The people's press, and Addison County Democrat. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1838-1841, 1841-05-25
PEOPLES PRESS.
Tuesday Morning, May %, 1871
EXTRA SESSION.

Tho most satisfactory evidence that our gov.
rument is in the hands Of true hearted and
energetic men, is the call which has been made
for an extra session. 1t clearly evinces their
fidelity to the interests of the people, and was
ust what was TO have been expected from the
zeal frmness and decision which distinguished
Gen. Harrison while battling the foes of his
country. The cry of Harrison and reform
which aroused and combined the virtuous and
enlightened citizens of the republic into solid
Phalanx against the wrongs of their rulers,
should be responded TO with speedy and ener-
getic action. While the people are looking
with an imPoling eye for relief in a salutary
change of measures, the saving energy of the
government should march straight forward TO
the rescue, regardless of the outcries of ve-
nal press, and the bitter revilings of Blair,
Rltchie, Croswel. and their disconnected allies.
TO pause for moment while the ship of state
is driving headlong amidst the surges which
have nearly overwhelmed her, would DO be-
lrayal of the interests Of the people,as hearless
as it would be unwise. If we are 10 have a
restoration of the currency, revision of the
tariff, and revival of agriculture, commerce,
and manufactures, no time should be lost. II
will take years TO rear the beautiful growth,
which ne fell swoop of the last dynasty has
Frustrated in the dust. Tens Of thousands of
our most active and mcritorious fellow citizens
have already been crushed. But lens Of thou.
sands might still be saved from the total wreck
of their fortunes, by the speedy action of the
government in restoring the prosperity of the
country. change Of men should be alto.
gether subservient TO a sound and healthfu
condition of the people. The special reason
assigned by the proclamation for an extra ses.
sion is the deranged state of the fiscal affairs
Of the government, and the utter impossibility
of keeping the wheels in otion by the small
expedients of the last administration, which
were evidently Intended TO embarrass their sue.
cessors. But if this congress patterns after
their predecessors in resorting to the sub-treas-
ury scheme, as the means of sheltering them
selves from the storm, while the people were
left to face its pilless beating, we say, let woe
betide them.
The welfare of the people must be compre.
hen1ed within the scope of every effort pu,
forth at the extra session. The opposition
must be stripped of their only remaining CON-
fort of crying ou: against hard times. as if the
iron age created by the last administrations
could ever pass away, while the country is
still wrihing under the wretched experiments
which brought it upon us.
The saving of expense which is the chief
ground of opposition urged by men, whose
boundess prodigality has rendered an extra
session unavoidable, is gross Insult to the
understanding of the people. After squan.
dering the public monies in extravaganza larg.
esses bestowed upon pimps and partisans, and
with careless profusion which fell little short
of conniving at the public plurderers, they all