The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-04-02

should so soon witness, in our immediate neigh
bourhood, such striking veri6cation Of those
predictions. The man who has been elected
to the Office of GOVERNOR as long as the pro-
visions OF their Constitution would admit, and
who, by all people out Of the State, is believ-
ed TO have done more TO promote the interests
of the people, and to aggrandize the State,
than any other man who ever held that Office,
is turned out OF the paltry Office OF Canal
Commissioner, because be was unwilling to
go the full length of all the projects ofthe radi-
Gals, who now control the destines OF this once
respectable portion of the United States
The bench of their Supreme Court, which has
been one of the most respectable, became va
cant by the provisions OF their new Constitu-
ton, and one of their former Judges was chos-
en- Governour. lie knew his former associates
to be faithful, honest, and capable, and NOM
mated them to Fill the Offices thus vacated
but the Senate, which body, like our Council
has the negative upon appointments, nom
concurred in the nomination, and assigned to
the Governour, as reason for their refusing
TO sanction the appointments, that these men
had spoken disrespectfuliy of caucus nomi,aa-
tionf, which had been made to fill some of the
Insignificant county ofhces.-The Postmaster
motion by the appointment OF Gen. Van Ran
seliaer, as Postmaster, at Albany. For this
actDf justice 70 a man whose patriotism anu
love OF country had ever been conspicuous,
and who, while fighting as an officer in the
late war with England, suffered every thing
but the last pangs OF death, Col. Meiss was
beset by Vice-President Pompkns and three
fourths of the delegation in Congress from
hot al IN G..
for breaking in upon the system of proscrip.
ton which their leaders had adopted. Indeed,
every appointment, intended by the Constitu-
ton to be in the gift of the Governor, is made
by caucus; and he cannot and dare not make
any other than those which are contained in
Resolutions, signed by Chairman and coun-
tersigned by Secretary of some sel-created
body, claiming to be the organs and to express
the will of the people.
In Connecticut, Democracy gained the
ascendancy by the same lures which are now
held up to us. The system of exclusive fa-
Yours Immediately commenced, aud was pursu-
ed through all, even the most trivial concerns
of the State-but the loaves and fishes being
few, the hungry multitude soon devoured
them, and many an appetite. was left unsatiat.
ed. The dominant party have fallen together
by the ears, and the reign OF discord and mis-
rule is now triumphant.
Can any man contemplate the situation of
these States, without melancholy forebodines
OF the horrld consequences of suffering De-
mocracy to snatch from as the relns Of gov
ernnent? And what reason have we TO be-
lieVe that the same principles which have
produced such effects in other States will not
produce the same in ours Almost every
Electof must remember that frightful though
true picture Of the creature called a Gerry
mander, which figured SO conspicuously in
1871. Why are we TO expect any thing bet
ter under the reign of Gov. Eustis, than we
experienced under the reign OF Gov. Gerry
Doct. Eustis is now an Older man than Gov.
Gerry was in 1871, and has less strength of
mind and more oil the feebleness of old age,
He has ever considered himself as Que of the
leaders Off the party-has been thorough going
in his principles OF reform, will feel great OBJ
iigationto his friends Tor giving him the DOW
er, AMI will be disposed to reward them for
Their ex rlions.
There IS one act in The political conduct
of DR.. Eustis, which ought to be universally
known, and kept in perpetual remembrance
hit many of the Electors have come upon
thesage since il took place, and many others
have probably forgotten it, 1t will be recol-
lected by those OF that day, that when Gov.
Sullivan came into the Chair of State, in 1907,
he declared that he would be the Goyemour
OF the State, and not of party-that he was
surrounded by chosen band OF Democrats
for his Council, o. whom Dcct. Eustls was
Dad, aud with whom he was in a constant
state OF warfare, on the subject of appoint
nehts to office. After irving eyery other
measure without effect, to bring the Governour
over to their views of political i.iegrtty in the
winter OF 1903, this Council addressed a long
and iaboured letter to him, pointing out his
duty 10 his friends and to the General Gov
eminent. The principal object OF this letter
was, to satisfy His Excellency that no man
who had opposed his election, or who was not
firmly attached to the principles and admins
tration of Mr.. Jefferson, ought to hold an
ONCE within the State, and calling on him to
turn out all who were not OF the true stamp.
This letter not having the desired effect, Doct.
Eustis becarhe enraged, and left the Council
Board on the 9TH of February, to which ne
never returned. The original manuscript is
now on tia, files OF the Council. and was,
some years since, published IN pamphlet.
If such we're the views and conduct of
Doot. Eustis, in 1908, whit confidence can
we have that they wiIl be changed 10 1923?
AN ELECTOR.
Communication