Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1842-01-25

Cidercratic Reform.-The U. S. Treasury is bank
rupt on the LIST ofJanuary s42 for the first time in 30
years "ilurrah for Old Tip."-Spirits of the Age
Is it indeed How much did it fail of being bank
rupi one year ago when, under MI. Van Buren's adj
mnistraton, after having actually expended one hun
dred and forty millions of dollars, it was found neces-
sary to issue five millions to help out to the Sd of
March 10 O'Clock Observation-Disclosures when The little
magicians responsibility should end, leaving as leg
acy forty million national debt behind him Now
how much did it lack being bankruntl Nevertheless
comfort We yourself. Government can REpUDTATE
its debts and send Congressman home ITO oork 6arder
and fare poorer as Congress did the people once
Take your own pills-no wincing or whining about it,
One thing more.-Why DO you tell so many foolish
stories about "Whig promises of better times" and
hold up the present very unsatisfactory state of things
as an evidence of the failure of Wing principles =
The Wings did indeed confidently expect better times
when their great views of national policy were adopt-
and carried into operation. And they reasoned very
analogcaily about it oo-they said-'the present adj
mins,ration have forsaken the principles maintained
by the trainers ofour government under which we en-
joyed much happiness and prosperity and have been
trying series of new experiments which have not
turned out WELL but the contrary have plunged us
into great distress We will return to the track of our
fathers-then shall experience prosperous times"
They certainly would have begun to realize these
hopes long ago if death had removed their Presi-
dent whose memory is loosely revived by the a
bove remarks of the Age, and accident placed in his
stead one who held views directly contrary to those of
the Wings on the great dividing question in controver-
sy between the two parties. The measures of the
Wings hare not been tried they have been defeated
by circumstance which they could have no con-
troll! This the Age knows perfectly we'll and it also
knows that the relief Act which the Wings did pass
Congress- was humbled and dsfguredto conciiate the
views of Mr. Tyler till it reSembed an abortion
ilocoism than the offspring of genuine wing parentage
Now, is 1t fair is it decent civilis it any thing else
than designed hypocrisy to rail upon the Wings and
reproach them with failure of their principles Had
the Wing president lived-had Wing principles been
adopted and fairly tried and THEN failed the opposition
would have just cause of reproach;bu, as it is, an
editor pursues a most unmanly course to continue
trumpeng accusations that are known to be undeserv-
ed and unjust He does it merely to catch the fancy
OF his superficial readers, with whom clownsh shout
has more effect than the perspicuous argument or
the painest presentation OF establishing facts Hun
dreds will catch up such pary assertion as the "a
bove, and without bestowing one thought upon its
merits or otherwise, will go brawling it about the
streets for a twelvemonh. The editor who manufac-
lures these little petit ibels does so for this express
purpose and at The expense of their being insults to
the common sense of every candid, reasoning man.