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The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-09-13
THE STATE DEBT.

To whom is it due, and by whom was it
created! We have a great deal of this
bugbear every year, just before election,
and the wings are charged with the mis-
chief, and the people are warned to turn
the wings out of Office, because they have
run the people in debt. Let US see how
this is. For a few years, including and fol.
lowing the year 1881, the ruling party in
this state was the Antimasonic party. Du-
ring the performance of that party, the
Ilan of building new State House was
conceived and executed, and the money
used to defray the expense of this enter
prize was taken in pursuance of legal en-
actments from the school fund borrowed.
The state owned the school fund-they
now own the state house. The treasurer
was and is the keeper of the school fund,
as well as other public funds of the State.
He may be supposed TO have kept the mo-
ney designed for current expenses in his
right pocket, and the school fund in his
left pocket To build the state house the
legislature directed that right pocket should
borrow of left pocket, and now right pock-
ct owes left pocket and this Is all there Is
of the fearful state debt. So the question
is answered, the state debt is due 10 the
state, and was created during the antima-
sonic administration of the stale govern
ment. In contracting this debt, antima
sons, wings ard democrats participated -
1t was not party measure. but if the men
who are DESTROYS of making capital out of
it would make it odious, they may throw
the odium where it belongs. The Wings
arenot accountable for it. Whether it is
best TO lay direct tax upon the people in
order to balance the treasurer's account by
cash, is a question of expediency for the
legislature to settle. We do not learn that
the states creditor is making any disturb
ance about the state debt. Left pocket
does not threaten to sue right pocket for
the debt,but rests very quietly and behaves
very well, for creditor. The state house
is designed for the use of this people and
their posterity--the school fund is design
ed for poslerity alone. If we give posteri-
ty the fund and the state house both. mas
much as the fund is much larger than the
state debt, will they rise up and curse the
memories Of their fathers if the state debt
90 with the state house and school fund.-
They will have no reason to complain. But
if this generation should resolve to square
the account and the people are willing to
be taxed for that purpose, so be 1.-THE
debt is not one contracted by the wings,
as every man of any intelligence well
knows Mercury.
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REMOVAL OF THE COLLECTOR
OF THIS PORT.

- The Hon. LEVI LINCOLN has been re-.
moved from the Office OF Collector of the
port of Boston and CharIes,own--and Rob.
ert Ranloul. Jr. has beeu appointed TO that
olhce. We are not surprised al this addi>
iIonal act Of baseness on the part of John
/ yer. For months past. we have been
led 10 expect il. Gov. Lincoln is far too
honorable and highminded man 10 answer
the purposes of an administration 50 weak
and wicked as that in whose hands the GOV
vernment OF our country is now placed
We assert--ard we believe ,ba, o,,
whole mercantile community will bear ne
out in The assertion--ihai the duties of the
Colleciorship of Boston have never been so
well performed, as by Gov. Lincoln.
As 10 the person who has received the IA.
vor of Tyler's appointment 10 the Collector.
ship, he is full booded and unflincbing
Lccofoco, ofthe very worst stamp. He mas
not The least approximation 10 any kindred
or favorable feelings towards the merchants
of Bos,on-nor, on the other hand, have thew
any community of feeling with him. He
comes into office as the mere supple tool of
John Tyler--and if the most humble ODE
isance, which is now the chief REQUISITE for
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PRESS.
Middlebury, Sept. IS, 1913.
Vermont Erect.

Notwithstanding the unfavorable results
Of elections in a majority Of the States, the
progress of locofocoism is again stayed in
Vermont. Sufficient returns have been re.
ceived 10 show that our opponents are oc-
cupying no better grounds than last year.
In the aggregate vote on the State ticket
which we give from 1874 towns as compar.
ed with las, year, both wings and lo:os have
fallen away from sixteen 10 eighteen hum
dred votes, while the third party has ad-
vanced over twelve hundred. Probably
there will be no election Of Governor and
Lieut.. Governor. Last year tho majority
for Paine over all, was but 900 by the peo
pie. But the majority of wings in the sen.
ate has been increased by Two additional in
Franklin county one in Chi,lenden, and we
hope two in Bennington. Many changes
in the representation in the House have &C.
