The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-18
Majority for Z annoy

Ranney
Barber

To the Editor of the Peoples Press.
became voter, for the first time, du-
tinq the Administration of John @. Adams,
and hearing so much said against his need
less expenditures of thirteen millions ofdol-
lars year. and the assertion that Andrew
Jackson would reform all those abuses of
Mr. Adams administration, l was induced
to support General jackson for the Presl-
dencv, and have since continued 10 support
the Democratic party. Notwithstanding the
whig p=pers have continued asserted that
Mr. Van Buren, had spent about 80 mil
lions of dollars in one year, bat our papers
called that whig lie, of course did not
believe il, and continued TO support Mr..
Van Buren, and his party. have very of
ten during the present administration asked
tn wings when those good whig times were
coming they promised lis during the cam.
-airn Cf iS40. | have felt much satisiac-
..an about the manner in which the wings
IL used by their President. John Tvler. L
g-as somewhat surprised that he should re-
ceire the nomination of Vice President at
the iIarrsburgh Convention, as his views
I'D been often given in years past against
IL, constitutonality of National Bank,
which supposed was favorite wing mea
sure. But on reading the address of the
ate MARYLAND Wing Stale Convention in
.eia;ion 10 the nomination of John Tyler, L
an led to the full conviction that John Ty-
Ter is a traitor to the wing party, and de-
series rs bad treatment by them as did
Benedict Arnold from the American Poo
p,a
have never found any person who as
serted that Gen. Jackson's administration
was not prosperous ard the people prosper
Gus under it. During his administration
be paid off the National debt, and when he
left The Presidential chair in 1887, he said
re left the people prosperous and happy.
EGt have of late been led TO some ref1ec-
lions OH account of the change of times
since 1887, and fad that when General
Jackson took the chair in March 1929, a
Hationa Bank and a Protective tariff, Ia
gcrile wing measures) were in full opera
on, and that during all of his administra-
ion, majority of wings composed the U
; Senate, of cousre no law could be pas
7ed IN opposition to the majority ofthe Sem
PHI, during this time, of course he was un-
the operation of wing measures and
uid not get out from under them, only by
high handed act of removing the depos-
:. and his famous circular, by which
nrly all the specie was drawn from the
tern and southern States when il was
.ch wanted in the usual operation of busi-
50 and carried into few of the new
lies and there boarded up TO be of no
. 10 any one. But during all this time |
IS SO attached to the sweet name of De-
lcrecy that followed in the same course.
hen Mr.. Van Buren, became President
had both houses of Congress on his side
I'd passed such laws as he pleased, and 1t
ems very evident that he spent over thIf-
: millions of dollars during his admins
alton above the ordinary revenue which
nd not at that time been much reduced by
re compromise act, from what it was du.
ng Gen. Jackson's administration when
d was enabled to pay off the National
-bt by it and have large surplus to de.
site with the States but still with all
csc facts before me, the name of democ'
cy was sweet to my taste, and Rugged
to my bosom, as would mother long
t child on its return.
We are now under the operation of loco
IS except the late Tariff and the useless
- Treasury of Mr.. Van Burcn, and | do
see any prospect of any other so long
John Tyler is at the helm. have there
-e come to the full conclusion to break
20 shackels of party that has so long held
= and 60 for the whig measures, which |
re long been of opinion were the best
The country, Notwithstanding have
'sCs acted.
II 4 RxPErTAEr LOCO.