Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-03-05
THE CHANGE.

The Troy Wing, specializing upon the prob
abe effects OF change of administration, has
the following sensible remarks:
There never probably existed in any quarter
OF the world two parties more Numerically op-
posed TO each other in all those essential points
upon which party divisions are founded, than the
one which is just throwing up, and the one which
is just assuming the rcins OF the General Gov
erament. The former processes Itself to be OPP
posed to those Institutions and those principles
of government under which this country has
prospered almost uniformly since the adoption OF
the Constitution, while the latter acknowledges
itself to be attached to these Institutions and
those principles, and to wish for no innovation,
no pretended reforms upon F'slem, which is
hallowed BY the wisdom of our ancestors, no less
than by the experience OF half a century.
st seems to have been almost the sole object
of the present administration to harrass and per-
pick the industrial classes Of the country, and
those connected with them; by foolish expert.
ments upon the currency, and other measures
no less paralysing in their effect upon commerce,
What object they had in view for so doing, they
cannot probably tell themselves. But that such
has been the effect of their measures, no one at
the present time will have the hardihood to deny.
The measures advocated by the Wings, on the
contrary, have been prompted by sincere desire
to benefit, as far as legislation could benefit, all
classes of the community alike; not the money
lender and the usurcr alone, but the industrious
farmer, the skiliul artizan, and the enterprsing
merchant 1t is, therefore, reasonable to sup
pose that, when the new administration shall be
fairly established in power, the oppression eyer-
cised by Government upon the best interests of
the nation, for ten years past, will cease. and
that the Government of the United States will
pgain become, what it formerly was, and what
it ought always to be, a paternal and protecting
government to all those who live uuder its nilu.
ence.
THE next President has given repeated evil
dences, since his nomination for that high Office,
that he thoroughly understands the principles
upon which republican government ought to
be conducted; and that the members of his cab
met are thoroughly conversant with all the du-
ties of statesmen, their past lives and services
furnish an undoubted guaranty.
"What therefore, will be the probable effect
OF change OF administration! We feel 10
hesitation in replying, that its effect will be
salutary in the highest degree. The spirit of
rapine which so strongly characterzes the pres
ent fiscal agents OF government, will be at once
repressed, by the substitution of honest men in
their places. Confidence between man and man
will be restored and the pursuits of commerce
and manufactures again become lucrative, as
well as permanently established. Offices of
trust and profit a, home will be filled with men
honest, capable and faithful to the Constitution,
and our country be represented by worthy sue
cessors OF Pnckney, Marshall, Monroe, and Liv-
ingston. The great works Of internal improve
ment which are destineS1to unite the various
sections Of the Union together by inseparable