CURED. but little doubt remains that we shall
be us strong in joint ballot as last year. and
probably little stronger. Last year We
had 81 majority.
In the 81 towns not heard from on the
Gov. vote, Paine wing last year had 367s.
Smile Loco 1863, Williams aboIilionist and
Scattering 275 Paine's majority was 9Os.
Ranney 1t, Gov. 1862, Spaulding aasu-
rer l76s, the probability is that Spaulding
is only elected on the State ticket.
In the first and third congressional dis.
tricts Messrs. Marsh and Foot have been
elected. 10 the 2nd and 4th districts il is
doubtful whether Dillingham; or Collamer,
have been elected. Ia Dillingham's dis.
trict many locos voted for Peck, and in
Collamer's, many wings voted for Everett
and Tracy.
Thus every branch of government will
still be retained by the wings for the yea,
ensuing. This victory is the more crafty.
ing, as our fears had been somewhat excit.
ed by the clamorous and exultng efforts of
our opponents. The machinery Of the par
ty was put into powerful operation TO mus
Ter their forces and make recruits. But
the confidence ofthe people in wing prin.
clPles here and elsewhere could not be sha-
ken by their arts or arguments. The infa-
nous SANDERS put forth by the Age and kin
dred organs Of the party against the old VET
eran, their secret endeavors 10 undermine
our strength BY fomenting third. pnrtyism.
and the thin DISCUSSES assumed by their
leaders just before eleclisn 10 cloak their
hostility 10 the tariff were all equally una
valllng. Locofocoism in Vermont again
bIIes the dust and, dec jupante, the same
destiny awaits it in Is44.
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Presidency, and he doubts whether it will
be necessary to have duties above 30 pei
cent. How will the wool-growers fare with
20 pei cent. duty!
"Again, to all present appearances, the
acquiesence in a tariff for revenue, now SO
general, may in the absence OF special OK
element, endure for a period rs long as Is
commonly embraced in calculations OF bu-
siness. 1t cannot, however, have escaped
the attention of manufacturers, that altho'
no state or district of country may yet have
taken ground against this mode of raising
revenue for the support of government,
there are not wanting thousands of vigor.
Gus intelects in every section OF our extern
ded country, who, penetrated by deep
sense of inequality and consequent injus'
tice of its operation. are applying all the
energies of their minds to the overthrow OF
the system. They cannot be Ignorant, ell
ther, of the fact that a prejudice against
Direct Taxation, springing in some degree
at least, from a supposed abuse of the pow.
er in times past, may yield to time and re-
Election, or may be supplanted by a new
and stronger antipathy. MARTIN Van Blu,
rem.
The above is from Mr.. Van Buren's let>
ter last spring. to the Indiana committee;
and this MIR. Van Buren, is another promi-
nent locofoco candidate for President -
Judge Collamer thus sums up Mr.. Van Bu-
ren's opinions:
"Now the meaning of all this is quite
apparent. 1t is this: The collection of a
revenue by duties on imports operates with
great inequality and injustice. A direct
tax would be more equal and just There
is prejudice to direct tax. which will be
and ought TO be overcome, but until overs
come duties should be continued"
Judge We, from the above, whether the
locofoco leaders arc for or against protec>
ton.
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IRIsH REPEAL. A great--perhaps the
greatest demonstration which has yet been
made in favor of repeal. took place at Tara
hill--a memorable spot in the early histo-
ry of Ireland and ITS kings, and celebrated
even in late years by the resistance which
was made there to the kings forces by the
'Croppies' in the rebellion of I79s-on
Tuesday last, All the accounts concur in
representing this as the greatest of all the
monster meetings. The reporters of the
various papers, wing, tory and radical alike
agree with O'Connell's description of this
being the browning gathering of repeal az
itation. The day selected being a strict
holiday in the Roman Catholic Church
the festival Of the Assumptiou--all the
ceremonies of religion were brought TO
bear on the enthusiasm of the meeting -
Mass was celebrated three or four times
before the commencement of the proceed
Ings, and prayers were offered up for the
repose of the souls of the 'Croppies' whose
bones were Wondering beneath, and who
fell, according TO the notions of all present
in the cause of their country. O'Connell's
speech was in his best style--more earnest
and imprisoned, and less flippant than u.s.
