Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-08-30

trine that all is fair in politics, openly pro-
mulgated, ond too generally acted on, has
been almost as successful as rum itself in
promoting general depravity--or in other
words. ia turning men into scoundrels. SO
debasing is its influence-so fatal TO integri-
.ty--that On upright man can hardly avoid
being driven TO the wish that there was no
such thing as political discussion among
mankind, indispensable as il is to the forma-
ton and continuance ofall just government.
For example-how deplorable it is TO see
a man claiming 10 be honorable--a man
who would Indignantly resent an impuia.
ton Of dishonesty in bis personal relations.
capable of descending to such meanness
and moral turpitude as are exhibited in the
following article from the Richmond Wing
LOCO FOCO TRICKS.
DR.. Montgomery, the late member from
the Raleigh District in North Carolina,
has been detected in most despicable trick,
concocted for the purpose Of defeating Ed.
ward Deberry. the Wing candidate for re.
election in the 7th District The plan was
this:--The Doctor wrote several letters 10
his party friends, instructing them how TO
fix upon Mr. Deberry the charge Of having
voted for all the appropriations Of the
last session. amounting TO more than thirty
eight millions Of dollars. except one Of a
million and quarter The Doctor ad-
vised bis co-workers in iniquiiy to press the
charge against MIR D. of having so voted
l tsIf ho
some will be gnlled. and YOU will gain
their votes, which is all we want If Deberry
should not have his journals, you will then
have decided advantage over him, which
you must not fail 10 improve. You know
that all appropriation bills are settled in
committee Of the whole, where they are full
ly debated. compared and placed in lha
shape by the majority, which insures iheil
final passage after they are reported 10 th,
House. where they are seldom furthe
debated, consequently they pass BY a SILENT
VOTE. Well, | advise. that il Deberr,
should unfortunately have his journals, MAKE
him show where his name is recorded a
gainst any ofihem, and insist tina, the jour
mails ought TO show if he did oppose any o
them this Of course they will not do, TO
the reason already given
ut is devlisb good plan, and something
like the one adopted when broke Barrin
ger down in this District. | took the jour
nails. wen, TO the voters houses, shove,
them where the appropriation bills had pas
sed without any recorded opposition--chaI
ged Barringer with having voted for them
ana wnen ruuuu any uUuuxfUus biii hu
passed in his absence from the House,
would read the nays, and, of course. nc
finding his name among them. charge tina
he had voted for il and in this way | gain
ed great many votes. charged him, toe
with having voted for all the NECESSARY AT
PREPARATIONS Of government. and showe
his votes for them, without farther explana
tons and as they naturally appear YER
large TO our backwoodsmen. l made th
most OF it. The consequence was. wa
elected, and down he went. and so will an
hypocriie well managed
This is the substance Of the last letter, tn
,, preceding part of which contained a rebuk
for exposing the contents OF one which III
same worthy had written TO Mr. Holmes, tn
editor of the North Carolina. He says"
am very sorry that our friend Morris ho
read the letter publicly. He ought to hav
had more sense Ii was never intended I
be thus read. but on the contrary, slyly an
secretly. Then il would have worked wor
ders, and could not have been contradicte,
| am afraid now Deberry will produce hi
journals. and upset the whole Of it. How
ever this may be, don't give up, but contir
ne 10 charge him." &c.