Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-06-02
From the (Moss. National Kgis.
THE DUTY OF THE WINGS.


time they laid aside all minor differences,
aud stood shoulder to shoulder, battling for
those great aud fundamental principles,
which they believe to be essential to the
prosperity of the country. They rallied
they lought--they conquered.
Now, what induced the unanimity, enkin-
died the zeal aud nerved the effort which
was then made with such signal success 3
The cause Of all this was found in the mis-
rule of the general government The par
ty then in power had for eleven wears been
tampering with the currency, trying their
miserable experiments, and administering the
government for the interest, not ofthe coun-
try, but of the party. They had been labor
ing, not to promote the interest of the peo-
pie, but to strengthen the Executive govern
ment. This wretched and degrading policy
had brought the country to the brink of ru-
in. Commerce was stagnant, manufactures
paralyzed, aud agriculture languishing.-
The degraded state Of the currency and the
exchanges of the country, imposed an one
rous tax upon all business transactions, and
the aborer, who is always worthy of his
hire, found himself scarcely able to support
himself and family. This state orthe coun-
try aroused the Indignation of suffering
aud insnlted people. The wings in that
campaign acted in accordance with their
iples-they acted worthy of themselves.
And they have the same cause for effort
now. The currency aud exchanges of the
country are in as bad a condition now, as
they were three years ago; aud the paray-
zed industry of the country calls for relief
at the present time, in tones as hearl-rend-
ing, as those which then met the ear And
if the wings acted wisely and periodically
then, they act Inconsistency now. IT, like
true Americans, they at that time rose above
misfortune, and gathered strength even from
their reverses-if their Frustrated industry
only made them more active in the cause of
freedom, aud the strength and power of the
enemy served TO increase their courage and
their confidence in that memorable struggle
If by such efforts, under such circnmstan-
ces they then won impershable lsurels -
what must be thought OF their indifference
and supineness now, when they are suffer
ing nearly the same evils, aud have an enc
my not less formidable TO contend with 7
But some wings tell us that they have been
disappointed-th they have been for two
years looking for relief, but relief has not
come. We admit the truth of this state
ment; but deny that it affords any Just
grounds for the general apathy which pre-
walls. The present state of the country is
the very state into which loco fDcoism has
plunged us; and the wings of the past Con-
gress have not been able to cast off the bur-
den which hangs like a milestone about the
neck of the country. TO almost every prac-
tlcal purpose, the administration of John
Tyler has been loco Goco administration.
So far as Congress has been concerned, it
has been wing, and has carried out every
wing measure. The Senate has done its
duty, and the House has not been in fault.
The two branches have done all that the
wings ever promised They have passed
every bill, and carried out every reform, that
could have been expected. They have Civ:
ell the people bank, TO regulate the cur
rency, and to equalize exchanges--ihey have
distributed The proceeds of the public lands
among the States, TO revive their dropping
credit. Both of these great measures have
been adopted by Congress; and we have nc
doubt that, if they had been permitted to 90
into full operation, they would have given
relief to the country. But these measures
have been defeated. And by whom Not
by the wing, but by the acting President
who has betrayed those who elevated him &c
poverty one who was formerly loco fo
co, and who, though he proiessed for time
to have abandoned that party, when he founc
himself elevated to power, returned like tho
dog TO his vomit-to his former opinions
and to loco foco practices. The measure.
which are now in operation, are those which
were introduced by Gen. Jackson and Mr.
Van Buren measures which the wings dis
approve, and which they would have chang
ed, had they not have been ballled by III,
| President.
Do the people complain that the currency
is disordered, that exchanges are high, anC
that business is thereby FRUSTRATED! The
sell-siyed democrats are the authors of lhi,
state of things. They performed the acts
which destroyed the currency and though
the wings in the last Congress adopted meas
ures TO remedy the evil, they were defeated
by the exercise of the veto of the Presiden
AN exercise of power which is always op
posed by the wings, and approved by thei
opponents. Tyler has even gone beyon.
Gen. Jackson in this respect He has We
toed two bank bills, whereas Jackson vetoe,
but one. The reason why the wings hav'
not given the promised relief to lhe country
is because the Executive has been in tn
hands of the Locos. They have PRACTICAL
taken Tyler into their keeping, and he ha
adopted their measures, and followed ihei
dictation. Thepresent evils under which tn
country is grooming, are those which wer
brought upon us by the democratic party
and have been continued by President VIII
has thrown himself in the hands of the sam
party. The evils of the times--the para