Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-07-26
From The MadisoaianI
CHARACTER AND SUPPORT OF
THE ORGAN OF LOCO FOCO-
ISM IN MASSACHUSETTS,

The Boston Morning Post of the 2olh ult
contains long and imbecile article headed
Conservatism; its design; its resuIts."--
The Conservatives need no defence against
the puny attacks from that source. The
article scarcely approaches the truth in sin.
gle paragraph. II tells us not what Con
servatism" is. nor does it either set forth its
designs" truly, or state its "results" correct.
y, and to do either subiec, justice, the ao-
thor Of the article is probably incapable, both
by habit and inducemement We should
account ourselves most unworthily employ
ed in attempting a serious argument with a
journal whose conscience-keeper is most
likely corrupted by patronage and who is
under contract TO "sink or swim" with those
from whose hand it derives its beggardly
subsistence.
A passing notice of some of its statements,
will sufficiently illustrated the relationship
Of the article TO truth Witness the follow
ing:
/. The Conservatives, in every instance
opposed the measures presented BY him [Mr
Van Burenl for the action Of Congress"
This is false.
2. They united with the Wings in eve
ry leading measures"
This is also false.
3. "And, as il to insure their final damna-
ton as n party. Reuben NJ Whitney, the
Justly eeasarcd pet bank agent, was sought
out and placed at the head Of the Madisoni-
an"
This is also false, and basely and icanton-
iy false, because the editor knew better, and
knew that he was lying for the sake Of 10
Juring contemporary, by way Of a recon.
pense TO his patron for the bread be eats
a. "Rives, Tallmadge, Garland, +. o. J.
Smith, Hopkins. Kilgore, and Clark. all
Conservatives, and sufficiently prominent to
influence, in some degree. public opinion.
threw themselves into the ranks OF the Wing
party. were run as candidates against the
administration. and oil but Garland, Hop
kins and Clark were defeated"
They neither threw themselves into the
ranks Of the Wing party. nor did Messrs.
Smith and kilgore run as candidates" at
all. MIR Kilgore might probably have been
elected, but declined being a candidate
Messrs. Garland, Hopkins and Clark, were
reelected by larger majorities than they ev-
err received. The reelection of Rives and
Tallmadge has been postponed by the re-
beiiion ofthe Loco Focos against the will OF
the people, and are mol defeated So much
for that
Now lei us see what inducement there is
for such wide and reckless departure from
truth. Let us see how much the Boston
Post is paid per annum for peddling false
hood, wholesale and retail
The following statement gives but part
Of The government patronage bcstoseed on
Beais and Greene. Publishers of the Boston
Post for The gear ending September, 1897.
The amount paid them in 1888 was proba-
bly, larger
sDi By The Stale Department
PAD Beats aud Greene for ruli.hiug iawr. ssss 90
= DO 90 for advertising "a 90
By the Treasury Department.
Paid Beals and Greene ''compensaiion,' IS 70
By the War Department.
Paid Beals and Greene "compensation'' $50 90
do Charles g. Greene Al 81
BY the Navy Department.
rs.u beas and Greene for advertising, I29 55
Do g. q. Greene 26 rs
BY the Post Office Department.
Paid Deals and Greene for Blanks. 1855 %
Do for advertising, l25 rs
Total, sle,e64 Sc
When TO this sum is added the amount of
patronage derived indirectly from the gov
eminent through its influence, the whole
probably teaches a round aggregate very
near $4,000. without which, the journal
they publish would doubtless sink into an
oblivion, from which its intrinsic merit has
not preserved it. A paper depended for its
existence upon the merciful exercise of Off
cial pe-ogative, and incapable OF a supper,
from the body ofthe people. is a fit oracle in.
deed of"Poiitieai integrity" Bright jew
ell OF disinterested patriotism Pre-eminent.
Incompetent by its own honesty and origin
ity to denounce fellow citizens dissenting
from its political dicta, as guilty of "moral
treason"