical insignihcance, among her sister states,
being for the greater part represented in Con-
gross by men whose presence in Washing
ton has been known to the public only thro'
the table Of yeas and nays" This the Sent
mel knows to be foul slander-a base false
| hood.
Again--"becauso old federalists do not and
in this state"
| Now, will the Sentinel tell US why, few
years ago, his party chose N. b. Haswell, a
rank federalist, to represent them in the legis-
lature of this STATED Why the same party
have elected John Smith, "fedcrals, Of the
worst stamp" to represent the 18th district, or
why the same John Smith and Charles Linsley
! have been nominated for Congress in their re-
spectlve districts. Or why THE party would
fost into the Gubernatorial Chair Paul Dill
! bingham, jr. if they have such insuiierable ha-
tired for federaistsl Your reasons,-aye, your
reasons ! 4!
Again--"because this party has plunged US
/ in debt 20 the amount of one hundred and sixty
thousand dollars through their own msman-
/ agemen,."
We say this statement is false. AS it APP
pears by the report of the Treasurer tho deb,
of the State on the 3oth Sept. last was Ss8527
IS cents, including the amount due the State
on account of tho school fund OF this sum
large proportion accrued from the erection
of the State House-and how Is this charge
able upon the msmanagenent Of the Wings
Where are VIM. A. Palmer, Lebbeus Edger.
ton and Augustine Clark are they Whigsl-
To the votes OF what section Of the state shall
we look for this indebiednessl-tot the southern
and Western counties, which are Wing or Il
the northern and eastern which have been Var
Buren, Let us have the truth, Mr.. Sentinel
no dolging. BE good enough to tell us whe
ther Paul Dillingham;, jr voted TO erect a gran
tic State House, or whether he ever voted al
appropriation TO pay for it, Give us the fac Is
We fear not the most searching scrutiny.
Again-"because, TO ex,rica,e themselyei
from the disgrace Of State Bankruptcy the
have attempted TO rob the poor Of the schoc
fund, which was intended for the benen, q
their children" This also is false, and IN
attempt 10 fix the sspersion upon the Whigs
a base SANDER.
: The only attempt we can find TO divert an
part OF the school fund or either of the source
, from which lis constituted, VIC find in a rese
g luton introduced into the House on the 81,
c October, 1888 by Paul Dillingham;, jr insiuc
: ing The com. on Banks 10 bring in a bill for Il,
- purpose Of diyerling the sums annually paid b
= the banks, and constituting this sum into
?" safety fund 10 secure the Ultimate redemu,io
" Of ITO bills 81 such banks as contribute % il,