The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-03-27
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The order has been issued BY the command
of the Despot who now directs the destinies
Of the country for the execution Of the Post
master Of this city, Doctor Jones for that Of
Baltimore, j. S. Skinner; for that at Albany,
S. Van Rensselaer, and that of Washington,
Pa, Thomas Morgan. All these were origi-
nal and influential friends Of General Jackson.
They do not, however, belong to the Loco-fo-
co school Of asrarians and iafdeis, who find
favor in the sight Of, and are patronised by Mr..
Van Buren, These are but some of the most
prominent who must bare their necks to the
axe Of the executioner. We hear Of others
in every quarter d,ily, Of less note. In the
counties Of Ulster and Duchess, in N. Y.
for some time past, the executioner has been
particularly busy. When the friends Of those
who were removed, called at the Department,
and desired to see the papers, to learn thereby
the cause of their removals, they were denied
sight of them. Duchess is the residence
Of Senator Tallmadge, and Ulster county ad-
joins!
Will the people supinely look on while their
liberties are secretly undermined, and them
selves bound in letters and finally rivettedl
Who so blind as not to see that, the Post
Office Department is to be made the great en-
CINE to subjugate the people! The work has
commenced, and will be carried out, unless
averted by the fiat ofthe people, t, make the
Post-offce Department of our Republic what
it once was in France. When Fouche was
at the head Of the police in France, sys-
tenn Of espionage was established throughout
the kingdom, through the agency Of the
Post-ofice Department. Every Postmaster
and every project Of police was subordinate to
the great head. A stranger could not land in
the remotest part Of the kingdom, that the fact
was not Immediately communicated to head
quarters. His movements watched-his cor
resPondence scrutinized and generally opened;
and if there was found any thing TO excite the
suspicion OF the petty agent, it was forwarded
Immediately to his chief. The history of the
times is filed with instances of innocent men
being taken out of their beds at the dead of
night by the gems darmes, and without being
permi tied 10 send for their acquaintance or
friends, conveyed under a strong guard, post
haste to Paris, and there lodged in the Concer-
gisre; and, all this,too, without being inform
ed, wherefore they were thus treated Write
whatever he might, no man could say that he
saGa
he knew not what construction the police
spies might put upon the language he used in
conducting his ordinary correspondence. This
was truly the "REIGN OF TERROR |"
Such is the system Mr.. Van Buren, is now
aiming to carry out. He would make every
man holding the station Of Postmaster a mere
passal Of his own. They must move as he
moves them-execute his secret orders and in
secret report to him. Every man in the
country who openly entertans opinions in OPP
position to MIR. Van Buren,, as well as any one
holdng Office, who is suspected even of an un-
"'''''s"ess to tall down on all and every occa-
SION ana shout praises to him who governs.
must be watched, and all their acts daily re-
ported.
In every country where despotsm has
been established, the first step was, impcrccp-
uoIy to take away from the people their rights
and liberties. No Despot that ever reigned,
ever made more desperate efforts to accom-
p''sh these objects than Mr. Van Buren, has
uone' since he was inaugurated President.
! ne work is TO 60 on. Spies are sent TO
""cN over those who belong to the party, but
VINO are ac'ua'ed by too high and honorable
p''".'p'es 10 yield to the degrading task of ex-
ec"fns the behests Of a ,yran,, and something
must be found against them, to Justify their
execution. Such an instance ,,,s -, L..
occurred within few days, Of Postmaster
IN Western Pennsylvania, who w,s m.rl.l
out Tor destruction, but whose friend, $50
Tered and saved him. This will be h,, 49,.
porary, however, as we understand tia, i, s,n,
c"ohes has been sent from the Genera, Pc,
oiice here, ostensibly to act as chief clerk
ou' IN reality, to spy out his actions and report
something against him to justify his removal
we feel IT to be our duty to arouse the peo.
p'e 10 sense of the danger impending over
'nefn' and that threatens their Liberties II
u'ey ",'' not heed our warning voice, then be
m ''O' "'er own when the danger is upon
men, and they can no longer escape