ual. Il feel said he, the awful RESPONSE
bility to my country and myCreator which
the part | have taken in this great move
ment imposes upon me- We regret our
inability to do justice TO this speech, owing
to the many demands upon our space; it Is
more remarkable. however. for the deep
and subdued spirit of earnestness which
marked it, than for any thing novel or
striking. This meeting has excited great
er alarm on this side the water connected
with the repeal movement than any former
one--or indeed, all put together. The
Times of yesterday has the most despond
ing article that has yet appeared in its col
umns on this now alarming subject or re-
peal. A crisis, it is admitted on all hands,
is not Wilmer T. Smith.
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EXTENSIVE FoRGERY.-We learn from
a slip from the office of the Barre, Mass.
Gazette. that William Goddard, Post Mas
ter of Petershap. and engaged in severa
trading and manufacturing firms, has been
detected IN the commission of forgerles to
tine amount of over forty thousand dollars,
in drafts on various firms in New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, &C., all which he
mas confessed and been bound over for tri>
al in $4,000. His friends gave the requi.
site bail and he is now at large. OF course
he will not appear for trial. Heavy bail,
this, considering the magnitude of the
crime! He has been a great man and
great Spectator, and has,doubtless, wealthy
relatives. so he may not expiate his crime
in State prison-lucky man!-Pat::-
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| the Governments of the civilized world,
adopted at tho General Peace Convention
lately held in London on the Importance Of
nations agreeing by treaty stipulations 10
settle their disputes by reference TO un-
pires mutually chosen, was presented to the
King of the French on the 30th of July,
by deputation. consisting of Messrs. u.
C. Beckwith, Thomas Cock, Amasa Walk
er, and ]. r. Willis,from the UnitedStates
of America; and Rev. VIM. Touse, OF
Paris, one of the officers of the Society of
Christian Morals, the Marquis de la Roch-
efoucauld Liancourt being necessarily alb
sent. His majesty gave the dePutation
very grac ious audience, and assured them
he was very happy TO receive such CON-
munication. He said he felt a great IN
terest in the subject, and had certainly
done all ne could to preserve peace IN Eu-
rope. Peace said his Majesty. is what
we all want. Thank God! war now costs
too much to be often waged; and | trust
the day is coming when we shall get rid
of it entirely in the civilized world His
Majesty spoke of arbitration as an excel>
lent substitute for war. alluded to several
instances of its successful application, and
remarked, how perfectly consistent it was
in those cases with the dignity Of the par
ties concerned. On other points relative
to the subject of Peace, the King express
ed himself vary freely in terms highly graf
flying TO the deputatIon, and promised 10
take the subject of the memorial into ia
vorable consideration.
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The Self-Styled De-
mocracy-What it is
and to what it
would bring us!

We know not, when we have seen
moe graphic picture ofmodern democracy,
alias locofoeoism, than is coutained in the
following paragraph of a speech recently de-
iivered by Mr. Fuller, OF Monroe County IN
the Assembly of New York. !, is a per-
feet portrait.
" Modern Democracy consists in all the
officers of the Government, from the Presi.
dent down TO the lowest dependant who has
sworn IL support the constitution. constru-
ing ii as they understand il; in their iaking
the responsibility of any act which their own
Will or :he purposes OF party dictate 4; in the
doctrine that 10 the Visitors belong the spolls,
aud in seizing on the offices and patronage
of government as The rewards of party I'm.
umphi iu The destruction of capital when it
cannot be controlled for electioneerinp pur-
poses in the destruction of credit; in the
creation of whole liners of little monsters 10
slim Ilate wild spirit of speculation, and
fostering them with a parents fondnss one
day. and then strangling them without mer-
~ the next; IN an odious sub-ireasury--in
going back 10 an exclusive metallic curren.
cy and 10 running this generation in order
that The next may enj'y the benefit of an All
straciion IN opposition 10 protection OF
home industry, in the reduction of wages in
this country TO the pauper star dlrd of Eu.
rope; m the reputation of honest debts
when IT is not convenient 10 pay them; in
Swarihwouting with millions of The people $
money, in arresling the progress of internal
Improvements and direct iaxalion--ln go.
ing for The party, right or wrong--in pro-
scrIbing men for their opinions and punish.
