Rutland Herald

Shall we not rejoice that the land at the flattering prospects are before us? Shall we adhere to our usual modesty and wait till the revolution is complete and the country once more redeemed?

We allude to the glorious results of the late Southern and Western elections, the GREAT WHIG VICTORIES at the ballot boxes, the particulars of which our readers will find in a subsequent column. The 'Expungers' and Usurpers have been completely expelled in two or three States and driven with merited disgrace out of Congress. Kentucky and Indiana have elected an entire delegation of Whigs—and Tennessee came very near it. Alabama, too, we have some hopes of. The returns as far as received look flattering as the reader will perceive.

This heart cheering news, it is to be hoped, will stimulate every drowsy Whig freeman of Vermont, if we have any such, to arouse to his duty, and be prepared for the coming contest at our ballot box—For be it remembered, that the race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong. We must not let the tories have even a resting place within our borders.

Our Whig friends in each town who have not duly organized for the purpose of waiting on the subject of a Representative to the legislature, we hope will attend to it in due season. Saturday next, we understand, several meetings are to be holden.

Our new Loco Foco neighbor of the Statesman, over the way, says in his last, that 'The Herald and their republican prints, are extremely restless under the attacks of the administration press upon the banking of the U. S. and give signs of abandoning it to its fate.' And that 'The aid the banks may thank themselves for the extent to which opposition to it has been carried.'

Not being able to comprehend the latter suggestion fully, that 'the banks may be thankful for the attacks of the opposition to banking,' we shall pass it over, simply with a desire that the learned editor will have the kindness to explain it to his readers in his next statesman-like paper.

The former suggestion, that the Whig prints are amazingly restless under the attacks of the administration (tory) press, is just so far true as this—they are amazingly shocked at the depravity of the Loco Foco editors, that they should so far disregard truth and their own reputation for consistency and moral rectitude as they have on the subject of banks and bank notes. It is known, as we have often heretofore remarked to all intelligent men of all parties, that the Whigs have no particular identity of interest or attachment to banks as a party. They would not object, probably, to the annihilation, as fast as practicable, of one half the bank charters; at least that flood of 'bank monopolies' that have been chartered for political and electioneering purposes and purposes of speculation, by the Jackson and Van Buren leaders within the last six or eight years; for we had quite enough before. A portion of the Whigs and many of the leading Jackson men were opposed to destroying the U. S. Bank with a view to substitute private banking capital over the country. They foresaw the consequences of such a step and their warnings and predictions will testify to their sagacity in this matter. And we here take occasion to state, that we have no more doubt than we have of any thing that cannot be demonstrated to a moral certainty, but that if the U. S. Bank's charter had been renewed or a new one granted, with similar provisions; the constitution had not been grossly violated by a removal of the deposits, and the subsequent tinkering of the currency, by successive orders, decrees, and circulars, from the Treasury and other departments of the government, that all would now have been well, comparatively, notwithstanding all the other bulls and blunders and innovations, of the administration.

But it seems, after all his professed hostility to banks and 'bank monopolies' the editor of the Statesman 'gives some signs of abandoning the Loco Foco doctrine and his opposition to banks.'

In the same paragraph from which we quote above, he says, 'We, for one, certainly have no desire for the utter demolition of banks, on the contrary we do not think they can be dispensed with, at present, if ever.' &c.

Now, what a curious affair this is and how consistent—

The administration papers, presuming and believing that it would be an excellent electioneering hobby to identify the Whigs as the bank party, and thus commence an apparent exterminating warfare against the whole banking system (on paper) and after keeping up the hue and cry two or three years and portraying the benefits of a gold and silver currency exclusively, which they were going to introduce, they now, in our present forlorn condition, admit that banks cannot be dispensed with, and the Globe, the Albany Argus and the New York (V B) Times, in addition to holding the language, have the effrontery to assert that they never advocated the destruction of all banks and an exclusive metallic currency.

