The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-06-17

Having shown from official papers that the en-
penses of the State for several years have exceeded
lis income, and also that the State Debt does ac-
tually exceed the sum Of $500 900, now propose
TO presen, some strong reasons why Gen. Walton
has (even at the expense Of tru,h) been so anxious
TO conceal the facts in relation to tho financial con-
dition Of The State from the people who bear the
burdens of the State; anS,
In the first place, as pious man and church.
member he is bound by moral Obligation faithfully
10 serve his employers and see TO it, that he eats
no mans bread for nough Now Gen Walton,
through the IfdtchmGR, is the organ Of the federal
party, as he was during the las, war, and is under
Il moral obligation to administer to the temporal
necessities of those who rely upon him for support,
and inasmuch as he cannot do this so abundantIy
by pursuing an honest calling, he is bound TO re-
sort to alsehood and deception, under the belief
that because he is a rery pious man the good peo-
pie of his party will consider it simply a rIous
FRAUD, and course overlook IT. and the rulgar
democrats he cares nothing about.
That " the love ofmonGy is the roo, fall evil -
Is truth exempied 10 the life in the course Of the
editor of the Udichman, for that gentleman un-
derslands very well that if the plain truth in rcla-
ton to The condition of the Stat e, should be hi
before the people without note or comment they
would at once decide to place their affairs in other
hands, and he Of course would loose the golden
harvest which is now SO profusely showcred into
his widespread lap.
1t appears by the report Of the Auditor of nc
counts for 1887, the amount paid to T.. p. Walton
& Sons, for State Printing, STATIONERY, &c
was s ,s77,s7; the amount paid in 1888 for SIM
lar services was not entered ON the Journal; in
1889 the amount paid these trulh-loving editors for
State Printing and STATIONERY WIS 81 1858, 81
and in 1910 these same pous men received for
State Printing and STATIONERY $2,3iO,js,
averaging the snug little sum Of 50 ,O7O, 80 per an
mum out of The State Treasury, under the present
administration. Does not this solve the problem
And is ii astonishing that Gen. Walton should lick
the hand that feeds him. But how is i, about this
Stationery Is it possible that some six OF eight
hundred dollars is necessarily and legally expended
for Stationery, for the and benefit of the State?
No, it is not so. But STATIONERY is furnished
without law or right, 10 the members Of the Legs.
laure, at the expense of the State, and for Gen.
Waon's especial benefit. the members Of the
Assembly have their per diem and per mile allow
ance fixed by law, but there is no law for fnrnlsf-
ing them with paper, ink, pencils, quilts, SC. at
the expense Of the people. This abuse has grown
up as an item Of federal extravaganza and corrup-
ton; indeed that party ever since its origin under
Alexander Hamilton, have been the unwaverng
advocates of splendid establishments, and Il splen-
did government. II was this disposition that reared
the splendid, granite temple of(oiiy at Montpelier,
which strives TO vie with the Capitol Of the Nation
and the same spirit, after loading Us with a ire
mendous debt for that purpose, would further carry
ont lis extravagance, - and because the members
Of Congress are furnished By law, with the articles
above named, the managers in Vermont would do
the same mithout law, for the treble purpose OF
apng great folks ,rewardng their avorite General.
and fixing on the people State blessing in form Of
State debt.
| But, the General should have some little rsmu-
neration extra, in shape Oft The "mnmmon Of un-
righteousness for there can be no doubt, that were
he not pious man, his course Of lying and decep-
ton must have procured him the premiumship Of
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