Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-11-18
NEW ASPECTS,

The recent elections in Ohio and New
York seem to have inspired the locofoco
party with the strange hope of again rallying
on Mr.. Van Buren,, for President. Mr.. Ben
ton, it will be recollected, some twelve months
since, proclaimed his adhesion to Mr.. Van
Buren,. and within few days the Globe,
which is his acknowled ged mou,h-piece, has
commenced a furious attack upon Tyler's
administration, and gives at length the rea-
sons why the democracy must have nothing
10 do with it. We quote the following, as
specimen of the wholesale assault:
The Democratic party does not, and cannot ap-
prove the general course of Mr.. Tylers admlnistra
ton although 1t may sanction some of the acts of that
gentleman-such as the veoes of the bank, and what
is called the little tariffbill' These were undoubted-
ly, highly agreeable to that party; but the grounds
on which they were based were not equally satsiac
tory The Democratic party cannot forget that Mr..
TYLER would have approved the bill establishing
Bank OF the United States but fol the clause giving
II the absolute right to intrude branches into the
States without their consent; nor that he approved
the bill for the distribution of the public lands and on
y incidentally dissenting from it afterwards, on the
ground that It violated provision that it should not
take effect when the necessities of the Government
required higher duty than twenty per cent. for
eign mporations; nor that he preclpately gave his
assent to the repeal of the ndepend treasury
that he approved an infamous, demoraZlng bankrupt
law; nor that he promised the interference of the
troops Of the United States for the purpose of
ting the extension of the rights of suffrage in Rhode
Island Above all, they cannot fail 10 remember that
Mr. TYLER has sanctioned a tari bill more obnox-
ions by far, than thar which he vetoed and that Mr..
cusHNd exertons IN procuring the passage of thai
6 are about to be rewarded by scat in the Cabinet
Lastly, how can the Democratic party be, or be-
come, zone and indvlsble with the friends of Mr.
TYLER" when they see Mr.. WEBsrER-one of then
most stern, n!exlbe opponents-in the situation Of
his prime confidential minister; and Mr.. SPENCE
at the head of another Department; and both giving
out as the future measure of the Administration
WALpoLE's execrable exchequer system, with debt
paper money, and corruption in its train !"
This the Madisonan resents with becom-
ing Indignation, and manifests very little dis
position to acquiesce in this arrangement
After more than insinuating that the Globe
has seen its best days, and hitting Benton a
severe grid under the fifth rib, the Madiso-
MAN thus alludes to Mr. Van Buren's "grace-
full retirement"
AS for signing the repeal of the Sub
Treasury, the address of the New York
Democratic State Convention, this fall, sub
stantialy acknowledges that it was condemn
ed by the People. The address compli-
ments Mr.. Van Buren,, and very properly,
on his "graccful retirement" in obedience to
the voice of a majority of the People. 1t is
a cardinal principle of Democracy that the
majority shall be obeyed. Now, no one will
deny that the repeal of the Sub-Treasury
was openly and universally advocated by the
victorious party during the campaign Of
1910. In truth, Mr.. Van Buren's delea,
was mainly owing 10 the unpo pularity of the
Sub Treasury. 1t furnished a sound cur
rency for the office-holders, but nothing for
the People-not even an Gin ci-den-tal-ly.'
Mr.. Benton is in favor Of incidental pro-
lection to the People from Tarif,-on the
same principle, why should not The Govern
ment give the People sound currency
'in-ci-den-tal-ly," if you please : THIS
THE ExCHEaUER WILL DO. We think the
Sub-Treasury men will prefer the Excheg-
uer TO United States Bank, and the Uni
ted States Bank men will prefer it to the
Sub Treasury. We have taken our ground,
and intend TO maintain it.