Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-09-02
From the Vermont Waterman ard Journal
The Crisis.

tits always the duty of an intelligent republican 10
Independently of all considerations of success or
defeat SO far as regards the result otau election. Bv
this we do not mean that he should rcrhlcsslv d>rc-
gard all considerations of prudence or cXpcdltncv,
but only that when CONCESSIONS required of him.
involving sacrifice Of l'riHcipIe, he should never
yield
The present crisis is one particularly requiring firm
ness and decision. The friends Of the people have
been sgnay defeated in their cti:ts rotSuc cont
dcnre IN the naona councils and to furnish The pco-
pie ~ an uniform currency by the hasest tioachcry
and fraud. 1t may no, We amss to spend n brief
moment III reviewing the history of the past and in
learning the duty of the present.
Ours lsenphatically THE PEOPLE s government
1t was established, not for the purpose of creating an
interest, separate and detached from the pcnpc but
for the purpose of blending all our interests into che
All our institutions are popular. 1t is true that our
laws are enacted by representatives. elected bv the
people, but Is is nevertheless equally that he
rH Of The psopie scver to be regarded rs the law Of
the land. Notwithstanding the truth of this axiom
we were often told by the rulers of our pov,rnIn,n,
during the past administrations, that the people were
asking OF the government too much, when thew iusis-
ted on the protection OF their interests, req od #
their servants recognition of Their riuht- The rev.
outlon of 1910 was regarded by the overwhelming
majority who effected II, rs triumph OF the republican
principle that the people capable of sell. GOV
eminent, in opposition to the dcspntic dognas pro-
claimed by the friends ol Executive dictarlon and us
urpuon. That revolution has proved entirely IN. fee
tnal and is yet the fault Of the people that il
has done so. We have every reason 10 believe HAT
# he, who was emphatcaly the first in the ,cari- Of
his countrymen,' had been permitted by an all.wisc
Providence 10 retain the elevated station 10 which he
had been raised by an abused and lsul,ed people. a
totally different state OF things than the present would
have been witnessed in country.
Every attempt that has been made by the fri, nls
o. the country 10 furnish an uniform currency for the
people, TO protect the productive industry of the conn
Try Ia raise revenue tu the wants of the govern
meu,. has been lhwartgi and d"rtcd bv power
accidemtiy vested IN the hands GONE MAN. The
distress aud rum scqucnt on the unauthorized nets
of Andrew Jack SON i'll 1893 and ISL were faithfully
predicted and d,llnoattd 10y such men A. Clay md
Webster, and from that time till the present ofitc-
tull measures To remedy the evil have been success
full the country l. bleeding at every pore, all credit
and confidence is complete destroyed aud the pco-
pie and their vans are alike dsrcnardol
In the m,ls OF this universal distress and confusion
VT hear the insulting language of our oIpon,urs-"I.
this the entertainment to which wc have been invited
! on promised the people a rectirOm their cmhHrAss
nents Fulfil your violated pledges "r aclinowlclg,
that you have been dishonest sroundrcls and lynn.
knavcs. Where Is that currency, where that pro-
tcctlon the interests of the armc, und where tha
cycrtlpwin- Treasury which You promised us ? y,
lied to the people IN your eltc'loiccrlAg speeches
l-i0, aud you knew you lied whcn You made YOU
promises"
Fellow -CirzESs Prom whom docs tlil Ian
guago proceed From he rery mca ,r'o r,joi", n
te Qf HioSe rcry measures r'ic are "rindjHl
you 10 TIE dust THIS language l. uttered by mcr
who adu no power in Congress ITO provide for III,
common dJi,ucc 0UI Eancral welfare" Of the people
but vino are oyer ready Ia rejoice when the Executive
can ,nrscr courage to play the dcsnn, Those M, +,
rres OF the rpvarnmcni which Cypress the pcnplt
mos, h,gyily are the only one, which then anproye
ond r2u Won aun,n Trust them with the exercise q
,har r.vcr winch Ihrv are 50 anxions 10 Obtain
Can v,u believe in the honesty of those pr,trnI,,
iirnds Of domestic industry whuno longer ava tina,
I~u resolved that "frce people needed 40 other ,ro
icc,ion Than T., h, let oj0,c and thu, industry shn,i
h. lef so regulate irsclf?n When the country il
Ie37 was suffering under cmbarrassmcnts similar +
,h, nrcs.nt and produced hy n system of mc:lsurc
moi AZ nll dissinilar these yery men denied the obi
po,iun of Government 10 act with any reference +
cnmmer cial cmbarrnssincuts other than ,n ur,t,,
YrSEIr, Dissatisfied we may be md mr., vi,
tho administration of a John Tyler but W.. hoy. =,
=, liam ,ho, any ollcyi,iun can IN, ohruin.d hv r.
,,,rnnn IN tho .,,nnnrt Of snch men as Marin Y,
rurnn anil Linn {. Colhoun Tn, nropI. in lsl,
ia' I,, = i'"r,c az nj,,;n;, ira,;on mar .
I,an If ,a,,, md v,I,,t yye rnmunip of p", ia
,;,l,ai;",, If rho SANE meos,,r.s which nrnynJ
disastrous to the interests OF the people at that ptro
or rather with the same want "i all measures ca!cI
lated to relieve the en?arrassmcnts OF The people
One great object oi the contest ~ l-iCi was 10 %
tam a dmlnu,lon Of ENEClTl\ T. POWER. Ga
dcmOcrdcy-li It he proper 10 employ, al al, a teri
s1oten employed and nerer undrrsiood-hhs N
taught us 10 admire power cNerted by any o.
MAS, in opposition TO the VIII OF he people, or OF Il