ing deserilon from party ranks in organ.
ring press throughout the Union 10 man
"iacIurc and propagate fulsehooGs and de.
ceIse the people in preaching one thing
End ai@ays practicing another; in bariering
the rights, the dignity and independence Of
the North for few OF the votes ofrhe South:
and finally in throwing off now the mantle
worn in 81 and putting on new disguise
and raising up new sect from the ashes
bearing the name ofthe cd, and in the Ian.
guage OF the gentleman from New York,
leaving the dead 10 bury The dead Such
IS a brief GU line of modern Democracy.-
Ia my humble opinion, the more we have of
1t the worse ii will be for US. A little more
would ruin this county and this nation.
Caiedon;Gn.
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The FoURIERIsM OF THE TRIBUNB.-The
Tribune does US wrong in supposlng thai
the progress Of the Tribune disturbs the
Express, or that our attacks upon lis -Four.
ierism spring from any rivalry. We com.
bat a mschievous error, which the Tribune
pushes upon the public and which. there.
fore, is fair and proper matter for opposit
ion.
AS 10 mixing up the wing creed (say:
The rribune) with any notions of our OWL
on irrelevant topics, We submit 10 the pub
lie whether the Tribune or the Elk, 'ress is
the more likely 10 err in that direction
The Tribune makes war upon no mans
country-Do mans credit attacks Meth.
or Catholicism, Puseyism, UOive7snl;sm
nor any other ism except Loco focoism. y
If the Tribune has added that, the Tribune
supports all other iSmS nfinat except Loco
Focoism il would have hit upon truth
OF Grahamism rs well as Fourierism, il has
been a steady advocate. So far from motto
ing all the mnggois in the Trhune's head
we have seldom if ever called attention tc
its miscellaneous Irish Rrprkiism. or its ob
olitionism Of capital punishment. We
should not have dwelt upon its FourieriSm
but that there is but one step from it 10 Lo
CO Focoism.--N. Y. Express.
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From th. ALBANY American c;,;z,

= Col. JOHNSON IN MIssoURl--MonE
PsooFs OF VAN BuREN's UNporuLARIrY.-
The movements of Col. Tecumseh. Killer
Johnson in the West and Southwest begin
10 alarm the Van Buren, Democracy. Ia.
ken in connection with the success ofCal.
houn in the South. and even in the North,
it troubles them wonderfully. Situated as
they are, we do not wonder that it should.
for the prospects ofIhe Sage of Undertook
are dark enough at present,
The address of the friends of Col. John.
son in the city of ST. Louis (Mo.) to the
Democracy of Missouri, appears in the
Washinhton Globe of Saturday. 1t is a
lengthy document, occupying about siS
columns of that paper, and is written with
much cTearness and force. After taking a
luminous review of the Colonel's.legisative
career, the address challenges "any one Of
his rivals TO produce so brilliant a record
on which 10 found his claims to the conf.
dence, gratitude and admiration to his coun-
trymen," appeals warmly to the Democra-
cy of Missouri TO do hun justice, and "con-
fident that the Democracy of Missouri pre-.
fer the Hero Of the Thames as the stand
ard bearer in the political contest of 1914,
urge upon his friends the use of every hon
orabe means to secure his nomination, &c
&c.
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"Mr Calhoun declared this bill more
deeply stamped with Protection than any
one that had ever been passed by Con.
gress. He said it was utterly impossible
that such bill should long remain in ex-
istcnce; it would be repealed probably in
two years. He gave the North clearly to
understand that he would make war upon
it, and that the Democracy of the South
would not give up till they had procured
its repeal debate in the Senate on the
final passage of the Tariff.
"Mr. Calhoun thought 20 per cent. the
utmost protection which could be granted
in any case. Debate in the Senate, Ju1v
90, 1912,
This same Mr.. Calhoun is now contest.
ing the race with Mr.. Van Buren, to be the
lecofoco candidate for for President, and
the party will support him if nominated.
Mr.. Woodbury. Of New Hampshire de-
clared to-day that if it was necessary to
go above 20 per cent. he would want
Horizontal Tariff of duties, and no dis
whatever. "-Debate in the
Senate July %, 1912.
