Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-05-24
g. STATE JOURNAL
MONDAY, MAY "a, 1871.
THE SPECIAL SESSION


Of Congress is to commence on the 3lst inst.
In reference to it the National Intelligencer says :
The measures which may be expected 10 be.
come the subject of deliberation in Congress at
this session. are,
l. The distribution OF the proceeds of the sales
of Public Lands among the several states.
2. A revision and augmentation of the duties
on imports, for the purpose of securing from that
source revenue adequate to the wants OF the
Government
3. The repeal of the sub Treasury law.
d. The establishment of fiscal agent, central
or other, 10 aid The Government in collecting and
disbursing the revenue and equalising the curren-
cy.
). A. temporary loan, if necessary, to supply
the immediate necessities of the Treasury.
We are inclined TO think that most of these
subjects will be not only considered but carried
jnlo actual execution unless, indeed, reckless
opposition defeats the will of the people, and by
protracied discussions and obstacles carries the
session into the dog days and forces an adjourn
.ment then without effecling any thing. But we
trust there will be sound and firm majority Of
working-men who will not be driven from their
duty by slight obstacles Less than the measures
indicated-and yet they cover great deal OF
e ground--can hardly be expected for they are,
each and all, necessary TO meet the state of the
country. How stands the nation? III debt, by
the folly of the past-in no slight danger of,oar,
and yet it has been left defenceess by the late adj
mnistration-iis currency derdrged, while there
is yet capital and wisdom enough TO produce
sound cunency-itS business in euery branch Ian
gushing, wi lie it has population as energetic,
soil MS prolific, and resources for manufactures
and commerce as abundant and varied as ever
This is, briefly described, the state Of the country.
So TO speak, these the diseases on the country.
Euch disease indicates the remedy Tint is needed !;
and Ivy the utter failure of tie quack prescrip-
tiops which have been tried within the last few
years, there is little now to be done, but to apply
the old, well tried and well proved remedies,
which were devized by the wise and patriotic
statesmen of former days These named a.
bove, Wis to raise revenue to pay the locofoco
entailed national debt, secure means Of defence
aud sustain the government, and also TO encour-
age National lndustry,-a reviSicn and augmenta-
ton Of The Tariff; to regulate the currency and
give stability to commerce and business OF all
Kinds, national bunk, or some arrangement
'eith state banks already in eristsnce These are
the main measures Of permanent character and
il these adopted, most Of the others must fol-
low us matter Of course. The Land Question
probably will take the precedence, as upon that
depends the decision of the amount of revenue
necessary 10 be raised by Tariff If the land
fund is divided according to the deeds of cession
and constitution, as we maintain it should be, then
the entire revenue is to be derived fom duties on
foreign products. The third (repea of The sub
treasury must of course he adopted if the fourth
measure in the series is carried. The fifth ia
loan) is substitute for treasury notes, alias gov
efpment "rag-money," and will be only temporary,
as increased dates % imports will soon furnish
all the means requssd by prudent and cconom-
ical administration.
In these remedies there is nothing new-no sun
tried experiment" Coming into power the
vowed enemy of" experiments" the new admin
istraon must seek for the old paths TO prosperity,
and bring back the leading principles and policy
pursued by every administration from Washing
ton 10 John Quincy Adams. Aud in this ought
it not, shall it not, meet the appreciation Of The
people? The mere loco foco politician who Ut
tiers condemnation without n trial, will denounce
all this in advance our confidence is that the
mass of the people will try the new admiuisra-
lion fairly, Judge il candidly, and hail its return
to he sOod O1d u0uyo with Joy. So may it prove.