This maneuvering, however has involved 'the party' in some little trouble. It has made an alarming breach that never can be healed. A large portion of those more consistent politicians stick to their text and to their doctrine, and continue Loco foco down with the banks. These are designated as the Loco Focos. The other fraction are getting on the true Whig ground, that is in favor of a mixed currency, and we are glad that another Statesman is giving signs of abandoning the Loco Foco doctrine, himself.

Our political readers are especially referred to several very interesting articles in this paper, which have an important bearing upon the momentous questions which now agitate the country.

'THE VIEWS OF MR SPRAGUE,' a member of Congress from Rhode Island, a Jackson man,—and the article entitled 'THE MERCHANTS and their political DUties,' cannot fail to enlighten and instruct the attentive and intelligent reader.

The article headed Ex-President Jackson and the Banks exhibits the old military chieftain in a light which cannot fail to mortify some of his friends if they are susceptible of mortification.

The 'Statesman' seems to be in loco deserta of defending and justifying the two Generals' on the Van Buren ticket in this county for state Senators against the charge of smug treason and desertion from the ranks of their old friends, the National Republicans, or Whig party.

This may be seemingly right in him. It was probably one of the staples in the bargain in publishing the paper for 'the party' to endeavor to wipe away the odium justly fixed upon them for deserting the American standard and joining the tattered Dutch Flag.

The editor says 'Neither of the above named gentlemen [meaning Messrs Kellogg & Clark] were ever members of the Whig party.' The editor then goes on to explain how it was with them, all fudge of course. Now it is not necessary for us to advert to facts nor labour to refute the manifestly absurd and inaccurate assertions of the Statesman editor—

Our readers would not thank us for it. There is not a freeman in the county of Rutland of either party, possessing the intelligence of a ten year old school boy but what understands that these two valiant generals from some unknown account or cause, made a full and complete summerset, as has been represented, as politicians often do for the sake of attaching themselves to the strongest party, from ambition motives or some other carnal inducement. When they desert from a bad to a good cause it is all excusable, of course. But when they abandon a just and righteous cause and join those whose cause they have condemned and been contending against for years it must affix a foul stain upon them which no time nor circumstances can hardly erase.

But again—Our new neighbor attempts to turn the tables and charges all the Whigs with desertion! It would be a droll spectacle indeed for a whole army, subalterns and all to be seen deserting their Generals' Loco Foco history has no such extraordinary reminiscences.

In closing his shrewd article we are gravely asked by the Statesman editor, what company we now keep! Answer—

Not the 'expunging' not 'black line' company. Not the 'glorification' company. Not the company who fall down and worship the golden and other humbugs, which 'the party' have set up. Not the company of man-worshippers, called the 'collar' company, who consider it 'glory enough to serve under such a chief' as the Hermitage General. Not to the company who have denounced the whole trading and mercantile interests of the country. We do not belong to the company whose cardinal doctrine is, that those who trade on borrowed capital ought to break. Not to the company who, when it is respectfully importuned to change its ruinous policy, tells their fellow citizens to mind their own business' and otherwise treats them with contumely and insult. We do not belong to the Loco Foco company who are for putting down all the useful and stable institutions of the country. We do not belong to the company who advocate the 'spoils' doctrine and who have pursued a course of political intolerance unparalleled in the history of any country. In fine—We do not belong to that company above all others, who have brought the country to the brink of destruction, and been the means of reducing thousands and tens of thousands of our worthy and industrious fellow citizens to penury and want. If we were so unfortunate as to be found in any such company we are sure we should soon be 'giving signs of abandoning it to its fate.'

Perhaps the Statesman folks will now be satisfied about what company we do keep, as we have told them most explicitly what company we do not keep.

In this day Rhode Island is contending for the restoration of better rulers and better measures and for a general reform. Success to the Whig cause there.

The Extra Session of Congress commences next Monday. The Van Buren majority in the House at the last session was between thirty and forty. It will now be next to nothing. It may be six. The tory papers claim but eight.

JACKSON vs. JACKSON.

