Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-12-18
THE MESSAGE

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but llttle curiosity existed to know the contents of
ms, the last Message of the Great Ipebuked; and
now lha' II has at length to hand there is but
little in it to repay the reader the time il will rcoire to
pcruse 1t. II is in Short nothing more or less than
nomliy on TIC evil consequences of a national debt
e successful operations of the sub treasury scheme
ana the dangers to be apprchended from national
So much as details the state of our relations with
lorelen powers IS matter of course and the ,atis
factory state of those relations was as well known TO
NE pubic before the appearance of the message
ms time. Great credit is taken by Mr. VAN BrREN
lor ms perseverance IN establishing one currency for
inc once. holders and another for the peoples and the
necessity OF rendering the general Government in all
things Independent of the people, is, as usual. made
prominent feature in the message
. ne amount OF money heretofore divided among the
Statcs-being small part only of the proceeds of
sn,es OF me public Domains referred TO by the Pre-
soent as the property of the general Government |;
and he very gravcly informs us that 'the small amount
oi reasury notes, not exceeding four and half mil
lions OF dollars, still outstanding is less by twenty
tnrce millions than the United States have in dcpo-
TO the return OF this money, but expressly states that
the proceeds from the sales of public lands should
continue TO be held available for the current expen-
dnrcs OF the General Government.
The weakest portion of the message in our opinion
mat wherein he argues that National Bank owned
by foreigners, is far more dangerous to our liberties
than when held by our own citizens! This is rdicu-
lous. We all know that the creditors of an individual
feel deeper interest in his prosperity, than those who
cannot suffer from his bankruptcy. And so with re-
gard to Nations The millions of State Stock held by
ingilsh capitalists, so far from producing feeling in
'hat country adverse to prosperity, has precisely
the opposite tendency, and will always create sound
public OPINION IN our favor But this is quite beyond
me comprehension of Mr.. VAN buren, His med
ding IN any way with the debtor and cred tor relations
OF The States is an impudcnt interference with the
concerns of the Safes for which every LEGISLATURE
IN the country should poinfedly rebukc him There
has been too much Of this interference on the part of
the General Government and its agents and organs
Tor years past, and every advocate of state ripLts
should INSIST upon the States vndicaiing their State
sovcrcgntles by protesting against any such nterfe
renee in future.
The balance in the treasury on the LIST January 1871
Is estimated at ST. 500000 and economy and reircnch
ment IS again preached by this most pronigae spend
thrift Executive
1t appears that the public works temporarily sus-
pcnded-tIla is, the labor on them in strong wing dis
tr,cts-has been resumed and now that the elections
are over all are progressing.
There Is no direct alluson in the message to the
recent election for President and Vice President of the
United States, but in speaking Of the general intell-
gcncc and patriotism Of the People, he in two install
ces takes special care to speak of their ultimate dec
sons and says that 'tteir FAIRLY elected judgment
upon pubic affairs is nGrGr ULTIMATELY 1rrong."
This Is in effect echoing foolish cry of the Globe
that their recent Judgment was the result of BRI-
Berry pretty inslnuaon for the Great Rebuked
TO make against those whose sober second thoughts
have hurled him from power and place 1t is to be
hoped that this vile SANDER Of the Globe will receive
additional credit abroad although thus endorsed by an
INSCRIPTIONS and unprnciped Dcmagogue.
The message contains but one solitary recommen-
dnlion and that is TO be found in the last sentence
referring to the existing state Of the Slave Trade
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