This is locofoco candidate for the Vice
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"INcIDENTAL PROTECTION" PROCLAIMED
EVEN BY THE LocoFoCos OF GEoReIA.--Tis
even so. The address TO the party in Geor-
gia, emanating from committee appointed
By the late Locofoco Convention, as usual,
is abusive Of Wings, Wing Policy. Henry
Clay, and Federal Wing docirines--but lau-
datory Of John c. Calhoun AID Locofoco-
ism. The only thing new in it. that is
worth noticing at this lime, is the position
assumed BY the writers in relation 10 the
Tariff. And would the reader believe it,
The address really advocates Tariff for
rerenue. pith INCIDENTAL PROTEC-
TIONiil If this does not astonish rIany
of the ultra free trade men, then we do no,
know what will
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office, is not fully and faithfully paid, he
will be elected with much less ceremony than
has attended his appointment.
We sincerely hope tho Merchants OF bos'
Ion will take some suitable method oil ex'
pressing their strong disapprobarion OF me
removal of so faithful and efficient public
officer as Gov. Linccln-noi Sy anv address
TO John Tyler. or any resolutions refining
to-bim-Gor he is altogether too con,emtible
10 be worthy of such distinguished notice
but for the sake of making public their
sense Of the value of the services of an es-
timable man and excellent officer and to
let the people know how shamefully this
power ofappointment 10 office is being a.
bout.-AtldS.
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RAILRoAps.-Let anv man Ioot

RATLRoADs.-Let any man look at the
map of New-England, and he will at ono
see. that every pant of this sec,iou of our
country is now accommodated. except thai
which makes Fitchburg The first point, and
this vicinity The second, in direct line to
Lake Champlain, through the richest por>
ton OF the greatest of producing States,
vermont. Uuder all The very discouraging
circumstances Of the times, through the
un'r'ng e1er,ions of Col. c. locker, the first
grand obstacle, tie beginning, and a very
handsome beginning TOBIAS been overcome.
and next 4th July will see the cars arriving
at and departing twice day from Fitch.
burg, some As miles. This road, in lis
northwest radiation from tho central point.
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. Loco Majority,

IOOO
The remaining counties it is supposed
will increase this majority TO about $50 or
700.
Now, when it is recollected that the Lo.
co Foco majority in the State four wears
ago, and one gear previous to the last Presi-
DENTAL election was 1852, we do not look
upon 600 or 700 Loco Foco majority ono
year previous to the next Presidential cleo
ton matter TO excite any serious alarm
as TO the result in this State in 1884,
Troy Wing,
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MORE TYLERIsM.-The Collector Of
Customs at New Bedford, YIN. II. Alien
has been removed and Rodney French ap.
pointed in his place.
The New Bedford Bulletin says the pro.
ceedlng is condemned alike by Wigs and
Locofocos.
Happily the Z. S. Senator has voice
IN tins appointment, and others similar, and
although ihe new men will have a wears
feeding at the public crib, they will assn.
redly be driven off as soon as the Senate
can act.--Troy Wing.
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The defeat of Polk in Tennessee, frus.
traies one of the best laid schemes of Van
BarenIsis. 1t was arranged long since, ,ha,
he was 10 he candidate for the Vice Presi.
dency on Van Bnrcn's ticket; and be. RELY.
ing upon his powers Of slang took the field
10 make sure of Tennessee. The Peters.
burg kepnbIIcon, after regreiing the proba.
Diiity OF his defeat. has this remark, which.
coming from Calhoun paper. is significant
enough:
Mr.. Polk Is the Tennessee candidale for
wee President, on the ticket with Dir. Van
Buren,
INT IS. Van and Polk can't carry Tenn
es"re' and If the Democrats cxpsc, 10 succeed
The e they must run Other candidates.
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DoRRIsM AND TYLER;sM.--Thomas w.
Dorr, the would be Governor of Rhode Is
land has written letter. which we find in
the Providence Journal, regulating entire
" any union between the Suffrage men and
the Tyler party ofthat stale! The alliance
is spoken of as "debasing, and in the last
degree humiliating 10 the true friends of e.
quail rights" Alas, fer Tylerism, when e.
ven the heroes ofChepachet and Ascot Hill
spurn and contemn lis profered support -
N, Y. american.