Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-02-21

private agents, that they might loan it out.
Was there ever SO inonslrOus a proposition
asserted as this, considering by whom it is
asserted, The President Of the United
States had recommended that it should be
made felony for any sub-reasurer, or keep
er Of the public money, TO touch one dollar;
and yet, so far from making it felony IN
this case, the agent was told that he mus,
use the money, and that this was all The
compensation which he would receive.
Was there ever such palpable, impuden,
inconsistency, It was felony to touch any
other moneys appropriated to pay the
public creditors. because the money was
thereby put in jeopardy. But not only was
It not felony IN regard to this the most
sacred Of oil The funds Of the Government
but the agents were absolutely instructed
to make use of the money. And the
House had been told by highly icspec.
table gentleman Of the Administration
party, (Mr. HoLLEMAN, that tins was the
only compensation which The agents were
to receive. With what grace could the
President of the United States turn out of
Office pension agent for doing that which
he was instructed TO do
But what further ? It was seen that this
money was deposited in the bands of the
agents months in advance Of the necessity
Tor lis payment; and now, at tine when
the Government was literally living from
hand to mouth. when it had not money to
meet its ordinary expenses, these moneys
were to be paid out months in advance of
the time at which they were wanted. In
other words, money wanted fer severe
present emergencies could not be got, yet
money was to be raised and appropsla ed in
advance Tor The payment of debts not yet
due. And, in the mean time what was
done with the money? 1t was uot even to
be locked up IN The nugatory aud foolish
manner proposed as TO other moneys, to
meet debt due in )uiure-to provide for
the expenditures otihe Government but,
what makes it worse than foolish and nuga.
tory, it was thus to be raised, and interest
paid uDon It, that il may be given to agents
to be used as they might think proper. and
for their own benefit. At time when
the Government could not pay its own
debts, it demanded money in advance to be
let out for private purposes and individual
banks
Nor was this all. How was the money
to be got ? If ony one thing was more
dlslngcnuous than another in the Message
of the President of the United States, II
was The covert calls of the Administration
for money. What had the President said
in n recent message He Mr.. IT,. took
some pleasure IN The recollection that he
had the good fortune first TO make an issue
with the President of the United States as
to The resources of the Government. 1t
had been denied in he official organ that
he, Mr.. IT,. when he had made direct
issue with the President upon this point,
had only said what every one knew. that
there would be deficiency in the Treas.
ury. This statement had been made
directly in the face of that part of the
Message which said that the resources OF
the Government for the next year would
meet the current expenses Of the Govern
ment without resort to loans or t3xes.
Every body els Ills rtkppd fw bs' You'd aenv f.
But Mr. II. was willing to attribute be
error to unlntentonal lnaccuracy. but The
Globe tells Us that il Is otherwise, He
(Mr. II. had said On former occasion
that he knew they would be coming here
before long, cap in hand. asking for moneys;
and they would come sooner than was
expected. And on what pretext have they
come 4? Why. of unexpected judicial decs.
IONS against the Government. Were not
those decisions known? Or. in any event,
might they not have been anticipated /.
And now they were told that it would be
necessary to raise more money, How /?
Not by an increase of taxes, SAYS the
Presldent-not by an increase of the tariff.
which Is the only means now by which
money can be raised. No that would not
do. The tariff regions are to be humbug.
ged by show of increase. whilst the
Southern section is 10 be amused by oppo.
siiion TO it. The same game was to be
played as was now going on in regard to
he Cumberland road The Presidents
friends in the West say that he is in favor
ofthe road; the South is told that be is
opposed 10 all such works on constitutional
grounds. The tariff was not TO be raised
still money must be- had-some other means
must De resorted TO. says the President
What other means were there, bat to Dor
row money upon interest, which they
would not do. or to resort to the expedlen,
of the poor spendthrifi. who gives bis note
when he has spent his money ; and whilst
with the ecklesshess and immortality of all
spendthrlf's, they have no expectation Of
being able to meet their notes and no pro-
vision made, but must give other notes TO
pay those which were outstanding for
The sum total Of the financial abilities of
our American Ncckar is to give his note,
The matter, then, stood thus. The
President wanted money, which was only
to be got by borrowing, or by issuing
Treasury notes, 10 either Of which alterna
tves interest must be paid. If we had the
money, 1t would be wrong thus to appro.
pirate it before the occasion occurs for