Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-03-18

MARCH le, 1913.
THE LATE FEDERAL CONGRESS.
Federalism has been in tho ascendant.
or rather it has had possession Of the
government, for twen!y-foar months -
two ,hirdsof which time (six,een mon,hs)
have bcen spent in regular, extra, and
pro,rac,ed sessions Of Congress. And
what is the rcsul, Of all these wing coun.
sells? TAXATION AID DEBT! The
people were promised relief, prosperity,
and plenty OF money. Where is the
fulflment Of these promises? Where is
the man in community excepting those
ia oi1ice) who is no; poorer, much poorer,
than he was before whisgery got into
power? Where and what the branch
OF industry that is not more languishing
than ever7 Has The farmer experienced
the promised relief in the advanced
price Of his produce? Has the mechanic
experienced tho PROMISE relief III the
ready sale Of hi, manufactures for cash?
Has tho merchant experienced the pro
missed relief in the profitable disposal Of
his goods and the rapid turn Of his money :
We trow not.
We were promised a Change Of times
If wa admit there has been q change,
must we not aver that i, has been for the
scorse, and GREATLY roR THE WORSE?
Our financial system, too, was to be
regulated under the new order Of things
How has it been accomplished? Ry u
has,y repeal Of the Sub Treasury system
and by an utter failure to cnac, any
thing in its place! Because the federal
portion Of the wing party could not com
pei the President to commit perjury and
sigma Monster Bank charter, they resol-
we'd that that President s.ould be
suEApEp, cost the country what i might
Ard after many months consumed IN q
mean and vndiclivo warfare against the
Chief Magistrate Of the nation for daring
TO oppose his conscientious views 10 The
unscrupulous rascalty Of WING Con-
gress, these party vampires find them.
selves no nearer the goal Of their ambi
ton than when they started, whilst the
country, upon whose usurped authority
they have boon thus lecklossIy rioting, Is
Jeff in most depIorab!e condition. Shall
these par,izan desperados BE- held guild
less Of this high treason to their coun-
try's interests: Do they suppose, with ali
their abuse Of the President, that un IN
jurcd, but homes. aud rejecting people will
sop short Of them 10 hurI~ analI,enas
al q man who has been more the victim,
,l.an the mover Of these family fueds?
iueds which have cost ',c country SO
n,ny Mitlipus Of treasure without result,
ing in single measure for its beneii' -
No, no; tho lar seeing eye oi the people
Of this country wilt look bevolld the VIC
tim thus shame.essly nierposed 10 screen
the guilty from their view. 1Aey ,c.H
leak 10 tie :e!iiy memoers n fhe rhAg Con
eress as tie authors Of at tic eriIs lhal
n5,c 1ecr SO kfar,ly npon Mea-and upon
them will they pronounce their curses,
long, and loud. and deep!
We were promised '.rctrenchmeni" in
the public expenditures. " here is the
evidence Of IL? Are we TO look for i, in
an increased public debt TO The amount o,
twenty three millions Of dollars in less
than twcn,y.foar months? Are We TO
look for it in the prospective deficiency
in the present years revenues? These
items comprehend al the figures we have
seen on the subject Of the promised ''re-
irenchment'-a reirenchmenl il is with
. vengeance!
A new tariff bill, TO compel the western
farmer to pay tribute to the eastern manu-
facturer, and to tax the poor for the com
forts and nccessaries Of lille, is one OF the
generous ofsprings Of the late wing
relief Congress. This has resulted in
enrlching lew eastern merchants, whilst
mcnt and ready pay under its benign in
luences, are still wandering in idieness
ard crying for bread. In national point
of view, il is dead loss OF millions 10
the country on accoun. Of It's prohlbitory
character.
These '.good uhig times had their be-
ginning in that most prolific mother OF
reliefs. the Bankrupt law. This was n
mongst the first measures of'he wing Con
gress. Ii has gone on and done its work.
II has given free pardon, if not bonus,
10 PERJURY. IL has let loose upon the
country and society thousands OF swind
lers whose hands had hitherto been tied
against the perpetialion Of franc, land
for every honest man il has benefited, 1t
has driven hundreds Of equally honest
and worthy people into poverty! Now,
that the rogues are freed, and honest
people arc, fallen victims 10 its yallainy,
the law is repealed by The same men that
passrdit! Suei. has been tie operation
Of this law. We rejoice that it is repeal
ed-,hough the wings deserve no cree
dit for The act. They voted against the
wishes OF the country when they passed
it-and they vo.cd against their own
wishes when they repealed it. The re.
suit is to be ascribed to a higher source
than wing honesty-it is to be ascribed
to the moral influence Of the popular
voice, which can neither be resisted nor
avoided. The repeal Of this law caps
tho climax nc whiu leuislation ne thank