Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-06-15
Windllam
County
Committee.

AN EXCELLENT SUGGESTION. 1t is propo-
sed by the Albany Jefersonian, that an atera-
ton of our laws should be made, which shall
provide for the election of Postmasters by the
people of the several towns This is capital
idea, and we should consider its adoption as
one of the most important improvements in our
government which has been made since the
adoption Of the Federal Constitution. Il
would take away at once large proportion of
the patronage Of the national Executive. and
cut of principal source of corruption. The
patronage Of the President was considered by
the trainers of the constitution, as one of the
most dangerous provisions which it contained,
and was the cause of strenuous opposition to
its adoption on the part of Patrick Henry and
other stern democrats of his day. We all
know the advantage that has been taken of
this power by the present administration par
~. On the accession of Gen. Jackson to the
presidency, general 9 reform" was instituted
in the Post Office Department, and the services
OF devoted friend of the Executive were Sc
cured in nearly every post Office in the land
These postmasters became of necessity active
agents in disseminating publications favorable
to the administration, and thousands and tens
OF thousands of extra Globes, were in this way
thrown out upon the community, free of en-
perse, and filled with the viiest ISLANDERS and
fasehoods tending to create prejudice against
the Wing cause and favorable to Loco Foco-
ism. Let each town elect its own postmaster
and give bonds for his faithful discharge of his
duties, and remedy would be at once provjd-
ed for the evil to which we have alluded.
WING LEGISLATION. A very large MAORI
ty OF the members of the Legislature of Con-
necticut which lately adjourned, il will be re-
collected, were Wings. In the Senate there
was but one Loco Foco, solitary and alone. -
Among the doings of this body were the fol-
lowing. They repealed the act of their illus
trious loco fuco predecessors, which prohibited
the circulation Of bank bills, of a small denom-
nation; legng it now to the choice of The
people themselves, whether they will take bank
notes or specie. They also passed law Civ
ing the election of Sherihs and Justices of
the Peace to the people, and restricted the ap-
pointment of Notaries to t,co years, instead off
for life. board of Commissioners was an
pointed for the supervision of common Schools. |
And last not least, a Wing Senator to Con-
gress was chosen to supersede John M. Niles.
Loco Foco. The expenses of the session were
$4,000 less than those of the last legislature
This is pretty good beginning for the first
wing Legislature which Connecticut has had
Tor some time. May the time soon come when
the Wings shall have an opportunity to mani
lest the same spirit Of reform in the affairs of
our nation, by virtue ola majority in Congress.
The SLAVE TRADE. 1t is astonishing to
what an extent this nefarious business is carried
on even at the present day. 1t is estimated
That from $4,000 to 10000 slaves are annually
imported into the u S An English vessel
which has been employed on the coast of Affi-
ca Tor years and 10 months, has just returned
home and during that time has made the fol-
lowing captures.
Durlng three years and ten months, she made /
the following Ell Formidable, Spanish brio !
alter sharp action of as minutes, carried bv
boarding, with 7l2 slaves; Iberia, Spanish d,
schooner, 9lS slaves; Ben Vendo, ditto ass :
do; Semiramis; do. AT; Norma, 900 do; Ii
gera' spanish schooner, 1893 do; MindelIo, Por-
tuguese, 26S do; Felicia, Spanish bripantine
cut out of the river Bonny by the boats. under S
h y. present commander, containing 4OI slaves. t
fGmosa Primera, Spanish schooner. with . .
valuable slave cargo; Ataaya, Spanish scI,oon- =,
e., ~ 90; olympia, Portuguese 2S4 do: Sc /.
i !ra' 40 y 60; also Felix, in company with !
! nana' with 567 do. making total of 44ss '
The British squadron on the coast Of Ac.;oo
consists of thirteen ships and smaller vesSn,S
e~astantly on the lookout for slayers 'N''''"'