Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-04-07
Shinplasters.

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The present bankrupt Democracy claim
lineal descent from General jackson. A good
many Ignorant souls believe this, and repose in
the solemn conviction that this sham Admins
tration is concluded precisely as Old Hickory
would manage the Government il he were alive
and filling the place at present occupied by
James Buchanan. Now, if cur memory serves
us, jackson had something of fight with the
United States Bank, and was somewhat opposed
to paper currency. In fact, he denounced it,
The Democratic party fought and prevailed on
that issue, and finally established the Sub
Treasury, compelling the payment of all dues
to government in specie.
But times have changed. Democracy has
changed. Buchanan didn't become a Demo-
crat until the party degenerated into u mere
spoils-and- plumber concern, and then he went
in with all his might. Before that he was that
awful thing, a--Federalist He is now an
original Democrat, a ,Jefersonian Democrat, a
Jacksonian Democrat, Buchanan Democrat.
There is no stripe of Democracy which he has
not, unlessit be the Douglas stripe. 1t takes
all these stripes to make an Administration
party man, of the present day. But the last
stripe-the Buchanan stripe-is so broad and
50 thick, that it covers up and conceals entirely
from the superficial observer all the others.
Buchanan has engineered the government two
years He run short of funds before the end
of the first year. What did this chief of the
hard-currency party do? He got Congress-
Democratic Congress-to order an issue OF shin
plaster, treasury notes. The government
went to banking, and this too without any
specie basis, or security for the redemption OF
their bills The Treasury still continuing bank
rupt, the Congress just adjourned authorized
the reissue Of this shinplaster currency.
But these lneal descendants of Old Hickory
are determined to still further follow in The
footsteps of the chief who made hard currency
the war cry of his party. The Post-0lice De
partment is not decidedly easy in the matter o.
funds All the present appropriations for th&
Postal service will be more than used up by tht
present debts of that service Buchanan an(
his associates have been putting their heads to
gether respecting this. An extra session wa
suggested as an easy way of getting out of thu
difficulty. But there was Democratic obec
ton to that. There were some vacancies il
Democratic districts which could not be flleC
BY law till late in the summer. If an extrf
session were called soon, the Republicans woult
be in a majority, and thus get the control 0
the House, and.it organization for two years
Mr. Buchanan and his friends. couldn endure
this thought for q moment. 1t would hazart
the stability Of the Union, and might seriousl,
embarass some nice Democratic schemes fol
plumber. So it was concluded not to call al
extra session at present. But how are the ex
penses of the postal service to be met in thu
mean time? Mr. Buchanan has determined tina
he will pay the contracts for this service il
CERTIFICATES. 1t isn't pretended that Their
is any law, or any precedent for it, but it i
supposed that the poor fellows who carry tn
mails would rather take these certificates than
get nothing. Shade of Old Hickory Whlcl
now is the shinplaster party?