Our 'late venerated Chief Magistrate,' in his message to congress after he had taken the 'responsibility' of removing the deposits, was graciously pleased to say that ;—

The state banks selected are all institutions of high 'character and undoubted strength, and under the manage- 'ment and control of men of unquestionable probity and in. 'telligence.'

In his recent letter to Blair, 'our late venerated Chief 'Magistrate,' in speaking of the state banks which he assured congress were 'Institutions of high character and un- 'doubted strength,' utters the following anathema :—

'The history of the world never has recorded such base 'treachery and perfidy as has been committed by the depos- 'ite banks against the government, and purely with the 'view of gratifying Biddle and the Barings, and by the sus- 'pension of specie payment degrade, embarrass and ruin, 'if they could, their own country, for the selfish view of 'making large profits by throwing out millions of depreciat- 'ed paper upon the people—selling their specie at large pre- 'miums and buying up their own paper at discounts of from '25 to 50 per cent.'

If this is true—if the Pet banks have 'betrayed the gov- 'ernment,' and 'embarrassed,' 'degraded,' and 'ruined' 'the country, Jackson, Van Buren and their followers, were 'the cause of it and they should be held responsible.—Bur- 'lington Free Press.

Bank Convention. The proposition of the Richmond Enquirer, touching a convention of bank officers for the purpose of fixing on a time for a general resumption of spe- cie payments, we are gratified to learn, has been favorably received in New York city, and measures taken to carry the suggestion into effect. The N. Y. American of Saturday says 'We understand that a meeting of the banks in this 'city was held a day or two since, when a committee was ap- 'pointed to correspond with the banks of other cities, to take 'into consideration the expediency of fixing a time and place 'for holding a convention for the purpose of making arrange- 'ments to resume specie payments.'

From the Commercial Advertiser.

The Canadian Agitator Monsieur Papineau, the dem- god of the malcontents in Lower Canada, is determined, it would seem, to rival his great Irish exemplar in discourtesy, at least, if not in ability and success. The subjoined cor- respondence has lately passed between himself and Lord Gosford, and is published in the Montreal papers.

The Civil Secretary's Letter to the Hon L. J. Papineau, in his quality of Major of Militia.

Castle of St. Lewis.
Quebec, 12th August, 1837.

Sir.—The attention of the governor in chief having late- ly been called to a report contained in the Vindicator news- paper on the 10th of May last, of the proceedings of a meet- ing held on the previous day at St. Laurent, in which you are stated to have taken an active part, and where resolu- tions were passed some of which distinctly recommended a violation of the laws. I am directed by his excellency to call upon you as one holding a commission in the militia, to state whether you were present at that meeting, and con- curred in the resolutions there passed, and if so, I am to enquire whether you have any explanation to offer in this matter.

I have the honor to be, sir,
Your most obdt humble servant
S. WALCOTT, Civil Secretary.

The Hon. L. J. Papineau,
Major 3d battalion Montreal militia, Montreal.

The Hon L. J. Papineau's reply to the above.

Montreal, 11th August 1837.

Sir,—The pretension of the governor to interrogate me respecting my conduct at St Laurent on the 10th of May last, is an impertinence which I repel with contempt and silence.

I have however taken the pen merely to tell the governor that it is false that any of the resolutions adopted at the meeting of the county of Montreal, held at St Laurent on the 10th of May last, recommend a violation of the laws, as in his ignorance he may believe or as he, at least, asserts.

Your obedient servant
L. J. PAPINEAU.

Samuel Walcott, Civil Secretary.

Cholera in South America. This dreadful disease is raging to an appalling extent in Central America, carrying terror and death along the west coast. A letter in the New York Gazette, dated Guatemala, June 13, says that in that city 1200 have already fallen victims, and in the province, between three and four thousand of the inhabitants have di- ed of the disease. In the province and city of San Salva- dor, the cholera has already been fatal to 400 persons—and is now raging with unabated fury. So great was the alarm created by the appearance of this fatal malady, that thou- sands have left their farms, and fled to the mountains, and great injury will unquestionably be sustained in the ensu- ing crops of indigo and cochineal, for want of hands and la- borers.