Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-08-04

hose Staes7 Whether some of those States have
not certainly threatened to repudiate their debts and
thus cheat their honest creditors out of the amount
And whether they are not entangled in net of pow
erty and embarrassment, through their own misgov-
ernment from which they pretend TO Justify their
work of reputation, the score, that they snail
never be able to pay their debts with the accumuia
ting INTEREST," Furthermore, will he deny that some
millions ofthe State debt of Alabama, was issued lot
Banking purposesl That two millions iive hundred
thousand dollars of the debt of hard money missouri,
was for the same object? That of the five millions
loan in the State of Michigan, the State has lost more
than one third of the proceeds of the stock which has
been issued BY the inf ey and insolvency OF those
with whom the loans were negotiated; while accord
ing to the Report of the Board of Internal Improve
ment in that State, the remainder was laid ont in such
a way, as that about three fourths Of the whole five
millions, was wasted
Such some of the dongs, in the admnls'ra-
ton of affairs, in these Loco Foco States-and how
in the mean time did the People fare there Their
taxes became higher than they could bears increased
from wear to year to meet the interest on their loans,
and defray the prodga expenditures of their State ru-
lers. In some of those States old horses, cats and
dogs were made lawful tender in payment of cash
debts-sheris and other executive officers who at
tempted to collect debts by legal process were mobed
and if per chance The property of the poor debtor
was seized and sold, would go for one, or at
most two dollars No business, and consequently
no demand or re,odrd for abour and most OF those
States were and are in condition of poverty bank
rupcy, and distress, unknown hitherto in the history
of the Countrywide Vermont, (though she has been
greatly depressed and paralyzed by the desoailng
policy of fourteen years Of miSrule in the General
Government, and the equally mad career in the gov
eminent of most of the States during the same Pc
rod under the wisdom and guidance of an unchang-
ed Wing administration, still holds her credit unfair
nshcd, her treasury supplied, herself free from EN-.
barrassmen and her people more prosperous and in
dependent than those fany other State in the Union
Such being the case, | think Vermont will not change
her political character or policy; but will be content
TO remain Wing State still.
As TO the assertion that our young men are leaving
Vermont for other States it will require better evi.
dsnce to make me believe it than the statement of the
True Democrat man. If have been correctly IN
formed he is quite young man himself am
not aware that he has any intention of leaving us at
present. But if he intends 10 continue his practice Of
slandering our best citizens as he has DONE for one
care not how soon he goes If he has poor an
opinion OF Vermont how happened it that he came
here for unders and he is a oreigner instead of go
ing to some other State? If he has got sick of us let
him clear out, am sure shall not grumble.
WESTFORD FARMER.