Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-08-28
Save me from my Friends.


The following free criticism on Mr. Folks
late exercise of the =" one man poWer in vetong
the River and Harbor Bill, we scissor from the
OHIO Statesman, the leading Locofoco paper in
the Buckeye State. We rather think such
treatment as this comes under the Constitutional
prohibition of unusual and excessive punish
mcnts."
"Our readers will, we doubt not, give US
credit for sincerity when say, that we most warmly
condemn the condnc, OF President Polk in vetoing the
river and harbor bill and we have hesitation in say
every Western democrat fhe message in which
the President supports his views is shdloU pertor-
nance vulgar TOR ito language, ridiculous TOR ITS
Jdtse logic and patry as the treatment OF Thesis by
some hair splitting and wire drawn schooman OF the
middle ages, who thought himself great man. be-
cause like all small characters he had mistaken cum
ming for wisdom. 1t is, however, quite worthy the
man whose imbecility has been unhappiy displayed
in his action upon the Oregon qiestonirst utterng
boasts Of the loudcst kind, and then sneakng of to
cover when the enemy's bay was family heard IN the
distance. There is remarkable similarity IN the
Presidents conduct these subjects. AS he
moutied and raved about clear and unquestiona
bic right to the whole OF Oregon, like unto one OF
Nat Lees bedamte heroes-tor we can only call IT
mounting and raving when the bdth0s OF the treaty s
known to us, however much pleased US the time
of its uerance, because thought it the warm Ian
guage OF earnesness and sncerityso has he now We
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through the report of the Secretary of War high OF
ticer OF his Cabinet - As the great tcords about
Oregon were followed by the smallest possible actions
and intended only to gull honest men, so was
the OF he President the subject OF improving
harors and rivers favorable, only with the design OF
gaining votes for the new Tariff bill the Adnlnlstra-
ton not having faith enough to believe that right
eous measure could stand without practising little
talsehood on another.
Nice man, Mr.. Polk is, if you take the word
of those who elected him.
The Statesman concludes this sweet-temper
ed and lively article as follows:
g We most earnestly hope the day is not coming
when every true Democrat will have, in the bitterness
othear TO ask pardon OF God and man for having
aided III eevatlng to power who mistake treach-
cry for good conduct, and pay shifts for great states
manship.'
In the judgment of well-rcgulatcd minds "
that day has already come.
IL Some irrevercnt traveller, who thinks less
Of the great d" hard listed than he ought 10,
doubtless, was in our town during the sitting Of
the late Locoioco District Convention, and thus
profanely speaks of it, in letter to the Bosten
Atlas -
:, Z" Being on a visit to Burlington, though, would
drop into the Convention and take view of its
bers. My first thought to look round for the
BILE Farmers, who constitute so large portion Of the
citizens OF this Agricultural State; but among the
thirty present Uor the Convention not composed
OF larger number than thirty could not lind more
,, livelihood. The Chairman was Lawyer. and the
chairman was IN man VINO did nope before InN
600 appropriaed to finish the Breakwater at this place
5 but alas the Veto came, and the money comes up
H. ,lo,, ,.oo, -, o..
"Tbere was IN. thing in ,bi. co,vsn,o, ,ba,
ing he any, r,cKrx orr b, The committe apanted